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Magical Soul · 07-22-2013, 02:57 PM

Text Cut: West

"Very true. If you look at any runic script you'll distinguish the angular shape of its units-" or letters, if they may. "-Some say it's due to the carving style. It's easier to carve straight lines aligned at a certain angle when you have a stone or a piece of wood as parchment." Exactly as Odessa said but Botros repeated to let the others know this is an important fact. Keep it in mind. He gave the boy a smile, too.

"Likewise, there are no horizontal strokes in most runic scripts when they're carved on wood. Anyone can guess why?" Very easy, practical question. Coooooooome oooooon.

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Originally Posted by LilFox06

What did she know about runes? Not a lot actually. But she did know some. She raised her hand. "Most commonly they were chiseled into rock. But they could also be written on parchment and also inscribed on coins or metal." In the later years anyway. Or... maybe those were reproductions were put on metal for collectors?

Meh. Details. She didn't really care too much about it. She figured they'd be just talking about carvings in stone.

"Rocks, stones, metal. Yes, very good. You can find runic scripts pretty much everywhere that used Runes, is what you're saying." And they talked about that in earlier class, too. So not going into details into this point.

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Aha! Botros nodded, a bit exaggeratedly when the Captain mentioned the vertical format. "Yes, correct. Although this isn't universal, the early form of the Latin alphabet used for the Duenos inscription showed some horizontal strokes. But this brings us back to my question earlier." WHY did they opt to avoid horizontal strokes when they carved on woody sticks, for example? Hmm. Hehe.

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Her apology was met with a small smile and a nod. Politeness and respect were the eraser for all the mistakes for this particular man.

As for her answer, hmm. "Bones. You mean the fangs and creature bones used for superstitious or ritual purposes. Yes, that is correct. Although finding an original runic script carved into one of those is extremely difficult." It was hard locating the original ones on boulders and in caves, let alone creature remnants.

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Originally Posted by Meizzner

It was like Botros was reading his mind. He was just about to poke the tool at his desk with his wand. He was a little bored. But not anymore. This was getting more interesting and awesome by the second.

"Is it true that early scripts had the same angular letter shapes suited for epigraphy?"

Though Nigel had to think from this question. They were going to be making runes in class today. Awesome.

... oh he didn't have an answer then? Or was that his answer? Botros nodded slowly. "Yes, of course. Epigraphy is the muggle way of interpreting the ancient carved scripts." So it was relevant to Runes study.

Text Cut: Ella

Botros nodded at the strangely quiet Captain. "Yes, some gravestones."

Text Cut: Kace

Aw. The little kid was a bit confused. Botros moved slowly between the desks and flipped the boy's textbook a little more, "Yes, there are three runic alphabets. That is true. But we are talking about scripts. Passages or letters carved side by side to present a certain word or value." He pointed at the chapter in the textbook with a smile. The little Hufflepuff was getting points for trying, though!

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Oh! Botros snapped his fingers at the Ravenclaw's answer, "Stamps. Yes, very good miss Dawnsel." See how he remembered her surname this time? This rememberall and memory potion was working! "Runic Steel stamps do exist. But they're mostly contemporary, not ancient." But nice guess!

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Originally Posted by lazykitty

What did Sky know about runic scripts? "They can be carved onto pieces of wood or metal which are then used in jewelry." She had seen some one time when her family was on vacation. But her dad hadn't let her buy the necklace because he said that while the person selling was claiming that it was just a protection rune, it was actually something far darker. Plus, that she didn't need one anyway. Ooo, would they be making runic jewelry today? Because that would be cool....

"Jewelry, yes, good. Some Divinatory scholars or 'fortune tellers' wore jewelry banded with runes for protection or to get connected with their... Inner Eye." He said that last two words carefully.

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Originally Posted by fanficfanatict

Four questions were sent out to the class. Yeah, you wanna know how many of the answers Ascanius knew? Zero. That's how many. This class gave him an itch. Not his forte. Too temperamental, too much margin for change for him. Methodical. More of that, yeah?

Anyway, since he DIDN'T know he didn't answer. Kept his bored smirk on his face and began to tap a simple rhythm on his desk. Triplet, two, three, 4 and. Triplet, two, three, 4 and. Triplet, two, three, 4 and. Triplet, two, three, 4 and.

.... did this boy talk? Botros pondered this for a second. Maybe he'd direct something at him if he doesn't talk soon. Just to make sure he wasn't neglecting a kid in his class!

Text Cut: Tobias

That was loads of hundreds. Botros waited to make sure the boy was done before nodding at him, "Yes, like your friend Miss Phillips mentioned before, runic scripts serve the purposes individual runes do mostly." Ab walked back to stand in front of the class, and gave the kid an encouraging smile.

