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Originally Posted by FwooperOnYourLeft

Azura walked into the classroom and smiled as she saw the chocolates on the desks. It seemed like the entire castle was getting into the Christmas Spirit.. Everyone except her.. she still had mixed feelings about the whole thing..due to last year..

Anyways she kept a smile on her face as she greeted the Professor. "Hello Professor, how are you?"" She asked as she settled into her usual desk near the front, on the left.

She wrote her name on her name tag.

Put it on and then started to fuss with her chocolates all the while looking up at the board.. she wondered what was up with the stag?

Raf grinned at the purple eyed kid as she made her way into the room…she seemed less than cheerful but still, that didn’t seem like it would be a problem for him right? Maybe he could stop by and drop her another orange before they left? Cheer the poor bird up? ”I am well Miss Snow, thank you for asking…really looking forward to this upcoming break my family is dying to hear about Hogwarts…its very different than my last job” which was with pre-school kids…kindergarten was not his cup of tea.

Crying. Whining…and all of the pee…seriously the amount of times those kids would just pee themselves was astounding.

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Originally Posted by 2111jen

Jonas arived really early. Yeah. He was the first one here.
"Hello Professor." he said and grabbed a chocolate. Not wanting to eat it right now though, he set it on his desk as he sat down. Alright. Now what? Oh name tags right. After writing his name and stuff, he started to open his chocolate.

Professor Carraro grinned at the Emery kid when he walked into the room and greeted him…it almost seemed like the student had forgotten his name and that well, that was uncalled for…Raf really wanted to just smirk and respond with a ’hello kid’ like he had forgotten his name in turn…but he hadn’t and well the nametage really made it impossible for him to use that excuse now didn’t it? ”Hello Emery, are you ready for winter break?” he asked with a happy smile.

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Originally Posted by Stefan

Though this isn't the first time to attend Professor Carraro's class, Jace was still amused by the fact that this man has a thing for drool. Did anyone paid any attention to his rules? Also...when did Jace every recite from his textbook? That isn't even a Ravenclaw thing to do, is it?

With nothing else to do to while away his time, the third year 'Claw gathered all of his Arithmancy things and went straight to the classroom. Upon entering, brown eyes immediately saw a familiar head up front.

And...where was the professor? Was he too early for class? Probably since it was just him and Azura inside. Sitting next to his best friend, Jace eyed the box of chocolate first as he stowed away his bag underneath the table. Hmm. Professor Carraro is too kind to do this, did he know? Unless it was part of the class discussion that is.

Moving his attention away from the chocolate, Jace read the instruction on the board...and eyed the stag. "Do you reckon the stag drawing would come alive any minute?" Jace said leaning closer towards Azura. "It could be our professor." Just a wild and probably a clever thought. "Oh and...happy birthday again. A belated one this time." he added giving Azura a grin as he placed his nametag on his left chest.

Oh…another Ravenclaw this one definitely seemed to the purple-eyed Snow girl…really he watched the look the kid gave the chocolates curiously and grinned when he heard the question of the stag…ah, he wished it would maybe if it were transfigurations? That would be one handy charm the charm that brings drawings to life…that could also be a nightmare. ”I would love to have that ability Mr. Reed…could be a little less useful than being an animagus only being able to transform into a two-dimensional drawing of a creature…not that handy at all” he laughed more to himself but still he liked the kid’s imagination.

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Originally Posted by SilverTiger

She still didn’t understand why Arithmancy was a subject she needed to concern herself with. Yet Brooklyn had made her decision to test the professors, and that meant she had to make sure all of them respected her. Even the Arithmancy professor, but that didn’t change her general opinion on the subject. Professor Carraro’s rules hardly did much either, aside from oddly remind her of both Professor Bellaire and Professor Flamsteed at the same time. So far he hadn’t done anything to particularly irritate her. Aside from maybe the chocolate. Besides, she did appreciate the hug ban.

She had ignored the chocolate orange on her desk as she took her seat. Instead, she moved it to the corner of the desk as she applied herself to writing her full name yet again on the nametag, wondering if the professor truly had that bad of a memory or if he was just too lazy to even try to remember. The stag hardly caught her interest either. Even at Hogwarts, she had yet to see a drawing come to life, aside from portraits. They didn’t take three-dimensional form, and she doubted the stag would either.

Ah…Miss Andrews was there – that was probably a good thing? It didn’t seem in the last classes that she had rather liked the subject all that much…still, there was something refreshing about a student that really just was entirely themselves no matter what the situation.

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Originally Posted by Saz Hale

Kimi walked into the classroom and said "Hello Professor" as he took a seat and noticed the chocolate sitting on the table he smiled and wrote out his name tag.

