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serenasnape · 01-08-2006, 09:27 PM

As you enter the Classroom you notice shelves filled with items like frilly teapots and stacks of matching cups and saucers. On another set of shelves you see rows of glass balls of various sizes and other strange objects like stones and cystals of different shapes, colors and sizes. The tables are large and round, with comfortable poofy chairs surrounding them. The fireplace is lit emitting a warm glow that adds an eeriness as the flames reflect off of the many shiny objects. Professor Kotkin sits back and waits as the students climb the narrow ladder that leads to the tower of the Divination Classroom.

HPCHAMP101 · 02-15-2006, 01:56 AM

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Professor Kotkin looked at the concerned look on Meghan's face. "The hallway symbolises a journey, where you are leaving behind the familiar in order to explore the unfamiliar. It could represent you current feelings about challenges you face or goals you may have set for yourself. Though you say it is dark, you speak of yellow lights. We tend to perceive the world in opposites, such as dark and light. The darkness could represent something you are trying to conceal from yourself or others. Yellow is the hottest color, and represents the warmth of the sun. You may be trying to bring something to light, maybe what you have hidden. It also could mean you are hopeful about changes in your life. The door represents new opportunities or a form of transition. It invites you to explore the unknown. Because you fell in the water, you felt 'swept' away or overwhelmed by the new experiences. You may be struggling with changing emotions. The dove may show innocence, or just your desire for peace, as opposed to dealing with change. The flight of the bird shows that you can rise above it if you choose!"

Meghan looked up at the professor as she spoke to her. Hearing what the professor had to say calmed her a little. After all the professor was extremly knowledgable on the subject she would have warned her if her dream meant something bad. So now all Meghan had to do was figure out what she was trying to hide so she could bring it out into the light. This in some way would help her on her journey....what? All Meghan could think was, this is so confusing!

She raised her hand. "Professor, I don't really understand what you meant. Are dreams a way of telling us something...like a warning so that we subconsciencelly tell ourselves something." Meghan realized she made no sense so she changed the question. "Ok nevermind the last question...Do our dreams tell us to do something. In my case it would be to stop hiding, whatever it is im hiding, and let everyone know about it...so if I do that I can continue on my journey to...wherever it is i'm going?" Meghan hoped she made some sense because she was extremly confused.

Egyptian_Blue · 02-17-2006, 08:28 PM

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Professor Kotkin glanced at Alanna's notes. "Because the water flows and changes shape, it may represent fluidity. The color blue may reflect your mood. You may be looking for peace, rest, refuge or emotional tranquility. And later, seeing the lake as a mirror could represent your true self, or contemplating on your 'inner' life... self-knowlege, self-discovery, truth or sincerity. The swan, represents your emotions as well, while the owl flying denotes wisdom and magic. The swan's wings represent freedom and escape from the mundane. Together it seems that you have enjoyed the peace and tranquility you have experienced. With your growing wisdom and magical skills, you are reflecting on your new experiences and self-discoveries, and you are accepting the changes from the mundane or 'peace' that your life once led, to new experiences and adventures with your schooling."

Alanna looked at the professor. "Thank you Professor," she said. That made sense. Quickly, she wrote down word for word what the professor had said. She wished she could interpret dreams like the professor.

serenasnape · 02-21-2006, 10:23 PM

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Heshasa pondered for a moment struggling to remember her most recent dream. She began writing what had happened...

I was sitting in a field of flowers and laying against a lone tree whose roots held it up out of the ground. A black stallion comes trotting up bringing darkness with it. Then it steps aside and I see a shadowy figure a ways away. Every five minutes or so it takes a step forward killing the flowers around it. The stallion gallops towards and past it so the darkness leaves and as the stallion passes the figure it lets out a hoarse scream and disappears but the flowers around it remain dead. I keep thinking if it came close enough I would die,it is a reacurring dream that I've had since I was little.

Heshasa shivered at the thought of this nightmare and looked around for Professor Kotkin.

