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Lockhartian · 01-18-2013, 07:59 PM

Text Cut: AIREEEEY!

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

"Glad to see you made it with plenty of time to spare, Miss Wisteria," Airey replied with a quick wink in her direction. Not that he doubted she would be late. She had made it quite clear in his office that she was the sort to be on time. And there was that 'sir' again. No need for the sir, kids. Seriously.

Wait...what?

"Just as well as yellow and black does, Miss Wisteria," he said with another wink. You know, unless one wanted to look like a bumblebee which is all he could ever see looking at Hufflepuffs in uniform. Had thought so as a student too and had even attached a few stingers to some as a student. Heh. Memories.

****

"Hello and welcome to Astronomy! I am Airey Flamsteed and will be your professor this term." And hopefully future terms assuming the post wasn't cursed. "You may call me Professor Flamsteed or Professor Airey, whichever you prefer. Just a bit about me before we begin, and you should probably start taking notes. You will find a pull out desk surface on the right of your seat." He waited a moment to allow them all to do just that. "I was once a Hogwarts student myself, a Gryffindor in fact, and before coming to Hogwarts I worked at the mission operations directorate of NASA in Houston, Texas in America. I enjoy suits, science fiction, and... " He paused for a moment to add emphasis on what he was about to say next. There WAS a reason to his madness. We promise. "...singing." Pausing again, Airey jumped off the platform and began to walk around the circular area to make. "I know that standard procedure is to go over the definition of what astronomy is, but I trust you all to have already read about that in your textbook and if you have not, well, then please do so after class." He didn't want to waste any time on trivial things like that. Unless students were getting this noble subject mixed up with that rubbish that was Astrology. THEN there would be issues and THEN they would go over definitions.

But! Back to singing.

"Singing has been a favorite past time of mine since I was a Hogwarts student. Singing sad songs often has a way of healing. Happy songs help you channel your positive energies. Best of all is that anyone can sing, perhaps not well, but anyone can do it and there is a song for every situation." And he jumped back up on to the platform. "There are even songs that relate to Astronomy. Both directly and somewhat indirectly. Take for example the muggle childhood classic Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." He paused to clear his throat before singing the first two verses.

"Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.

When the blazing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night. "

Applause, yes?

"We see from these lyrics several connections to astronomy. The more obvious connection is the use of star. It is also connected in that it shows man's curiosity of the cosmos and even gives a little bit of scientific explanation as to when most stars are visible in the sky. Most because there was a very VERY big star, our sun, that is most visible during the day because the Earth is rotating around it. When our part of Earth faces it, the sun's blue light - the same light that makes the sky blue, mind you - is so bright that it makes all other stars appear to vanish. BUT ANYWAY! I want you all to take a moment to think about what songs you know that you think have a connection to astronomy. Muggle and wizarding music, it doesn't matter. No connection is too small! Please only share one song please. No need to go into too much detail as to why it connects to astronomy. You may sing a few verses as well if you wish. " In fact, he highly encouraged it. "Oh, and if you could please say your name before you answer I would appreciate it."

And for those students who were probably rolling their eyes at this exercise, the was a point to be made! A very valid point in fact. Yep.

OOC: this lesson has officially begun! Please do NOT post your student arriving after this post or else risk losing points for your house. Please just pretend as though you have been here all along!

You can use a real song or make one up! Try not to repeat the same answer as someone else and be creative! There is no right or wrong answer to this question This lesson will hopefully continue tomorrow around noon GMT+9.

Lottie beamed. She did say she was always on time, yes? And she'd taken the time to figure out a way to be here sooner. Yeah, we think you're nice, Airey.

Don't mess up.

BLINK. The girl immediately frowned. Way to bring her down. She was perfectly aware that those colors were awful, and she didn't like them either. We were only trying to help, Professor Flamsteed. Now we're not sure we do.

Which is why she laughed softly when both Alice and Lex made him freak out a little bit.

And then class started and...

OH DEAR MERLIN IT SINGS!

...and he'd been a Gryffindor. Her eyes went to both Alice and Lex again. BOTH Gryffindors, too.

Anyway, singing, hmmm, okay. But what? "I'm Lotus Wisteria," but you already know that. "And there's a song from The Beatles that goes..."

Here comes the sun (doo doo doo doo)
Here comes the sun, and I say...
It's alright.

Hey that was totally nice. She smiled. "...that's...basically it." Yeah, it had more lyrics, but those were the relevant ones. 'Lucy in the sky with diamonds' could also work. But she preferred 'Here comes the sun'.