Raf gave Kimi a simple head nod in greeting as he said his hello to him…the hufflepuff seemed like he was a nice guy but one could never be too certain.

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Originally Posted by Steelsheen

Magical Maths time.....

The Gryffindor Ace swooped into the classroom and promptly hopped off his cruiser, giving a short salute at the Arithmancer "Heya Professor--" oh what is with the Stag chalk art "Nice!" he pointed at the board. That looked like a lot of time and talent went into doing that, which he always appreciated.

And like always he makes his name plate thingy Oh whats this? Chocolate orange? He read the instructions on the board then proceeded to do just that, cup hands over orange ball and SMACK!....

* S ^C A ^T T ^E R ^S *

Whoops. Guess he doesnt know his own strengths eh....

Oh great. It was him. The curly haired Gryffindor boy that had apparently won Mr. Hogwarts…really, if a ‘Mr. Hogwarts’ could be epitomized in a spazzoidal probably overly sugared thirteen-or-so-year-old thing then well, Raf was glad he never went to Hogwarts. He would have rather stuck his face into the fire-end of a blast ended skrewt than be a student at the school…and that was saying something considering his face was his favorite feature. He tried to give the kid a smile when but it was more a grimace. ”Hello…Mr. Salander,” he managed to smile when the kid commented on the stag. ”thanks, I drew it myself a habit from my old job.” A habit he didn’t plan on breaking any time soon….the chocolate was everywhere really that was a mess BUT at least the kid had the right idea there eh?

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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo

Okay, he knew the holidays were coming up but honestly what was up with all the Professors trying to feed them? Didn't they think the elves were providing enough at meal times? Did they think that if they did it enough the more skeptical among the student body would lower their guard, giving them the right opportunity to finally mess with the food again?

Well he wasn't having it.

Blaise took his seat, followed closely behind by his quill and notepad. First order of business was removing the unwanted 'gift' from his desk. It was easily done, the boy simply reached over and plopped it onto the desk just in front of him. Two chocolates for whoever ended up sitting there. Good for them.

"Hello Professor." Nice to see they were still using name tags. Three months of this and Blaise was beginning to think the man had no intention of ever learning their names. It was just as well, he supposed. If worst came to worst, it was always better when the Professor didn't know who you were unless you had a tag that gave a helping hand.

Raf chuckled when he saw Blaise deposit the chocolate on another desk which really, that was all fine and dandy. All of the unwanted ones were simply going to be given to his little cousins and nieces. ”Hello Mr. Bellaire,” he gave the Gryffindor a small smile.

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Originally Posted by Goblinfrog

Kitty raised her hand and gave the textbook definition, modified somewhat."Arithmancy is a study of the magical properties of numbers, which one can use to do such things as predict the future (similar to Divination) but is more commonly used to learn things about yourself and others around you. In previous years we studied 'birth numbers' and what they mean to you."

Rafael listened as Kitty spoke and quickly jotted down the main key points she had brought up…sure, she was a talkative one this Prefect…merlin it was like she had prepared for a debate…which was good, preparing was always a good thing right?

He was honestly quite pleased that a student had taken that much care for his class. “Nicely said Miss Valentine,” he smiled over to her and gave her a small nod…yes she was definitely a wordy one but she had good points and that was helpful…now she didn’t have to be as wordy as she had been but really there was no harm in it.

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It was December but Cassie still didn’t know what to think of Arithmacy. She managed not to get too bored or feel stupid while working out things but she wasn’t super skilled at it either. Mediocre maybe. Yet she wasn’t giving up on it, just wasn’t holding her breathe on the matter. And thus she was still attending classes, her feet making their way to the appropriate classroom when it was time, the girl making her way inside and taking note of things.

“Good day, Professor,” she greeted, making her way to her seat. Making up her name tag, full name as instructed, Cass set it on the desk before eying the orange. Maybe later when she earned it with doing her best at what they were presented with. She didn’t want to get distracted with food and get completely lost.

Soon enough the man began class anyway and the Ravenclaw was listening as he spoke and described his plans. No cursebreaking it seemed but something else. Bloody poltergeists. But questions first…always questions. “Arithmancy would be the study of numbers and their various meanings,” she answered after raising her hand. It certainly felt right and her own words. “Its purpose would be…um…to try and find a connection between yourself and the world and numbers around you.”

Okay, maybe not the best with that one.

Ah…Miss McNally had the floor – polite…that was the first thing he had noted about the way she had conducted herself in this class and the prior classes. ”Thank you Miss McNally,” Raf grinned as he took a rubberband ball off of his desk and proceeded to toss it into the air and catch it as he listened to what the students were saying.