Professor Kotkin glanced at Heshasha's notes. "A recurring dream usually means you have something to resolve. Let's see, the tree represents the process of life, as in growing, dying and regenerating. The tree could be pointing out the new 'growth' in your life. The roots themselves may relate to your past or the 'unconscious'. The flowers may represent the cycle of existence, as in birth, life, death and rebirth. They can also represent your youth, your innocence and hope. The horse, or stallion, represents strength or power, and the darkness can reflect somthing in your relationship with your 'unconscious', meaning a secret you may be keeping from others, or even from yourself. The fact that it goes from light to dark could just reflect change or even anxiety because of some 'unknown' making you feel despair. The shadow also represents some form of despair. Maybe there are dark aspects to your nature you need to reveal to your 'conscious' mind. Seeing that the flowers die, and death can be seen in some of your other symbols, I can only assume that you are seeing the changes that come with knowlege, or 'the death of your innocence'. We all have dark aspects in our 'unconscious' mindds that we have to face and overcome. But we must face them head on, and realize that with the proper choices we make in our lives, that we can overcome them. So rather than fear them, take strength like the black stallion represents, and face them, and then conquer them so they will not come back. Just as the flowers that died, the 'dark aspects' should not come back."

serenasnape · 02-21-2006, 10:39 PM

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Emma opened her notebook, where a few weeks before she had written her dream.

I'm walking down a dark and erie street, followed by a man in the moonlight. I quicken my step and am feeling my heart beating just as quickly. I look back quite a few times. Once I looked back and fell into a sewer, but the sewer extended into an endless dark hole. I scream my lungs out but it was of no use. However, as many would think, I did not wake up, a few seconds later, I find myself flying a broom across the sky. Not to long afterwards, I land safely home, my parents welcome me and tuck me safe into bed.

And that's when a friend woke me up reminding me that Potion's class started in the next few minutes...

"Gee, I didn't know dreams could be so complicated..." Whispered Emma. She raised her hand to show the Professor that she was finished. As she waited, she wrote more into her notebook:

I suppose the street is a bit like a hallway, showing that I'm embarking into something new, yet being dark may represent it being unknown... Perhaps Hogwarts? At that time I had only been here for a month or two. The hole obviously represents fear, maybe the fear of not making friends. By that time however, I had tried out for the Quidditch team, I wonder if making the team has taken me out of this fear, given me a joy. The broom, representing Quidditch of course, saved me from my fear, the endless hole.

Professor Kotkin smiled at Emma. "Wow, I'm impressed! The fact that you are embarking on a new journey here would give anyone anxiety, especially when trying out for Quidditch could clearly add to that level of fear. Congratulations, by the way! I loved playing on the Quidditch team during my days here as a student. I would say, though, that the broom and then flying away from the danger would represent your conquering the fear, and then arriving home to a safe place shows you are feeling at home here at last. Though I do think that Quidditch helped you to get there, I might add!"

Pottermaniac · 02-21-2006, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by serenasnape

Professor Kotkin smiled at Emma. "Wow, I'm impressed! The fact that you are embarking on a new journey here would give anyone anxiety, especially when trying out for Quidditch could clearly add to that level of fear. Congratulations, by the way! I loved playing on the Quidditch team during my days here as a student. I would say, though, that the broom and then flying away from the danger would represent your conquering the fear, and then arriving home to a safe place shows you are feeling at home here at last. Though I do think that Quidditch helped you to get there, I might add!"

Emma grinned, she did indeed fill at home here after the first few months and had had a great time with her friends. "Thanks." She replied, smiling.

serenasnape · 02-21-2006, 10:50 PM

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Lala reads her dream from her journal. It was a very short dream, there is very little detail she can remember but it sure is very unforgettable yet scary. It was just a scene where it goes like this:

Im with my best pal Cathy and we're about to exit the mall. As we get near the exit, I spotted a miserable-looking man who shouted something. Then all of a sudden, people started to get confused too. They're panicking *sp?.. What I saw next is that the man had brought out a gun... He'd used it and fired it towards us... Still near the exit, I fell of. I realized I was hurt because of the broken glasses, I think.. I learned that Cathy was beside me tugging me a bit, looking very worried and with teary eyes...

