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Week Name/Date/Time: Talents and Trouble / October 9-13, 2006
Location: Divinations Classroom
Open to: Students
Currently Involving: Professor Wu, students
( Divinations )
Location: Divinations Classroom
Open to: Students
Currently Involving: Professor Wu, students
( Divinations )
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"In this exercise, we will work in pairs," she continued. "One of you will ask the question, and one of you will hold the pendulum at the center of the map."
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She beamed as Professor Wu described their activity for the day, and eagerly unfolded her map and began rooting around in her bag for her pendulum. Darcy looked around for a partner, now a little uncertain. What would be the better thing to do: hold the crystal or ask the question?! They both sounded like fun, and she wanted to do whichever would be harder. While the rest of the class paired off, she studied the map and her pendulum, considering.
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She glanced around, noticing as her class paired off that the younger Delaney sister seemed to be lost in thought. "Miss Delaney," Professor Wu addressed her, "Would you like to be my partner?" She gestured towards the table in the front of the room. She would need one to fully demonstrate the pendulum today.
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If the others couldn't see how wonderful it was, well, that was their loss.
She had assumed they would be using Professor Wu's equipment, and she walked up to the woman and smiled politely, awaiting further instructions for a moment. Last week she had asked lots of questions, but now that she was in front of the class for a demonstration, Darcy was feeling a bit more quiet for sure.
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"Was anyone successful in their dowsing endeavor?" she asked as she circulated the room and then picked up the pile of scrolls waiting for her. She doubted they would find precious gemstones buried in Hogwarts grounds, and water was easy to detect, but she was curious to what they discovered if anything.
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When Professor Wu asked for volunteers, Vivien tentatively raised her hand. "I found this," she paused, holding up a very tarnished pocket watch. She held it out to the professor, expecting that she would want to examine it.
"I suppose I was just looking for treasure, or something, and I found this."
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"When you were searching, what ideas, what images were you focusing on? Did you just want something in general? Or were you thinking of something or someone specific?" she asked.
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"Well," Vivien started, trying to remember exactly what she had been thinking about. Her memory was not as wonderful as she wished it was, and she sat in silence trying to remember. "I think...I think I was focusing on the best sites around Hogwarts for good pictures. They're surprisingly hard to come by, as the sun is always obstruct-," she realized a moment too late that she was rambling. Looking down in embarrassment, Vivien fidgeted in her seat. "It doesn't have any numbers, or even tick marks. It has little pictures," she flicked it open to show Professor Wu, "but I can't tell what any of them are."
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"We will be covering Ailuromancy today, which is studying feline movement to predict the future." Professor Wu motioned towards a black cat situated on her desk, and stroked its back.
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But she could wait if Professor Wu thought everyone else might need a break from the subject. Even Deirdre had to admit that I Ching was difficult. Not once did the talent show cross her mind or how it might affect her classmate's ability to focus on their work.
When Professor Wu continued, explaining the lesson, Deirdre sat up straighter in her seat, eager to learn. She recalled reading about Ailuromancy in her textbook, but she hadn't expected they'd get a chance to see it in action so soon. She prepared her quill to take notes, hovering over the parchment before her and barely able to hold still, she was just that excited!
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"In effect, by studying feline movement, we open ourselves to the possibility of expanding our own intuition. What do they sense that we cannot? By understanding that, we gain knowledge ourselves." She scratched the cat behind its ears before moving away and allowing it to do what it wanted.
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"We will be covering Ailuromancy today, which is studying feline movement to predict the future." Professor Wu motioned towards a black cat situated on her desk, and stroked its back.
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However, she had not cultivated much interest in Ailuromancy. Or cats, in general, actually. She ignored the cat that Professor Wu indicated entirely, and her whole demeanor slowly shifted into one of elegant boredom. She did hope that this was such an easy subject that they'd at least be let out early. A cat's movements were hardly something Daphne believed had much bearing on the sorts of Divination she was interested in. What could a cat tell her about the movements of the Dark Lord? Or about her own destiny ( ... )
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