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Originally Posted by Felixir  They were a couple of days into the term, but Kaiser was still struggling to re-adjust to being back at school. He was exhausted, and that was something that just didn't seem to want to go away, and having class after class certainly didn't help. But still, he was here, so there was that.
Stifling a yawn as he entered the Arithmancy classroom, Kaiser gave the room a cursory glance, but found it to be remarkably ordinary. Good, that was good. Still, he wasn't discounting any strangeness later on in the lesson, and he was, as always, on his guard. "Morning," Kaiser said to the professor as he took his seat and waited quietly for class to start.
As the first student made his way through her doorway, Ayana sat up a little straighter and she smiled at that stifled yawn. Teenagers were the same all around the world. "Good morning."
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Originally Posted by Stormdancer Having the ability to pick new classes was great. Having the option to only pick 2 or 3 before completely over burdening yourself, was not. Holly Tamesis wanted to learn things. All the things. About everything. But she also didn’t want a constant headache for the next five years, so she had limited herself to Arithmancy, Runes and Creatures. What? She couldn’t say no to the cute creatures that had the ability to maul people. They were too interesting!
So, here she was. School bag over her shoulder, uniform properly in place (it hadn’t been long enough for it to not fit her yet, thankfully there had been no more growth spurts). With a small smile and her hair curly and free around her face, the third year walked into the classroom. ”Morning, Professor." She wiggled her fingers a bit, before picking a random seat right in the middle of the classroom and then took her books and supplies out to get ready for the class.
Was everyone else excited? She was excited.
Ah, this one looked appropriately excited! Ayana appreciated that. "Good morning to you too."
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Originally Posted by siriusblackliveson Patrick needed to be early. It was the one batty trait he had acquired from his mama. He wanted to make good impressions with the new professors even though they had met him already... being a prefect and all. He just wanted the term to go well. He supposed it was something easy to do if he this lesson better than he had last term.
Walking in slowly, a clunk with every other step he got into the classroom. “Morning professor.” he greeted calmly and not out of breath. One thing this boot had done was prevent him from sounding like he was running a marathon before every class cause he was usually bum rushing from the great hall. He took a seat taking note of his housemates who were present and those not yet there.
The next student who walked in was not entirely unfamiliar, and Ayana smiled brightly at him. She wondered why he hadn't been to see Healer Beryl yet about that leg, but the prefect's affairs were his own. "Good morning Patrick."
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Originally Posted by Ginevra Daisy entered the Arithmancy classroom and greeted the new professor with a smile and a "Good morning, Professor," as she quickly glanced at the assortment of objects on the desk located at the front of the classroom. Daisy then preceded to sit down on a seat in the middle and began to get her supplies out from her bag, before placing them on the desk in front of her.
Ah, a student showing interest in her little array of objects. Wonderful! "Morning," Ayana replied with a pleased smile.
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Originally Posted by oh its Erik ok Bright and Early were not words in one Eloise Fairfield's vocabulary. It didn't really even help that this was her fourth year. It just didn't help. Well, sleep would help but that's an entirely different subject. Onwards to Arithmancy and walking through the door and seeing Professor Sissay and her weird desk. Not as weird as a boot but close.
"Hey Professor Sissay looks like a lot of junk on your desk. But i like the elephants"
She said smiling and as casually as possible. Yeah, she didn't say her name correctly but give it a couple more classes. Hopefully...depending on her mood and who she was talking to and if she liked her.
She was going to find a seat now
This next one looked a little tired. She was somewhat amused right up until the girl opened her mouth, and Ayana's own smile turned even softer. It was certainly not outside the realm of possibility that students would be unfamiliar with her surname. "Professor Sissay," Ayana corrected the girl, emphasizing the open 'a' sound at the end.
Ah, and another thing. "I wonder, why you would use such a word to describe these items on my desk?" The elephants would certainly protest to being called junk. She would be offended on their behalf. "I'd like you to think on it, and perhaps hand me a paragraph on the word?" A friendly suggestion. And a slight warning, to use proper language in her classroom.
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Originally Posted by GD2204 With the first few days of Hogwarts truly flying by, Ewan had arrived bright and early for his first Arithmancy lesson of the year with the faintest of smiles on his face. upon entering, his eyes were instantly drawn to the various array of objects that sat at the front of the classroom. "Good morning Professor. What's with all of the objects?" he inquired in an inquisitive tone, his eyes moving from one object to anther trying to decipher the connection.