Thats all I can remember, I woke up suddenly and wondering, "what is that"? Its really weird because, Cathy is one of my best friend but we lost contact for about two years. Weird that, I had just a dream involving her, which a pretty scary one..

I guess this dream suggests that I fear something, involving her. What is it?...

The Professor looked at Lala's journal and shuddered! "Being shot at by a muggle? Ghastly! I would say the gun does symbolize fear. The fact that your friend from the past was there may just be a sign that you need to try to find that friend. In your subconsious you may be reaching out to her and that you long for the friendship you feel has been broken, as represented by the broken glasses. If you don't find her, you must fear losing that friendship forever."

Padfoot · 02-21-2006, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by serenasnape

Professor Kotkin glanced at Heshasha's notes. "A recurring dream usually means you have something to resolve. Let's see, the tree represents the process of life, as in growing, dying and regenerating. The tree could be pointing out the new 'growth' in your life. The roots themselves may relate to your past or the 'unconscious'. The flowers may represent the cycle of existence, as in birth, life, death and rebirth. They can also represent your youth, your innocence and hope. The horse, or stallion, represents strength or power, and the darkness can reflect somthing in your relationship with your 'unconscious', meaning a secret you may be keeping from others, or even from yourself. The fact that it goes from light to dark could just reflect change or even anxiety because of some 'unknown' making you feel despair. The shadow also represents some form of despair. Maybe there are dark aspects to your nature you need to reveal to your 'conscious' mind. Seeing that the flowers die, and death can be seen in some of your other symbols, I can only assume that you are seeing the changes that come with knowlege, or 'the death of your innocence'. We all have dark aspects in our 'unconscious' mindds that we have to face and overcome. But we must face them head on, and realize that with the proper choices we make in our lives, that we can overcome them. So rather than fear them, take strength like the black stallion represents, and face them, and then conquer them so they will not come back. Just as the flowers that died, the 'dark aspects' should not come back."

Heshasa nodded while still looking at the professor. Her eyes were glowing slightly conducting her quill not far away writing down what Professor Kotkin said. Once she finished her her eyes ceased glwoing and her quill dropped. This definatly decribed her, she needed to overcome her dark side that ahd recently tried to overtake her. Quietly she said,"Thanks Professor," and went to work contemplating what she had said, reading and re-reading her dream and what it meant."Professor are our dreams aften correct or are they simply shots in the dark. I know it can show a passage into the subconcious, but is it always true? This seems to describe my life at the moment, quite accuratly but..." Heshasa's voice trailed off with a confused look.

serenasnape · 02-21-2006, 11:07 PM

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Meghan looked up at the professor as she spoke to her. Hearing what the professor had to say calmed her a little. After all the professor was extremly knowledgable on the subject she would have warned her if her dream meant something bad. So now all Meghan had to do was figure out what she was trying to hide so she could bring it out into the light. This in some way would help her on her journey....what? All Meghan could think was, this is so confusing!

She raised her hand. "Professor, I don't really understand what you meant. Are dreams a way of telling us something...like a warning so that we subconsciencelly tell ourselves something." Meghan realized she made no sense so she changed the question. "Ok nevermind the last question...Do our dreams tell us to do something. In my case it would be to stop hiding, whatever it is im hiding, and let everyone know about it...so if I do that I can continue on my journey to...wherever it is i'm going?" Meghan hoped she made some sense because she was extremly confused.

Professor Kotkin turned to answer Meghan's question. "Dreams give us a window to our subconscious minds that can help us to see things or answer questions we may not be capable of doing while awake. You may not even be aware of what it is your dream is trying to reveal to you. And you may only need to be honest with yourself. Maybe you just fear the unknown, as to whatever opportunities may lie behind that door. Or maybe you fear losing your innocence or peacefulness you may feel, or that you have already lost it. As I said before, the flight of the bird shows that you can rise above and conquer your fears. If you repeat this dream, will yourself to get beyond the door. Maybe then you will know what your subconscious is trying to reveal to you."

