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Oh oh oh! Airey clapped his hands together once VERY loudly at a certain point in the boy's song and LEAPED back onto the platform and did a sort of happy dance. "Humans just part of a peaceful Galactic community," he repeated. "This! Yes! While not the topic of our lesson today, this is a very important concept that I want you all to keep in mind." And no, we were not talking about aliens. "Many wonder just why even bother to study astronomy. Why is it important and how can is possibly relate to me seeing as all those stars and planets are billions of miles away. Well, this is why." And he pointed back at the Hufflepuff. "Those words just now. Humans being part of a peaceful Galactic community. As astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson once said, the atoms that comprise life on Earth are traceable to the very stars that you and I look up at every night. To quote the man, when I look up at the night sky and I know that yes, we are part of this universe, we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts is that the Universe is in us. Excellent reference! Take 5 points for that one."
Jory stared as Professor Airey clapped and bounded onto the platform then followed it all up by a dance. If he weren't so surprised, he might have burst out laughing. The Puffer listened as the very excited teacher launched into an explanation about studying Astronomy. The astrophysicist's quote interested him and he made a mental note to learn about the man. And then... five points! Jory grinned.
"Thanks, Professor,'' he said. And to think he was nervous about his voice and all.
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"As you may have been able to infer from all this, the theme of this term is stars and today we will be focusing on something rather special. A star that isn't really a star but has been mislabeled as one by humans. Often called shooting stars or falling stars like in the song, there is a proper name for this phenomena. Can anyone tell me what that is?"
Jory raised his hand.
"It's called a meteoroid,'' he said.
"It burns as it goes through the Earth's atmosphere.''