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*Nordic Witch* · 01-13-2018, 08:18 AM

SPOILER!!: Student greetings

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Originally Posted by Govoni

The blonde LOVED the Hogwarts castle, but it could get quite stuffy with so many kids on top of each other. Claustrophobia had never really bothered her before, but after Ilvermorny, she needed things to be laid out and spacious. Otherwise, she got nervous and twitchy.

"You professors and your tea." This was said with a pretty smile as she carefully untwisted the scarf from about her slender neck. "Hello, Professor Vance. How are you on this lovely day?"

Time trickled by and when it got nearer to 1.oo pm the students started to arrive. First to step over the invisible threshold to the classroom was Olivia Phillips. Turning her gaze to her Laurel laughed "Hello Olivia, well many of us are a bit batty about our tea. Tea is just a wonderful beverage." Not that she didn't drink other things. "I'm feeling splendid, thank you for asking. How are you dear?"

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Originally Posted by RachieRu

She smiled as she got down to the area where the class would be taking place. Oh. Only Liv was here so far. Was she early then? Interesting. "Good afternoon Professor" The blonde murmured with a smile. She did like greeting her professors in a polite manner. Then she turned to Liv and smiled. "Hi Liv" Since it was kind of rude to ignore her.

Still smiling, the girl then went to find herself a seat.

Next student to was Harriet of the badgers. Smiling over at the sixth year she greeted. "Good afternoon Hattie!"

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Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi

Dorian was sweating and panting as he ran down the last couple of staircases and pushed the door open to the courtyard. He had forgotten that the location today was at this place and not the divination tower and he had realised it when he had been on the sixth floor when he met another student asking where he was going.

"I'm Sorry i'm...." late?

The Ravenclaw checked the outdoor classroom and blinked when he was one of the first. "Are you kidding me?!" he shouted irritated that he was here as one of the first. Did he just run for nothing?!

"Sorry about that, Professor" he apologised as he finally noticed her leaning against the side of the blackboard and he took a random seat with a grumble.

The next students practically bumbled his way into her outdoor classroom shouting so loud that Laurel in surprise almost spilled out all her tea. Eying the claw boy she reprimanded. "There is no need for shouting in my class Dorian." Shaking her head she pulled her wand out to refill her teacup. As he apologized for his action Professor Vance shot him a smile."Apology accepted Dorian. What brought on the irritation?"

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Originally Posted by ChanceCoeur

Yaasss! Farah's second favorite class after her favorite time of the day, lunch time. Her belly was full from lunch as she wrapped her cloak around her a bit more, heading to the courtyard.

"Helllloooo all!" Farah said greeting everyone and then gave a wave to the professor as she headed to find a seat in the half circle. She scooted around and sat on one of the cushions, pleasantly surprised to find it warmed. Charms were the best thing ever.

Taking a big sip of her refilled tea cup Laurel waved and smiled to Farah of the badgers as the fourth came in. "Hello Farah!"

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Originally Posted by Waterloo

Divination was kind of pointless in Maxton's point of view but Professor Vance made these classes worthwhile. She was pretty to look at.

"Afternoon, Professor." The tips of his ears turned pink as he greeted her and it had nothing to do with the light chill in the breeze. Max sat himself at an empty table in the semi-circle that had been created out in the courtyard and pulled a notebook and self-inking quill out of his rucksack ready for note taking.

Next fourth year to arrive was Maxton Carden. Flashing him a smile she greeted "Good afternoon Maxton." It was nice to see that at least one of her snakes had read the class notice and was there on time.

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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack

Unfortunately she somehow had the worst luck of running into Professors on her way to skip class, so she had no choice but to attend today. Ugh. What rotten luck. She zombied her way to the courtyard 'cause apparently they were having ANOTHER class outside. It was like having to go to class was bad enough and now she didn't even get a desk to sleep on???? The AUDACITY, people! THE AUDACITY!

Yawning as she walked up, she found Professor V near the blackboard. "Hiyyyyyyyyy,
Profeehhhsaaa," she was mid yawn.

And look, they DID get tables!!! Thank Merlin. Zoryn went and sat near Dorian giving him a thumbs up and a "Goodnight." She was just gonna rest her head for five minutes before class started.

Then of course Zoryn happened, just like Laurel had predicted. She'd be the third fourth year student to arrive in a chain of four. Raising her brows at the lioness as she passed by Professor Vance greeted. "Hello Zoryn, did someone prank you with a sleeping potion?" It could happen, it was Hogwarts after all.

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Originally Posted by Bazinga

"Hellllllo professor" She gave a finger wiggle to her head of house before turning to see who was here and honestly they almost got a frown. There weren't many people there yet at all, she certainly came way too early to make her Zita Valla entrance, could she leave and come back? Sighing a bit, but keeping her smile she decided it wasn't worth coming back because people already saw her.

To complete the chain of fourth years Zita of the snakes made her entrance even if she looked a bit upset about something. Maybe the friend she wanted to sit with hadn't arrived? Regardless Professor Vance returned the finger wiggle with a hand wave and a smile. "Good afternoon Zita!"

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Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom

Scarlett felt truly at home when she was in Divination class. She smiled happily at Professor Vance as she entered the Courtyard, but rather than head to her own seat, she made a beeline for the Professor. She wasn't sure why she was nervous about what she was going to ask, but it involved her future - so of course she was nervous.

"Hello Professor Vance! Um, I was wondering if I could talk to you after class, or in your office - I wanted to ask you about possible careers in Divination. Ones that, um, are NOT teaching or...writing about it...like my dad," she said, her voice dropping during the last little bit. THAT would be why she hadn't asked HIM about this..

Sipping on her tea that was losing its warmth sadly Laurel was thinking about re-heating it when Scarlett made a beeline straight for her upon entrance. Beaming broadly she greeted the seventh year with a whisper of her own. "Of course, we can talk after class Scarlett. Maybe you can help me carry mirrors and such back up to the tower and we can talk about different Divination careers there?" She understood exactly. Laurel would have done the same.

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Originally Posted by debpetrisor

Burying his hands deep in the pockets of his robe and his nose into the warm sweater he'd draped over his shirt and red and gold tie, he walked to one of the tables in the back, but not before smiling at the professor and saying, "Good day, professor." Letting his bag fall off his shoulder and next to a cushion, he plopped unceremoniously onto the cushiony heaven - oh yes, he did love the cushions - and stared at the items that awaited on the table.

Hoping professor Vance wouldn't mind, he grabbed one of the scented oil bottles and took a sniff.

"Good afternoon Daehyun!" Laurel greeted the lion with a smile as the first year took a seat at one of the back tables. Seeing that he immediately opened one of the oils bottles to take a sniff Professor Vance cautioned "Don't sniff too much, you need a clear head." At least for the first part of the lesson.