After a few seconds had passed, Ewan quietly moved along the rows to find a seat that was empty and sat down before finally taking out his parchment and quill, ready to start the lesson.
"Good morning," Ayana replied cheerfully to the next student who seemed almost happy to be hear. That sent her spirits soaring, it truly did. Like that younger girl who was already sat in the classroom. "What is with them? Quite a peculiar question," Ayana remarked with a twinkle in her eye, though she did wonder at the previous Arithmancy professor. Had they allowed such informalities in the classroom?
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Originally Posted by Jean Granger Returning to Hogwarts for a new term was an amazing feeling. Jade spent the past two days going to the classes she liked, having good food and just being happy about finally being back at school. She was able to wake up early in the morning to get ready for Arithmancy - another class that she had decided to take this year to challenge herself.
"Good morning, Professor Sissay," the Ravenclaw greeted, pronouncing the woman's surname accurately (yes she did her research!!). She looked around the room and took note of the random objects on the desk at the front of the room. She had done some background reading on the subject before class, but failed to understand the purpose of these objects. Wondering about what they would be learning this lesson, Jade took a seat and waited for class to begin.
Oh, this one's pronunciation was spot on! Heart warm, Ayana smiled brightly at her as the girl looked at the desk. "Good morning."
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Originally Posted by Nordic Witch They we're now a few day's into term and Eleanor was slowly finding a Hogwarts routine for herself. She was a morning person so going up bright and early for a class was not a problem. A small yawn did though slip out of the brunette lioness's mouth upon entering the Arithmancy classroom since, she was also a teen that needed her sleep.
After surveying the step up and the weird collection of objects on the professors desk for a moment she turned her attention to the professor, which Ellie greeted with a sunny smile in passing on her way to an empty desk. "Good morning Professor Sissay, why do you have such an odd combo of items on your desk? The elephants are cute though."
Choosing an empty seat in the same row as Holly she quickly took out parchments, quill, inks and her Arithmancy textbooks from her backpack and placed them on the desk in front of her. She was now ready and eager to start her first arithmancy lesson.
"Good morning!" she watched as the girl took her seat beside the excited one with a smile. "An odd combination indeed, aren't they?" Ayana tickled the back of one of the elephants, and it made an admittedly sweet sound with its trunk.
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Originally Posted by Shanners All of these new Professors made Odaline uncomfortable with the fact that they now needed to learn that she didn't do well at conversing or discussing or talking.
As she walked into the Arithmancy classroom, she bit the inside of her cheek as she looked at the Professor before hurrying to sit down without a word and unpacking her supplies. Her important supplies.
Oh, a silent one. Her first one. Ayana smiled as the little one looked her way, but looked up as another student walked in and allowing the girl to prepare for the lesson.
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Originally Posted by gritandgrace Eniola came into the class, more like stumbled through the doors, but that is neither here nor there. Finding a seat near the front, her attention span truly is too terrible to sit any further back, and setting her textbook out she waited. That is until she got bored. Looking around the classroom she saw many familiar faces.
If Eniola was being truthful she was quite nervous. She wants to do well in all her classes, but you can never be too sure with a new professor how they'll be. She really hopes she likes this one.
Two silent students in a row. No matter, Ayana smiled at the next girl all the same as she took her seat. As long as they paid attention and took their coursework seriously, Ayana had no complaints towards quiet students.
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Originally Posted by Kolyander Arithmancy. One of the few lessons that could give her a headache just by mentioning it. And yet here she was making her way into the classroom right one time, her bag slung over her shoulder.
"Good morning, Professor Sissay," Rylee greeted cheerfully as she made her way towards the front to find herself an empty seat. Blue-gray eyes spotting the variety of items that were laid upon the women's desk. The little elephants causing most of her curiosity and making her question what it was they would be working on so early in the morning. Did any of the stuff even have anything in common?
Still silently pondering the possible connection between the items on the professors desk and Arithmancy, the Gryffindor choose an empty seat. Pulling what she would need for the lesson from the bag she laid everything out on her desk, her bag sliding from her shoulder and onto the floor beside her chair.
For now she was ready to get started. Hopefully.
Another curious one! By the numbers, it really did make Ayana very happy to see the students try and make sense of what they were seeing on the desk. "Good morning," she replied with a warm smile. Quite a futile undertaking, but she appreciated the effort nevertheless.
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Originally Posted by Harron Peasley Józef didn't like mornings, especially when they were filled with new subjects and new teachers. He didn't like mornings when they had Quidditch, and he LOVED Quidditch.
