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Old 06-10-2014, 04:41 PM   #96 (permalink)
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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Mackenzie Alistaire Mordaunt
Slytherin
Fifth Year

Hogwarts RPG Name:
Yoji Christopher Reed
Ravenclaw
First Year
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The vegetable that is now in his stomach should help him clear his mind, yes? Ethan just deadpanned as he looked at the writings on the board.

…what?

The Slytherin copied the entire thing on his parchment, and after doing so, read it over and over and over again. Nope. Not getting it? Shrugging, he copied the same thing on another parchment and made his own deduction. Mordred always told him to go for the obvious ones first, before delving into another layer of the problem. Hmmm. That could work. Ethan crossed out the unnecessary words in the problem, and this somehow helped him decode it.
SPOILER!!: Ethan’s Deduction and Notes

ONE: generator of all numbers, not actually considered a number; characterized reason
TWO: first female number; characterized opinion and division
THREE: first male number, combination via addition of 1 (unity) and 2 (division); characterized harmony
FOUR: second female number, represented space and matter; characterized by justice and order

Five = Two + Three; [(Opinion+Division)+Harmony] = Balance or…balanced argument (?)
Ten = One + Two + Three + Four = [Reason + (Opinion+Division) + Harmony + (Justice+Order)] = Complete or…perfect argument(?)


He knew the Greeks loved Philosophical things, and hopefully his notes made sense. MERLIN. He needs more veggie kebabs. Just saying.
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