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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo

Slightly put off at that wasted walk, Jessa moved closer to the others, flopping into a seat while her lungs reacquainted themselves with a more normal dose of oxygen than they'd been getting only minutes earlier. "Afternoon Professor." Jessa greeted, getting her wheezing under control little by little. It wasn't an asthma attack so she'd take it graciously and work toward steadying her breathing before it got worse.

Jessa's made a wheezing entrance that even Professor Vance could hear from where she was standing. Mildly concerned she greeted with a smile "Hi, are you all right there Jessa?" It wasn't pollen season now, was it? If needed she could send for Healer Macmillan.

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Originally Posted by Lislchen

Once he was close enough to make out the arrangement of seats and tables, Cameron then quickly checked who had arrived before him. Both Maxton and Farah would be good people to sit next to IF ONLY they hadn‘t been joined by the one and only Zita Valla. Alright. Not them then.

Oh. But Jessa was there. How had he missed her before? “Hello, Professor Vance.“ He greeted her with a polite smile before sliding into the seat next to Jessa. “Hi.“ She received a smile too, of course. A big one.

"Hello Cameron!" Laurel greeted with a smile. It had been amusing to watch how he upon entrance had been scanning who was in attendance before he chose who to sit with. Seating hierarchy was apparently important.

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Originally Posted by Jessiqua

Outdoors to learn was always something Hanna enjoyed. She wasn't sure where she STOOD with Divination yet, but she was willing to keep going, to delve into the waters, to search for her inner eye. Her crisp robes were sufficient to protect her from the ever so slight chill that occasionally breezed through, otherwise the October sunshine was JUST delightful.

"Hello Professor," Hanna greeted as she joined the group. She could SMELL the tea that Professor Vance was drinking and it smelled delicious. But she wasn't bold enough as to ask for some.

"Good afternoon Hanna!" Professor Vance greeted the young Ravenclaw with a smile as she came in and took a seat at one of the tables. Every time she saw Hanna she was reminded that she missed her former colleague Arthur more.

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Originally Posted by natethegreat

The two just seemed to have a natural knack for both charms and divination. It was so present in his mother, that Aaron wasn't shocked upon receiving an owl from her explaining her success on finding a job in the Ministry, more specifically, as an investigator against the misuse of charms in the MLE.

Spotting a wondrous Hanna, the boy took up the space next to her. Waving to the Professor, Aaron stated "Good afternoon Professor Vance! I hope you enjoyed your lunch."

Spotting Aaron Valentine walk in Laurel waved to him and called over "Good afternoon Aaron! Thank you for asking. I ate a nice tomatosoup with risoni and soft bread it was delicious. How was your lunch?" It was nice when the students had manners. It made things easier.

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Originally Posted by Birchwoodmom

Placing her hands on the glass table, she wondered what they would be learning that day. Each divination class had been more interesting than the one before, so she was eager to get started. "Good afternoon, Professor Vance. Beautiful day. Whatcha got there in your cup? Are we reading tea leaves today?"

Emmalyn glanced around the table and took note of the various items. She found hand mirrors, some sort of smelly liquid in bottles, and a cauldron. No tea in sight. She was fine with that. She figured they must be boiling or mixing something in those cauldrons.

Those who enjoyed Divination chose tables near the front which was what Emmalyn of the badgers did. Flashing the first year a bright beam Professor Vance greeted. "Good afternoon Emmalyn, its indeed a beautiful day." Giving her tea cup a glance before replying she said "I’m drinking peppermint tea. And sadly no, we’re not reading our teaves today but I think you’ll enjoy what we will read."

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Originally Posted by SarcasticStrawberry

Yeah…. Sometimes it seemed that Professors seemed have themes in their lessons. Like outdoor lessons in subjects that wasn’t really in its environment. But she supposed that Divinion was one of those lessons that you could pull off in an outdoor setting. Though she was hoping for a lesson on Pyromancy today. Hints why she was super excited about an outdoor divinion.

But soon on arriving, she should have known especially given the time of the lesson… well that dream was crushed. ”Hello Professor Vance.” Really trying not to seem so disappointed.

"Hello Juni!" Professor Vance greeted with a bright smile as the eagle entered her makeshift outdoor classroom. The sixth year girl seemed a bit down but she hoped her mood would improve as the lesson went on.

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Originally Posted by siriusblackliveson

Outdoor classes were fun, they tended to let all of the students get to be a bit more relaxed, except for flying. Flying was always pretty structured, but flying your broom in the cold was never fun. He glanced around nodding his head hoping that some of his friends might show up he didn't recognize many students other than Zoryn who he had been partnered with last term.

"Afternoon Professor Vance. Good day for class to be outside." he smiled hoping that she was going to teach a really interesting lesson.

Next student to come was Patrick of the snakes. Waving to the second year boy Professor Vance called over a warm smile pursing her lips. "Good afternoon Patrick, it’s indeed a perfect day for a class outside. Th sun is nice and warm, don’t you think?" You had to take advantage of the days with wamr weather before winter hit.

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

He was relieved to have class outdoors though. While he HAD become accustomed to the potent scents that Professor Vance seemed to favor, it was so much better being outside. Although much more distracting for the Hufflepuff as well and he had half a hope that they would be doing some sort animal based divination ... like alectryomancy maybe. But upon entering the courtyard and noticing the mirrors, well, that went out the window. Scrying of some sort it was then. "Good day, Professor Vance," the Hufflepuff chirped to the woman as he set his bag down. "Been using that Magic 8 ball by any chance?"

Plopping down in a seat next to Emmalyn, he took out his textbook from his enchanted suitcase and offered the younger girl a small impish grin. "Hey," he chirped. "What do you reckon is in these?" No signs or anywhere telling them NOT to touch things - though Derf tended to not notice those anyway - so he picked up one of the bottles and pulled out the cork to take a good whiff....and his eyes instantly watered. "Holy flaming salanders...that's...strong," he winced, eyed watering from the smell.

Prefect Derfael of the badgers entered the makeshift classroom next looking like he was in a good mood. It boded well for the lesson. As he greeted her Professor Vance beamed back "Good afternoon Derf! I have used my Magical 8 ball. It has been pretty helpful actually, it predicted an accident over the summer that i could prevent from happening."

Professor vance took some more sips of her tea but wished she hadn’t since it had now gone cold. Grimacing she heard and saw how Derf visibly winced when he took a sniff in one of the scented oil bottles. Looking over at him she cautioned "Don't sniff too much. The oils are strong. And remember don't just go sniffing in things you don't know what they are. It can have serious consequences." Hadn't DADA and Potions taught him that?

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Originally Posted by PhoenixRising

Divination was pointless, actually, in Skylar's book. It had nothing to do with any of her career interests. But over the last five years she did seem to excel in it, perhaps to do the mere fact that if one had enough of an imagination, you could fake it and pretend like it was all good. Not to mention, her head of house taught this subject, which made the captain feel doubly responsible to attend lessons.

