Arithmancy and Muggle Studies classes are less popular than Divination classes.
Professor Settima Victor is a middle-aged witch.
Unlike Trelawney's nagging behavior, her Arithmetic Divination class was full of rigor from the very beginning on the way to the classroom.
Enter the door next to the library on the second floor, follow the fork and turn right, and you will see a door with a code lock.
There is a mathematical problem of quadratic equations on the blackboard on the left, and a corresponding problem-solving guide is placed on the box on the right.
When Hermione came over, Vincent had already turned the combination lock to the correct number.
"Have you solved it?"
"Yes, exponential equations are not difficult."
She glanced at the topic on the blackboard, followed him into the classroom with her lips pursed.
Inside is a small room with good lighting, and the walls are covered with complex formulas and mathematical problems.
An old-fashioned pendulum clock hung above the blackboard. Professor Victor, wearing a crimson robe, stood on the podium below and wrote a large number on the blackboard with his back to several students.
"Welcome, I think we can start class." Victor turned to face the students who had already sat down.
She took off her glasses, which were placed on the bridge of her nose and had only lenses but no frames.
"Arithmetic divination has been used by wizards for more than two thousand years. It can help people analyze their own abilities and develop their intellectual talents.
It can also help people overcome difficulties and point out their future development paths.”
Get straight to the point right from the beginning and don't get into the mystical stuff.
"Please open the first page of the textbook." Victor used his wand to write a familiar name in the air,
"Follow the chart in the textbook, please convert the personalized numbers in his name."
The first step in analyzing a person's name is to convert it into a series of numbers, with each letter corresponding to one of the numbers 1 to 9.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z
The letters A, J, and S correspond to the number 1, the letters B, K, and T correspond to the number 2, and so on.
There were less than 10 students in total, all focusing on Vincent's face.
The name Victor wrote down was that of his teacher, the legendary alchemist Nicolas Flamel.
Vincent smiled at them and took out the notebook and pencil hidden in the textbook.
N I C H O L A S F L A M E L
5 9 3 8 6 3 1 1 6 3 1 4 5 3
After writing down all the numbers, find their sum.
According to the rules of arithmetic divination, if the sum exceeds 9, it must be reduced to within 9.
That is to say, add the units and tens digits of the number. If it is still a double digit, continue adding until a single digit appears.
The sum of the name is 58, the sum of the ones digit and the tens digit is 13, and the sum of the further sum is 4.
While several students were still looking for numbers, Vincent had already put down his pencil.
Victor nodded slightly at him.
After all, he is the first place in the youth mathematics competition, so it would be strange if he does not have such a level.
The second person to calculate was Hermione, who was only about ten seconds behind.
Simple two-digit addition problems are the basis of the basics.
Those who can take arithmetic as an elective must have a passing grade in mathematics.
Including converting names into numbers, it only takes less than 5 minutes for all students to calculate.
"Very good." Victor did not announce the answer, but gave the next question:
"Next, please open page 3 of the textbook and extract Mr. Flamel's psychic number."
By adding up the numbers corresponding to the vowels in the name (A, E, I, O, U), you can finally get the number of the soul that reflects inner activities and reveals desires and fears.
N I C H O L A S F L A M E L
I O A A E
9 6 1 1 5
The added number is also 4, which is unusual.
The difficulty was easier than before, and it only took a little more than 3 minutes for the students to calculate all the calculations.
Not surprisingly, Victor also did not announce the answer.
"Please open page 5 of the textbook and extract Mr. Flamel's social figures. This can reflect his external personality, that is, the characteristics revealed to the outside world."
The social number is determined based on the consonants of the name, and is the sum of the numbers excluding the vowels.
36
3 6=9
The personality number is 4, the soul number is 4, and the social number is 9.
Victor announced the answer and all the students got it right.
"Please turn to page 7 of the textbook and let us have a general understanding of what kind of person Mr. Flamel is."
Each number corresponds to a different personality trait.
Work hard, be honest and honest, and use pragmatic methods to solve problems.
She is very stable emotionally, but sometimes she can be easily angry or suspicious inside.
What is shown to the world is his generous and humanitarian side.
Vincent looked very surprised.
Because this is very similar to Nico's character. Although the details are slightly different, they are basically consistent.
Seeing his expression, the students became more interested in the rigorous course of arithmetic divination.
"Before ending the numerical analysis of the names -" Victor raised his wand and pointed at the blackboard behind him.
"Before that, we can see which number in his name appears more frequently."
The numbers 3 and 1 floated out from the blackboard and hovered in front of her.
"3 and 1 appear more frequently than other numbers, which means our analysis should be slightly modified.
Finally, we can conclude that Mr. Flamel is a dedicated perfectionist who makes money very easily."
Vincent once again became the center of attention.
Compared with the so-called "talent" of divination, arithmetic divination basically has no threshold.
Anyone with a little knowledge of mathematics can calculate the character and destiny behind a name.
Victor lowered his wand and let the two numbers return to the blackboard, "I think everyone is curious about their names, right?
Then, in the next moment, please convert your names into numbers."
Vincent wrote his name in his notebook and quickly found three sets of corresponding numbers.
V I N C E N T W A Y N E
4 9 5 3 5 5 2 5 1 7 5 5
9 5 1 5
4 5 3 5 2 5 7 5
Adding them together yields three numbers, 2, 2, and 9.
Finally, combined with the number 5, which appears the most frequently and means instability and imbalance, the arithmetic divination based on the name is converted into numbers is completed.
Vincent couldn't wait to look at the textbook.
Personality is docile, fair, loyal and has the courage to take responsibility, and is very imaginative and creative.
But in terms of the soul, it is contradictory, a mixture of positive and negative aspects, similar to day and night, justice and evil, etc.
The final social number, 9, is three times 3, representing completion and complete achievement.
Such people are willing to provide services to others, many of whom are teachers, scientists or humanitarians.
Vincent's breathing became heavier and heavier.
No wonder Dumbledore didn't like divination classes. Compared with rigorous arithmetic and divination, the babbling divination classes were simply rubbish.
If Trelawny hadn't been able to tell the real prophecy like a dancing god, this course would have been forcibly canceled long ago.