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PadfootAndTheWolf · 01-31-2014, 03:25 AM

SPOILER!!: Schuyler and Alice

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Originally Posted by Cedric

.......except Professor Elwood didn't answer them. Hmm. Well.. okay. Maybe some student had cut her off with a response and distracted her. Who knew.

She raised her hand. "Professor, could you answer the questions Alice had asked, about the Rhapso.. something? I brought a book of poems."

And now was probably a good time to provide answers to Elwood's what book? Why? One characteristic? questions. "I brought The Complete Works of Walt Whitman because if I read for pleasure, it's more often poems than books that I'll choose." It was still reading. It counted. "And one characteristic I have would be... well, I think I have an appreciation for nature. And Whitman does a good job of somehow winding together natural imagery with themes about life. And he does it in such a way that sounds really, really pretty." And spot on. That was a sort of magic of its own.

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Originally Posted by lemon

Yes, please. Alice would like it if her questions were answered, too. She watched Elwood patiently, wondering if she'd been too quiet.

LOL. No. No, that definitely wasn't it.

Schuyler got a wink, though. 'Cause Whitman poems. Was the Learn'd Astronomer one in there?

Merlin. What? What had he said? Alice did a full turn in her seat just so she could stare at Mo, a bewildered expression on her face. Why that book? He hadn't.... he hadn't..... told Elwood stuff, yeah? In his SNAC essay? 'Cause he was in that club, she knew.

Eyeballing him for a little while longer, she turned back around and tried to put the thought out of her head. Yeah. Whew. Breathe.

Er, yeah. Did the Divination lady know that these were really personal things she was asking Alice to share? Stuff she didn't want Elwood know about, let alone an entire classroom full of people. Which meant vague answers for the win.

"I brought Anna Karenina. Why? Because I like it. And the personality trait that made me bring it is that I have really good taste." Nod. Nod nod. You're welcome, professor.

Oh she had missed a question, Callie must have just gotten caught up in all the answers about why holy books had been such popular choices for Bibliomancy. "So sorry about that Miss Fischer. She said with an apologetic smile towards the Gryffindor, the other Lion (Schuyler) got a nod as well when she mentioned her Whitman poem collection.

"Rhapsodomancy is more or less a synonym of Bibliomancy. Originally it DID mean just the art of divining through passages or lines from poetry rather than prose but nowadays, they have all sort of morphed into one study." So yes, her poems by the famous American poet would work just fine for today. Well even, Whitman was one of her favorites too.

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"Excellent. It is nice to hear all the different reasons you all chose your books but don't you see how they can be connected to your personality?" They were doing good so far. "Do you think you might be ready to take a crack at actually doing a reading now?"

She stood up and pointed at the board with her wand so that the steps for doing a reading appeared:

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The Board
Procedure:
Step 1: Think of a question.
Step 2: Focus your attention on question and clear mind of all but that.
Step 3: Close eyes and let book fall open on desk and point at a random passage.
Step 4: Read line and see how it pertains to your question.

Sample Questions:
* How will I do on my homework?
* Will I have a good holiday?
* My friends in I will be having some fun soon, will we land in Detention?
* Will my crush notice that I have feelings for them?

"Go ahead and prepare yourselves. Do a bit of deep breathing if you think it will help you." It always did her. "I'd like for you to start out with just one reading for now but if you finish before others you can do another one. But don't rush through it. If you need help with your reading, perhaps trying to see how the passage or line pertains to the question feel free to ask me or a classmate and talk it out." Sound good?

OOC: No post # necessary I'd just like to see some quality Rping please. When you pick a line or passage have it included somehow in your post for reference or for if your character decides to ask someone or myself for help.

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PadfootAndTheWolf formerly: DanialRadFAN01 Bicorn Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: On SS of course! Posts: 16,990 Hogwarts RPG Name: Kiera Burton x6	Gaga Mafia Monster : MURPHY : Kelvin's SS!BFAM : Roro's Evil Twin : Ravlyndor : Gopher SPOILER!!: Schuyler and Alice Quote: Originally Posted by Cedric .......except Professor Elwood didn't answer them. Hmm. Well.. okay. Maybe some student had cut her off with a response and distracted her. Who knew. She raised her hand. "Professor, could you answer the questions Alice had asked, about the Rhapso.. something? I brought a book of poems." And now was probably a good time to provide answers to Elwood's what book? Why? One characteristic? questions. "I brought The Complete Works of Walt Whitman because if I read for pleasure, it's more often poems than books that I'll choose." It was still reading. It counted. "And one characteristic I have would be... well, I think I have an appreciation for nature. And Whitman does a good job of somehow winding together natural imagery with themes about life. And he does it in such a way that sounds really, really pretty." And spot on. That was a sort of magic of its own. Quote: Originally Posted by lemon Yes, please. Alice would like it if her questions were answered, too. She watched Elwood patiently, wondering if she'd been too quiet. LOL. No. No, that definitely wasn't it. Schuyler got a wink, though. 'Cause Whitman poems. Was the Learn'd Astronomer one in there? Merlin. What? What had he said? Alice did a full turn in her seat just so she could stare at Mo, a bewildered expression on her face. Why that book? He hadn't.... he hadn't..... told Elwood stuff, yeah? In his SNAC essay? 'Cause he was in that club, she knew. Eyeballing him for a little while longer, she turned back around and tried to put the thought out of her head. Yeah. Whew. Breathe. Er, yeah. Did the Divination lady know that these were really personal things she was asking Alice to share? Stuff she didn't want Elwood know about, let alone an entire classroom full of people. Which meant vague answers for the win. *"I brought Anna Karenina. Why? Because I like it. And the personality trait that made me bring it is that I have really good taste."* Nod. Nod nod. You're welcome, professor. Oh she had missed a question, Callie must have just gotten caught up in all the answers about why holy books had been such popular choices for Bibliomancy. "So sorry about that Miss Fischer. She said with an apologetic smile towards the Gryffindor, the other Lion (Schuyler) got a nod as well when she mentioned her Whitman poem collection. "Rhapsodomancy is more or less a synonym of Bibliomancy. Originally it DID mean just the art of divining through passages or lines from poetry rather than prose but nowadays, they have all sort of morphed into one study." So yes, her poems by the famous American poet would work just fine for today. Well even, Whitman was one of her favorites too. ----- "Excellent. It is nice to hear all the different reasons you all chose your books but don't you see how they can be connected to your personality?" They were doing good so far. "Do you think you might be ready to take a crack at actually doing a reading now?" She stood up and pointed at the board with her wand so that the steps for doing a reading appeared: Quote: The Board Procedure: Step 1: Think of a question. Step 2: Focus your attention on question and clear mind of all but that. Step 3: Close eyes and let book fall open on desk and point at a random passage. Step 4: Read line and see how it pertains to your question. Sample Questions: * How will I do on my homework? * Will I have a good holiday? * My friends in I will be having some fun soon, will we land in Detention? * Will my crush notice that I have feelings for them? "Go ahead and prepare yourselves. Do a bit of deep breathing if you think it will help you." It always did her. "I'd like for you to start out with just one reading for now but if you finish before others you can do another one. But don't rush through it. If you need help with your reading, perhaps trying to see how the passage or line pertains to the question feel free to ask me or a classmate and talk it out." Sound good? OOC: No post # necessary I'd just like to see some quality Rping please. When you pick a line or passage have it included somehow in your post for reference or for if your character decides to ask someone or myself for help.