Outside was good too, because then if time, she could go fly again. Which was becoming a bad habit, to be honest, but she couldn't sneak in an extra flying session if she had to walk all the way from the Divination Tower, could she? Unless she happened to lug her broom up to class with her and just flew off the tower ... but that might be frowned upon. So yes, good on Professor Vance for hosting lesson outside today. "Good afternoon, Professor!"

"Good afternoon Skylar!" Laurel beamed over to her Quidditch captain as she came in half expecting her to be carrying her broom under her arm. But she seemed to have left the broom in her dorm so maybe she had understood that most professors except Haraldur didn’t like that they brought unnecessary stuff to class.

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Originally Posted by Felixir

Also, OUTSIDE? Not cool. Except it was cool. Too cool. FREEZING. So Abra was not in the best of spirits - nor in the most focused mindset - when he arrived at the courtyard for their Divination lesson, wrapped up in as many layers as he thought he could get away with without drawing too much attention to himself. But that wasn't many layers at all, so once Abra parked himself on a cushion, he wrapped his arms around his body and tried to keep all the heat IN.

"Afternoon, Professor."

Young Abraham Botros came in layered in so much clothing against the cold that he looked to Laurel like a stuffed munchkin. She wasn’t going to say anything about it but she wondered what he was going to wear when it got really winter cold. Flashing him a smile she called over "Afternoon Abraham!"

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Originally Posted by LilFox06

"Hello Professor." he greeted as he made his way over to the table next to Juni's. Because, of course, he just usually gravitated to sitting near her. He glanced at the mirrors on the table then at the cauldron.

"Why do we never have a lesson on how to read the bones off of a bowl of chicken wings I just ate?" he asked. He was pretty sure he saw that sort of reading in a movie once. Plus, a bowl of chicken wings sounded delicious to him.

Slate came into the outdoor classroom and like clockwork he spitted out a comment/question like Laurel had predicted before the class that he would do. It was his usual. Looking over at him she flashed him a smile. "Hello Slate, we never have a class on reading chicken wings just so you’ll have something to ask about and it's not the topic of today either." The last was added with finger wink. But maybe she’d do a food lesson next.

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Originally Posted by Ginevra

Daisy headed for the courtyard and greeted Professor Vance with a warm smile. "Good afternoon, Professor!" She then found herself a seat and sat down. She glanced at the various objects from her seat as she waited for the lesson to start.

Daisy was the next student to arrive. Turning her gaze to the badger she greeted with a warm smile in return. "Good afternoon Daisy."

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Originally Posted by sarahlooo

Finding Jessa and Cam, Natalie plopped down by them, scooting closer to Cam for some warmth because that Autumn breeze was rolling through. "Hi, guys," she greeted with a smile as she set her bag down. She did hear Slate's comment about reading chicken wing bones and... resisted the urge to roll her eyes.

Natalie stepped in and took a seat near Cameron. Her greeting wasn't directed towards Professor Vance per say but she flashed the snakette a smile nonetheless. "Good afternoon Natalie!"

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Originally Posted by Tegz

She was a little torn really. Bel liked lessons to be outdoors, but it was so COLD in Scotland that if you did go out for a class, you couldn't just BE, you had to wrap up in lots of layers. Or she did anyway.

Bundled up, Bel considered where to sit and opted for the spot that was most sheltered by people already seated. Yup. Time to hunker down.

And to think, it wasn't even winter yet.

"Hello professor." Brrrrrr. She could do with some tea herself, actually.

Bel came in soon after bundled up with several layers of clothing just like Abraham. Hopefully the warm cushions would give her some warmth. Turning her gaze to the badger she greeted kindly "Afternoon Bel!"

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Originally Posted by hermionegold

Divination...maybe that would predict whether she would actually find a way to talk to and meet people. But really, she didn't believe in fate, so why Night Dixon found herself in the Scotland cold again was beyond her. But whatever. Let's just get it over with. Maybe she'd actually get something out of the class.

In Bel's footsteps another badger girl entered that seemed a bit lost in her own thoughts. Casting a glance over in the young girl's direction Laurel greeted with a warm smile. "Hello Night!"

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Originally Posted by Symphora

Nathan groggily walked out to the courtyard, a little annoyed that he had to shield his eyes from the sun's glare and the cold at the same time. He pulled his robes tighter around his body. Already wishing they could have their classes inside where its warm and a desk to lay his head on. "Morning professor..."he muttered under his breath.

"Morning professor..." The greeting from Nathan Hale made Laurel stare over at the senior boy for a good whole minute before she greeted a smidge pointedly "Good afternoon Nathan, when did you go to sleep last night? The time is close to 1.00pm now. Have you not eaten lunch?" This was concerning.

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Originally Posted by WhittyBitty

Divination wasn't one of Isabel's favourite lessons by any means, but it was easy enough and she DID like the teacher. That in itself was enough to make it bearable.

"Hello, Professor," she said with a smile as she walked in and took a seat. She was curious to see what they would be learning about today.

Isabel walked in some minutes later in her glowing red Gryffindor robes and took a seat. Turning her gaze to the lioness Laurel greeted kindly "Good afternoon Isabel."

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Originally Posted by Optimist.Prime

Divinations class…Melbourne grinned as she made her way outside to the courtyard for Professor Vance’s class.. The class was fun even if she didn’t always understand it. Glancing around she grinned at everyone in the room.

Oh…looooook little Emmalyn was there.

”Hey Professor Vance – are you having a nice day?” she asked happily.

Mel was the first student to actually come to class with a grin on her face. It warmed Professor Vance's heart. Turning her head to the seventh year she responded with a happy smile. "Hello Mel, I'm having a very good day, splendid even since I get to teach you all some divinations. How are you?"

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Originally Posted by Watson

Vi was feeling a little bit better about the whole career choices search today. Perhaps she was feeling so good because she had
"Hello Professor Vance! How are you?" she asked with a grin before taking a seat near Isabelle and Mel. Merlin. Open seats near fellow Lions- how cool! She plopped her bag down on the ground and then took a seat. "What's going on?" she asked the two of them. "Ready for Halloween?"

Prefect Holden was also someone you could count on to be in a good spirits for a lesson. Turning to her beamed "Hello Olivia, I'm very good, thank you for asking. How are you dear?"

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Originally Posted by Poolicious

The red hair made her way toward the courtyard where she saw little outdoor classroom Professor Vance set up for them. "Hello, Professor. I hope you're doing well today." She gave her a polite nod before she went to sit next to Nathan. "Hi. You don't look so good." Was it because the weather?

Alyce was recognized by her flaming red as she came into the makeshift classroom and was making her way between the tables to sit down next to Nathan. Smiling kindly over at the snakette Professor Vance greeted "Hello Alyce, I'm doing splendidly thank you. How are you today dear?" She could definitely count on Alyce to get Nathan's mood up.

