• Astrology comprises several systems of divination[1] based on the premise that there is a relationship between astronomical phenomena and events in the human world.
Astrology by Region:
• Western astrology is the system of astrology most popular in Western countries. Western astrology is historically based on Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos (2nd century AD), which in turn was a continuation of Hellenistic and ultimately Babylonian traditions. Western astrology is largely horoscopic, that is, it is a form of divination based on the construction of a horoscope for an exact moment, such as a person's birth, in which various cosmic bodies are said to have an influence. Astrology in western popular culture is often reduced to sun sign astrology, which considers only the individual's date of birth (i.e. the "position of the Sun" at that date). • Jyotisha ( Or Jyotish from Sanskrit jyotiṣa, from jyótis- "light, heavenly body") is the traditional Hindu system of astronomy and astrology. Also known as Hindu astrology, and Indian astrology more recently Vedic astrology. The term Hindu astrology had been in use as the English equivalent of Jyotiṣa since the early 19th century. Vedic astrology is a relatively recent term, entering common usage in the 1980s with self-help publications on Āyurveda or Yoga. The qualifier "Vedic" is however something of a misnomer, as there is no mention of Jyotiṣa in the Vedas, and historical documentation suggests horoscopic astrology in the Indian subcontinent was a Hellenic influence post-dating the Vedic period.[4] This, however, is widely debated since an authoritative work on Jyotish called the Bṛhat Parāśara Horāśāstra is said to be spoken by[weasel words] Sage Parashara who existed before the Hellenic Period and contributed to Rigveda. • Chinese astrology is based on the traditional astronomy and calendars. The development of Chinese astrology is tied to that of astronomy, which came to flourish during the Han Dynasty (2nd century BC to 2nd century AD). Chinese astrology has a close relation with Chinese philosophy (theory of the three harmony, heaven, earth and water) and uses the principles of yin and yang and concepts that are not found in Western astrology, such as the wu xing teachings, the 10 Celestial stems, the 12 Earthly Branches, the lunisolar calendar (moon calendar and sun calendar), and the time calculation after year, month, day and shichen (時辰).
Homework: Look up information on your astrological sign, either in Western or Chinese Astrology, and write whether or not you believe what is written is an accurate depiction of you.
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Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 8:14 pm
𝔻𝕣𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕒 𝕚𝕤...spacespacespacespace CURRENTLY // singlespace CURRENTLY // LookingDistractedin the Divination Classroomspaces CURRENTLY WITH // Studentsspacesp CURRENTLY FEELING // Calmspacespa CURRENTLY THINKING // 'This one should be easy...'spacespac ☩ ☩ ☩But what is this, that I cant see? With ice cold hands taking hold of me...☩ ☩ ☩ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════
spaceDrusilla sat behind her desk, staring forward, waiting. She watched the clock on the opposite wall, her head bobbing back and forth, left and right, tick, tock, tick, tock, tick tock... her students should be arriving any minute now. As they filed in she sat up straight and gave a smile, her eyes bright. Today's lesson should be easy, particularly compared to some of the others."Hello, duckies, today's lesson is on Astrology, which I'm sure you're all at least a little familiar with, yes? It is the method of using the stars to divine the future. Now, there are several schools of thought on how to do this, of course. You can read about each of them on the board, and in more detail in your books. For now, though, I'd like you each to tell me what your Astrological sign is,"she inquired with a smile."As I'm sure you all know, your sign is supposed to tell a lot about you. It can be used to predict your future, or even to tell things about your personality. So, we'll go around the room and share our signs, and then you can tell me what, if anything, you know about your sign."She tapped her fingers on her desk, curious. What would she learn about each of them today? It could be interesting, to say the least.
═════════════════════════════════════════════════ ☩ ☩ ☩When God is gone and the Devil takes hold, Who will have mercy on your soul?☩ ☩ ☩
• Divination is the attempt to gain insight into a question or situation by way of an occultic, standardized process or ritual. Used in various forms throughout history, diviners ascertain their interpretations of how a querent should proceed by reading signs, events, or omens, or through alleged contact with a supernatural agency.
