International students at Hogwarts

Chapter 254 Numeral Divination
Arithmetic divination is a very interesting course. It uses numbers to explain people's character and destiny, and of course it can predict the future.It also has another name: "Mathematics".Unlike divination, this class doesn't look at crystal balls, tea leaves, or palm reading.Ordinary divination is based on the interpretation of fuzzy images. Arithmetic divination is just the opposite. Arithmetic divination is based on a series of rules and rigorous mathematical operations.

Such a logical subject naturally pleased Hermione, and she later admitted that this subject was one of her favorite subjects at Hogwarts.

The classroom of the arithmetic and divination class is unremarkable, just an ordinary classroom.The overall layout is more like a classroom in a Muggle school: double desks, podium, blackboard, without any trace of magic.However, the presence of such a classroom in a magic school should be regarded as its special feature.

The teacher of this course is Professor Setima Victor.When Lu Ren and the others came to the classroom, he was already waiting in the classroom.

There were a few little wizards sitting scattered in the classroom—most of them were little wizards from Ravenclaw, which was in stark contrast to the divination class just now.After all, this course involves mathematics that young wizards are not good at, and according to the senior sister, this class requires writing a very complicated paper. After the number table, most young wizards will give up the idea of ​​taking this course.

After the class bell rang, Professor Setima Victor looked around and nodded with satisfaction.

"There are more people applying for classes this year than last year."

He turned his head and wrote his name on the blackboard, and then began to introduce the course.

Arithmancy is based on two very old ideas.The first idea is that people's names contain important clues to their personality and destiny.The second idea was pioneered by the ancient Greek magician Pythagoras more than 2500 years ago. He believed that each number from 1 to 9 has a unique personality that can help us understand everything.Those skilled in the art of arithmetic combined these two ideas and, over the centuries, developed complex systems of translating names into numbers and analyzing the results.One of the most widely used systems is to derive 3 main numbers from a person's name, the "personality number", the "psychic number" and the "social number".The results are then interpreted according to a range of interpretive theories and methods.

After he finished the class, Lu Ren found that the principle of this class was very similar to the psychological calculation method in the Muggle world.

霍格沃茨所教授的算术占卜课的根本方法就是把要占卜的事物的字母总和还原为1到9的数值，然后应用于占卜。也就是把字母按照ABC的顺序一一与数字1到9相对应——到字母J和S时返回数字1——来进行占卜。

This method was already known in medieval times and is still used today.All it needs is a pencil, a piece of paper and the ability to spell, add and subtract.

Hermione had a look of excitement all over her face.After class, she hurriedly grabbed Lu Ren to finish her homework: Find a classmate and do a number divination for him.

The first part of analyzing a person's name is converting it into a series of numbers.Each letter corresponds to one of the numbers 1 to 9.Lu Ren's name is "LU Ren", corresponding to "3, 3, 9, 5, 5"

Hermione wrote down all the numbers and then summed them up.According to the law of arithmetic divination, if the sum exceeds 9, then it must be classified as less than 9. The sum of the digits of Lu Ren's name is 25. Add the ones and tens digits of this number to get 7.This number is the personality number of the name and shows the personality of the person.In other words, it marks who he is.

After Hermione got a 7, she immediately went to check the comparison table excitedly.

"7, this is a good sign, 7 is the most magical number."

She opened the book and saw that it said: Cognitive, intelligent and savvy.Those who belong to this number like to work hard and love a challenge.They are usually serious, academic, and interested in all things occult.For them, originality and imagination are far more attractive than money and wealth.But it can also be pessimistic, sarcastic and insecure.

"I don't think it's very accurate..." Lu Ren euphemistically expressed to Hermione that he didn't quite agree with this result.

Hermione nodded noncommittally, a word flashed in her mind: Insecure...

In addition to personality numbers, there are spiritual numbers and social numbers.

The spiritual number reflects the inner activities of the person and can reveal the desires and fears in the person's heart.What we have to do is to add the corresponding numbers under the vowels (A, E, I, O, U) in the name, and the subsequent steps are the same as before.There is only one E and one U in Lu Ren's name, and the corresponding numbers are 5 and 3.So his spiritual number is 8.

Social numbers are the addition of the consonants in the name. 3+9+5, Lu Ren's social number is 8.It is not very common that the psychic number and the social number are the same.

"8 corresponds to success in business. This success may also be reflected in finance, politics, etc. People belonging to this number are very practical, ambitious, responsible and hardworking. But at the same time, they may have love Jealousy, greed, bossiness. They can represent both the highs of success and the lows of failure. Whichever way things go, things are likely to keep going."

"Really? How does this conflict with my personality number?" Lu Ren thought it was ridiculous.These are simply opposite sides!One is a pedant, and the other is a politician or businessman, which is really out of harmony.

But Hermione didn't care too much about it: people are complicated.Here's her explanation.

At the same time, the corresponding numbers in the name, if certain numbers appear too many times, then these numbers are also very important to him.

"3 and 5 appear many times..." Hermione stared at the textbook, trying to find some patterns.

"It's a big hole," several black lines were drawn across Lu Ren's head. He was destined to be with Wusan. Thanks to a lovely sister, he used to do this stuff a lot.

"Why would someone like to give a whole set of Wusan to the younger brother at home?" Lu Ren was puzzled: I didn't do anything to that sister, why did I have to kill him?
(End of this chapter)