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Originally Posted by SilverTiger

The presence of the basic classroom layout out in the courtyard had surprised her, though, and she’d stopped for a moment in the outside entrance before she finally kept walking over. At least she hadn’t been the first one to arrive. “Good afternoon Professor Vance,” she greeted the professor as she tried to decide where to sit. Past terms she’d sat with Derf and Jessa and Abey and Emmeline, but she’d only given each of them, plus Bel, a grin as she made a beeline over to the table where Liv was seated. Nobody minded, did they?

Next student to show up was Stasya of the lions. Laurel watched her hesitate on where and with who to sit with hidden amusement. Seating hierarchy was super important apparently for many. It mattered where you sat. Smilng kindly over at the third year Professor Vance greeted "Good afternoon Stasya."

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Originally Posted by Pucki

"Morning... Afternoon? Um... Hey Professor Vance," she stuttered over her introduction, but while it had subdued her for all but a moment she had perked up again immediately. "I love your teacup, what kind of tea are you drinking today?"

Because that would give her ideas on what to request from the house elves, but that was another point all together. With hellos done, she dropped cross legged to the ground on a pillow and waited for the class to begin.

Shera was the third student to come in to greet her with a morning when it was well after lunch. Deciding to let it slide for the first years already nervous sake she greeted warmly "Good afternoon Shera! Thank you, floral patterns on teacups are just so pretty don't you agree? I was drinking peppermint tea for warmth."

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Originally Posted by Kolyander

Getting to have a lesson outside in the courtyard was a nice little change of pace that the eleven year old welcomed fully. Plus it was a Friday afternoon which meant she was almost free for a weekend full of exploring! "Good afternoon, Professor!" Rylee greeted warmly waving. A quick glance around at the tables lead her to follow her feet right over to a familiar face. "Hi, Shera!" Sitting herself down on one of the comfy pillows set up on a chair. "I wonder what we'll be doing today, do you think we'll get to work together?" Working with a partner was always fun.

If her predictions were correct then Shea would be followed by another first year and Rylee's entrance made that come true. Warmly returning the young lioness's wave she greeted "Good afternoon Rylee!" It was nice to see so many youngling with good attitudes and manners from home.

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Originally Posted by Flipper

However, she liked Professor Vance, with her funny tea drinking habits. To Mara, she resembled a soothing presence.
"Good afternoon, Professor Vance." She greeted the teacher joyfully. She grabbed at seat alone at the front of the improvised classroom and adjusted her robes, staring at the blackboard.

To complete the trio chain of first years Mara stepped over the invisible threshold to her outdoor classroom. Flashing the badgerette a warm beam she greeted "Good afternoon Mara!"

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Originally Posted by Devina Wellheart

Casts a warming charm over herself as she greets the professor with a polite smile and and ' Hi, how are ya?'

Good afternoon, Professor.. This looks interesting.. Can't wait to "see" what you've got in store for us today..", Randa smiled with a wink on the word see.. Yup..
Ms. Blaze could be witty sometimes..

Giggling to herself she turned to find the perfect pillow to plop her already tired self onto. After doing so she pulled her book she liked to read whilst waiting for lessons to begin, from her bag and into it shoved her attention.

Letting out a warm giggle at Miranda's wittyness Laurel winked at the senior girl smiling. "Good afternoon Miranda, yes you will soon see what I've planned for you all today. Unless have you already predicted it?"

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Originally Posted by Dokimoto

Kye maaay have overdone lunch, but hey story of her life, right? These Feasts would be the death of her, and that was okay. Oh the joy at not having to walk all the way up to the Divination Tower for today's lesson!

Kye made her way through to the courtyard where she found a replica of the classroom waiting for her.

"Hello, Professor Vance," Kye greeted, with a nod and smile to her Head of House.

She picked a table and took a seat, letting her food settle was a good idea.

Kye came in next, wasting no time to find herself a seat. Beaming kindly over at her Professor Vance greeted "Good afternoon Kye!"

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Originally Posted by Daydreamer11

It was a beautiful day and Jessi was happy to having class outside. She was in such a good mood, she almost skipped to Divination class. Somehow she managed to contain herself. I mean she was a first year, but she didn’t have to flaunt it.

When she arrived at the courtyard, Jessi saw that there were already plenty of students present. “Hello Professor”, she said with her usual enthusiasm. As she looked around for a seat, she also took a moment to notice which of her classmates had already arrived. Finally, Jessi found a seat, plopped down in it and began to organize her materials for class. She would be ready, when the professor said go.

The skip in Jessi's step was not missed by Laurel as the young lioness arrived in the courtyard. Smiling kindly over at Jessie she greeted "Hello Jessi!" The enthusiasm would hopefully smitten those students that were tired and glum.

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And it wasn't all the time they spent classes outside, so Vivian felt it was necessary to make the most out of it today. "Good afternoon, Professor Vance," the prefect greeted her head of house with a smile before joining the rest of the class. She settled for a seat beside Vi and gave the Gryffindor a light nudge to mark her arrival. QUOTE]

"Good afternoon Vivian!" Professor Vance greeted happily as her snake prefect arrived to attend. Not that she predicted anything to go awry but she worked with kids so it was nice to have backup.

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Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline

Slipping out into the courtyard, she couldn’t help but notice that the divination classroom seemed to be transported into its new location. What with all the round tables like usual and chairs and cushions and blackboard greeting her. “Good afternoon, Professor Vance,” she greeted the woman before taking her seat at one of the tables. “Hey,” she greeted her table mates with a smile as she settled herself down and took out her supplies for notes.

The last student to arrive was Cassandra McNally of the eagles. Flashing a warm smile over in the girl's direction she greeted. "Good afternoon Cassandra!" A glance down at her watch told her that it was high time to start even though she would have wished to have waited for more snakes to arrive.

Straightening up fully from her casual stance, Professor Vance, made her floral cup with the cold peppermint tea disappear with a flick of her wand that she had pulled out of its waist holder. Making her smile bigger she turned her gaze to assembled students. "Welcome everyone to this afternoons outdoor divination class with the courtyard and the warm sunlight as a wonderful backdrop."

Taking out her wand a second time Professor Vance tapped the blackboard lightly making an image of human fingernails appear, stripped and decently clean without any visible nail polish or decorative art.

SPOILER!!: Nail image

While the students looked at the image Professor Vance moved to stand on the other side of the blackboard. Tapping it lightly to get attention she asked "Today our focus is going to be on our fingernails. Before I tell you why can someone tell me how we can use our nails for purposes of Divination?"

OOC: Class has started! Catch up posts are allowed throughout. If you are just now joining please pretend as if your student has been there from the start or subject yourself to Prof Laurel's wrath

. First question is simple just answer how your character thinks nails can be used for Divination purposes. All answers are welcome both right, wrong and funny. I'll move on in 24 hours @ approx 9am GMT+2 tomorrow. Sorry for the wait, my comp ate all my replies last night and I didn't have energy then to rewrite it all.