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Originally Posted by Emzily

Hard lesson was hard.

And no matter how much he ever learned each year, it always disappeared by the next lesson. Ancient Runes just wasn't Theo's thing. He put up his hand, then paused thoughtfully. "Something about... an alphabet?" Yes, yes...

Oh. Ohh. Hmm. HMM. The boy needed a Runes tutor. Botros took a moment, trying to extract a useful information from what the Snake had offered. HMMM. "Runic scripts are formed with the runic alphabets we talked about last time." Good? Hmm?

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Originally Posted by lemon

Alice was there, she just hadn't greeted Botros as usual. Or answered. Not late, just quiet. But after he asked a couple of questions and people had answered, her hand went up and she offered an answer. "In early Runic scripts, professor, they were written in a boustrophedon manner." It was variable , right? And that was all she was going to offer.

A smile too, for the professor, since she hadn't greeted her favorite. Hi, Mister Ab.

Another quiet one. Also, did you notice that it was the CAPTAINS that are quiet today? Botrod noticed, and he looked back at Bishop and Montmorency before nodding at Fischer. "Yes, miss Fischer. Some used the manner right-to-left in a runic script. Others wrote it from left-to-right. And then one more option was to alternately use those both manners." Pause. He was still eyeing the captains. "This isn't a rule, though. When you read about the runic inscriptions found in Scandanavian lands, for example, you'll find that there are vertical lines wrote from bottom to top and vice versa." Was it a coincidence that the Captains were quiet?

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Originally Posted by DJ ExpelliarMOOSE

Oakey felt just a tad weird with Botros calling him son. He probably only did it because he's old and calls everyone son, but Oakey isn't called son. Not even by Harvey. "Runic Scripts can be found in the Scandinavian region, Mostly Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. These are North Germanic. Other Scripts can be found in Continental Europe, or South Germanic as the scripts are known as." This was getting to be a little more interesting then regular old Runes already.

Oh! Perfect! Botros clapped for the Head Boy, drawing attention to what he said. "Correct, Mr. Gunter. Very good." A smile was back on the man's face. This was a new answer.

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Originally Posted by jrtpuplvr

Not really paying attention to the professor, Asher gazed at the tool. He wondered what he might use it for and wanted so badly to touch it. It looked like something he could carve into things with, which he really wanted to do. What boy doesn't like carving into things...like his desk.

Hearing other student answering a question, Asher looked up and decided to join in. Hearing the words alphabet and magic, he raised his hand "Magical alphabet carving?"

... umm... this boy could join Mr. Kinsely in needing a Runes tutor. Unless the boy wasn't paying attention on purpose? Botros took a moment to try and alter that answer into something useful, again. "That is the second portion of our class, actually."

Text Cut: Cassia

"And your answer might have 'some' legibility, we 'can try looking' in your head to see what you mean." Heh heh heh, see what he did there? He was hip and joked like them kids. Heh heh heh.

Text Cut: Kat

"Correct, yes." He nodded at the Prefect with a smile before leaning back on his desk and placing both hands on the top of his cane, swaying it to the sides. "I hope you all have taken good care in each others' input and wrote some notes down." He wasn't going to repeat all that and confuse them ~~anymore than they were already~~.

"Now, who can hazard a guess to what this tool on your desks is called and what it's used for?" He smiled widely at them ALL. "I'll give you a hint; I mentioned it briefly during our first class this term." Theeeeeere.

ooc: - Creative answers that are not nutty but reasonable are very welcome. ^^
xxxx- Class will resume in 10 -12 hrs again.

