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Post 2 The fact her ball wasn't working, the music was so soothing and the place so dimly lit were not doing the Gryffindor any favours. Surely there was only one thing to do but she imagined it would be extremely bad form for the Head Girl to fall asleep in the middle of a lesson; no matter how comfy she felt in her pajamas. She could feel her eyelids dipping on the odd occasion but for the most part she was resolved to stay awake. It was the least she could do in a world where courtesies were everything. Perhaps she would just focus on clearing her mind. Thinking about absolutely nothing. That might do the trick. Merlin knew nothing else was. The only problem came with the fact that the less she thought was the more she felt herself drifting....off to sleep. It didn't take a fancy pants Diviner to know this wasn't what the Professor had meant when she gave her instructions so Lex sat a little straighter, shifting some on her cushion (which wasn't helping either). Her mind was clear but then visions of little candy canes and chocolate frogs danced in her head. Must. Not. Sleep. |
Post 5 Oh yeah. Adi was acing this. His mind was clear and now he was gazing patiently into the Ball, awaiting images. Come out, come out from wherever you are, images! Huh? What was that? Who was talking that loud about his best friend? His eyes widened slightly. He was shocked to hear Angel saying THAT aloud for a second but now he just wanted to laugh. He hurriedly covered his mouth as he shook with silent laughter. What did Professor Cassie have to say about that statement that came from Angel? But now he shot a glance at Benny. Surly he had heard Angel's outburst. That's when Adi's eyes yet again fell on AJ. Um..............WHAT was wrong with the love of his life? She looked all funny. He eyed her. Wait. Was she day dreaming? Adi leaned forward, trying to get a proper look at her which was kind of difficult because she was facing away from him. But he could see her profile a bit though it was blocked by her arm. Was that...drool? O_O What was wrong with her and Angel? He was quite threatened to laugh aloud. But AJ seemed to have gathered herself from whatever her day dream was for she wiped herself clean. Shaking his head, Adi took a sip of his tea. Best clear his head again. First step: Close the eyes. Second step: Breatheeee! He was doing just fine so far. |
Post 1 This was just stupid. Layla honestly didn’t understand why this was a class nor why exactly she was here. Maybe it was because it was the first class of the term and it reflected well upon her or maybe it was because she wanted a good idea what the general lesson layout was. But this had not put her in good stead for the rest of the term. This reading ball rubbish sounded like complete and utter nonsense. But she was going to give it a go because she’d look stupid if she just point blank refused in front of the entire class. Besides, everyone else were giving it a shot. Perhaps she could just ‘pretend’ to see her future in the crystal ball, do all those fancy wafty hand movements that fortune tellers did. And the munchkin of a professor with her snapping and her excited claps was just doing nothing for the already bored fifteen-year-old. Were there no teaching standards at this school? Everyone seemed to be engaged in staring into their crystal balls and Layla let out an exasperated sigh as she leaned forward and half-heartedly stared into the ball, allowing her ‘mind to open up and push all negativity away’ or whatever it was supposed to be. Ooooooooooh. Nope. This wasn’t happening. |
Post 3 Without knowing when or how, Lex's head began to droop.Very subtly but then all at once. The music around her drifted to a hum and the lights were non-existent. Vaguely she was aware of the ball she was meant to be reading things from but it was like the ball had vanished and as it had it, she wasn't in the Divination Classroom anymore. How curious. Wasn't like she was in a new room either, just a dark space with the scent of sugar filled treats off in the background. If only she could find them--if only she could find anything. Even now it didn't occur to her she'd slipped off to sleep so she tried making sense of it, of all this. Was the music changing? Lex was almost sure it was, to something a little more upbeat. Lights were getting brighter and she could only take this to mean she wasn't in Divination anymore. Wow. Her upper body drooped forward until she was leaned against the table and the only sound to be heard was the faintest of 'zZZzzzZzzzzZzz's. |
Post 2 Trying. Trying to focus. By focus that clearly meant 'putting on the act'. Devlin squinted at his crystal ball, leaned slightly forward so that his nose was nearly touching it, in some attempt of hoping that this would improve his concentration and letting all thoughts of his mind free. Well you know what happened.... NOTHING. Sigh. Wasn't there anything he could do to make this so called 'mist' appear? He highly doubted it. But, if this is how the rest of the class was going to continue, which Devlin's opinions were still so so, he may just walk out. Mist, come out, don't be afraid. Devlin kinda needed to see you. So, if it could just be a pal and do its job, that'd be much appreciated. |