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Nordic Witch DERP & DoM Ashwinder Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: [GMT + 1] Posts: 13,957 Hogwarts RPG Name: Emmeline Vance Ravenclaw Third Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Maria Kingstonsdottir Dolph Hufflepuff Seventh Year Ministry RPG Name: Violet Fawley Ecological Protection Ministry RPG Name: Laurel Vance-Rose Mysteries x3	Swedishfish Girl! Madame Librarian! Jess's Soul Sister! Sweetest Swede! SPOILER!!: Student greetings Quote: Originally Posted by Govoni The blonde LOVED the Hogwarts castle, but it could get quite stuffy with so many kids on top of each other. Claustrophobia had never really bothered her before, but after Ilvermorny, she needed things to be laid out and spacious. Otherwise, she got nervous and twitchy. "You professors and your tea." This was said with a pretty smile as she carefully untwisted the scarf from about her slender neck. "Hello, Professor Vance. How are you on this lovely day?" Time trickled by and when it got nearer to 1.oo pm the students started to arrive. First to step over the invisible threshold to the classroom was Olivia Phillips. Turning her gaze to her Laurel laughed "Hello Olivia, well many of us are a bit batty about our tea. Tea is just a wonderful beverage." Not that she didn't drink other things. "I'm feeling splendid, thank you for asking. How are you dear?" Quote: Originally Posted by RachieRu She smiled as she got down to the area where the class would be taking place. Oh. Only Liv was here so far. Was she early then? Interesting. "Good afternoon Professor" The blonde murmured with a smile. She did like greeting her professors in a polite manner. Then she turned to Liv and smiled. "Hi Liv" Since it was kind of rude to ignore her. Still smiling, the girl then went to find herself a seat. Next student to was Harriet of the badgers. Smiling over at the sixth year she greeted. "Good afternoon Hattie!" Quote: Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi Dorian was sweating and panting as he ran down the last couple of staircases and pushed the door open to the courtyard. He had forgotten that the location today was at this place and not the divination tower and he had realised it when he had been on the sixth floor when he met another student asking where he was going. "I'm Sorry i'm...." late? The Ravenclaw checked the outdoor classroom and blinked when he was one of the first. "Are you kidding me?!" he shouted irritated that he was here as one of the first. Did he just run for nothing?! "Sorry about that, Professor" he apologised as he finally noticed her leaning against the side of the blackboard and he took a random seat with a grumble. The next students practically bumbled his way into her outdoor classroom shouting so loud that Laurel in surprise almost spilled out all her tea. Eying the claw boy she reprimanded. "There is no need for shouting in my class Dorian." Shaking her head she pulled her wand out to refill her teacup. As he apologized for his action Professor Vance shot him a smile."Apology accepted Dorian. What brought on the irritation?" Quote: Originally Posted by ChanceCoeur Yaasss! Farah's second favorite class after her favorite time of the day, lunch time. Her belly was full from lunch as she wrapped her cloak around her a bit more, heading to the courtyard. "Helllloooo all!" Farah said greeting everyone and then gave a wave to the professor as she headed to find a seat in the half circle. She scooted around and sat on one of the cushions, pleasantly surprised to find it warmed. Charms were the best thing ever. Taking a big sip of her refilled tea cup Laurel waved and smiled to Farah of the badgers as the fourth came in. "Hello Farah!" Quote: Originally Posted by Waterloo Divination was kind of pointless in Maxton's point of view but Professor Vance made these classes worthwhile. She was pretty to look at. "Afternoon, Professor." The tips of his ears turned pink as he greeted her and it had nothing to do with the light chill in the breeze. Max sat himself at an empty table in the semi-circle that had been created out in the courtyard and pulled a notebook and self-inking quill out of his rucksack ready for note taking. Next fourth year to arrive was Maxton Carden. Flashing him a smile she greeted "Good afternoon Maxton." It was nice to see that at least one of her snakes had read the class notice and was there on time. Quote: Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Unfortunately she somehow had the worst luck of running into Professors on her way to skip class, so she had no choice but to attend today. Ugh. What rotten luck. She zombied her way to the courtyard 'cause apparently they were having ANOTHER class outside. It was like having to go to class was bad enough and now she didn't even get a desk to sleep on???? The AUDACITY, people! THE AUDACITY! Yawning as she walked up, she found Professor V near the blackboard. "Hiyyyyyyyyy, Profeehhhsaaa," she was mid yawn. And look, they DID get tables!!! Thank Merlin. Zoryn went and sat near Dorian giving him a thumbs up and a "Goodnight." She was just gonna rest her head for five minutes before class started. Then of course Zoryn happened, just like Laurel had predicted. She'd be the third fourth year student to arrive in a chain of four. Raising her brows at the lioness as she passed by Professor Vance greeted. "Hello Zoryn, did someone prank you with a sleeping potion?" It could happen, it was Hogwarts after all. Quote: Originally Posted by Bazinga "Hellllllo professor" She gave a finger wiggle to her head of house before turning to see who was here and honestly they almost got a frown. There weren't many people there yet at all, she certainly came way too early to make her Zita Valla entrance, could she leave and come back? Sighing a bit, but keeping her smile she decided it wasn't worth coming back because people already saw her. To complete the chain of fourth years Zita of the snakes made her entrance even if she looked a bit upset about something. Maybe the friend she wanted to sit with hadn't arrived? Regardless Professor Vance returned the finger wiggle with a hand wave and a smile. "Good afternoon Zita!" Quote: Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom Scarlett felt truly at home when she was in Divination class. She smiled happily at Professor Vance as she entered the Courtyard, but rather than head to her own seat, she made a beeline for the Professor. She wasn't sure why she was nervous about what she was going to ask, but it involved her future - so of course she was nervous. "Hello Professor Vance! Um, I was wondering if I could talk to you after class, or in your office - I wanted to ask you about possible careers in Divination. Ones that, um, are NOT teaching or...writing about it...like my dad," she said, her voice dropping during the last little bit. THAT would be why she hadn't asked HIM about this.. Sipping on her tea that was losing its warmth sadly Laurel was thinking about re-heating it when Scarlett made a beeline straight for her upon entrance. Beaming broadly she greeted the seventh year with a whisper of her own. "Of course, we can talk after class Scarlett. Maybe you can help me carry mirrors and such back up to the tower and we can talk about different Divination careers there?" She understood exactly. Laurel would have done the same. Quote: Originally Posted by debpetrisor Burying his hands deep in the pockets of his robe and his nose into the warm sweater he'd draped over his shirt and red and gold tie, he walked to one of the tables in the back, but not before smiling at the professor and saying, "Good day, professor." Letting his bag fall off his shoulder and next to a cushion, he plopped unceremoniously onto the cushiony heaven - oh yes, he did love the cushions - and stared at the items that awaited on the table. Hoping professor Vance wouldn't mind, he grabbed one of the scented oil bottles and took a sniff. "Good afternoon Daehyun!" Laurel greeted the lion with a smile as the first year took a seat at one of the back tables. Seeing that he