Class #1

[zerda8]

Professor Zerda Black stood in the front of the room and waited for the students to quiet down. then, she said, "my name is Professor Zerda Black. You can call me Professor Black." She stopped for a second, feeling the pressure of the first years eyes on her. Then she continued, "Can anyone tell me one form of divination?" Zerda asked, then she decided she should add, "by the way, since this is only your first class, you will not have homework."

[Vicky Granger]

" One form of divinitation, is palmistry. there are several others. Some of them are tea leaves, crystal balls, cartomancy which encompasses the reading of playing cards , and lastly the interpretation of dreams. palmistry is the ability for someone to read someone elses palms and see the future for them, " Allison said. She hoped she had answered correctly. She waited patiently for Professor Black's answer.

[zerda8]

"very good, 10 points to gryfindor," Professor Zerda Black said. then she continued. "you will not learn all of those, but you will learn a few. my favorite is the interpretation of dreams, so we will do that at the very last class, it can be very difficult. I think tomorrow we will start to learn palmistry. Can anybody tell me what the lines on your hand are? and, if anyone knows, what they tell about a person?"

[Vicky Granger]

" the line on your hands are called the simian lines. People with Simian lines can be very successful because of their ability to put all their energy into a project. The other features of the hand may give a guide as to the area of their passionate interests. Some people with Simian lines may be good at doing deep detailed research in a specialist area, others may have built a replica of historical sites of London out of matchsticks, others may have a more emotionally based simian line that makes them very passionate about their relationship or obsessed with a person,...etc. " Allison said.

[zerda8]

"On rare occasions, yes there can be a simian line. What are the lines called on a normal hand though?" Professor Zerda walked in front of the room, pacing back and forth. she waited for an answer.

[Vicky Granger]

"I believe those lines are called the Life Line?"Allison replied hoping she got it correct this time.

[zerda8]

"yes, one is the life line. there is also the head line. " Zerda said. she wondered if anyone else in the class would answer. She continued. "vicky, can you tell me what the head line tells about a person?"

[Vicky Granger]

"A small gap between the head line and the life line shows that the person is a bit restless and like to be active. The wider the gap the more restless and active the person. It can also indicate that they are impatient and may need to look at their behaviour. If the head line actually joins up with the heart line at the start, then the person may have a lot of real suffering ahead. If the person has well defined and straight head lines this indicates clear and sound judgement.But if the line goes all the way to the edge of the palm then the person may have some ruthlessness about them and will put business first and people second." Allison replied to the teacher.

[michelle granger]

Michelle raised a shy hand and said,"I'm sorry, I don't know much about divination at all. Is that okay?"

[Vicky Granger]

"Of coure it's ok Michelle. I mean thats why you're here. To learn more about divination," Vicky said, hoping that she didn't make the professor mad by answering something she should've.

[zerda8]

"Very good vicky! and yes, it is alright that you don't answer these, though do your best Michelle. if you get them wrong, you vwon't get in trouble."

((OOC: Michelle, you might want to make your name show up as Michelle Granger, not michellegranger. just go into your profile. if you need help, i would be glad to help you.))

[Shou Yurashima]

Shou sat in the back of the classroom, listening to everybody speak. He knew a little bit of divination but the other Gryffindor girl said the ones he knew. He sighed gently. Were they going to start on Palm Reading first? He gave up on listening a little while ago anyways.

[zerda8]

"As you all probably gathered, we will be starting palmisty first. unfortunatly, we can only talk about the lines this time, but next time we will be palm reading. Can anyone tell me every single line that hasn't been said and tell me what they do?" Professor Zerda asked, pacing the front of the room again.

[pie123]

Lila answered "Isn't there a life line, heart line, a fate line, and a head line?" Lila knew the professor said to answer the ones that haven't been said, but Lila wanted her teacher to like her....unlike the muggle teachers.

[Vicky Granger]

"The Life Line - It is also called as "Paternal line or Age line". This has the greatest importance on a palm. Everything in life is in the line. The life line commences from under the Mount of Jupiter and originates from the side of the palm near the thumb and the index finger surrounding the Mount of Venus and ultimately ends at the bracelets. This line is seen in all human beings. A person's age, health, sickness and all can be known from this line.

