Okay, so...Caleb had gotten the correct answer. Good thing Sophie chose to repeat what he'd said then! She pulled her book from her book bag then raised her hand. "Okay, so I've chosen Quidditch Through the Ages," she said. "I chose it, because you said we could also choose a book at random, and this book was randomly in my trunk." Good enough reason, right? Now, a personality trait? Errr... "I'm not sure about the personality trait. Maybe it's just like I like to think of myself as fierce and determined, and you pretty much have to be that way to make it in Quidditch."

There was a separate branch for poems? Schuyler glanced over at Alice as she spoke about the Rhapso-something. Okay, if Schuyler were a telepath, she would have been thanking the fellow Gryffindor in mind-talk. Because HELLO? If there was a different method for poems, then did that apply to her because she had a BOOK of poems? Or not? It was a book? But it was a book OF poems? Elwood hadn't specified after all. She'd said 'book.' Not novel or something.

Good questions, Alice. Yes. Schuyler looked to their professor for the answers..



.......except Professor Elwood didn't answer them. Hmm. Well.. okay. Maybe some student had cut her off with a response and distracted her. Who knew.

She raised her hand. "Professor, could you answer the questions Alice had asked, about the Rhapso.. something? I brought a book of poems."

And now was probably a good time to provide answers to Elwood's what book? Why? One characteristic? questions. "I brought The Complete Works of Walt Whitman because if I read for pleasure, it's more often poems than books that I'll choose." It was still reading. It counted. "And one characteristic I have would be... well, I think I have an appreciation for nature. And Whitman does a good job of somehow winding together natural imagery with themes about life. And he does it in such a way that sounds really, really pretty." And spot on. That was a sort of magic of its own.

Oh, they have to share their book. Okay. Beverly didn't mind since it was her favorite. Mostly the dragon diagrams and wings span and...Merling it was great!

She slowly raised her book, hiding her face behind it. Show and tell wasn't her thing. "Um, I brought From Egg to Inferno, A Dragon Keeper's Guide because I...I really like dragons," she said, trying not come off as shy, though she pretty much failed. "As for the personality trait, um, I think because I'm a wild heart like they are."

Dragons could not be domesticated as much as anyone wanted to believe it, and her desire to be independent was the same, no one could hold it down.

Gwen was a little nervous about sharing her book. All of the other kids had long chapter books and hers was a childhood bedtime story. Sure, it had chapters, but it wasn't very long, and it was very much a child's book. Regardless, it was her turn. "I brought The Little Prince." Gwen held the blue book up just a little. It was originally Le Petit Prince but Gwen only knew English, and her mom had read her the English version when she was littler.

Why did she choose that book? "I, um, chose it because I like it a lot." It was her very favorite, as evidenced by the worn look of it. She couldn't tell these kids that a baby book was her favorite. They would send her home or something. "I like to look at things simply, and so does the little Prince, so I think that's a personality characteristic that we share." That was what she was asking, right?

variety is key in the study of Bibliomancy today... So it wasnt as simple as picking a random page off a book like the practice usually does? Color her curious with whatever they were doing today, if ever so slightly.

So what did she bring? The Ravenclaw brunette waited her turn to speak before saying this "I selected Rita Skeeter's book The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore, because I'mmm currently reading it--" thats a rather obvious reason why someone would bring it for a show and tell 'no? "--and I selected it because I find it fascinating." Like herself natch. Fascinating was a personality right?

Well to put out a drearily 'safe' answer she added this "Rita didnt let reputation or prestige stop her from asking difficult questions, challenging the status quo, she made people stop and think-- are the things they were told, the things they were made to believe-- actually true?"

Now how's that for personality?

Uh huh.

K.

West put his hand up.

"Quidditch Through the Ages. Because I like Quidditch. Because I like facts and the truth. I'm a realist I guess."

He was awesome at participating, wasn't she happy? West shot the professor an Odessa!smile and then transferred his attention back to his girlfriend. She was far more interesting.

Yes, please. Alice would like it if her questions were answered, too. She watched Elwood patiently, wondering if she'd been too quiet.