immediately opened one of the oils bottles to take a sniff Professor Vance cautioned "Don't sniff too much, you need a clear head." At least for the first part of the lesson. Quote: Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo Slightly put off at that wasted walk, Jessa moved closer to the others, flopping into a seat while her lungs reacquainted themselves with a more normal dose of oxygen than they'd been getting only minutes earlier. "Afternoon Professor." Jessa greeted, getting her wheezing under control little by little. It wasn't an asthma attack so she'd take it graciously and work toward steadying her breathing before it got worse. Jessa's made a wheezing entrance that even Professor Vance could hear from where she was standing. Mildly concerned she greeted with a smile "Hi, are you all right there Jessa?" It wasn't pollen season now, was it? If needed she could send for Healer Macmillan. Quote: Originally Posted by Lislchen Once he was close enough to make out the arrangement of seats and tables, Cameron then quickly checked who had arrived before him. Both Maxton and Farah would be good people to sit next to IF ONLY they hadn‘t been joined by the one and only Zita Valla. Alright. Not them then. Oh. But Jessa was there. How had he missed her before? “Hello, Professor Vance.“ He greeted her with a polite smile before sliding into the seat next to Jessa. “Hi.“ She received a smile too, of course. A big one. "Hello Cameron!" Laurel greeted with a smile. It had been amusing to watch how he upon entrance had been scanning who was in attendance before he chose who to sit with. Seating hierarchy was apparently important. Quote: Originally Posted by Jessiqua Outdoors to learn was always something Hanna enjoyed. She wasn't sure where she STOOD with Divination yet, but she was willing to keep going, to delve into the waters, to search for her inner eye. Her crisp robes were sufficient to protect her from the ever so slight chill that occasionally breezed through, otherwise the October sunshine was JUST delightful. "Hello Professor," Hanna greeted as she joined the group. She could SMELL the tea that Professor Vance was drinking and it smelled delicious. But she wasn't bold enough as to ask for some. "Good afternoon Hanna!" Professor Vance greeted the young Ravenclaw with a smile as she came in and took a seat at one of the tables. Every time she saw Hanna she was reminded that she missed her former colleague Arthur more. Quote: Originally Posted by natethegreat The two just seemed to have a natural knack for both charms and divination. It was so present in his mother, that Aaron wasn't shocked upon receiving an owl from her explaining her success on finding a job in the Ministry, more specifically, as an investigator against the misuse of charms in the MLE. Spotting a wondrous Hanna, the boy took up the space next to her. Waving to the Professor, Aaron stated "Good afternoon Professor Vance! I hope you enjoyed your lunch." Spotting Aaron Valentine walk in Laurel waved to him and called over "Good afternoon Aaron! Thank you for asking. I ate a nice tomatosoup with risoni and soft bread it was delicious. How was your lunch?" It was nice when the students had manners. It made things easier. Quote: Originally Posted by Birchwoodmom Placing her hands on the glass table, she wondered what they would be learning that day. Each divination class had been more interesting than the one before, so she was eager to get started. "Good afternoon, Professor Vance. Beautiful day. Whatcha got there in your cup? Are we reading tea leaves today?" Emmalyn glanced around the table and took note of the various items. She found hand mirrors, some sort of smelly liquid in bottles, and a cauldron. No tea in sight. She was fine with that. She figured they must be boiling or mixing something in those cauldrons. Those who enjoyed Divination chose tables near the front which was what Emmalyn of the badgers did. Flashing the first year a bright beam Professor Vance greeted. "Good afternoon Emmalyn, its indeed a beautiful day." Giving her tea cup a glance before replying she said "I’m drinking peppermint tea. And sadly no, we’re not reading our teaves today but I think you’ll enjoy what we will read." Quote: Originally Posted by SarcasticStrawberry Yeah…. Sometimes it seemed that Professors seemed have themes in their lessons. Like outdoor lessons in subjects that wasn’t really in its environment. But she supposed that Divinion was one of those lessons that you could pull off in an outdoor setting. Though she was hoping for a lesson on Pyromancy today. Hints why she was super excited about an outdoor divinion. But soon on arriving, she should have known especially given the time of the lesson… well that dream was crushed. ”Hello Professor Vance.” Really trying not to seem so disappointed. "Hello Juni!" Professor Vance greeted with a bright smile as the eagle entered her makeshift outdoor classroom. The sixth year girl seemed a bit down but she hoped her mood would improve as the lesson went on. Quote: Originally Posted by siriusblackliveson Outdoor classes were fun, they tended to let all of the students get to be a bit more relaxed, except for flying. Flying was always pretty structured, but flying your broom in the cold was never fun. He glanced around nodding his head hoping that some of his friends might show up he didn't recognize many students other than Zoryn who he had been partnered with last term. "Afternoon Professor Vance. Good day for class to be outside." he smiled hoping that she was going to teach a really interesting lesson. Next student to come was Patrick of the snakes. Waving to the second year boy Professor Vance called over a warm smile pursing her lips. "Good afternoon Patrick, it’s indeed a perfect day for a class outside. Th sun is nice and warm, don’t you think?" You had to take advantage of the days with wamr weather before winter hit. Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie He was relieved to have class outdoors though. While he HAD become accustomed to the potent scents that Professor Vance seemed to favor, it was so much better being outside. Although much more distracting for the Hufflepuff as well and he had half a hope that they would be doing some sort animal based divination ... like alectryomancy maybe. But upon entering the courtyard and noticing the mirrors, well, that went out the window. Scrying of some sort it was then. "Good day, Professor Vance," the Hufflepuff chirped to the woman as he set his bag down. "Been using that Magic 8 ball by any chance?" Plopping down in a seat next to Emmalyn, he took out his textbook from his enchanted suitcase and offered the younger girl a small impish grin. "Hey," he chirped. "What do you reckon is in these?" No signs or anywhere telling them NOT to touch things - though Derf tended to not notice those anyway - so he picked up one of the bottles and pulled out the cork to take a good whiff....and his eyes instantly watered. "Holy flaming salanders...that's...strong," he winced, eyed watering from the smell. Prefect Derfael of the badgers entered the makeshift classroom next looking like he was in a good mood. It boded well for the lesson. As he greeted her Professor Vance beamed back "Good afternoon Derf! I have used my Magical 8 ball. It has been pretty helpful actually, it predicted an accident over the summer that i could prevent from happening." Professor vance took some more sips of her tea but wished she hadn’t since it had now gone cold. Grimacing she heard and saw how Derf visibly winced when he took a sniff in one of the scented oil bottles. Looking over at him she cautioned "Don't sniff too much. The oils are strong. And remember don't just go sniffing in things you don't know what they are. It can have serious consequences." Hadn't DADA and Potions taught him that? Quote: Originally Posted by PhoenixRising Divination was pointless, actually, in Skylar's book. It had nothing to do with any of her career interests. But over the last five years she did seem to excel in it, perhaps to do the mere fact that if one had enough of an imagination, you