The Categories of Divination:
• An omen (also called portent or presage) is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future, often signifying the advent of change. Though the word "omen" is usually devoid of reference to the change's nature, hence being possibly either "good" or "bad," the term is more often used in a foreboding sense, as with the word "ominous". The origin of the word is unknown, although it may be connected with the Latin word audire, meaning "to hear." • Cleromancy is a form of divination using sortition, casting of lots, or casting bones or stones, in which an outcome is determined by means that normally would be considered random, such as the rolling of dice, but are sometimes believed to reveal the will of God, or other supernatural entities. • Augury ranks a set of given possibilities. It can be qualitative (such as shapes, proximities, etc.): for example, dowsing (a form of rhabdomancy) developed from this type of divination. Augury is normally considered to specifically refer to divination by studying the flight patterns of birds. • Spontaneous. An unconstrained form of divination, free from any particular medium, and actually a generalization of all types of divination. The answer comes from whatever object the diviner happens to see or hear. Some religions use a form of bibliomancy: they ask a question, riffle the pages of their holy book, and take as their answer the first passage their eyes light upon. Other forms of spontaneous divination include reading auras and New Age methods of feng shui such as "intuitive" and "fuzion"
The Purpose of Divnination:
Divination is a means to attempt some form of understanding of events to come. The true purpose of this form of magic is hard to say. It is used by some to plan their day to day activities, and by some to attempt circumventing or ensuring that certain things come to pass. It is a fluid magic and is not understood by many who do not have either the Sight nor the patience to learn to See. In this lesson, you will be taught the methods for Seeing, but in order to be successful, you must believe, and put in a fair amount of effort. It will come easier for some than others; any among you might be a Seer, blind to your talents due to lack of practice. For others, visions and signs will be difficult to see. This is natural, and all it means is that you must try harder.
Homework: Do some research and write a short essay on one method of Divination we'll study this year.
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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 10:09 pm
ℂ𝕌ℝℝ𝔼ℕ𝕋𝕃𝕐 ╔═══════════════════════════════╗ Single LookingDistractedin her Classroom with her Students xxxFEELINGxxx Dazed xxxTHINKINGxxx ❝ So many new duckies all in a row... ❞ ╚═══════════════════════════════╝
But what is this, that I cant see?✥ ✥ ✥xxx With ice cold hands taking hold of me.✥ ✥ ✥xxxxxx When God is gone, and the devil takes hold,✥ ✥ ✥xxxxxxxxx Who'll have mercy on your soul?✥ ✥ ✥xxxxxxxxxxxx ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
spaceDrusilla entered the classroom in a daze. She was quite late, she was certain of it. Where did the time go? She'd been so caught up in her cards and runes that she'd completely lost track of it... or perhaps she'd simply stared off into space for a couple of hours. Both were equally possible, after all... except that when she arrived in the classroom and checked the clock, she was actually on time. She frowned; the clock in her office must be wrong, then. She'd have to fix it... if she remembered. Which she probably wouldn't, of course. She blinked a moment, then smiled at her students, her arms sweeping open in a grand gesture."Hello, my little ducks, and welcome to Divination. I am Professor Somerset. Now then, in this class, you will need to have an open mind, open eyes, and patience. Divination is a powerful art, but difficult. Also, there will be no disrespecting of my craft, or of the abilities of fellow students... now then! With that unpleasantness out of the way, we can begin."
spaceShe paused long enough to let the students absorb her words, and long enough to get just a tad distracted... what was she looking at, though? She scowled for a moment, shoved the visions away, and smiled widely again at her students before launching into the lecture."Divination is an old art, practiced by Magic folk and Muggles alike; though of course, they rarely read the signs correctly, they lack the ability to do so, usually. But you, my young one, can be taught to read the signs and to predict the future. I say predict because, of course, time is a fluid, ever changing thing. Every time you are faced with a choice, you could change the events that were to transpire. And everything is important; choosing something different for lunch; going to bed an hour earlier than usual; even stopping for one second on your way to a lesson to gaze out the window can set and entirely new wave of things in motion than would have had you gone about the usual path. And so, nothing is certain. But, we can always look. We can always search. In the future, we see signs, hints of things to come. Whether or not they are to be is largely up to us. Seeing is the first step.""She stopped then, curious. She had, of course, seen this play out, but in different ways each time... how would it happen then?