Post 1, I suppose. SPOILER!!: Professor Morgan "I'm so sorry Professor!" she said quickly, withdrawing her hand back from the crystal ball. Right. She didn't want to break it or...spoil the spirits and whatever the heck was going on. She honestly had no clue. This class was...relaxing but...very shady, hmmph. Time to be quiet and relax? Did she want Eden to fall asleep? For real? But then she mentioned Smaug to CONNNOR---and Eden chuckled and laughed. His cat was so sassy. Way more sassy than Roddy or Daisy would ever be to Eden. HMPH. She waved at Connor, since she hadn't already, and winked his way before breaking into giggles and then trying to FOCUS. Apparently. SPOILER!!: BB and Dec Eden siiiiighed at Biance and shot her look as if to say, 'I'll explain after class, OKAY?' and just..tried to clear her mind and whatnot. It sounded like something you'd do before yoga..or meditation..maybe crystal balling was like...meditation. Hm. It was a thought. She took a deeeeeeep breath in--saw Declan staring at her like she was crazy-------and she lost focus. Right. He probably didn't know her. She would have to explain to HIM after class, as WELL, who she was. 'Hey, hi, I'm Rorie's best friend ever, I've seen pictures of you--' yeah, Eden, not creepy at ALL. The brunette just flushed and looked down again. Right. right right right right.... GET YO' MIND CLEARED, MCGEE. SPOILER!!: Cassie OKAY. So they got to try to DO stuff now. YAY. She took a deep breath and kind of did the whole...muggle-movie image of a psychic and put her hands around the ball--not TOUCHING it--it was probably SENSITIVE--and she just...relaxed and stared very hard into that crystal ball. Maybe she even glared at it. Ugh. She hadn't touched her tea yet because she just didn't think it would do anything for her focus. She stared so hard at the ball she thought she was going to pop a blood vessel or something--she blinked suddenly, rapidly, and SIGHED. The ball was still clear. She glanced over at Layla. SPOILER!!: LAYLA Her ball was just as clear. "Are you have trouble, too?" she asked, wide eyes, at Layla. Are all the classes at Hogwarts like this? ugh. She bit her lip and stared back at her own ball. She leaned in, getting REAL close to it, nose mere CENTIMETERS away, and she squinted at it... Nothin'. She SIGHED again. Was there too much negativity in her? Probably. Eden was a very moody person, typically. She ran her hands through her hair and tried again--swirl--please--smoke--something show up IN the crystal ball--PLEASE? |
Post 2 Nothing was happening. Benny was having no luck, the crystal globe that had his attention was blank. Nothing like pictures or symbols or anything at all was visible in its glassy surface. He had to bite back a sigh, reminding himself that it wasn't like he had any skill in the art of divination. And the professor hadn't even said that all of them would be able to see anything anyway. Taking a deep breath, he continued to at least try and clear his mind. Nothing else needed to happen for now. First things first of course. However the sound of his name from a familiar female voice cut through his thoughts and focus, distracting his efforts. There was no doubt to whom she was referring to because he wasn't really aware of any other Benjamin in the school much lest someone else referred to as Benny. Not to mention this was Angel talking. And when he registered the gist of what she was saying, the fourth year lion proceeded to turn as red as she in reaction. Could he crawl under the table now? Curl up with a nice pillow and wait until class was over and everyone was gone? |
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Young love? Young Love? Between herself and Hale? UGHIHILUHEIU. No. No. No. No. NO. Professor Elle Woods had it all wrong; there wasn’t any sort of the love going on between Justine and Ian – save on his side- in fact it was rather the opposite. And then the Professor Cassie told Ian off in a rather nicer way than Justine would have were it her class, before cheerfully going off with her lesson. If Justine sat there and thought about how the injustice of Ian getting off so easily, she would have ended up probably suffocating the git with one of these fluffy pillows, instead, she made the healthy decision to stare intensely into the crystal ball before her. Five minutes later she was still seeing absolutely nothing, the crystal was as clear as spring water. Pouting with annoyance, Justine laid back into her seat, trying to think what it might be that she’d done wrong and if it was worth her time to even keep trying…. Not like she’d need Divination when she was off acting in some big movie… |
Post 1 *blink, blink, blink* UGGGHHH...how can he do this without falling asleep?! Was the point to fall asleep? Will the inner eye take over from there??? HMMM??? He yawned really big and then shook himself up, feeling slightly more awake. Placing his elbows on the table, he plopped his chin in his palms, staring blankly at the crystal ball. His mind was pretty much clear. Like 90%, so it should work right? *blink, blink, blink* Nope. He closed his eyes again to sweep the last bit out of his brain. Mum is okay. Mum is strong. Mum will be fine all on her own. |
Post 3 This is difficult. Really…really difficult. With eyes closed, he tried his best to shut off all of his senses, except for his brain. He imagined it to be just relaxing up inside his skull…ready to see…a mist at least on his crystal ball. He opened his eyes slooooowly, and…still…NOTHING. Ethan blinked once, then twice, trying his best not to poke the thing. How come it wasn’t doing anything??! The boy made a disgruntled face, and retrieved his notes from his table. There must be something in his parchment that could help him. … …. Oh. Oooooooooooh. The blond boy nodded in understanding, seeing that he found a clue as to HOW that thing should work. Merlin’s beard. If he got this right next, he’d have to smack himself for letting a clue stare at him long enough in the face. Taking in a deep breath, Ethan closed his eyes once more, willing himself to connect with the crystal ball. |