01-18-2013, 07:59 PM	#62 (permalink)
Lockhartian Kappa Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The Eyrie Posts: 14,982 Hogwarts RPG Name: Ashton P. Walker First Year x11 x11	Eagle Eye [⅓ Badger Trio] Felon & Kafka ♥ Gilderoy Lockhart <3 [TEAM 947!] Text Cut: AIREEEEY! Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie "Glad to see you made it with plenty of time to spare, Miss Wisteria," Airey replied with a quick wink in her direction. Not that he doubted she would be late. She had made it quite clear in his office that she was the sort to be on time. And there was that 'sir' again. No need for the sir, kids. Seriously. Wait...what? "Just as well as yellow and black does, Miss Wisteria," he said with another wink. You know, unless one wanted to look like a bumblebee which is all he could ever see looking at Hufflepuffs in uniform. Had thought so as a student too and had even attached a few stingers to some as a student. Heh. Memories. ** "Hello and welcome to Astronomy! I am Airey Flamsteed and will be your professor this term." And hopefully future terms assuming the post wasn't cursed. "You may call me Professor Flamsteed or Professor Airey, whichever you prefer. Just a bit about me before we begin, and you should probably start taking notes. You will find a pull out desk surface on the right of your seat." He waited a moment to allow them all to do just that. "I was once a Hogwarts student myself, a Gryffindor in fact, and before coming to Hogwarts I worked at the mission operations directorate of NASA in Houston, Texas in America. I enjoy suits, science fiction, and... " He paused for a moment to add emphasis on what he was about to say next. There WAS a reason to his madness. We promise. "...singing." Pausing again, Airey jumped off the platform and began to walk around the circular area to make. "I know that standard procedure is to go over the definition of what astronomy is, but I trust you all to have already read about that in your textbook and if you have not, well, then please do so after class." He didn't want to waste any time on trivial things like that. Unless students were getting this noble subject mixed up with that rubbish that was Astrology. THEN there would be issues and THEN they would go over definitions. But! Back to singing. "Singing has been a favorite past time of mine since I was a Hogwarts student. Singing sad songs often has a way of healing. Happy songs help you channel your positive energies. Best of all is that anyone can sing, perhaps not well, but anyone can do it and there is a song for every situation." And he jumped back up on to the platform. "There are even songs that relate to Astronomy. Both directly and somewhat indirectly. Take for example the muggle childhood classic Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.*" He paused to clear his throat before singing the first two verses. "Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. When the blazing sun is gone, When he nothing shines upon, Then you show your little light, Twinkle, twinkle, all the night. " Applause, yes? "We see from these lyrics several connections to astronomy. The more obvious connection is the use of star. It is also connected in that it shows man's curiosity of the cosmos and even gives a little bit of scientific explanation as to when most stars are visible in the sky. Most because there was a very VERY big star, our sun, that is most visible during the day because the Earth is rotating around it. When our part of Earth faces it, the sun's blue light - the same light that makes the sky blue, mind you - is so bright that it makes all other stars appear* to vanish. BUT ANYWAY! I want you all to take a moment to think about what songs you know that you think have a connection to astronomy. Muggle and wizarding music, it doesn't matter. No connection is too small! Please only share one song please. No need to go into too much detail as to why it connects to astronomy. You may sing a few verses as well if you wish. " In fact, he highly encouraged it. "Oh, and if you could please say your name before you answer I would appreciate it." And for those students who were probably rolling their eyes at this exercise, the was a point to be made! A very valid point in fact. Yep. OOC: this lesson has officially begun! Please do NOT post your student arriving after this post or else risk losing points for your house. Please just pretend as though you have been here all along! You can use a real song or make one up! Try not to repeat the same answer as someone else and be creative! There is no right or wrong answer to this question This lesson will hopefully continue tomorrow around noon GMT+9. Lottie beamed. She did say she was always on time, yes? And she'd taken the time to figure out a way to be here sooner. Yeah, we think you're nice, Airey. Don't mess up. BLINK. The girl immediately frowned. Way to bring her down. She was perfectly aware that those colors were awful, and she didn't like them either. We were only trying to help, Professor Flamsteed. Now we're not sure we do. Which is why she laughed softly when both Alice and Lex made him freak out a little bit. And then class started and... OH DEAR MERLIN IT SINGS! ...and he'd been a Gryffindor. Her eyes went to both Alice and Lex again. BOTH Gryffindors, too. Anyway, singing, hmmm, okay. But what? "I'm Lotus Wisteria," but you already know that. "And there's a song from The Beatles that goes..." Here comes the sun (doo doo doo doo) Here comes the sun, and I say... It's alright. Hey that was totally nice. She smiled. "...that's...basically it." Yeah, it had more lyrics, but those were the relevant ones. 'Lucy in the sky with diamonds' could also work. But she preferred 'Here comes the sun'.