HPCHAMP101 · 02-22-2006, 01:02 AM

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Professor Kotkin turned to answer Meghan's question. "Dreams give us a window to our subconscious minds that can help us to see things or answer questions we may not be capable of doing while awake. You may not even be aware of what it is your dream is trying to reveal to you. And you may only need to be honest with yourself. Maybe you just fear the unknown, as to whatever opportunities may lie behind that door. Or maybe you fear losing your innocence or peacefulness you may feel, or that you have already lost it. As I said before, the flight of the bird shows that you can rise above and conquer your fears. If you repeat this dream, will yourself to get beyond the door. Maybe then you will know what your subconscious is trying to reveal to you."

Meghan nodded that made alot of sense. So if she had that dream tonight she was going to figure out a way to get through that door so that she could figure out what lay behind it. She nodded her head. "Thank you professor."

lala_favehp · 02-22-2006, 03:06 PM

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The Professor looked at Lala's journal and shuddered! "Being shot at by a muggle? Ghastly! I would say the gun does symbolize fear. The fact that your friend from the past was there may just be a sign that you need to try to find that friend. In your subconsious you may be reaching out to her and that you long for the friendship you feel has been broken, as represented by the broken glasses. If you don't find her, you must fear losing that friendship forever."

Looking a bit scared but gladly, Lala looked up to Professor Kotkin and said "oh thank you professor, indeed you're right, i missed her so much and we can't just forget what we've been through for a couple of years". She nodded and continued "A visit for her would do no harm, I shall come and visit her then, thanks Professor. I dont want to lose someone." She started to take down notes in her parchment.

Lania Felton · 02-22-2006, 04:17 PM

Joanna continued to look through her journal. One entry cought her attention.

I waslying in my bed only to find a large door in front of me.Locked as this all came to me,i used my wand.My wand was the key,and the doorflung open and all i saw was a beautiful park. There i saw a largeamount of pigends,3 geese in the pond,and heard people laughing.A while later darkness fell,people were screaming and i was falling.

Joanna was very confused."What dose this mean?"she asked.

Jessica · 02-22-2006, 04:21 PM

Jessica leafed through her Dream Journal until she found a fresh, blank page. Slowly she lowered her quill to its surface and began to write her most recent dream, pondering over it in her mind.

”I found myself in a chamber which glittered with every step I took further and lost its sheen every time I backed away. In the midst of the room, some twenty feet away from me, stood on a glimmering grey pedestal a white, glassy goblet, five feet high. Inside of it bubbled and frothed a pure golden potion and as I reached towards it, the cup grew taller and the potion more golden. And then, as I stretched out my hand to touch the goblet, the mixture inside stopped frothing but turned a clear shade of silver. I pressed the Goblet to my lips and found a soothing sensation cruise through me. Then, all of a sudden, in the distance, I heard a wail of anguish. Next moment, scream were echoing all around me and I found myself trapped in a haze of electric green. Far above, I saw a white dove, but it disappeared in the vast skies and I was falling into a dark oblivion.”

As she stopped and laid aside her quill, Jessica re-read what she had written. Thinking of her dream, she felt it to be strange to the extreme. She felt she could tell what it meant, but dared not try. She looked up at the Professor who was several rows away and put a cold hand to her sparkling blue eyes.

serenasnape · 02-22-2006, 11:19 PM

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Heshasa nodded while still looking at the professor. Her eyes were glowing slightly conducting her quill not far away writing down what Professor Kotkin said. Once she finished her her eyes ceased glwoing and her quill dropped. This definatly decribed her, she needed to overcome her dark side that ahd recently tried to overtake her. Quietly she said,"Thanks Professor," and went to work contemplating what she had said, reading and re-reading her dream and what it meant."Professor are our dreams aften correct or are they simply shots in the dark. I know it can show a passage into the subconcious, but is it always true? This seems to describe my life at the moment, quite accuratly but..." Heshasa's voice trailed off with a confused look.