Post 4 Who was talking? They were supposed to be relaxing here. The voice was familiar and as soon she heard the words there was no denying that it was her sister. Without any shame, AJ turned in her seat to make eye contact with her sister. She mouthed "We can hear you." Then her eyes found Benny's which wasn't that hard since he was sitting right next to her. He was red. No he was REALLY red. He had to be dying inside. Poor Benny was always being embarrassed by somebody in their group. She clapped him on the shoulder... which probably didn't help anything at all. Without meaning to AJ's eyes then found Adi. If only he knew what had just went on in her mind. This was not going to help her in the concentration department. The lion stared at him for a minute, and then turned back around without any emotion. Apparently the tea was tainted because AJ wasn't the only one having weird things happen to her. Was this the professor's idea of a joke? Instead of relaxing AJ just stared at her crystal ball. She stared at it for so long that it started looking misty. "I did it." She blinked a few times. Nope, she didn't do it. It wasn't the crystal ball that was misty, it was her eyes. Her eyes were glazing over. How disappointing. |
Post 4 + Professor Cassie! Still with eyes closed, Ethan cleared his mind by forgetting where he is. He imagined himself alone inside a room with his crystal ball. The boy imagined it to be talking to him…or rather, making a connection with him and vice versa. Given that the boy could get lost in his imagination, he saw the sphere sprouting some hair…eyes…nose…and ears. Without warning, however, he imagined it to have a face of a…yeti. WHAT. Well, at least it looked…funny, and not just boring. Maybe he should name his crystal ball Zelda? After the yeti that he took as a role last term? “Hello, Zelda.” Again, without warning, Ethan opened his eyes and saw…a white mist the size of a knut, then it disappeared. The boy blinked, wondering if he was just imagining it. Not sure if his technique worked or not, Ethan looked around for Professor Cassie. She saw the woman walking around, and since everyone’s supposed to be quiet and such, he raised his hand to get her attention. |
Post 2! OKAY so this wasn't going as planned. Eden thought she'd be seeing her future husband already----No? Okay, maybe not REALLY. but wouldn't that be so nice? Hehe. She wouldn't have to waste any...time on boys. And all of her confusion would be no more! And she would be happy. It seemed like the head girl(Eden didn't know the girl's name) had fallen asleep--that looked very nice--but she looked back at her crystal ball. She had promised her Mam and her Uncle that she would TRY here and do WELL here. It was more like her uncle telling her she'd do well or else--but that was besides the point. She stared into the ball...and she focused...no thoughts of her mean Howell side...of her...boy confusion...she had to empty her mind. EMPTY her mind. Soon enough, she was staring blankly at the crystal ball, in a trance. But the ball wasn't...cloudy or anything. She was just...there... |
Post 3 Jasmine continued to stare at the crystal ball and nothing happened. Maybe she was trying too hard. Sometimes you just had to relax and go with the flow. Giving her shoulders another roll, Jasmine stared at a point in the center of the ball. This time she decided to touch it, hoping to create a better connection. Jasmine felt like she might have sniffed just a little too much lavender fragrance because now she was starting to see things. Not things inside the crystal ball, but fuzzy images of her own creation. So much for going with the flow. That was her third strike and Jasmine was trying to keep hope alive. Was she ever going to see anything inside the crystal ball? |
Post2 Dec opened his eyes slowly, but remained in a stiff position. His mind felt cleared and was very, very scared that if he made any sudden movement, he would lose the clearness. He carefully and slowly scooted closer to the table. So far, so good. Craning his neck closer to the ball, he peered in. BY MERLIN, LOOK! There was nothing -_- Big surprise. Wasn't it suppose to work now? He mind was cleared, he was relaxed. The thing was suppose to connect to his inner eye. So....CONNECT! |
#3 Norah continued staring at the crystal ball, concentrating on the flow of air in and out of her nostrils. Oh hey. She was finally becoming relaxed...maybe a little too relaxed, she thought as she felt her eyelids growing heavy. Uhh. Was this supposed to happen? Forcing her eyelids open, she tried to direct her focus back on the orb. It looked kind of...misty. Wait. Was it working? IT WAS WORKING! SHE WAS SEEING MIST! SHE WAS SE- oh. That was her eyes being blurry. DARN. She glared at the crystal ball. Lame. |
