Good Omens...And Bad: Prophecy in Theory and Practice, Class Seven

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

Monday, October 16, First Period

In addition to the usual comfy chairs and breakfast spread, there are several stacks of books scattered about the room.

"Good morning. Today we're going to do something a little different. I know that lately, you've had to deal with some rather difficult topics in this class. Prophecy isn't an easy subject, and that's especially true for those of you who've already had first-hand experience with it. So today, I want you to take some time to decompress. Work with your project group if you like, catch up on some reading-" He nodded toward the books. "Or just talk quietly with your friends. I'll be here all period for anything that you'd like to discuss with me, any questions you might have about the class, or anything else. There are handouts for you that cover the class topics for today. Those of you enrolled in the lab will find some of this material familiar, but there's more in-depth information here for you.

Also, I'll need to speak with Miss Belacqua, Miss Brown, and Miss Nitt before the end of class today."

Handouts:
Chieromancy #1
Chieromancy #2
Chrystallomancy #1
Chrystallomancy #2
Chrystallomancy #3
Cartomancy #1
Cartomancy #2
Astrology/Astromancy

Homework: Look up the astrological chart for your date of birth. Write out a simple description of what it says about your personality, and note any differences of opinion between your own perception of yourself and what the chart says." [ooc: You only need to enter information for date/time/place to get a reading. Make up something for the time unless your canon is OCD enough to provide it for you.]

A Note on Group Projects: The first stage of class projects is due November 13. Remember, this is the part where you write your own prophecy. Once the projects are turned in, I will assign them to another group to be interpreted.

Syllabus
Class Roster
Classes Linkdrop

Absences:
Lyra Belacqua: one class, one lab excused
Lavendar Brown: one class excused
Agnes Nitt: one lab

[ooc: Apologies for wimping out on today's class. I promise there'll be twice as much effort put into next week's. And yes, we're a little off the syllabus. I'll be updating it soon. Please wait for OCD threads are up.]

Comments

Talk Amongst Yourselves

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

For all of your studying, gossiping, non-fireball-related interaction needs.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia sat at her desk with her bic lighter, pumping the gas into her fist and then lighting it to try and create a fireball.

Nadia looked over her notes from the class, a little concerned by how much of it seemed to be made up of bizarre mathematical equations.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"We should probably start working on that project huh?"

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[nadiathesaint]

"Probably. What did we want to do it on?"

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"I have no idea." Pippi said cheerfully.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia laughed slightly. "Neither do I. Maybe we should check with our other group members if/when they get online."

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty throws a paper airplane at Nadia with a note written on it.

"You haven't gone to the clinic for an injury in months. You feeling okay?" :)

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia read the note, then turned to stick her tongue out at Marty before writing a reply.

I'm fine. How's the pine tree?

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Fine. She's getting a rebellious streak though and leaving pine needles on the floor. This might be because she's getting her first pine cones and therefore might be a little cranky as a result.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia was caught, as usual, between finding it entirely adorable that Marty loved his pine tree the way he did and finding it absolutely bizarre that he was in love with a tree. Good to hear. Congrats on Homecoming.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[demonbelthazor]

"Decompress" may have equalled "nap" in Bel's eyes....

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair dumped out the contents of his backpack on his desk and looked around for his group. He could finally show everyone the items he'd gathered for their project.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[lovelymissbrown.livejournal.com]

"Hey" Lavender waved.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair grinned and pointed at the mountain of stuff on his desk. "I have a ton of things that I've gathered for our group project."

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[lovelymissbrown.livejournal.com]

"Wow, I feel like a total slacker. Sorry I missed last week, by the way."

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"Don't worry about it." Blair shrugged. "I just get a little excited about things."

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean looked to be deeply communing with his cup of coffee. Either that or he just really wanted to still be in bed. Either or. He also was looking a little worse for wear around the edges.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Bridge glances worriedly at Dean. "You okay, dude?"

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean nodded. "Sammy and I went on a hunt with our Dad this weekend. Giant rat-woman. With a very long, very strong tail."

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"...Ew." Bridge sums up his feelings on the subject.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, that's about the reaction I had too," Dean agreed. "Some things are just too gross to live, y'know?"

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn gave him a Look as she sat down with her books. "Should you be out of bed?"

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"If not, it's only because I could use some more sleep." Dean smiled reassuringly at her. "I'm fine, really."

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Yuh huh. Of course I believe that," she informed him, clearly not believing him at all. "How much pain are you in?"

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

John is intent on doing the homework, and catching up on other classes. He doesn't mean to start falling asleep.