spaceThe Seer's eyes glazed, and she shifted a bit, her head tilting in an odd manner, rather like a bird's, her eyes unblinking and unseeing. After a moment, she gave her head a light shake, and smiled again."Where was I? Oh, yes. Searching. Divination is, first and foremost, the art of searching... for the future, for the answer, for the key. And now, I'll have an answer from you, ducky. What, to you, is Divination, and what purpose does it serve?"She waited patiently, eager to hear what her students had to say. It would tell her much about them... but didn't she already know? Sometimes she forgot...
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════ xxx✥ ✥ ✥No wealth, no ruin, no silver, no gold; xxxxxx✥ ✥ ✥Nothing satisfies me but your soul. xxxxxxxxx✥ ✥ ✥Well, I am Death, none can excel. xxxxxxxxxxxx✥ ✥ ✥I'll open the door to Heaven or Hell.
Jasper had been looking forward to Divination. Alice had asked him about it only to be told he had an interest in it. Truth was he wanted to understand her better. There had to be some answers in this class for him. Taking a seat at one of the chairs Jasper had remembered hearing good things about Professor Somerset. It showed as he entered the class. Her little rules in class didn’t bother Jasper as he didn’t plan on being disrespectful. That wasn’t his nature and knowing someone who could see the future gave him a real appreciation for the art.
As Professor Somerset talked about the art of Divination Jasper took detailed notes. He wanted to know everything about the subject and was determined to do so. It appeared that the professor had the same moments that Alice had with blank stares. Jasper knew exactly what it looked like when someone was seeing something. Of course he wouldn’t tell anyone that. Jasper raised his hand slowly at Professor Somerset’s question.“Divination to me is the art of seeing future events before they happen. Its purpose is to predict those future events so we can better understand them and perhaps find a way to change them.” That was Jasper’s best guess, it came from the heart. He knew Alice tried a lot not to worry him about future events she saw and sometimes he didn’t even know what they were.
You have the intellect of a Ravenclaw, And the protective spirit of a Gryffindor. However, if you are sure about being with Alice, then... Hufflepuff!
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:29 pm
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Not even two seconds in, and Yvonne was already regretting her decision to take Divination. She thought, at first, that this elective would benefit her in the future (as all the other electives she opted to take). She could potentially look at the starts or the bottom of her tea cup and tell the future. It might aid her in preparing for the untold events and calamities the future hold. Who knows? All she knew about Divination was the fact that it spoke of the unseen and unknown.
She swore, though, that if the professor addressed her as a "duck", she would right then and there storm out of the room swearing like a sailor.
The girl was also sure that if she were to open her mouth, extreme sarcasm and perhaps vile comments would spill out. So, she remained quiet, and hoped that the professor didn't notice her presence. Ugh. Yvonne kept her fingers crossed.
"The best way to keep something bad from happening is to see it ahead of time..."
Iñigo walked into his divination class, only taking the class because he thought that it could help him 'harness' his abilities and in theory, temper them. He wanted to control his ability and didn't want it to control his life the way it had. He of course, didn't know if those results would be achieved but might as well try to get there. He listened to the professor and took notes carefully, a small smile on his face. He was glad that he had taken the class despite the eccentric nature of the teacher. He didn't know how fine he was with with being called ducky though. But he really just had to go with it for now.
The class was then presented with a question, which he figured he should answer. He raised his hand promptly and answered the question. "Divination to me, is a different way of seeing the world as we know it because you are not seeing what it is at the moment, but rather seeing what it will become and its potential. It is enlightening, yet dangerous in its own right, because you may see something that you may not necessarily desire or it could control you to the point that it gets the better of you. I guess my answer really is a sugarcoated version of the previous answer though," he said to the teacher, not afraid to be wrong. If he was truly wrong, he expected the teacher to tell him. However, his answer was deeply rooted to his own experiences with 'foresight'. He didn't know whether or not the teacher would pick up on that, but it truly was.
"and you can't see it if you refuse to face the possibility."