could fake it and pretend like it was all good. Not to mention, her head of house taught this subject, which made the captain feel doubly responsible to attend lessons. Outside was good too, because then if time, she could go fly again. Which was becoming a bad habit, to be honest, but she couldn't sneak in an extra flying session if she had to walk all the way from the Divination Tower, could she? Unless she happened to lug her broom up to class with her and just flew off the tower ... but that might be frowned upon. So yes, good on Professor Vance for hosting lesson outside today. "Good afternoon, Professor!" "Good afternoon Skylar!" Laurel beamed over to her Quidditch captain as she came in half expecting her to be carrying her broom under her arm. But she seemed to have left the broom in her dorm so maybe she had understood that most professors except Haraldur didn’t like that they brought unnecessary stuff to class. Quote: Originally Posted by Felixir Also, OUTSIDE? Not cool. Except it was cool. Too cool. FREEZING. So Abra was not in the best of spirits - nor in the most focused mindset - when he arrived at the courtyard for their Divination lesson, wrapped up in as many layers as he thought he could get away with without drawing too much attention to himself. But that wasn't many layers at all, so once Abra parked himself on a cushion, he wrapped his arms around his body and tried to keep all the heat IN. "Afternoon, Professor." Young Abraham Botros came in layered in so much clothing against the cold that he looked to Laurel like a stuffed munchkin. She wasn’t going to say anything about it but she wondered what he was going to wear when it got really winter cold. Flashing him a smile she called over "Afternoon Abraham!" Quote: Originally Posted by LilFox06 "Hello Professor." he greeted as he made his way over to the table next to Juni's. Because, of course, he just usually gravitated to sitting near her. He glanced at the mirrors on the table then at the cauldron. "Why do we never have a lesson on how to read the bones off of a bowl of chicken wings I just ate?" he asked. He was pretty sure he saw that sort of reading in a movie once. Plus, a bowl of chicken wings sounded delicious to him. Slate came into the outdoor classroom and like clockwork he spitted out a comment/question like Laurel had predicted before the class that he would do. It was his usual. Looking over at him she flashed him a smile. "Hello Slate, we never have a class on reading chicken wings just so you’ll have something to ask about and it's not the topic of today either." The last was added with finger wink. But maybe she’d do a food lesson next. Quote: Originally Posted by Ginevra Daisy headed for the courtyard and greeted Professor Vance with a warm smile. "Good afternoon, Professor!" She then found herself a seat and sat down. She glanced at the various objects from her seat as she waited for the lesson to start. Daisy was the next student to arrive. Turning her gaze to the badger she greeted with a warm smile in return. "Good afternoon Daisy." Quote: Originally Posted by sarahlooo Finding Jessa and Cam, Natalie plopped down by them, scooting closer to Cam for some warmth because that Autumn breeze was rolling through. "Hi, guys," she greeted with a smile as she set her bag down. She did hear Slate's comment about reading chicken wing bones and... resisted the urge to roll her eyes. Natalie stepped in and took a seat near Cameron. Her greeting wasn't directed towards Professor Vance per say but she flashed the snakette a smile nonetheless. "Good afternoon Natalie!" Quote: Originally Posted by Tegz She was a little torn really. Bel liked lessons to be outdoors, but it was so COLD in Scotland that if you did go out for a class, you couldn't just BE, you had to wrap up in lots of layers. Or she did anyway. Bundled up, Bel considered where to sit and opted for the spot that was most sheltered by people already seated. Yup. Time to hunker down. And to think, it wasn't even winter yet. "Hello professor." Brrrrrr. She could do with some tea herself, actually. Bel came in soon after bundled up with several layers of clothing just like Abraham. Hopefully the warm cushions would give her some warmth. Turning her gaze to the badger she greeted kindly "Afternoon Bel!" Quote: Originally Posted by hermionegold Divination...maybe that would predict whether she would actually find a way to talk to and meet people. But really, she didn't believe in fate, so why Night Dixon found herself in the Scotland cold again was beyond her. But whatever. Let's just get it over with. Maybe she'd actually get something out of the class. In Bel's footsteps another badger girl entered that seemed a bit lost in her own thoughts. Casting a glance over in the young girl's direction Laurel greeted with a warm smile. "Hello Night!" Quote: Originally Posted by Symphora Nathan groggily walked out to the courtyard, a little annoyed that he had to shield his eyes from the sun's glare and the cold at the same time. He pulled his robes tighter around his body. Already wishing they could have their classes inside where its warm and a desk to lay his head on. "Morning professor..."he muttered under his breath. "Morning professor..." The greeting from Nathan Hale made Laurel stare over at the senior boy for a good whole minute before she greeted a smidge pointedly "Good afternoon Nathan, when did you go to sleep last night? The time is close to 1.00pm now. Have you not eaten lunch?" This was concerning. Quote: Originally Posted by WhittyBitty Divination wasn't one of Isabel's favourite lessons by any means, but it was easy enough and she DID like the teacher. That in itself was enough to make it bearable. "Hello, Professor," she said with a smile as she walked in and took a seat. She was curious to see what they would be learning about today. Isabel walked in some minutes later in her glowing red Gryffindor robes and took a seat. Turning her gaze to the lioness Laurel greeted kindly "Good afternoon Isabel." Quote: Originally Posted by Optimist.Prime Divinations class…Melbourne grinned as she made her way outside to the courtyard for Professor Vance’s class.. The class was fun even if she didn’t always understand it. Glancing around she grinned at everyone in the room. Oh…looooook little Emmalyn was there. ”Hey Professor Vance – are you having a nice day?” she asked happily. Mel was the first student to actually come to class with a grin on her face. It warmed Professor Vance's heart. Turning her head to the seventh year she responded with a happy smile. "Hello Mel, I'm having a very good day, splendid even since I get to teach you all some divinations. How are you?" Quote: Originally Posted by Watson Vi was feeling a little bit better about the whole career choices search today. Perhaps she was feeling so good because she had "Hello Professor Vance! How are you?" she asked with a grin before taking a seat near Isabelle and Mel. Merlin. Open seats near fellow Lions- how cool! She plopped her bag down on the ground and then took a seat. "What's going on?" she asked the two of them. "Ready for Halloween?" Prefect Holden was also someone you could count on to be in a good spirits for a lesson. Turning to her beamed "Hello Olivia, I'm very good, thank you for asking. How are you dear?" Quote: Originally Posted by Poolicious The red hair made her way toward the courtyard where she saw little outdoor classroom Professor Vance set up for them. "Hello, Professor. I hope you're doing well today." She gave her a polite nod before she went to sit next to Nathan. "Hi. You don't look so good." Was it because the weather? Alyce was recognized by her flaming red as she came into the makeshift classroom and was making her way between the tables to sit down next to Nathan. Smiling kindly over at the snakette Professor Vance greeted "Hello Alyce, I'm doing splendidly thank you. How are you today dear?" She could definitely count on Alyce to get Nathan's mood up. Quote: Originally Posted by SilverTiger The presence of the basic classroom layout out in the courtyard had surprised her, though, and