Seventh Years: Lesson Four

Professor Nakamura was always excited to teach astronomy, but he was a bit more excited that evening. He thought they were finally getting to the true depths of astronomy and its fascinations. He greeted the students as they entered, giving them each a friendly smile. He knew in his schooling teachers weren’t often friendly, and he had the opinion that it made a difference. “The edge of the universe,” Professor Nakamura began, speaking in a serious tone, “is something we know little about. Is the universe still expanding? How will the universe end? In a reverse big bang? These are questions posed, but we have no clear answers.” Professor Nakamura paused dramatically, then continued on.

“Galaxies - massive collections of dust, gas, planets, and stars – seem to be formed in groups or clusters. They come in a variety of forms and tend to have a larger cluster of celestial bodies in the centre. These centres often have solar systems, including planets and stars. During the planet’s orbits we often get eclipses. Does anyone remember the difference between solar and lunar eclipses?” Professor Nakamura asked, checking if the class was still paying attention. He chose a student who raised their hand, then nodded when they got the answer right. “Moving on, it’s interesting to note that hundreds of years ago, as previously mentioned, the earth was thought to be the centre of the universe. Something to think about, to consider what we still have to learn about our universe.”

“Now, that’s us for this evening but please, next week, remember to bring your wands. No homework, but keep revising. It’s important if you want to pass your NEWTs,”
Professor Nakamura told them all, dismissing them for the evening.

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Roleplay the lesson for full marks.
First to answer the question gets additional house points
 
They were steadily moving closer to the end of the year, Hogwarts Monthly was ramping up, duelling was ongoing, the Valentine’s dance was over, Theo would be going back to Scotland (honestly good riddance) and Elio would be graduating which would mean he would have to actually start being responsible for himself. Merlin, have mercy. He didn’t think he’d ever be ready for that if he was honest. So he slouched in Nakamura’s class, listening to him talk about the edge of the universe. Elio wasn’t sure of the universe could actually have an edge, it seemed like it was infinite, but he also wasn’t sure if that could be a truth either. He took down some notes to make sure he had it straight in his head underlining some of the more interesting points, like reverse big bang because that sounded really dramatic. When the professor asked about solar and lunar eclipses, his hand shot up, because he did actually remember this. “A solar eclipse is when the moon blocks the sun, and a lunar eclipse is when the Earth casts a shadow on the moon.” Nice, extra housepoints. The rest of the lesson passed quickly after that, and Elio was eager to get out of there so he could go and find Mikael. Though he did wonder what they would be doing with their wands in next lesson as it wasn’t the class they typically used them in.​
 

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