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 12:40 pm
Ever since I was eight or nine I've been standing on the shoreline Always waiting For something lasting
Lose your hunger, you lose your way Get confused and you fade away This town kills you when you are young I'm not the boy I used to be
EleazarDravenBradley
- Unknown Blood - Ravenclaw - Third Year -
[feeling: uneasy] [thinking: ...] [with: Third Years] [at: Divination]
Eleazar could throw out a lot of excuses as to why he was taking this class, but in all honesty he was taking it because it sounded stupid and fun. So far he was slightly disturbed. How wonderful. Another lunatic. Wasn't his- that man, bad enough? He had to have a professor who addressed them as her "little ducks". Creepy much? He wasn't water fowl. He sank lower in his seat, if that was possible with his already bad posture, and waited for this to be over. "Divination is-" he hesitated. He'd have to watch his mouth. If he came off as disrespectful he might lose house points, not that he cared about those, but he also might get a detention, and he'd really rather not serve a detention with this woman. "A way of trying to prevent the inevitable, for some people, and maybe an escape, for other people. If you don't like the present, or get bored with it... than there's always the future, right?"
People don't get better. They just get smarter.
This town has got the youth of me All eyes turn hollow From the work of sorrow Standing on the paving
By the office building They've got so much to do Never time for you We are shadows
Homework: Do some research and write a short essay on one method of Divination we'll study this year.
Homework for Lesson 1 should be turned into Professor Somerset's Office before the end of Lesson 2.
10 total House Points awarded to Jasper Lancaster of Hufflepuff House. 10 total House Points awarded to Iñigo Albion-Alexandre of Ravenclaw House. 10 total House Points awarded to Eleazar Bradley of Ravenclaw House.
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 8:26 am
Lesson 2: Muggle Forms of Divination
Muggle and Magical Practices:
• In Ancient times, the muggle and magical communities were not separated as they are now. Because of this, there were many muggles who wanted to learn the magical arts. While most could not be taught, such as wandwork and the like, Divination was one method in which they could be taught the basic principles. Because of this, we now have various methods of Divination which are known to muggles, and used by them. • Muggles can never be true 'Seers' as a witch or wizard can, so methods like crystal or mirror gazing will not really work for them. While a proper Seer, or a witch with potential for Seeing, can see visions in the crystal or glass, a muggle only sees what his or her mind tricks him into seeing. Often, this is used as a more insightful look at their current outlook, rather than a vision of the future. • Muggles often use Divination, not to really see or predict the future, but to give them insight on their life, and how they might change it. This is because, since they have no real magic to See with, everything they find in their practice is something they have applied to it from their subconscious.
Methods Commonly Used by Muggles, Learned from Magical Practices:
• Tessomancy: Also known as Tea-Leaf Reading, this is the practice of looking into a tea cup and making predictions based on the way the leaves are arranged in the cup. While a magical person can imbibe their leaves with their own magic by focusing, or a Seer can do so for the drinker, Muggles possess no magic, so their leaves are arranged by chance. • Crystal Gazing: The art of gazing into a crystal form, usually a ball, and seeking visions within it. The Crystal, for a magical user, serves as a medium through which the Seer can focus her energies to make sense of her visions. A muggle, however, will see tricks of the light and mind, which they will then interpret as visions. • Palmistry: This method of Divination is actually surprisingly straight-forward for Muggles, since all they need to know is what the different lines actually mean. There is very little room for alterations by magic to change what will be said. However, it is a method which is greatly open to interpretation, and while witches and wizards have ancient texts which they use to determine the meaning of each line, Muggles have long since lost the original documents with this information. Because of this, their determinations are often different from what a witch would foretell, because they are working off of information that has been lost, mistranslated and passed off incorrectly for thousands of years.
Oddities of Muggle Divination:
While many methods of Divination have been passed down from witches of ancient times, there are a few methods which Muggles have developed on their own, usually designed to answer a specific question.