she’d stopped for a moment in the outside entrance before she finally kept walking over. At least she hadn’t been the first one to arrive. “Good afternoon Professor Vance,” she greeted the professor as she tried to decide where to sit. Past terms she’d sat with Derf and Jessa and Abey and Emmeline, but she’d only given each of them, plus Bel, a grin as she made a beeline over to the table where Liv was seated. Nobody minded, did they? Next student to show up was Stasya of the lions. Laurel watched her hesitate on where and with who to sit with hidden amusement. Seating hierarchy was super important apparently for many. It mattered where you sat. Smilng kindly over at the third year Professor Vance greeted "Good afternoon Stasya." Quote: Originally Posted by Pucki "Morning... Afternoon? Um... Hey Professor Vance," she stuttered over her introduction, but while it had subdued her for all but a moment she had perked up again immediately. "I love your teacup, what kind of tea are you drinking today?" Because that would give her ideas on what to request from the house elves, but that was another point all together. With hellos done, she dropped cross legged to the ground on a pillow and waited for the class to begin. Shera was the third student to come in to greet her with a morning when it was well after lunch. Deciding to let it slide for the first years already nervous sake she greeted warmly "Good afternoon Shera! Thank you, floral patterns on teacups are just so pretty don't you agree? I was drinking peppermint tea for warmth." Quote: Originally Posted by Kolyander Getting to have a lesson outside in the courtyard was a nice little change of pace that the eleven year old welcomed fully. Plus it was a Friday afternoon which meant she was almost free for a weekend full of exploring! "Good afternoon, Professor!" Rylee greeted warmly waving. A quick glance around at the tables lead her to follow her feet right over to a familiar face. "Hi, Shera!" Sitting herself down on one of the comfy pillows set up on a chair. "I wonder what we'll be doing today, do you think we'll get to work together?" Working with a partner was always fun. If her predictions were correct then Shea would be followed by another first year and Rylee's entrance made that come true. Warmly returning the young lioness's wave she greeted "Good afternoon Rylee!" It was nice to see so many youngling with good attitudes and manners from home. Quote: Originally Posted by Flipper However, she liked Professor Vance, with her funny tea drinking habits. To Mara, she resembled a soothing presence. "Good afternoon, Professor Vance." She greeted the teacher joyfully. She grabbed at seat alone at the front of the improvised classroom and adjusted her robes, staring at the blackboard. To complete the trio chain of first years Mara stepped over the invisible threshold to her outdoor classroom. Flashing the badgerette a warm beam she greeted "Good afternoon Mara!" Quote: Originally Posted by Devina Wellheart Casts a warming charm over herself as she greets the professor with a polite smile and and ' Hi, how are ya?' Good afternoon, Professor.. This looks interesting.. Can't wait to "see" what you've got in store for us today..", Randa smiled with a wink on the word see.. Yup.. Ms. Blaze could be witty sometimes.. Giggling to herself she turned to find the perfect pillow to plop her already tired self onto. After doing so she pulled her book she liked to read whilst waiting for lessons to begin, from her bag and into it shoved her attention. Letting out a warm giggle at Miranda's wittyness Laurel winked at the senior girl smiling. "Good afternoon Miranda, yes you will soon see what I've planned for you all today. Unless have you already predicted it?" Quote: Originally Posted by Dokimoto Kye maaay have overdone lunch, but hey story of her life, right? These Feasts would be the death of her, and that was okay. Oh the joy at not having to walk all the way up to the Divination Tower for today's lesson! Kye made her way through to the courtyard where she found a replica of the classroom waiting for her. "Hello, Professor Vance," Kye greeted, with a nod and smile to her Head of House. She picked a table and took a seat, letting her food settle was a good idea. Kye came in next, wasting no time to find herself a seat. Beaming kindly over at her Professor Vance greeted "Good afternoon Kye!" Quote: Originally Posted by Daydreamer11 It was a beautiful day and Jessi was happy to having class outside. She was in such a good mood, she almost skipped to Divination class. Somehow she managed to contain herself. I mean she was a first year, but she didn’t have to flaunt it. When she arrived at the courtyard, Jessi saw that there were already plenty of students present. “Hello Professor”, she said with her usual enthusiasm. As she looked around for a seat, she also took a moment to notice which of her classmates had already arrived. Finally, Jessi found a seat, plopped down in it and began to organize her materials for class. She would be ready, when the professor said go. The skip in Jessi's step was not missed by Laurel as the young lioness arrived in the courtyard. Smiling kindly over at Jessie she greeted "Hello Jessi!" The enthusiasm would hopefully smitten those students that were tired and glum. [QUOTE=Kimothy;12302224] And it wasn't all the time they spent classes outside, so Vivian felt it was necessary to make the most out of it today. "Good afternoon, Professor Vance," the prefect greeted her head of house with a smile before joining the rest of the class. She settled for a seat beside Vi and gave the Gryffindor a light nudge to mark her arrival. QUOTE] "Good afternoon Vivian!" Professor Vance greeted happily as her snake prefect arrived to attend. Not that she predicted anything to go awry but she worked with kids so it was nice to have backup. Quote: Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline Slipping out into the courtyard, she couldn’t help but notice that the divination classroom seemed to be transported into its new location. What with all the round tables like usual and chairs and cushions and blackboard greeting her. “Good afternoon, Professor Vance,” she greeted the woman before taking her seat at one of the tables. “Hey,” she greeted her table mates with a smile as she settled herself down and took out her supplies for notes. The last student to arrive was Cassandra McNally of the eagles. Flashing a warm smile over in the girl's direction she greeted. "Good afternoon Cassandra!" A glance down at her watch told her that it was high time to start even though she would have wished to have waited for more snakes to arrive. Straightening up fully from her casual stance, Professor Vance, made her floral cup with the cold peppermint tea disappear with a flick of her wand that she had pulled out of its waist holder. Making her smile bigger she turned her gaze to assembled students. "Welcome everyone to this afternoons outdoor divination class with the courtyard and the warm sunlight as a wonderful backdrop." Taking out her wand a second time Professor Vance tapped the blackboard lightly making an image of human fingernails appear, stripped and decently clean without any visible nail polish or decorative art. SPOILER!!: Nail image While the students looked at the image Professor Vance moved to stand on the other side of the blackboard. Tapping it lightly to get attention she asked "Today our focus is going to be on our fingernails. Before I tell you why can someone tell me how we can use our nails for purposes of Divination?" OOC: Class has started! Catch up posts are allowed throughout. If you are just now joining please pretend as if your student has been there from the start or subject yourself to Prof Laurel's wrath . First question is simple just answer how your character thinks nails can be used for Divination purposes. All answers are welcome both right, wrong and funny. I'll move on in 24 hours @ approx 9am GMT+2 tomorrow. Sorry for the wait, my comp ate all my replies last night and I didn't have energy then to rewrite it all. __________________