07-22-2013, 02:57 PM	#39 (permalink)
Magical Soul Kappa Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: GMT +3 Posts: 14,517 x6	Read the complete post please :) Dalliesa \| Ab-Bot \| Hogwarts Trojan War \| Text Cut: West Quote: Originally Posted by Tegz Awesomeeee. Awesomeawesomeawesome. West was eager for this lesson and immediately put his hand up. What did he know about Runic scripts? That was an AWESOME question since it gave the freedom to say whatever he wanted and... well where did he even START? The most simple answers were often the best, and also the most relevant to the TOOL on their desks. "All runic scripts are made up of straight lines, because they used to be carved and its a lot easier to carve a straight line in wood or stone than it is a curve unless you want to make a bunch of mistakes." Any idea how hard it was to keep his answer just to that? West put his hand down. "Very true. If you look at any runic script you'll distinguish the angular shape of its units-" or letters, if they may. "-Some say it's due to the carving style. It's easier to carve straight lines aligned at a certain angle when you have a stone or a piece of wood as parchment." Exactly as Odessa said but Botros repeated to let the others know this is an important fact. Keep it in mind. He gave the boy a smile, too. "Likewise, there are no horizontal strokes in most runic scripts when they're carved on wood. Anyone can guess why?" Very easy, practical question. Coooooooome oooooon. Quote: Originally Posted by LilFox06 What did she know about runes? Not a lot actually. But she did know some. She raised her hand. "Most commonly they were chiseled into rock. But they could also be written on parchment and also inscribed on coins or metal." In the later years anyway. Or... maybe those were reproductions were put on metal for collectors? Meh. Details. She didn't really care too much about it. She figured they'd be just talking about carvings in stone. "Rocks, stones, metal. Yes, very good. You can find runic scripts pretty much everywhere that used Runes, is what you're saying." And they talked about that in earlier class, too. So not going into details into this point. Text Cut: Dylan Quote: Originally Posted by Govoni Dylan was here. Totally was the whole time, too. He'd just been reflecting on recent events...and where his life would be heading now that he was practically graduated already. Last term and all. Finished with his Quidditch career...at Hogwarts. Should he have reconsidered playing professionally? Would teams want him? He didn't know... ...but soon class had started...and with difficulty, the Captain turned his full attention towards Professor Botros. He'd miss this man the most...as far as Professors went. Totally idolized him... "Professor, I've read somewhere they were used for healing back in the day...in rituals and things of that nature. Priestesses could read from them and work the rune's combined magic. I've also seen some etched in a vertical format, too..."...or had he been mistaken on that front? Dylan was almost positive he hadn't been... Aha! Botros nodded, a bit exaggeratedly when the Captain mentioned the vertical format. "Yes, correct. Although this isn't universal, the early form of the Latin alphabet used for the Duenos inscription showed some horizontal strokes. But this brings us back to my question earlier." WHY did they opt to avoid horizontal strokes when they carved on woody sticks, for example? Hmm. Hehe. Text Cut: Lexa Quote: Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo Oh? Lex leaned away from the tool when there was mention of point loss. She turned instead to the Professor and gave him an apologetic smile. "Sorry about that Professor." And what note was he talking abou-- OHHHHHHH. Heh. She was gonna pretend she knew that was there the whole time. Yup. So on to the question. Alexa raised her hand while her brain tried to come up with an answer. "Some of them were written on things like bones and some were chiseled into clay blocks...or something like that...I think..." Really, how was she meant to remember what was written in a textbook? Merlin knew she hardly ever read that thing--except the odd occasion where she would need an answer. Kinda like now... She probably should have looked into the text. Ah well, it was too late for that now. Her apology was met with a small smile and a nod. Politeness and respect were the eraser for all the mistakes for this particular man. As for her answer, hmm. "Bones. You mean the fangs and creature bones used for superstitious or ritual purposes. Yes, that is correct. Although finding an original runic script carved into one of those is extremely difficult." It was hard locating the original ones on boulders and in caves, let alone creature remnants. Quote: Originally Posted by Meizzner It was like Botros was reading his mind. He was just about to poke the tool at his desk with his wand. He was a little bored. But not anymore. This was getting more interesting and awesome by the second. "Is it true that early scripts had the same angular letter shapes suited for epigraphy?" Though Nigel had to think from this question. They were going to be making runes in class today. Awesome. ... oh he didn't have an answer then? Or was that his answer? Botros nodded slowly. "Yes, of course. Epigraphy is the muggle way of interpreting the ancient carved scripts." So it was relevant to Runes study. Text Cut: Ella Quote: Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow Quiet Ella was quiet. She just wasn't feeling it today. She needed some ice cream and a nap and maybe a hug too. All those things would help. Seeing Botros helped a little too. The blonde really did enjoy