The Head Line- This line starts from the Mount of Jupiter or from above it.In most of the plams, the head line and the life line originate from the same place. The Head line divides the palm into two parts. If the line is long, deep and distinct, then the person would have a sharp mind and would be an intellectual. If it is faint, indistinct or appears broken at several places then the person would be weak-minded or a labourer. The study of a person's brain is done with the help of the Head line.

The Heart Line- This line starts from under the Mount of Mercury, separating the areas of Mercury and Harshala, reaching under the index finger and the Mount of Jupiter. This line is directly linked to the heart and is found in almost all palms. This line is absent in robbers and cruel people. If the line is weak, then the person would be inhuman or merciless.

The Line of Apollo or Sun- It is also called the "Line of Success". The source of the line is different in different plams but ultimately it ends at the Mount of Sun.

The Fate Line- This line is not visible in many hands. It commences from different places but it ends only at the Mount of Saturn. This line develops from below the palm towards the upper side. This line is found in only 50% of the population of the world.

The Health Line- This line is related to health and it has no fixed place of commencement. But it terminates at the Mount of Mecury. Health and sickness are studied with the help of this line. In some cases the line is thick while in some others it is very thin like a hair.

The Marriage Line- It is also called the "Love Line". It is situated on the Mount of Mercury. This line comes form the outside of the palm towards the inside of the plam on the Mount of Merucry. In some hands 3 or 4 lines are found and it does not mean that they shall marry that many times. If a cross is found on the line then the marriage or the engagement of the person would be broken. If there are some small signs on the line then the perosn shall have illegal affairs.

The 12 Secondary Lines are:

The Ring of Jupiter- It makes a half moon on the Mount of Juptier and covers its whole area which looks like a ring.

The Line of Mars- This line commences from the base of the life line near the thumb, passes over the area of Mars and goes towards the Mount of Venus and line of Mars, but its place of commencement is not sure.

The Ring of Saturn- This line surrounds the Mount of Saturn in the base finger of Saturn. Its one end lies between the fnger of Saturn and index finger and the other end lies bewtween the finger of Saturn and the finger of Apollo.

The Ring of Sun- This surrounds the Mount of Sun like a ring. The one end of the ring lies between the finger of Saturn and the finger of Sun and the other end lies between the finger of Sun and the little finger. The shape of the ring remains the same in all hands.

The Girdle of Venus- This commences between the index finger and the finger of Saturn and ends between the finger of Apollo and the littel finger. It encircles both the Mounts of Sun and Saturn.Despite the name it has no connection with the Mount of Venus.

The Moon Line- It is a line in the shape of a bow. It commences from the area the of Moon, passes over the Neptune and Harshal areas and ends after reaching the Mount of Mercury. This line is seen in very few hands.

The Line of Influence- It enhances the influence of any line with which it is found. This line passes over the areas of Moon and Neptune and reaches the Fate line. In some hands it is double and in some hands it is treble. Its origin is from the Mount of Venus.
The Travelling Line- This line denotes all kinds of travels. This passes over the line of Moon or is seen proceeding from the area of Venus towards the area of Mars and is seen crossing the area of Dragon's Head, moves towards the Mount of Moon. Such lines are both thick and thin.

The Lines of Children- These lines are seen near the Mount of Mercury in the form of vertical lines over the marriage line. These lines are very thin and cannot be seen with the naked eye.

The Bracelets- These lines are found on the wrist and they are different in number in different hands. Some hands even have four lines.

The Casual Lines- These lines are formed from time to time and show the bad and good times of a person. They are not permanent and disappear once the momentary influence is over. These lines form in different places on the palm.

The High Post Line- This line commences form the wrist and is seen proceeding towards the area of Dragon's tail. If this line is deep and distinct, the person shall certainly attain a great post in life." Vicky answered. She hoped she had not sounded as if she was too smart for eveything. Although she had gotten straight A's at her muggle school and had many friends, she didn't want to sound all braggy about how she knew everything. She wanted to blend in with other people and become friends with people. It had just popped into her mind how there were 7 main lines and 12 secondary lines on your palm.