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Swallowing hard as he saw the professor, Jace inclined his head immediately wishing he could take back what he said. Well, at least Professor C isn’t mad at him, right? “S-sorry, professor.” He said in almost a whisper, sparing Azura a glance. Merlin. When did the professor arrive? Was he too enamoured with other stuff, lately? It doesn’t help, however, that Christmas is just around the corner. Three weeks off of school, and just hanging out with his family and friends in Japan? It sounds exciting! However, the idea of side-apparating didn’t appeal to him. He ought to ask his dad to book plane tickets instead.

Clearing his thoughts, and banishing the idea of vacation, Jace leaned back on his seat as he listened to the professor. Merlin, if it weren’t for Peeves and Miffy, they would’ve learned something about curse-breaking. A highly logical topic, that would surely satisfy Jace’s brain. After letting the others answer, Jace raised his hand to answer. “Arithmancy, to me at least, is not just about connecting numbers to ourselves. It is about exploring the magical properties of each number, and use it to counter or enhance a spell...like in breaking a curse...or to augment one.” He said scratching the side of his head. “Perhaps, one could treat it like...how Runes work...sans the galdr portion.”

Now...was that a textbook response? He was sure it wasn’t. But...it may have made the others sleepy. Not his fault though. Arithmancy can be boring, especially if one is not that inclined to magical maths. Again, not his problem.

When Jace spoke Raf grinned. An honest grin, here was a kid that had taken the whole giving his own answer to a question and really he seemed to be going for it. ”very good point Mr. Reed, I do find that when working with numeric curses that indeed Arithmancy can be used to decipher what curse is being used” he paused for a moment before added ”often when you delve into this it is alongside Ancient Runes and can be used as a way to decipher the curses that are in place.” Yes, this kid was definitely going somewhere.

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Originally Posted by Govoni

Numbers. Heh. Olivia was not.... confident about how this lesson was going to go for her at all. She simply wasn't talented when it came to this particular subject matter, and to be honest, she'd been struggling since the beginning of the year. Given that this wasn't their first Arithmancy lesson. So, it was like an hour of stress and disappointment every week.

Where was Ethan?! She was in desperate need of him....

Also, they'd already filled out nametags, as again, this wasn't the first lesson of the year. So, Liv took hers from her bag and plopped it down on the desk she'd chosen for today. She'd smeared glitter on it in her free time.


"it's hard and confuses me." The blonde Gryffindor was already so defeated, couldn't you tell? "They were invented to confuse and stress people out. They should be ashamed of themselves, honestly."

When Olivia Phillips spoke all Raf could do was frown. ”I am sorry that it stresses you our Miss Phillips” he paused for a moment as he made a mental note to talk to the whole class about what Miss Phillips had expressed – stress was the main reason he had flexible office hours.

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Originally Posted by Steelsheen

Whooooops! Pick pick pick them scattered chocolate pieces. And GOBBLE. Yeah 5 second rule whatever whatever GRYFFINDOR GUTS can take ANYTHING YAH!

But oh ok class was starting "Its Magical Maths!" he replied, thats what always been in his head and now he's articulating it. Thats always a good thing right?

And what is its purpose? "To look impressive!" because MATHS. "I mean just look at where it can be applied on-- curse-breaking, tangible divination, even creating arts and music...." pretty darn impressive to him.

Crazy-curl-kid was…well, excitable to say the least. Still, he had some good points as the kid seemed to excitably rattle off the different things that Arithmancy could be used with. ”Good point Mr. Salander, don’t get ahead of the class though – still, I have to say five points to Gryffindor thinking out of the box” see he was a nice Professor now wasn’t he?

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Originally Posted by FwooperOnYourLeft

Az shook her head at Jace as he settled down next to her.. "My birthdays isn't for a few days silly, the 22nd!" She said with a smile, right in time for break so no one could celebrate it with her.. ehh Maybe she could have a party when they all got back?

Who knew.. she bit her lip as the Professor spoke to Jace and she gently squeezed his hand.. hoping to reassure him that everything was all right..

All right Professor.. here came the text book version.. she apologizes in advances.. honestly!

She raised her hand and said

"Arithmancy is the study of the magical properties of numbers.. it can also be used to predict the future by way of Numerology.." She said with a nod.. "For me personally it's challenging due to the fact that I struggle with numbers, but the magical aspect helps out and last year with curse breaking it was facinsting.."

Oops.. she talked too much.. sorry Professor..

Raf grinned when he listened to the young purple-eyed Ravenclaw’s words. Yes, she did have a point when she mentioned the ties to Numerology…”Nicely done Miss Snow,” Raf grinned.