LOL. No. No, that definitely wasn't it.

Schuyler got a wink, though. 'Cause Whitman poems. Was the Learn'd Astronomer one in there?

Merlin. What? What had he said? Alice did a full turn in her seat just so she could stare at Mo, a bewildered expression on her face. Why that book? He hadn't.... he hadn't..... told Elwood stuff, yeah? In his SNAC essay? 'Cause he was in that club, she knew.

Eyeballing him for a little while longer, she turned back around and tried to put the thought out of her head. Yeah. Whew. Breathe.

Er, yeah. Did the Divination lady know that these were really personal things she was asking Alice to share? Stuff she didn't want Elwood know about, let alone an entire classroom full of people. Which meant vague answers for the win.

"I brought Anna Karenina. Why? Because I like it. And the personality trait that made me bring it is that I have really good taste." Nod. Nod nod. You're welcome, professor.

Benjamin tapped his fingers lightly against the desk, before stifling a yawn. Why was he here again? He knew nothing about bibliomancy.

As for why he'd brought his book? He waited for it to be his turn, and pulled the book out of his bag. "I brought, er..." What had he brought again? He held it up. "Er, well, the Rough Guide to Evolution it seems." He frowned at the monkey on the front and shrugged. "To be honest, I just grabbed it off the shelf in the common room. This is the first time I've looked at it." He flicked through the pages. Some Muggle scientist called Darwin, huh?

Adi stuck his hand in the air. "I brought book one of the Animorphs series. It's called The Invasion.'' So just why he had brought that? Well, besides it being one of his favourites..."I brought it because I like animals and fantasy stuff.''

Yep. Simple enough. Too bad he couldn't have brought the other seventy plus books of the series to Hogwarts.

Time to share?

Ella held the worn copy of her book in her hands, listening intently to her classmates. She owned some of the books they'd brought along, thinking they were nice choices. None of them held as much meaning and sentimental value to her as this one, though.

Her turn?

"I brought Tuck Everlasting." Her mom's copy "My- Someone read it to me when I was younger and I've loved it ever since. I guess bringing it shows I'm nostalgic in a way." But she loved it for other reasons. Ones she'd shared in the essay but didn't necessarily want to share out loud.

So it was time to tell the class what book you brought. Nigel went into his bag and brought his book onto his desk. He just started flipping through the pages until it was his turn to share.

"I brought The A-Z of Phobias, Fears, and Anxieties. I like reading about phobias. They are interesting."

Plus they were so many weird and fascinating one like Arachibutyrophobia, the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of one's mouth. Which is annoying but nothing to be afraid of.

Ian listened to the other students as they began to talk about their books. He wasn't sure he could go into much detail about his book as it might not be considered age appropriate, but he had seen it on the bookshelf at home and decided to begin reading it. It was quite funny at the beginning before taking a serious turn toward the end.

Having raised his hand, Ian responded to the question as well, The book I brought is a book that makes me laugh. Really the best book I can remember reading in some time. It also addressed the real challenges of social anxiety and mental illness, but he really enjoyed the funny stories most.

Well, things are definitely starting to make a little more sense. Variety does seem like it makes a lot of sense for a study like blibliomancy. But now for what book we brought. This was certainly gonna get interesting. Oichi raised her hand and responded, "I brought the book The Hunchback of Notre Dame Disney version, its the only one I truly know though I have heard of the original. Anyway, I believe I relate to Esmerelda in my go getter attitude to stand up for what is right and always have love and respect for all people." Yep, that's the way she always strives to be.

Tessa looked down at her book choice with a fond smile. She thumbed the corner a she waited for her turn, smiling as she listened to the other book choices and explanations.

"I brought Quidditch Through the Ages," she said when her turn had come around. "I have been reading this book for years, always with the intention of learning something different about Quidditch, which is a sport I've dedicated my life and future to," she explained. "I think this book shows my determination- because it takes a lot for me to read a book once, let along a few times," she said with a soft laugh.

YAAAAWN. She was so sleepy and this class never helped her in that department. "I picked this book because it is one that my dad read to me as a child." That was as far as she went with the book picking. Besides she did what she wanted and she wanted to being that book... so there! Why did she have to explain herself anyways?

