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| Term 12: April - June 2006 Term Twelve: Hendrik's Riddles |
01-08-2006, 09:27 PM
| | Divination Classroom 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. |
01-11-2006, 11:06 PM
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| Professor Kotkin then turned to Jessica. "Very good, Tasseomancy, or tea leaf reading as it is more commonly known is a very popular, and easily accessible form of divination. Some use coffee grounds to do the same." |
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01-11-2006, 11:10 PM
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| Nogtail
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| JayMay ♥ Big, yellow duckie <3 Jessica had no idea what Pyromancy was, but she raised her hand once more.
"Professor, I know wat Seer is," she said. "Seer is ancient word. It is supposed to mean the combined study of many forms of Divination. More than one methods are used to predic the future, and much stress is laid upon the Inner Eye - which is widened through spiritual means. A person who masters this form of Divination is also called a Seer."
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01-11-2006, 11:18 PM
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| desires irresistible water Puffskein
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| Professor Kotkin smiled at the answers. "Great Sabrina and Taylor! And Stacey too, but we are trying to deal with the Divination form of fire magic. But it seems like you could teach even me different ways to protect yourself using fire. Pyromancy is a form of Fire Scrying. First, you focus on whatever you want to learn, question you want answered, then observe the flame noting the various patterns and movements to determine the answer. Some will even throw an object into the flames to effect the flames before they read them." |
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01-11-2006, 11:24 PM
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| Red Cap
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Cassy was busy taking notes but then suddenly remembered the Professor asking about Cartomancy. She definately knew the answer to this question. She raised her hand and said "Cartomancy is divination using cards and sometimes Tarot cards."
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01-11-2006, 11:24 PM
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Julie raised her hand and said " Cartomancy is a way to foretell the future using a regular deck of playing cards. It is not unlike tarot cards in the way one uses them to understand human emotions and feelings"
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01-11-2006, 11:31 PM
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| "Jessica, another excellent answer. Some people feel that only Seers, or those who have the Inner Eye, as the only true form of divination. It is considered a form of prophecy. Not everyone is gifted with the ability to 'see' and even to 'interpret' what they may see. The Seer usually has no control over what they are seeing. Many prophesies can be found stored at the Ministry of Magic." Professor Kotkin turned the board. "Now if anyone wants to add anything to list feel free. We will soon be pairing up to start our practical lesson in Palmistry." (ooc: I must leave the class till Tomorrow, but feel free to define other forms of Divination to earn points, but NO CHATTING! I will be giving points at the end of class for homework and for your classroom participation.) |
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01-11-2006, 11:31 PM
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| Gnome
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Taylor forgot that she had asked about Cartomancy, but he decided not to answer; Instead, he took notes
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01-11-2006, 11:37 PM
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Sabrina raised her hand again. "Professor, cartomancy is the art of divination using the standard playing deck of cards. This was the most popular form of providing "fortune telling" card readings in the 19th and 20th centuries. Each card is said to influence the following card."
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01-11-2006, 11:45 PM
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| Forest Troll
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Julie raised her hand and said "Professor Dream interpretation is to actually interpret the meaning of your dreams. There are two categories that they fit into, those that are generated from within your physical body and mind and those that come from your spirit guides or tutors". Julie paused hoping she was clear.
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01-12-2006, 01:27 AM
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| Billywig
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Fancy Taylor | Devoted to Tom Padfoot's Psychiatrist Fancy scribbled down all the definitions people were giving. She had been raised in a family that stronly disapproved of the art of Divination. She knew the reason, but had been forbidden to discuss it. Fancy was strangely drawn to the art. She knew the reason for that, too, but again, but since she didn't want her parents to know that she was taking Divination, she decided it was best that she not draw attention to herself in class.
Fancy glanced across the table at her friend Felisia and gave her a small encouraging smile. She knew that the only reason Fancy was here was because her mother was forcing her to take the class. |
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01-12-2006, 01:36 AM
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| Jarvey
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Tina wrote down everything as fast as she could. She had a feeling she would actually need this sooner or later.
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01-12-2006, 01:40 AM
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| Gnome
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Felisia | Felisia looked up at Fancy and smiled back. She enjoyed certain aspects of divination, but not the fact that she was forced to take it. She wrote down the definitions given by the other students. She wasn't one to talk out in class, unelss she really felt compelled or needed to ask a question. She carefully listened to the definition of 'pyromancy' and a small smirk crossed her face.
"I wonder how many people can mix pyromancy with palmistry" she whispered to Fancy. Felisia had one secret ability, that really hadn't come into handy in her lifetime...she could make fire in her hand. She sat quietly and played around with a small flame on her left index finger, hiding as much as possible so the professor wouldn't find out.
The idea of hydromancy seemed a little odd, as she added those notes with her quill. But tea leaves might not be so bad; she could always try to drink the tea after the reading. |
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01-12-2006, 02:02 AM
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| Jarvey
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Tina's thoughts suddenly drifted to other things, barely related to divination. Her eyes turned a cloudy blue, just the color she was feeling like. *I know I might take this power of mine, whatever it's called, for granted. But there are so many other interesting powers out there, that seem, no - are, much more useful in real life than mine.* she thought. Tina sighed, looking at the almost invisible flame on the girl before her's finger.
__________________ the day will come when you fall in love with me the way i've fallen in love with you.
but by then it will be too late, i'd have somehow moved on. </3
love me now, let's be together forever.
all i'm asking for is one chance you won't regret. myspace |
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01-12-2006, 02:03 AM
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| Veela
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Maximus O. Vindictus III First Year | No Touchy! ♥ demented_teacher Kay raised her hand and added information about another form of divination. "Axiomancy is a form of divination, in which the quivering of the blade of an axe that has been thrust into a wooden table is interpreted by the diviner." She didn't know why that particular form of divination came to mind. Maybe because she had read about it in Professor Riddle's office several terms ago.
