Divination Two: Tasseomancy
 

Professor St. Toussaint opened up the doors to her class to let the young ladies of Belle's School of Magic for Young Witches enter. The fresh and green aroma of tea wafted through the corridors as the Professor held the door open with a sticking charm and made her way back to her desk. She drew out differently coloured bags of various loose-leaf teas and began serving portions of the dried tea leaves in small dipping bowls.

"Take a bowl of dried tea leaves from my desk, take a partner, and have a seat. Class will begin shortly.", she all but squeaked in her misleadingly soft and tiny voice.

Each seat was beset with a single-serving tea set which consisted of a small earthen or chinaware pot and like-materialed cups, some of which were equipped with handles and others which were Asian styled without handles.



OOC: Take your time RPing to class. I'll return in 8-9 hours.

Allie walked into the classroom, and said "Hello, Professor."
SHe grabbed a bowl of dried tealeaves, and looked around for a partner.

Cassandra walked into the class... She hated that she needed to share her lessons with Amelia Rose, but she grinned and bared it.

She grabbed a bowl of dried leaves, and then sat in her usual seat. She looked at the tea. Great... well, at least she was in her element.

Anna followed a line of students through the door, automatically taking notice of the aroma of tea drifting about. Hmm...the reading of tea leaves. She smiled at the professor and then retrieved a bowl of dry tea leaves. She'd worry about finding a partner as soon as she was seated.

Sam walked into the classroom and took a deep breath. It smelled good in here. Even her dislike for the Ministry approved professor was evaporating as she listened to her instructions. She looked around the room and saw Allie, who played beater at the recent quidditch match. She took a bowl of dried tea leaves and walked over to Allie. "Hey. Do you have a partner?" she asked kindly and sat down next to her.

Amelia looked up from her selection of tea leaves at the arrival of the Slytherin Prefect. Perfect, she thought mischievously. As she selected her tea cup, she walked over to the slytherin and smiled politely at the fellow seventh year. "Hello Cassandra," she told her sitting down at her table. "Partners, I believe we are."

"Nope." said Allie

Sam smiled as Allie said she didnt have a partner. "Me either. Want to be partners?" she asked with hopefully eyes. She set down her earth colored book bag onto the ground next to her and set her wand into her pocket. She wondered what this class was going to be about.

"Sure." said Allie, smiling. She was scared she wouldn't find a partner. "I think were trading tea leaves today."

Hermy entered the classroom with a large bag of books slung over her shoulder. Her curly hair had grown to a slightly unruly length, and it was roughly held back off her face in a loose bun by a pencil and a paintbrush. At a close inspection, her nails had a bluish green tinge, and there was paint smeared up her forearm. Not that Hermy cared about her current slightly eccentric appearance.

She smiled at the Professor as she picked up some of the portioned out tealeaves, and headed towards the back of the room. Knowing how some of the staff were about presentation, it was safer to hide her hands far away from the professor. At least they had covered all the palm reading stuff now.

Sam smiled again as Allie said she would be her partner. She did see Mia and Anna around, but she felt being low key right now. Plus she wanted to get to know her fellow quidditch mate. "Yeah it seems so, doesnt it?" she chuckled. She didnt really like to drink tea, but she loved the smell of it. "I wonder how she is going to teach us. I think this could be a good lesson." she said more to herself, than to Allie. But she hoped Allie knew she wasnt just talking to herself.

WHAT?!?! She thought to herself... How was she getting out of THIS one. "Rose, seriously... I am waiting for..." Alright who did she want to be partnered up with, "forget it... fine!" Now she was in trouble...

"I don't know." said Allie."It does seem like ti would be an interesting lesson.

Divination.

The very subject she struggled with the most - more than Herbology - just like Flying. And if she had attended a flying lesson with Wystan and survived to tell the story, she most certainly would survive a Divination lesson with Toussaint. Right?

Right! Yay!

Smoothing her skirt, she walked into the classroom just in time to listen to what the professor said. Tea? Again?! Argh. With a small smile in the woman's direction she did as she was told and took a bowl of dried tea from her desk. Okay now. Don't trip. Don't trip. And find a partner. Oh how Evangeline hated that. Not for the partnership, but for .. eh. Just because.

Looking around, she spotted one of the Tree Girls and made her way to her. She looked like she didn't have a partner yet...and she relatively sane ... for a Ravenclaw. "Erm -- hi!" She said a little bit too enthusiatically. No need to let Willow know she didn't like nor understood Divination, right? She just .. memorised it. "Do you like .. need a partner for this ... tea reading thingymabobby?"

Anna watched as several people around her partnered up. She still hadn't stood up and made the effort to go find someone. She looked around the room. It appeared that everyone already in class was partnered up. Hopefully someone else would come in soon.

Sam nodded as she said it would be interesting. Seeing as they never really introduced themselves, she figured she would now. "I know we know eachother from quidditch, but we never properly introduced ourselves. My name is Sam Edwards." she said, with a gentle smile. She moved a piece of her reddish brown hair from out of her face and tried not to figet with her skirt.

"Alexandra Johnson." she said. "But you can call me Allie.

Anna was just about to stand up and search for a partner when she heard someone talking nearby. She looked up to see a fellow Gryffindor asking about being partners. "Hello, Chloe. I'd love to be your partner. Here, take a seat," she said, nodding in the direction of a nearby seat. Anna had all the necessary components now to start the lesson. All she had to do now was wait for the professor.

Astrid looked around the room and noticed that most of the girls were already finding their partners. If she didn't find one soon, there might not be any left. "Would anyone like to be my partner?" she asked barely above a whisper.

Occ. Hey Becca I have to go for a lil ;)
 

"I have a Grandma with that last name! Her names sounds a lot like yours too." she chuckled. She loved her grandma. She was one of the best ladies in her life. It was like she knew everything too. It was so weird. But it was one of the reasons why she loved her so much. She then looked to the front of the room to wait for the professor to speak.