• One oddity is the method of using an Apple Peel to predict one's true love. A person must peel an entire apple in one unbroken strip, taking it in their right hand, and then spin three times, usually by the light of a certain colored candle and while reciting an incantation (both of these things are optional and/or vary from method to method). The peel must then be either cast over one's left shoulder or dropped into a pool of water. The peel is then said to form the letter of the person's soulmate's last name. • Another form of Divination common among Muggles is related to Omens. Omens abound in Muggle Lore and Supersition, with many relating to weddings. One states that, if the wedding band is dropped during the ceremony, whichever of the pair drops it will be the first to die. Should it roll away from the alter, the death will be tragic, or violent. Lastly, should it stop on top of a gravestone embedded in the church floor, one of the pair will die young, the victim being predicted by the gender of the person interred in the grave.
Homework: Do some research and write a short explanation of an Omen common in Muggle Superstition.
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ℂ𝕌ℝℝ𝔼ℕ𝕋𝕃𝕐 ╔═══════════════════════════════╗ Single LookingDistractedin her classroom with her students xxxFEELINGxxx Dazed xxxTHINKINGxxx ❝ Hm, I wonder if anyone will truly See... ❞ ╚═══════════════════════════════╝
But what is this, that I cant see?✥ ✥ ✥xxx With ice cold hands taking hold of me.✥ ✥ ✥xxxxxx When God is gone, and the devil takes hold,✥ ✥ ✥xxxxxxxxx Who'll have mercy on your soul?✥ ✥ ✥xxxxxxxxxxxx ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
spaceDrusilla sat behind her desk, staring forward, waiting. She watched the clock on the opposite wall, her head bobbing back and forth, left and right, tick, tock, tick, tock, tick tock... her students should be arriving any minute now. As they filed in she sat up straight and gave a smile, her eyes bright. This wasn't always the most... enjoyable, of lessons, what with muggleborn students taking offense for some reason (she'd never understand it, honestly), but it was an important one, so she would make it as brief and, hopefully, as unoffensive as possible. Thankfully, she was almost totally lucid today, which would hopefully make things easier."Hello, duckies, today we're talking about the methods Muggles use for divining the future, and the reasons that it typically doesn't work. A bit of history first; as I'm sure you all know, there was a time in our history where the Statue of Secrecy didn't exist, and wizards lived openly with one another. Now, naturally, this caused a bit of confusion for some muggles, particularly because of the existence of muggleborns. Essentially, some muggles did not understand why some children born to their families could do magic and yet they could not. Some became convinced that their lack of magical ability was merely a lack of learning. So, they would pick of sticks, brandish them about, and attempt to cast spells. After that, things get a little fuzzy, and no one really knows how muggles got from there to divination, but they did. Some have speculated that perhaps it was the thought of a witch or wizard, feeling sorry for the muggles, and trying to help. Divination, you see, is an art that, while muggles can not properly perform, they can at least replicate."She paused; here was the part that got tricky. She'd have to be careful with it."Now, when a witch or wizard attempts to See, their magic is instrumental in the driving force behind it. Their focused attention and energies enable their latent ability to conjure up images in crystal balls, to cause the runes to fall a certain way when cast, to tell them when the tarot deck is shuffled just right. If any of you have ever had your fortune told by a muggle, you may recall them attempting a similar practice, closing their eyes, breathing deeply, attempting to center themselves. This is their attempts to replicate our use of magic. Of course, having none of their own, they can not do so properly. Rather, when a muggle gazes into a crystal ball, they see a distortion of what is reflected in its surface. When they cast runes, it is all chance. When they shuffle a tarot deck, it is their mind that tells them when it is ready, not magic. What they fortell from their readings isn't a true prediction of the future; rather, it is an idea superimposed on the medium by their mind. Many muggles use Divination to answer questions about themselves, to help clear doubts or answer questions, but it is all their own interpretation of chance and their mind's trickery."Drusilla stopped, hoping she hadn't spoken too fast for them all to keep up. She rather wanted this lesson to be over; it never went well. After a moments pause, she smiled at them."Does anyone have any questions? And thoughts they'd like to share?"She rather hoped that she'd done this well enough that the muggleborn students would be unoffended. She did hate putting someone off of her and her class by seeming to insult their families when really, she was simply speaking facts. She'd revised the way she ran this lesson greatly since her first year teaching had gone so horribly. Hopefully, it would be enough.
