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

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.]

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"You're lucky you got out of the boyfriend meeting the older sister part of us dating," Dawn decided. "Poor Sam."

"Sammy cleans up really well," Dean said. "Probably better than me, at least in a 'meet the family' sorta way."

"What's wrong with you?" She laughed, then added, "And you haven't met my family. Well, I guess you have, sorta, but trust me, they're not big on normal."

"Probably a good thing if you're dating a Winchester," Dean observed. "And there's nothing wrong with me. Sammy just does wide eyed earnest better than I do."

"Does Alec have family coming? I don't really know his story."

Dean shook his head. "He doesn't really have family. Just... captors."

"They better not show up, then," she said, frowning. "It's too bad my friend Anya isn't around anymore. She'd have made a perfect surrogate sister for Alec."

"Yeah? What's she like?"

Dawn's mouth quirked up. "Blunt. Obsessed with money and sex. Former vengeance demon turned human." Dead. But maybe not here. Here, Anya might show up.

Dean chuckled. "Yeah, that sounds like the type of sister Alec needs." His smile got more thoughtful. "Actually it would probably do him good to have any kind of surrogate family. I mean, there's me, but besides that."

"Do you count as family?" Dawn asked. "I mean, you can't be whatever you are and brothers, can you? Because I think that's illegal."

"I'm not going around calling him my brother or anything -- hell, I think Sammy may selfcombust if I ever did aside from the whole inappropriate touching thing," Dean said with a grin.

Dawn cracked up. "Oh, to be a fly on the wall for that conversation."

"What, you want to see your boyfriend selfcombust?" Dean teased.

"It's kind of funny, as long as it isn't really going to happen," she said, grinning. "Plus, you'd have to explain it, and that could be just as much fun."

"Explain what --calling Alec family or the inappropriate touching?"

"Both. I'm not picky."

Dean chuckled. "I've offered to tell him about what Alec and I do, but Sammy all but puts his fingers in his ears and starts humming that he can't hear me."