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TeafortheSoul · 11-20-2018, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Birchwoodmom

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“Our final task of the day will be to see how we can put those rational thought numbers to use.” He walked forward and picked up one of the small wooden boxes from the front row of desks. “In each box, you will find one famous witch and/or wizard combo.” Foster opened up the box and revealed the folded piece of parchment inside. “Your task is to calculate the rational thought number for each person on your slip of parchment, then decide who you would rather team up with based solely on those numbers.” He gently closed the box and placed it back on the desk. “Now, knowing what sort of task that may be before you might influence your decision. Let us imagine that Hogwarts has been taken over by less than desirable Witch or Wizard and it’s your job to team up with one of the pair to plan a way to remove them from the school.” As he finished, he realized that some of the students may be thinking of a certain headmaster, so he quickly added. “Similar to all those years ago when Dolores Umbridge was at Hogwarts. For the sake of our lesson, let us assume that all of the witches and wizards on your slips of paper are on the side of Hogwarts and removing the troublesome intruder.”

With a flick of his wand, the steps appeared on the chalkboard.

"Now, there isn't one right or wrong answer for which witch or wizard you should pick. As long as you have a reason for your choice." He glanced around, hoping they were all following. "For example, I might pick someone with a very similar set of personality traits in hopes that we might get along better. On the other hand, I may choose to go with someone that is a complete opposite, so we can bring strengths from both sides." Foster leaned against his desk. "You have twenty minutes to do your calculations and write a short paragraph stating why you made your choice. If you have any questions, please raise your hand and I'll come to you."

SPOILER!!: Witch/Wizard combos

OOC: Great job! Thanks for hanging in there, even with some site hiccups. All you need to do is calculate the rational thought number for both in your pair of choice. I've included a link in the steps above that will give you a calculator so you don't have to do it by hand. Pick which one of the two your charrie would want to team up with and why. Please feel free to join in or catch up. You will have about 72 hours to complete our final activity before we start wrapping up. Please let me know if you have any questions. Skype, PM, VM, carrier pigeon...

It was pretty epic being called wise in a lesson that you basically felt like a complete dunce in, and Bel perked up a little. What was all this about removing a troublesome intruder though? Couldn't be some kind of hint could it? Nahhh. Paranoia.

Bel eyed up the pairings and given she wasn't that in the know on her British Wizarding history, she kind of ended up just picking at random. A quick eenie meenie miney mo did the job, ending up with pairing c, Sirius Black and Rubeus Hagrid. Oh that was yonks ago too. Hum. Probably both dead by now then. Bel copied down the names and dates and then.... had a blank. Wait what bit of the birthday did they add again? She rummaged through her existing notes and reminded herself. The day. Okay. The day. Ripper. And then it was a matter of checking the letters on the chart to get the numbers...

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Rubeus Hagrid December 6th, 1928
Rubeus
(9+3+2+5+3+1) + 6 =
(2+3) + 6 =
5 + 6 = 11/2

- the illuminator
-lightbulb?
- hard to understand
-maybe an inventor or a spiritual guide
- uses intuition
-senses more than analyses

Sirius Black November 3rd, 1959
Sirius
(1+9+9+9+3+1) + 3 =
(3+2) + 3 =
5 + 3 = 8

- big picture visionary
- ignores details
- balances rational and irrational and can combine them
- vivid imagination
- not very patient or understanding about fear and caution

She double and triple checked her maths, still not trusting herself to get things right the first time, and then jotted down the info she needed. Numbers 8 and 11? That master number thing. Those were weird. And honestly without putting that much thought into it, Bel didn't much like the idea of working with someone who was apparently hard to understand like an 11 was? That wasn't gonna help solve anything, was it? That alone had her leaning towards the 8, and that meant she had to come up with something to justify that.

Maaaybe that was the wrong approach but here she was doing it anyways.

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I would pick Sirius over Rubeus because if you were going to do something crazy to get some interloper gone you probably would want someone who could be both rational and irrational and use their imagination. I could probably handle details anyway so that would be okay. I dunno if my numbers support that I could, but I could. I wouldn't want to work with the 11 one, Rubeus, because it says that they're hard to understand and I think you'd want to be able to communicate clearly on this whole scenario.

Bel reread what she had wrote.... it would do. Probably. Maybe. Except she did have another question.

Sh stuck her hand up. "Professor? For people with master numbers do you only look at those or do you look at the number that it reduces to as well?" Was it a combination of things or what?