With a nod to the Professor, he shuffled into a seat at the back of the classroom, but not before noting the elephants moving inside their little pen. They manager to bring a little smile to his face, and he couldn't help but wonder if he could, you know.... keep one. After the lesson, of course.
If curiosity warmed her heart, this next student's expression made her practically soar. She nodded back to him, and glanced down at her elephants. They were proving to be an excellent ice breaker, and a source of genuinely joy this morning. Ayana tickled yet another one, and looked up when the next student arrived.
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Originally Posted by littledhampir Indigo was present. Physically, at least. He was still feeling a bit distant, and weird. He had been back at Hogwarts for a few days now and he had still barely spoken to anyone besides a select few. He wasn't sure exactly what would shake this weirdness but he supposed going about his normal business was a start. That included going to class, even if he was sure he wasn't going to do so great on the participation front.
This class also made him a bit anxious because the professor was new and he didn't know anything about her. But from what he had heard she seemed pretty nice so he wasn't too concerned, but he was still cautious. "Good morning," he said quietly as he walked in. He glanced around, then took a seat by himself.
"Good morning," Ayana smiled at this next student, noting the general air about him with some worry. His affairs were his own, quite like the Slytherin prefect's and the rest of the students, but it never stopped her from worrying about them.
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Originally Posted by SilverTiger Being on time to lessons wasn’t going to be a problem, or at least Stasya was telling herself that. Considering there weren’t SORE exercises that absolutely needed to be completed before they could get to actual lessons, nor were there mutants to look out for. Just the usual castle things, the moving staircases and talking portraits, and while she generally did greet the latter when they spoke to her, escaping without getting pulled into a long conversation had become habit. Therefore, it wasn’t difficult to arrive at the Arithmancy classroom well before the scheduled time, and she’d smiled at the professor once she’d walked in the door.
“Good morning Professor Sissay,” she said, eyes on the tiny elephants as she chose a desk and settled in. Parchment and ink out for notes, focus still at least partially on the miniature creatures.
Another prefect strode through her door, and Ayana smiled at the Gryffindor girl. It provided a small relief, to know at least the prefects by name. "Good morning Stasya," Ayana nodded towards the girl with a smile.
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Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi After his usual very early morning run, which he had been doing (almost) everyday ever since the s.o.r.e had been introduced, Dorian was wide awake and as fit as a fiddle as he entered the Arithmancy classroom. "Good morning, Professor" he greeted before his eyes moved towards the objects on the desk. Wondering what those were about but also knowing he would find that out later, he looked back up, gave her a small smile before he turned to sit at the free desk nearest him.
"Good morning," Ayana replied with a smile of her own. A seemingly healthy lad! Always good to see. Always good indeed. Or perhaps he was just considerably more awake than most of his fellow students. Also a possibility.
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Originally Posted by 2111jen Meeeeh mornings were not Austin's favorite time of day. He preferred the nighttime. He walked into the classroom though, trying his best to tame his messy bedhead. He gave the professor a friendly wave and then found a seat. He took out his notebook and pencil and put it on his knee.
Ayana's smile faltered at the next student, and that hair of his. "Please see to it that you arrive looking presentable next lesson," Ayana stated with a pointed look at the boy's head. It was the first lesson of the term, but her rules made it very clear what her opinion was on her students' level of grooming for her lessons. She was here to teach Arithmancy, but alongside that they were all here to raise a respectably group of young adults, and she would not waver on this.
She wasn't a big fan of that wave either, but decided to let it slide for now.
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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Like Ancient Runes, Arithmancy was a class that Nina Castillo thoroughly enjoyed. Also like Ancient Runes, however, Arithmancy was also a class that she pretended to loathe. Merlin forbid anyone actually find out that she was good at it, it would be an absolute travesty. She'd have to tell Hudson that she didn't need his private lessons anymore and though she didn't need them to begin with, she very much enjoyed the time they spent together. So as far as anyone else was concerned, Nina and Arithmancy were NOT big fans of each other.
As she made her way into the classroom, she sported her classic pout. She politely paused in front of their Professor's desk to nod in greeting, taking note of the strange collection of objects placed on the desk before her. How peculiar. Immediately, her mind began forming an obscene amount of guesses as to what their lesson would be focused on today. The possibilities were seemingly endless and perhaps only time would tell.
Furthermore, she had bigger issues worth her preoccupation. Aka finding the right place to sit. If she took a seat towards the front, she would appear to be too eager. People would think her to be studious and concerned with her marks. If she took a seat at the back, she would be stuck with the burnouts. Kids who were bound to flunk their way out of school and amount to absolute nothings like drivers for the Knightbus, or worse... busboys at the Leaky Cauldron. While she wanted to appear casual, she did not want to be surrounded by idiots.