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01-12-2006, 02:11 AM
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| Jarvey
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Tina added this infomation to her notes and went back to her thoughts.
__________________ the day will come when you fall in love with me the way i've fallen in love with you.
but by then it will be too late, i'd have somehow moved on. </3
love me now, let's be together forever.
all i'm asking for is one chance you won't regret. myspace |
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01-12-2006, 02:43 AM
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| Billywig
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Fancy Taylor | Devoted to Tom Padfoot's Psychiatrist Quote:
Originally Posted by DeepMystyc The idea of hydromancy seemed a little odd, as she added those notes with her quill. But tea leaves might not be so bad; she could always try to drink the tea after the reading. Fancy, listening to Felisia's question, just shrugged her shoulders and smirked. She wasn't the type to disobey a teacher's orders, and she didn't want to make a bad impression on the first day of classes by chatting.
Fancy knew that Felisia had a secret ability with fire. Mostly they had just played with the talent during their childhood, seeing what Felisia could do with it. It had never been very useful. She watched as Felisia allowed the flame to dance on her finger, quivering ever so slightly. She hoped the professor didn't catch her. She then turned her attention back to Professor Kotkin and waited for her next comment. |
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01-12-2006, 02:50 AM
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| Imp
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Esmeralda Beck First Year | Maureen scribbled on her note with bad handwriting. |
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01-12-2006, 02:51 AM
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| Jarvey
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Tina sighed. That was interesting - in it's own way, she thought. I wonder if my eye color changing has anything to do with this, should I ask? Tina pondered. Maybe tomorrow.
__________________ the day will come when you fall in love with me the way i've fallen in love with you.
but by then it will be too late, i'd have somehow moved on. </3
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01-12-2006, 02:55 AM
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Meghan took down the notes of what everyone was saying.
She raised her hand shyly and said, "Is it ok if I have kind of alot...
The first one i have is bibliomancy.
this is when you open a book to a random page while keeping your eyes closed and you point at a line or passage in a book.
The next one i have is lychnomancy
this is when you use a candle flame. It is a branch of pyromancy. you arrange 3 candles in a triange and than ask a question. If the answer is positive 2 flames will burn higher than the other one. A wavering flame would indicate a journey. A spiral flame indicated plots by enemies. An uneven flame danger. Sparks would indicate you should be cautious and a sudden extinction indicated bad luck.
And the last thing is are we going to learn about Aura's at all? just out of curiousity." With that Meghan sat quietly listening to everyone else's answers.
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01-12-2006, 03:27 AM
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| Kappa
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Poppen | ♛ Certified Pogrebin Hunter ♛ Lucki Minaj ☠ RAH RAH I'M A DUNGEON DRAGON ☠ Mithos raised his hand "Professor," he began "Lychnomancy is one of my favorite forms of Divination. It is the divination by the candle flame. The divinater is concerned with the flames of three candles arranged in a triangle. A positive answer to the question asked would be indicated by one flame burning higher than the other two. A wavering flame would indicate a journey, a spiral flame indicated plots by enemies, and an uneven flame danger. Also sparks would indicate you should be cautious and a sudden extinction indicated bad luck." He said and gave a weak smile. Divination was his favorite subject. |
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01-12-2006, 05:43 AM
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Celestina scribbled furiously every bit of information that was told. Yes, nearly impossible but it has been done before. If she had more time or a clone she would have even included the pauses each speaker took when giving their answers. As she took down the class notes, Bucky racked her brain furiously for a form of Divination not yet discussed. There had to be something, surely, that she had read about a rare or yet undiscussed art of Divination.
"Professor, if I may," spoke Celestina, raising her hand. "Another form of Divination is the Tarot. Tarot is a set of 78 cards with pictures and symbols that are used for divination by connecting the reader to the subconcious mind. The origin of this art is unknown however some have guessed that its origin is from the Romany people, commonly known as Gypsies. The cards can be used to determine the past, present and future of an event or person and can become powerful tools in magical workings and rituals. Oh...also, the cars are devided into Minor Arcana, which includes 56 of the 78 cards, and Major Arcana which contains the remaining 22 cards."
Bucky lowered her hand, quite pleased with herself. She would have mentioned runes as well but perhaps she should let someone else give it a shot.
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01-12-2006, 07:25 AM
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| Veela
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g_g raised her hand. The forms of divination i know of are Tarot, Tea leaf reading, Astral divination, catoptromancy, Domino divination, pendulum magic, and table tilting" g_g said.
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01-12-2006, 07:51 AM
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c00kie scribbled down pages and pages of notes. She enjoyed Divination, it was great fun. But what she was most interested in the forms of Divination was Tarot cards. She raised her hand,
"Professor, Tarot is a French word derived from the Italian cartawhich means card,tarocchi which means triumps and Greek manteia which means divinition," she paused for a second before continuing, "if i am not wrong, the word tarot first apearred in the 15th Century, it consist of two parts, the Major Arcana and the Minor Arcana," she said before looking back at her parchment
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01-12-2006, 08:10 AM
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Ginny was busy scribbling notes down. She was amazed at how much her class knew about various forms of divination.
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01-12-2006, 09:02 AM
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| Sphinx
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Nikolai Vannacutt | Nabs!Ama | | The Happy Hufflepuff Nabiya raised her hand, "Professor, I remember reading about a rather..disturbing form of divination..It's called Hepatoscopy, which is divination using the entrails of animals. In ancient times, the liver was considered the focal point of life and had occult importance. The liver was divided into sections with each section representing a particular diety. And these markings were of great importance." |
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