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 about the difference between solar and lunar eclipses gets additional house points

 

[Emmanuel Okoye]

Emmanuel walked into the astronomy classroom and took his usual spot in the room. He glanced towards the professor as the man got started and pulled his notes towards him to be able to get down what the professor was saying. He made sure that he was getting down what the end of the universe would be as the professor told it to them, making sure that he was getting all the information down about it though it was in the distant future. The lecture was shortly after wrapped up and then Emmanuel packed up his things and left the room.

 

[Rory Styx]

Rory sat at his desk in Professor Nakamura’s classroom making notes as he went through his lecture starting with the idea of the edge of the universe, what that might mean and how the universe might end. They were big questions, more so than anything they’d been asked to consider in Astronomy before, Rory put the words down onto his page but he didn’t think much about the consequences behind them. How could he even fathom the end of the universe? Let alone think about how it could come about. Rory listened to the rest of what the professor had to say, getting as much down in his notes as he could and when the lesson was over he packed everything up and made his way out of the classroom.