SPOILER!!: Professor!
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OOOOOOH! Muggle significance! "Would you care to expand on that?" he asked the quidditch captain, his interest perked. He, of course, knew some bits and pieces, but he was curious as to what the boy would bring to the table. "And it is a part of the 'Little Dipper' which is also known as Ursa Minor." He understood how one could get the two all mixed up. Little and Big. Major and Minor. All that.
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"So we know that Cassiopeia, Ursa Major, and Ursa Minor are all constellations that revolve around Polaris. Given that it is December, what other constellations should you expect to find?" He would keep a running list.
Blink.
All this excitement from the Professor was doing his head in. So, rubbing at his face some, Dylan sat up a bit straighter in his seat...shrugging.
"Sir, it's religious significance...Am I allowed to talk about that here?" There was an extremely curious look on his face as he asked that question...
...but to answer the more recent inquiry...
"One of the Zodiac constellations, Aries? 'Arietis' is it's proper name, I think." He knew because he'd just made all those Zodiac cups for Professor Elwood...Serious study had went into their making...