And so, she settled for a seat somewhere in the middle. Perfect.
Ayana nodded back at the girl who reminded her a lot of Ife when she was refused vanilla ice cream, her smile brightening considerably. Any reminder of her children, even if unexpected, is always welcome.
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Originally Posted by PhoenixRising Maeve did not do numbers. She didn't do anything that required her to sit for long periods of time, actually, but particularly disliked anything that required attention to detail and Arithmancy was one of those subjects. Another thing she disliked? Lessons at the crack of dawn. She'd barely had time to run down to the Great Hall and eat a quick breakfast before heading up to the Arithmancy Classroom. Honestly, how rude of the professor? Who did she think she was?
Yet the blonde was somehow here on time. A biscuit or two in her robe pocket from breakfast along with some fever fancy candies from opening feast. Just in case class got to be too much for her.
Finding a seat close to the door so she could make a quick escape if need be, the sixth year gave a small nod at the Professor. At least she had pretty handwriting.
Oh, this one didn't seem to be particularly pleased to be here either. Hmm. Following a standard pattern then, the students who had arrived earlier seemed generally more enthusiastic about the lesson. The thought amused Ayana, as teenage mannerisms usually did, and she nodded back at the student as she sat.
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Originally Posted by LilFox06 Valencia was unsure why the board specified that they needed clean robes. Who wasn't wearing clean robes? That was weird. Oh well. She'd try not to be bothered.
IT WAS FINALLY SCHOOL TIME.
The young Ravenclaw enjoyed learning and enjoyed being in educational settings.
"Hello Professor." she greeted before taking an empty seat.
"Hello, good morning," Ayana greeted the next student who, at the very least, didn't seem quite so sullen. Always a plus.
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Originally Posted by nicole black Maxie sat directly beside Odaline. He had a plan. A big one. She was scary, but not just for him- for everyone- so, if he sat next to Oda people would leave him alone thanks to her presence. it was full-proof, or so he believed. "H-hello." He said, greeting his fellow second-year with a little nod as he settled in. Carefully laying out his textbook, quill and ink pot, Maxie almost felt like humming- so pleased he was with himself.
The Hufflepuff brushed his fingers over his quill's feathers, a small habit he had formed while waiting in other - usually more stress-related - classes. This new Professor, Maxie had seen her at the feast, and then of course at every meal, but he still had very little idea what to expect from her. He sincerely believed in most of the adults who taught here - even the meaner, drummer ones - but that didn't mean his guard wasn't up.
Caution was, after all, his other other middle name. "M-morning, Professor." Maxie greeted, licking his dry lips.
Ayana smiled as the young one sat next to an already present student, and nodded in his direction. "Good morning."
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Originally Posted by hermionesclone It was starting to get harder and harder to wake up early. Sure, it was still the first week and he hadn’t gotten used to the new timetable yet but........ no. No no no. To make matters worse, they had Arithmancy at this time of the day. That was not on.
But even if he didn’t want to get out of bed earlier, he also didn’t want to be late either and so, he found himself stuffing the last bit of toast into his mouth and furiously munching along as he walked down the corridor to the class. Munch munch, chomp chomp. He did, unfortunately, find himself lingering by the door to let his mouth catch up but that was expected.
It was only when he’d swallowed the last bit of toast - and wiped any crumbs off of his robes - that he entered the classroom. "Hello, Professor," he said quietly, making his way towards the nearest empty seat he could find and settling himself down. He glanced over at the blackboard and then at-
Were those tiny elephants??
"Good morning," Ayana cheerfully greeted the next student, and her smile widened as he caught sight of the every popular mini elephants.
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Originally Posted by SneakySeverusSnape Analiese had a good feeling about lessons this morning. She walked into the Arithmancy classroom and smiled at the professor. She sat down at her desk and took out her required... things. The 11-year-old caught Austin's eye and gave him a little wave.
Analiese looked at her reflection in the window. Oh no. She'd been walking around the school with a beadhead. But to be honest, Analiese's bedheads were very nice compared to other girls. It didn't look like a lion's mane, unlike her mum's. It just looked like her hair just finished drying after coming out of the shower. She tried her best to do her hair before class actually started. She searched through her robes for a hair tie. She pulled out a turquoise ribbon instead. A ribbon would do. Analiese tied her hair quickly.