Professor Kotkin listened to Heshasha's question. "Dreams are a way for our subconscious minds to help reveal things or answer questions that we can't resolve while awake. Dreams are one of the ways our 'unconscious' speaks to us, but they may also bring guidance and prophetic messages. Your dreams usually do relate to your current situations in life. They are there to help us to see what we can't see every day or things that we avoid or hide from ourselves while we are awake. They can help to lead us on a path to a future we could never have imagined."

serenasnape · 02-22-2006, 11:50 PM

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Joanna continued to look through her journal. One entry cought her attention.

I was lying in my bed only to find a large door in front of me. Locked as this all came to me,i used my wand. My wand was the key, and the door flung open and all i saw was a beautiful park. There I saw a large amount of pidgeons, 3 geese in the pond, and heard people laughing. A while later darkness fell, people were screaming and i was falling.

Joanna was very confused."What dose this mean?" she asked.

"Well, Joanna, the door is of course the door being closed could represent feelings of separation, prohibition or some mystery in your life. The key shows that you want access or answers to something. The fact that you were able to open the door shows that you have what it takes to get the answers or freedom that you are searching for. The park or garden is a sort of paradise. It represents your consciousness and order. A safe place for refuge and quiet growth. The birds also represent a yearning for freedom. The laughter would show joy, I would gather at the peace and order of the park, but the coming darkness and screams shows the opposite of that. It represents chaos instead of order. The falling shows that you fear that the peace and order you have and must, I think, crave to keep in your life may pass. Maybe you fear some sort of separation from friends or family even. Remember, you had the key that gave you the access to the park and all that entailed, so you should have no reason to fear the changes that come with separations as you move forward in your life."

Padfoot · 02-23-2006, 11:29 PM

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Professor Kotkin listened to Heshasha's question. "Dreams are a way for our subconscious minds to help reveal things or answer questions that we can't resolve while awake. Dreams are one of the ways our 'unconscious' speaks to us, but they may also bring guidance and prophetic messages. Your dreams usually do relate to your current situations in life. They are there to help us to see what we can't see every day or things that we avoid or hide from ourselves while we are awake. They can help to lead us on a path to a future we could never have imagined."

Heshasa listened to Professor Kotkin's explanation while conducting her quill once more. When she finished Heshasa allowed her quill to drop. thanking Professor Kotkin once more Heshasa set to work writing and contemplating.

Lania Felton · 02-24-2006, 11:12 PM

"Ahh i get it."she said.She continued to write down last nights dream:

My little sister was crying and i saw a flash back,like going into a memory and i saw my grandpa whom died when i was 3 or 4.It came and gone quickly.Next i know im in the Ravenclaw common room.Through my window i see a sunny day.I feel at home."Hogwarts is your home"said a man behind me.It was my friend whom hasn't talked to me in days at the most."Where have you been"i said."No where you?"he smiled and we went off.

She finish writing the dream and sighed.

serenasnape · 02-24-2006, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Jessica

Jessica leafed through her Dream Journal until she found a fresh, blank page. Slowly she lowered her quill to its surface and began to write her most recent dream, pondering over it in her mind.

”I found myself in a chamber which glittered with every step I took further and lost its sheen every time I backed away. In the midst of the room, some twenty feet away from me, stood on a glimmering grey pedestal a white, glassy goblet, five feet high. Inside of it bubbled and frothed a pure golden potion and as I reached towards it, the cup grew taller and the potion more golden. And then, as I stretched out my hand to touch the goblet, the mixture inside stopped frothing but turned a clear shade of silver. I pressed the Goblet to my lips and found a soothing sensation cruise through me. Then, all of a sudden, in the distance, I heard a wail of anguish. Next moment, scream were echoing all around me and I found myself trapped in a haze of electric green. Far above, I saw a white dove, but it disappeared in the vast skies and I was falling into a dark oblivion.”