This was dumb. If she had enough energy she would pick herself right on up and leave this class. She had grey hair and was moving like a grandma, if this was going to be some of her last days she did not want to spend them in this class.

Wow... a lot of people had very different book selections. And then there were those who all went with quidditch books or other texts, similar to what Lily had done. The seventh year sat back in her seat, listening to her classmates explain their decisions. Quidditch... mandatory... determination... muggle book vs wizard book. Books they read themselves vs books read to them by loved ones. The list was long but interesting.

Finally, it was Lily's turn, so she put her hand up. "I brought Hogwarts, A History because it was the first book I ever read relating to the wizarding world." Even though, ya know, she didn't end up being muggleborn. "I think one personality characteristic it shows about me is that I can be very sentimental... especially since I haven't read the book cover to cover since my first year." Ok... enough shared. Pulling her book onto her lap, she jotted down what she had said onto a piece of parchment.

Hogwarts, A History... first non-muggle book.... sentimental characteristic...

Oh they got to share their books with the rest of the class? Brynn wasn't real big on speaking up in front of everybody, but she had brought a book she was excited to share. She wondered what they were going to be doing with them, was this it or was there more? The first year bounced excitedly in her seat a little bit as she listened to her classmates speak about their own selections and waited her turn.

And then she was next. The first year proudly held her book up as she was called on. "I brought The Hexy Boyz: Behind the Magic," she said beaming at the picture of the boy band on the cover. "They're my favorite band, of course.. and this book is great because it tells all about the Boyz, like what they're really like, on stage and off." Though this book didn't tell what the DC in DC Fontaine stood for either and the redhead frowned a little at the thought before realizing she was meant to continue. Oh.. personality trait? Brynn bit her lip for a moment, thinking over the question. Uh.. "I guess this book shows my devotion for them." Sitting down now.

Kace was understanding the concept of the lesson and why he needed to bring his book. Now the prof asked the class why they brought their book and he smiled and softly touched his book. He raised his hand and said, "Professor i picked this book, The Polar Express, because it is sentimental. My grandma would always read it to me. It talks about a kid loving christmas and i could relate because i love the christmas holidays too." Plus he loved the picture book aspect of it too.

He can still hear his grandma reading the story to him and he smiled.

Alex found it very interesting to listen to the different books that her classmates had brought. There were a wide variety of topics and she could see how this might offer some insight into their interests and maybe their personalities.

Alex raised her hand and when called upon said, "The book I brought was To Kill a Mockingbird". "I chose this book because it has always been one of my favorites. It touches on a lot of different things, but most importantly tolerance and courage to stand up for what you believe in no matter what others think or do. I like to think that those are qualities that I possess. I hope that answered your question."

Obvious reasons were obvious.

"I brought with me my copy of Quidditch Through the Ages," Astrid said. Her dad bought it for her when she was a kiddo, okay? "I chose it because I love Quidditch and I love playing it. I think it's as simple as that." She was sure if she had to elaborate that because it already spoke for itself and Astrid was already contented with what she had said. No need to explain. Perhaps Professor Elwood would understand, yeah?

Anyway... one characteristic. That made her confused for a bit. "I think the characteristic would be because I'm sporty and pretty passionate about the sport, and that could be related to how most of the Quidditch players are." Some played it just for the heck of it, but there were those who really loved it and played the game with passion. She was one of them. She wouldn't have played it if she didn't like it. That made no sense. Nope.

They have to share with the class about the books they brought today? Okaaaayyy.

The Seventh year listened to his fellow classmate speak about their book and then its his turn. "I brought a novel called Gone Girl by a muggle author named Gillian Flynn." He said while held his book up. "I choose this book because I was reading it and its in my bag." Its that or the text book so he choose the novel instead using the text book like some of his classmate. "The book is about married couple that lie to each other about affairs and disappearances. The wife even makes a fake diary to falsely implicate her husband for her disappearance and murder." That being said and now onto the personality. "One personality characteristic I think I have that made me pick this book is curiosity."