the man. He was brilliant. Runic Script? Ella had read a bit about it while she was ~~sleeping~~ studying for OWLs in the library. She'd been there lots this term, the library, it was practically a second home to her now. Anyway... "Runic script can be found on gravestones, Professor." Sad really, thinking about death. It had been on her mind lots though lately considering... things. Yeah. Botros nodded at the strangely quiet Captain. "Yes, some gravestones." Text Cut: Kace Quote: Originally Posted by hpfan18 Oooooooh so they weren't toys. Woopsies. My bad on Kace's part. He smiled at the professor but he was glad he found Kace's mistake rather funny. I guess his adorable charm worked in his favor again. He grinned to himself. Then he heard the Professor move on with the lesson when the last student entered the classroom. He reviewed what they learned last lesson. He copied it down in his notes for future reference. Then he asked a question. What were Runic scripts? Kace had NO idea. Maybe he could fish in his textbook for information. Yeah...he could do that. He flipped through his pages and found something interesting. "Professor i know there are 3 kinds of runic scripts but the commonly used script called Elder Futhark is made of 24 symbols." Aw. The little kid was a bit confused. Botros moved slowly between the desks and flipped the boy's textbook a little more, "Yes, there are three runic alphabets. That is true. But we are talking about scripts. Passages or letters carved side by side to present a certain word or value." He pointed at the chapter in the textbook with a smile. The little Hufflepuff was getting points for trying, though! Text Cut: Eliza Quote: Originally Posted by DecemberMoon Runes, runes, runes. So much fun! Eliza was practically giddy as she sat at her desk, taking a lot of care to NOT touch the tool on her desk. She was happy to be in this class again and happy to be with her friends and Professor Botros. Actually though, she supposed she could just call Botros a friend too - lump them together like that, cause she enjoyed their chat they'd had. Now, she tried to think of something different to say about runic scripts and NOT about the rune symbols themselves. She raised her hand to try, "Well, like it's been said, they can be carved onto any surface that's carvable really, like stone, wood, clay....but also I think they could be pressed onto things like a stamp or a mold or with a hot iron - like branding. All of those methods work well with runic scripts because of their straight, easy to create lines." She wished she knew more, but that was why she was here. To learn! Oh! Botros snapped his fingers at the Ravenclaw's answer, "Stamps. Yes, very good miss Dawnsel." See how he remembered her surname this time? This rememberall and memory potion was working! "Runic Steel stamps do exist. But they're mostly contemporary, not ancient." But nice guess! Quote: Originally Posted by lazykitty What did Sky know about runic scripts? "They can be carved onto pieces of wood or metal which are then used in jewelry." She had seen some one time when her family was on vacation. But her dad hadn't let her buy the necklace because he said that while the person selling was claiming that it was just a protection rune, it was actually something far darker. Plus, that she didn't need one anyway. Ooo, would they be making runic jewelry today? Because that would be cool.... "*Jewelry, yes, good. Some Divinatory scholars or 'fortune tellers' wore jewelry banded with runes for protection or to get connected with their... Inner Eye." He said that last two words carefully. Quote: Originally Posted by fanficfanatict* Four questions were sent out to the class. Yeah, you wanna know how many of the answers Ascanius knew? Zero. That's how many. This class gave him an itch. Not his forte. Too temperamental, too much margin for change for him. Methodical. More of that, yeah? Anyway, since he DIDN'T know he didn't answer. Kept his bored smirk on his face and began to tap a simple rhythm on his desk. Triplet, two, three, 4 and. Triplet, two, three, 4 and. Triplet, two, three, 4 and. Triplet, two, three, 4 and. .... did this boy talk? Botros pondered this for a second. Maybe he'd direct something at him if he doesn't talk soon. Just to make sure he wasn't neglecting a kid in his class! Text Cut: Tobias Quote: Originally Posted by MaverickMagpie Nice BIG WIDE SMILE from Botros. AWESOME. Tobias GRINNED at the shoulder pat that he'd got. That was nice. Nice professor. YUP. Looking up at Botros as he stood at the classroom, Tobias continued to smile. He was happy and that happiness was something he had been cultivating like all his life. Toby was a pro at not thinking about sad things. Toby listened up as the man began to teach and quickly withdrew his hand from the tools he had prodded before when he told them to stop prodding them. OOPS. He gave a sheepish smile this time as he moved his hands from the desktop. There, temptation was pretty much gone now. As for the question, Tobias had no idea. He couldn't actually remember much about runes even from the last class. There was one obvious thing, and so Toby raised his hand. "They... like, enhance magic?" The he glanced at the tools in front of him. "They used to be carved a whole bunch too, which is probably how they were able to last ages and ages and be found hundredsandhundredsandhundredsandhundredsandhundre ds of years later. I think. Maybe." Well... at least he was participating. And no longer prodding. That was loads of hundreds. Botros waited to make sure the boy was done before nodding at him, "Yes, like your friend Miss Phillips mentioned before, runic scripts serve the purposes individual