Ayana held back a chuckle as the next student rolled into class, and nodded to her as she sat. She watched her tie her hair for a moment before looking towards the door once more. Better late than never, she supposed.
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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Eiji was still on the fence about Arithimancy as a whole. While he had already ruled out two electives entirely - Divination and Muggle Studies - there was something about this subject that he could not entirely shake and let go of. Perhaps it was because he appreciated the sturdiness and certainty that was numbers. After all, two plus two always equaled four no matter what language you spoke or who you were. There was a consistency there that was fantastic.
So...he was giving the subject another chance. Or...he was until he stepped into the classroom and saw the rubbish on the professor's desk. Bloody hell. Unless those were cursed and them practicing a bit of cursebreaking today, Eiji Rasting was not here for this.
"....professor," he greeted calmly, questioningly, as he made his way about the desks to find himself a seat.
Which happened to be beside a Gryffindor girl who was asking questions that, obviously, the woman was not going to answer. At least not yet.
"I'm hoping for a bit of cursebreaking," he offered the Gryffindor as he set his dragon hide messenger bag on the ground and proceeded to pull his textbook and other necessities for class from it.
"Good morning," Ayana greeted the next student with a smile as he sat, and blinked in slight surprise at his words. Oh dear. Cursebreaking? Not quite. But it was always a subject students always seemed to find intriguing. Perhaps she'd squeeze in a lesson on the basics, during her spring module.
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Originally Posted by Fireheart Avalon smoothed down her hair as she entered the arithmancy classroom. The wind this morning was not a good match for her meticulously styled locks! She tucked a stay strand that had fallen loose from her braid behind her ear and scanned the classroom for an empty seat. She liked sitting on the aisle, because it meant for a quick escape if anything were to go awry. After spotting an empty end seat toward the front of the room, Avalon gave the professor a polite smile and nod as to say hello. She didn't want to seem too overeager by greeting the professor with a hearty "good morning" phrase.
Her eyes narrowed in curiosity as she noticed the strange collection of objects on Professor Sissay's desk -- specifically the tiny elephants. What in the world did they have to do with arithmancy? Avalon had to admit that this subject was the one that she was looking forward to the least. But thankfully, it seemed like the professor would try to make things interesting.
Ayana nodded in response to the next students, and was delighted to see her peer curiously at the desk. More curious students, the happier Ayana became. Curiosity meant an open mind, and that's exactly what Arithmancy demanded. A clear, analytical, open mind.
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Originally Posted by Jessiqua Hanna mostly felt indifferent towards numbers. She could do them, but they didn't particularly interest her. Still, she had decided to keep Arithmancy as a subject because it certainly wasn't the worst subject to explore for her future. Plus, all of these new Professors were a little bit exciting. The wind wasn't an exciting experience, though. Rather than bring any of her winter accessories, though, Hanna braved it in the morning coolness.
"Good morning Professor Sissay," Hanna greeted with a smile. She'd not had the chance yet to speak with the Arithmancy Professor but had certainly seen her throughout the castle. She took in the things on the desk, her mind not trying too hard to guess what they were for. She found an empty seat and took it, getting her things ready for the lesson.
In good spirits, Ayana smiled at the next student. "Good morning," she returned the greeting in kind and watched the girl find her seat.
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Originally Posted by Lady of Light Lenora had overslept so there had been no time for breakfast.
This was a great start to the morning, wasn’t it?
Lenora entered the classroom, a little breathless after all that running. She couldn’t help but feel a little relieved that class hadn’t started yet.. she gave the professor a small smile, smoothing out her messy hair. “Hello, professor. Good morning.”
She took a seat near the front of the classroom, suddenly realising that she hadn’t applied any lip gloss. Ugh. Awesome.
Hello and good morning. Ayana smiled and adjusted her leaning position on the table. "Good morning," she nodded at the slightly panting student - running so early in the morning, what a wonderful form of exercise - and looked down at her watch.
Ah, still a few more minutes to go. Ayana's eyes moved to look over the students currently present, and noted with some sadness that no one had seemed to bring any water with them. Hydration is so important at every stage of a person's life, she sincerely hoped they'd had a lot to drink at breakfast. And would hydrate more at lunch. Perhaps she'd put up a fun little sign reminding them how vital it was to have drink at least two litres of water a day.
Speaking of, she reached for her hip, where her own water flask was located, and took a few sips. OOC: I will be starting the lesson in roughly six hours, so there's still plenty of time to post your characters arriving, and/or reply to Ayana. ^__^
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