Post 1 SPOILER!!: Professor Morgan Leo wasn't skeptical. There was no way that he could be, given that his grandparents were gypsies and his mother still had those views. In fact she had her own psychic that she always went to. So at least that was one thing that he didn't have to worry about. Some of the others he figured might have to get over their skepticism before they'd get anywhere. However he was in fact having difficulties clearing his blinking. Closing them for a moment he sat himself back imaging the ball in his mind and focussing on that, but the moment that he actually opened his eyes he could focus at all. That was something he really had to work on. |
Post3 Dec was probably staring blankly at this ball for about 5 minutes with nothing, but the reflection of himself and bits of people who were moving around beside him. SIIIIIIIIIIIIGHHHH. Resting his chin in his palm, he squinted at the ball. Work or whatever. That seemed to do something or he didn't really know, but there was this foggy mist thing forming in it. He looked up and around. No mist thing to make the reflection on it, so it's definitely in there. Declan squinted harder at him, hoping it would help it form. No, it wasn't changing in any way. Was the signal bad? Should he change the channel? He looked around the ball. Where were the buttons on this thing??? |
Post 2 Managing to regain his focus, Leo returned at staring at the ball, this time just looking at it and trying to focus on it alone, though he still could only see his reflection. And what was his hair doing today? It was horrible! Truly horrible! Curls going everywhere and sticking out in odd places. Wait nope, that's counter productive Leo, so very counterproductive he told himself shaking his head. There went another failed attempt. |
#3 Staring... staring... STARING... S-T-A-R-I-N-G ... And nothing was happening. He was seeing nothing other than the crystal ball, shadows and everything in front of him, and EVEN to the side of him. It seemed as though his peripherals wanted to be active today. Boo. Inhaling and exhaling again, Zeke continued to focus, attempting to locate his INNER EYE. He was looking for it, searching for it. All of this mind clearing business wasn't all for nothing. Eventually though, he just felt SLEEPY, and he couldn't sit up right any longer. Zeke folded his hands on the table in front of him and rest his chin on top - leaning awkwardly into the table. It was as good as laying his head down and still looking at the stupid orb thing he was going to get. Frustration nagged at him. |
post 2 All of this unfocused focusing was giving Thornton a headache, without much else to show for it. Closing his eyes, he lifted his hands to his temples. Rubbing in small circles, he took a deep breath and tried to keep his mind off the discomfort in his head and lower back. He could do this. He could. Or at least that's what he kept telling himself. Did anyone in his family have this particular skill, he wondered, as he opened his eyes. Deep breath in, deep breath out. He resolved to write home to enquire whether perhaps Grandmother always new exactly what he wanted because she was a Seer. Or just a grandmother. Gazing, once more, into the crystal ball, Thornton found himself slipping into a clear focus much more easily. As he considered the crystal ball, he found his eyes focusing not on it's surface, but on it's center. A center that was growing cloudy, swirly. This was it! He was going to see something! But as soon as his excitement rose, his focus disappeared, and with it the haze. Exhaling sharply, and audibly, Thornton slumped, elbow on the table and head in hand. |
Post 3 He kept staring into the crystal ball. Just staring. And a bit more staring. It felt like he'd been staring at the ball for hours and hours and hours, and nothing was happening. She did say that this could take a while but he hadn't expected a while to be this... maybe he just wouldn't have the 'inner eye' that she was talking about. That was a thing wasn't it? He sighed, stretching his arms in an attempt not to fall asleep before staring at the ball again. |
#4 This was absolutely and utterly RIDICULOUS!... and his frustration was beginning to show. His jaw clenched in concentration and his mind started ticking, trying to formulate a plan of what he MIGHT be able to do to achieve finding his inner eye. For a short moment he considered faking it. Pretending he found his eye. It couldn't be THAT hard... could it? Tapping his finger beneath his chin, Zeke continued staring, only, instead of staring AT the orb, he stared past it, at the other students. What were they doing? Could they see things yet? It was really hard to tell, everyone looked so vague and out of it... ugh ugh. From where he sat, he could see Leo looking just as lost with the activity as him. Good, at least he wouldn't be alone. In the end, he focused back on his orb briefly before closing his eyes. HE NEEDED TO CLEAR HIS HEAD AGAIIIINNNN, or else he'd never see anything. |
Post 3 Marigold was REALLY TRYING. She felt bad, with her classmates falling asleep or not doing it right, whereas she was a prefect and was supposed to be setting an EXAMPLE. She always knew she was rubbish at the practical stuff. She could take tests like a pro (hi, future 12 OWLs), but actually doing stuff? She was a failure. She glowered at her reflection in the crystal ball. |
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Ruby peeked at him out of the corner of her eye and smiled innocently. SOMEONE had an overactive imagination, clearly. Not that she blamed him considering... everything. Ruby leaned on her hand a little and looked into her crystal ball... oh look, mist! |
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