Percival was back for the second half of his temporary contract at Hogwarts. If last term was anything to go by, he'll just about get through it. And hopefully the students would too. As the third years entered, the professor busied himself with something, anything to avoid eye contact, or Merlin forbid, small talk with any of them. Once everyone was settled, he began the lesson.
"Hello. My name is Professor Zephyrmoon, your professor for this term only. If you wouldn't mind packing up your belongings and exiting nicely to the lawn," he said, having announced this after everyone was sat down and unpacked their supplies for the lesson. He stood waiting for the last student to exit before locking the door with the tools he needed in his arms. It was about 11:00 p.m. at the beginning of January; he hoped they would all position their charts correctly.
"Star charts! You'll need these to complete our studies today," Percival said as they arrived on the lawn. He handed the stack charts to a nearby student and waved his arm to instruct the student to pass them out to the others in the class, "Now, the idea of following the stars and their patterns is very old. They once were used to predict different times of the year so people knew when to plant crops and harvest them. They are also very useful if you are traveling," He said. Pulling out his own star chart, he held it above his head towards the sky. "This is how you'll align yourself with the stars. Face south and then hold the map up, so that the north horizon is towards your back. Should you want to face another way, say east," Percival said turning himself in that direction, but not turning the map. "You'll want to make sure you turn yourself and not the map, so it always stays the same, not turning with you," he said, demonstrating as he turned the piece of paper above his head back in his hands so it was above his head the way it had been when he was facing south.
"Now, try finding constellations to relate to your position, and then turn in another direction and do the same. You'll notice the sky has many more stars than are on your charts - so, take care when trying to find the stars you are looking for in the sky." he said, hoping the students would get the hang of the star charts fairly easily so he didn't have to spend any more time explaining it. Once the time for the lesson was at an end, he sent them back to their dorms without homework to allow time to focus on the charts during the week in preparation for the rest of the semester.
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For full credit, RP the lesson.
First student to pass out the star charts will receive 2 extra credit points.
Link to Star Chart for Reference
"Star charts! You'll need these to complete our studies today," Percival said as they arrived on the lawn. He handed the stack charts to a nearby student and waved his arm to instruct the student to pass them out to the others in the class, "Now, the idea of following the stars and their patterns is very old. They once were used to predict different times of the year so people knew when to plant crops and harvest them. They are also very useful if you are traveling," He said. Pulling out his own star chart, he held it above his head towards the sky. "This is how you'll align yourself with the stars. Face south and then hold the map up, so that the north horizon is towards your back. Should you want to face another way, say east," Percival said turning himself in that direction, but not turning the map. "You'll want to make sure you turn yourself and not the map, so it always stays the same, not turning with you," he said, demonstrating as he turned the piece of paper above his head back in his hands so it was above his head the way it had been when he was facing south.
"Now, try finding constellations to relate to your position, and then turn in another direction and do the same. You'll notice the sky has many more stars than are on your charts - so, take care when trying to find the stars you are looking for in the sky." he said, hoping the students would get the hang of the star charts fairly easily so he didn't have to spend any more time explaining it. Once the time for the lesson was at an end, he sent them back to their dorms without homework to allow time to focus on the charts during the week in preparation for the rest of the semester.
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For full credit, RP the lesson.
First student to pass out the star charts will receive 2 extra credit points.
Link to Star Chart for Reference