11-20-2018, 03:10 PM	#46 (permalink)
TeafortheSoul Formerly: Tegz Demiguise Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hobbiton Posts: 24,239 Hogwarts RPG Name: ??? Ravenclaw Hogwarts RPG Name: Ronnie Thurkell Gryffindor Seventh Year x12 x12	lives in a hobbit hole \|\| Ern and Touz's Nuzzle \|\| roflysst \|\| looking at a seed packet Quote: Originally Posted by Birchwoodmom SPOILER!!: replies Next, he saw Ms. Macindoe's hand go up. "Yes, Ms. Macindoe, that's a very true, and wise, response. Knowing our strengths and weaknesses, or even potential weaknesses, can help us better ourselves and even work more harmoniously with others." His eye caught Mr. Carden's hand and he nodded for his response. "Excellent. That is a fantastic way to make use of the information. Knowing not only your own strengths and weaknesses, but those of your team makes or co-workers, can save you from some poor outcomes." “Our final task of the day will be to see how we can put those rational thought numbers to use.” He walked forward and picked up one of the small wooden boxes from the front row of desks. “In each box, you will find one famous witch and/or wizard combo.” Foster opened up the box and revealed the folded piece of parchment inside. “Your task is to calculate the rational thought number for each person on your slip of parchment, then decide who you would rather team up with based solely on those numbers.” He gently closed the box and placed it back on the desk. “Now, knowing what sort of task that may be before you might influence your decision. Let us imagine that Hogwarts has been taken over by less than desirable Witch or Wizard and it’s your job to team up with one of the pair to plan a way to remove them from the school.” As he finished, he realized that some of the students may be thinking of a certain headmaster, so he quickly added. “Similar to all those years ago when Dolores Umbridge was at Hogwarts. For the sake of our lesson, let us assume that all of the witches and wizards on your slips of paper are on the side of Hogwarts and removing the troublesome intruder.” With a flick of his wand, the steps appeared on the chalkboard. "Now, there isn't one right or wrong answer for which witch or wizard you should pick. As long as you have a reason for your choice." He glanced around, hoping they were all following. "For example, I might pick someone with a very similar set of personality traits in hopes that we might get along better. On the other hand, I may choose to go with someone that is a complete opposite, so we can bring strengths from both sides." Foster leaned against his desk. "You have twenty minutes to do your calculations and write a short paragraph stating why you made your choice. If you have any questions, please raise your hand and I'll come to you." SPOILER!!: Witch/Wizard combos Choose any pair. a,b,c,d, or e a)Harry Potter July 31, 1980 a)Draco Malfoy June 5th, 1980 b)Severus Snape January 9th, 1960 b)Newton Artemis Fido Scamander February 24th, 1897 c)Sirius Black November 3rd, 1959 c)Rubeus Hagrid December 6th, 1928 d)Hermione Jean Granger September 19, 1979 d)Remus John Lupin March 10th, 1960 e)Ronald Weasley March 1st, 1980 e)Neville Longbottom July 30th, 1980 OOC: Great job! Thanks for hanging in there, even with some site hiccups. All you need to do is calculate the rational thought number for both in your pair of choice. I've included a link in the steps above that will give you a calculator so you don't have to do it by hand. Pick which one of the two your charrie would want to team up with and why. Please feel free to join in or catch up. You will have about 72 hours to complete our final activity before we start wrapping up. Please let me know if you have any questions. Skype, PM, VM, carrier pigeon... It was pretty epic being called wise in a lesson that you basically felt like a complete dunce in, and Bel perked up a little. What was all this about removing a troublesome intruder though? Couldn't be some kind of hint could it? Nahhh. Paranoia. Bel eyed up the pairings and given she wasn't that in the know on her British Wizarding history, she kind of ended up just picking at random. A quick eenie meenie miney mo did the job, ending up with pairing c, Sirius Black and Rubeus Hagrid. Oh that was yonks ago too. Hum. Probably both dead by now then. Bel copied down the names and dates and then.... had a blank. Wait what bit of the birthday did they add again? She rummaged through her existing notes and reminded herself. The day. Okay. The day. Ripper. And then it was a matter of checking the letters on the chart to get the numbers... Quote: Rubeus Hagrid December 6th, 1928 Rubeus (9+3+2+5+3+1) + 6 = (2+3) + 6 = 5 + 6 = 11/2 - the illuminator -lightbulb? - hard to understand -maybe an inventor or a spiritual guide - uses intuition -senses more than analyses Sirius Black November 3rd, 1959 Sirius (1+9+9+9+3+1) + 3 = (3+2) + 3 = 5 + 3 = 8 - big picture visionary - ignores details - balances rational and irrational and can combine them - vivid imagination - not very patient or understanding about fear and caution She double and triple checked her maths, still not trusting herself to get things right the first time, and then jotted down the info she needed. Numbers 8 and 11? That master number thing. Those were weird. And honestly without putting that much thought into it, Bel didn't much like the idea of working with someone who was apparently hard to understand like an 11 was? That wasn't gonna help solve anything, was it? That alone had her leaning towards the 8, and that meant she had to come up with something to justify that. Maaaybe that was the wrong approach but here she was doing it anyways. Quote: I would pick Sirius over Rubeus because if you were going to do something crazy to get some interloper gone you probably would want someone who could be both rational and irrational and use their imagination. I could probably handle details anyway so that would be okay. I dunno if my numbers support that I could, but I could. I wouldn't want to work with the 11 one, Rubeus, because it says that they're hard to understand and I think you'd want to be able to communicate clearly on this whole scenario. Bel reread what she had wrote.... it would do. Probably. Maybe. Except she did have another question. Sh stuck her hand up. "Professor? For people with master numbers do you only look at those or do you look at the number that it reduces to as well?" Was it a combination of things or what? __________________ love is like a letter wrote :: and life is like an envelope be careful who you give it to :: they might not give it back to you