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════ xxx✥ ✥ ✥No wealth, no ruin, no silver, no gold; xxxxxx✥ ✥ ✥Nothing satisfies me but your soul. xxxxxxxxx✥ ✥ ✥Well, I am Death, none can excel. xxxxxxxxxxxx✥ ✥ ✥I'll open the door to Heaven or Hell.
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"The best way to keep something bad from happening is to see it ahead of time..."
Iñigo walked into the classroom, ready for another lesson from the woman who referred to them as 'Duckies', which he still was getting used to. She was weird...yes...that was easy to tell, but she definitely knew what she was talking about. And because of that, she had his full undivided attention. He loved the class too, because of the insight he was getting on his ability to see the future. And off he went to writing...pretty much everything. He hoped that she didn't go too fast, but he didn't find the speed of her story to be a problem at all. In fact, it was the perfect pace for him to catch everything and piece them together in his head.
He listened to the story, absolutely fascinated by what she had to say. And never before had he liked the history of something as much as that moment. He kept his gaze on the teacher as she spoke, forgetting completely to write notes on the last part. When she approached the end, she asked if they had any questions, and a question did linger in his head as the story went on. "My question really doesn't have to do with the muggles, but rather the wizards. So does this mean that all wizards can attempt to 'See' if they channel their magic well enough? And if so, what is the difference between a seer and any other wizard?" he asked her, almost timidly, hoping not to come off too strongly, mainly because he didn't want to hint at the fact that he undoubtedly was a seer.
"and you can't see it if you refuse to face the possibility."
Jasper sat in Divinations and waited to hear the lesson for the day. Apparently it was on muggles and their methods. Sitting quietly like always Jasper listened to Professor Somerset. It made sense that muggles didn’t understand and thought they could perform magic. When that didn’t work of course they would find something obviously leaning to Divination for answers. ‘So they just use a lot of guess work and mind tricks.’He thought as he took detailed notes. Jasper listened to Inigo’s question and questions started to form in his mind. If all wizards could do it then what made someone like Alice so different?
You have the intellect of a Ravenclaw, And the protective spirit of a Gryffindor. However, if you are sure about being with Alice, then... Hufflepuff!
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 12:00 pm
Ever since I was eight or nine I've been standing on the shoreline Always waiting For something lasting
Lose your hunger, you lose your way Get confused and you fade away This town kills you when you are young I'm not the boy I used to be
EleazarDravenBradley
- Unknown Blood - Ravenclaw - Third Year -
[feeling: baffled] [thinking: ...] [with: Third Years] [at: Divination]
Eleazar couldn't help but wonder how many students from muggle families were going to have to go home and break the news to some crazy aunt or uncle that their tarot cards and crystal balls were in fact pointless. Apparently even those with magic said so. But wizards and witches could just as easily make things up and use trickery, and there were just as many magical hoaxes claiming to be able to predict the future as there were muggle ones. He doubted he'd ever be able to take this class seriously, and felt bad about that, since the professor was... nice, and could have come off as a lot more condescending towards muggles trying to See if she wanted to. He still twitched at being called a duck, though. She had to know that sounded creepy, right? Right? Well, at least the class wasn't boring. He took notes, having that much respect for it.
People don't get better. They just get smarter.
This town has got the youth of me All eyes turn hollow From the work of sorrow Standing on the paving
By the office building They've got so much to do Never time for you We are shadows
"The answer, duck, is that yes, all wizards have a latent ability to See, using some form of medium, such as a crystal ball or tea leaves. It takes discipline to hone the inner eye so that you are capable of it... Seers, on the other hand, have an innate ability and, rather than needing to be trained to See, must be trained to control their Inner Eye. Seers do not need a medium to See, though many will use them to attempt to narrow their view of the future. Furthermore, only a true Seer is capable of giving a prophecy."
Lesson Closed
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Homework: Do some research and write a short explanation of an Omen common in Muggle Superstition.
Homework for Lesson 2 should be turned into Professor Somerset's Office before the end of Lesson 3.
5 total House Points awarded to Inigo Albion-Alexandre of Ravenclaw House.