As she stopped and laid aside her quill, Jessica re-read what she had written. Thinking of her dream, she felt it to be strange to the extreme. She felt she could tell what it meant, but dared not try. She looked up at the Professor who was several rows away and put a cold hand to her sparkling blue eyes.

Professor Kotkin noticed Jessica looking towards her and wandered over to her. "My, what have we here? You find yourself in a glittering chamber that encouraged you to enter with its brightness. This could relate to hidden areas of the conscious mind or different aspects of your personality. It could also represent satisfaction. The bright lights could show that you need to move to a higher level of awareness and feeling. Seeing a pedestal refers to someone or something that you admire or look up to. The grey color could indicate fear or confusion. Potions imply that you shouldn't alter the normal rhythm of things. The goblet has the changing potion, from gold, which represents your spiritual self, and changing to silver, which symbolizes a protective energy. Drinking from glass is good luck and the soothing feeling denotes the end to a problem or situation, a resolution of some kind. The anguish and screaming represent some temporary situation that will resolve itself sooner than expected, maybe an emotional issue. The color green is positive and shows a good change coming including peace and serenity. The white dove represents loyalty and friendship as well as peace. The fact that you fall into darkness shows you or that you feel a loss of control or fear the change that is represented by going from the light to dark. If you felt a loss of control, it could parallel a waking situation in your life. Remember, going from light to darkness represents a change, not necessarily a negative thing. Your whole dream implies there are changes coming soon. You are being encouraged to reach for a higher emotional level that will bring you peace and serenity in the end. Whatever problem you may be experiencing now, it looks like it will be resolved soon."

serenasnape · 02-25-2006, 12:17 AM

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"Ahh i get it."she said.She continued to write down last nights dream:

My little sister was crying and i saw a flash back,like going into a memory and i saw my grandpa whom died when i was 3 or 4.It came and gone quickly.Next i know im in the Ravenclaw common room.Through my window i see a sunny day.I feel at home."Hogwarts is your home"said a man behind me.It was my friend whom hasn't talked to me in days at the most."Where have you been"i said."No where you?"he smiled and we went off.

She finish writing the dream and sighed.

Professor Kotkin checked out Jojo's journal next. "Seeing someone else crying in your dream could be a projection of your own feelings onto someone else, especially if you don't allow yourself to cry in your waking life. It being your sister symbolizes an aspect of your relationship with her whether it be rivalry, caring or perhaps a protectiveness. She may draw your attention to your family role and your sense of belonging or even remind you of someone else in your life. To see your grandfather shows love, security, wisdom and protection. Seeing the sun symbolizes a peace of mind or insight. It is a good omen. Your friend could foretell happy tidings or good news to come. A friend could also represent that there is an aspect to your own personality that you reject, and are now ready to integrate that part of yourself into your life. I think the fact that you actually heard the words, that 'Hogwarts is your home' was clearly the message. Seeing all these things shows that you longed for the feelings of home, companionship, protection.... and that you realize you have those things here as well. You are ready to get past the anxiety that separation from family can bring and embrace your life here at Hogwarts. I think your friend already sent you the 'good news' in your dream."

Jessica · 02-26-2006, 07:38 PM

“Professor, does my dream relate only to spirituality or could this emotional resolve be linked with my physic self too?” Jessica queried curiously as Professor Kotkin interpreted her dream.

serenasnape · 03-08-2006, 11:08 PM

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“Professor, does my dream relate only to spirituality or could this emotional resolve be linked with my physic self too?” Jessica queried curiously as Professor Kotkin interpreted her dream.

Professor Kotkin smiled at Jessica's question. "I really couldn't say for sure dear, though it is clearly possible. Those of us with psychic abilities rely heavily on our emotions at times, so it could mean that you need to open yourself more to that emotional side to help release your inner eye to its true potential."

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