runes do mostly." Ab walked back to stand in front of the class, and gave the kid an encouraging smile. Quote: Originally Posted by Emzily Hard lesson was hard. And no matter how much he ever learned each year, it always disappeared by the next lesson. Ancient Runes just wasn't Theo's thing. He put up his hand, then paused thoughtfully. "Something about... an alphabet?" Yes, yes... Oh. Ohh. Hmm. HMM. The boy needed a Runes tutor. Botros took a moment, trying to extract a useful information from what the Snake had offered. HMMM. "Runic scripts are formed with the runic alphabets we talked about last time." Good? Hmm? Quote: Originally Posted by lemon Alice was there, she just hadn't greeted Botros as usual. Or answered. Not late, just quiet. But after he asked a couple of questions and people had answered, her hand went up and she offered an answer. "In early Runic scripts, professor, they were written in a boustrophedon manner." It was variable , right? And that was all she was going to offer. A smile too, for the professor, since she hadn't greeted her favorite. Hi, Mister Ab. Another quiet one. Also, did you notice that it was the CAPTAINS that are quiet today? Botrod noticed, and he looked back at Bishop and Montmorency before nodding at Fischer. "Yes, miss Fischer. Some used the manner right-to-left in a runic script. Others wrote it from left-to-right. And then one more option was to alternately use those both manners." Pause. He was still eyeing the captains. "This isn't a rule, though. When you read about the runic inscriptions found in Scandanavian lands, for example, you'll find that there are vertical lines wrote from bottom to top and vice versa." Was it a coincidence that the Captains were quiet? Quote: Originally Posted by DJ ExpelliarMOOSE Oakey felt just a tad weird with Botros calling him son. He probably only did it because he's old and calls everyone son, but Oakey isn't called son. Not even by Harvey. "Runic Scripts can be found in the Scandinavian region, Mostly Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. These are North Germanic. Other Scripts can be found in Continental Europe, or South Germanic as the scripts are known as." This was getting to be a little more interesting then regular old Runes already. Oh! Perfect! Botros clapped for the Head Boy, drawing attention to what he said. "Correct, Mr. Gunter. Very good." A smile was back on the man's face. This was a new answer. Quote: Originally Posted by jrtpuplvr Not really paying attention to the professor, Asher gazed at the tool. He wondered what he might use it for and wanted so badly to touch it. It looked like something he could carve into things with, which he really wanted to do. What boy doesn't like carving into things...like his desk. Hearing other student answering a question, Asher looked up and decided to join in. Hearing the words alphabet and magic, he raised his hand "Magical alphabet carving?" ... umm... this boy could join Mr. Kinsely in needing a Runes tutor. Unless the boy wasn't paying attention on purpose? Botros took a moment to try and alter that answer into something useful, again. "That is the second portion of our class, actually." Text Cut: Cassia Quote: Originally Posted by the fastest seeker The snake sat elbows on the desk and hands supporting her chin as she listened to the man reviewing what they had learnt in the previous class. Good thing because she had forgotten. But she remembered the mazes pretty well. Not that she was much use for the snakes. Ancient runes wasn't her thing. Luckily other snakes were remarkably good. Though she was making effort to become better. Writing a song and singing to that tree should count for something. Runic scripts. Ehhh. She paused trying to think of what she knew about that. Reluctantly she raised her hand and spoke, "They're carved in some way for some reason, we can try looking for them in books....?" Her tone was a hint of a question though. She was curious to find out. "And your answer might have 'some' legibility, we 'can try looking' in your head to see what you mean." Heh heh heh, see what he did there? He was hip and joked like them kids. Heh heh heh. Text Cut: Kat Quote: Originally Posted by PotterHeadforLife Well... uhm. Runic scripts. Yeah, they SORT OF learned that in their previous lesson. Kat could remember. And that carving spell and the whole maze thing with the charm bracelets. Shame... Kat wanted to keep her bracelet. For a few minutes, the prefect listened to the others share their answer. Because obviously Kat wasn't the smartest person when it came to Ancient Runes. She was still thinking... still buffering. Yep, give her a moment and she'll sort something out. Now... yeah. She was going to raise her hand now. "These scripts include the Elder Futhark, the Younger Futhark and the Anglo-Saxon." Whether she was right or not, who cares. She was participating anyway. ~~Maybe she should consider checking her TEXTBOOK even. Put it to good use, Hudson~~. "Correct, yes." He nodded at the Prefect with a smile before leaning back on his desk and placing both hands on the top of his cane, swaying it to the sides. "I hope you all have taken good care in each others' input and wrote some notes down." He wasn't going to repeat all that and confuse them ~~anymore than they were already~~. "Now, who can hazard a guess to what this tool on your desks is called and what it's used for?" He smiled widely at them ALL. "I'll give you a hint; I mentioned it briefly during our first class this term." Theeeeeere. ooc: - Creative answers that are not nutty but reasonable are very welcome. ^^ xxxx- Class will resume in 10 -12 hrs again. Last edited by Magical Soul; 07-22-2013 at 04:41 PM.