SPOILER!!: Isa

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Originally Posted by hermionesclone

Ethan was a popular kid, wasn't he? Or was it the heat?

Regardless, Grayson was taking full advantage of standing next to the boy. Waves and smiles were given over to Cris and a smirk over towards Ethan, who really was quite a popular kid. Jeez. It was going to turn into a party in here, you know.

Of course, winks were returned to Lotus Wisteria, as well as smirks over towards a certain Sassy Loony. Jealous, are we?

His attention was then occupied by the clearing of a throat and his blue eyes settled on Botros. Er. Runes? Oh man, he really should have sat down and tried to memorise them, shouldn't he? He knew some but there were just so many! How was he meant to know all off them from the top of his head? Thinking that the surroundings will give him a clue, the Slytherin looked around him instead, only to be severely disappointed. There were desks. And quite a few people seemed to be standing. Aside from that, he couldn't put his finger on what part of the surroundings were meant to be giving him a clue on what they were going to be learning about.

Apart from the freaking cold.

He was going to go with that. Uh huh. Raising his hand in the air, Grayson said, "Well it's frea-- freezing in here and there's a rune that's linked with ice. I........... sa? Yeah, that! I think we're learning about that one." Yes. Brilliant.

This wasn't going to be a class filled with boring lectures, was it?

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Originally Posted by Meizzner

Ethan was exactly right. If they did not have that charm. It would be more horrible than it already was. "Nigel"

Ah, finally class was starting. Well it might be Kenaz. That would be interesting. With all the cold around them learning about fire. But Nigel was going to go with the obvious answer that Grayson gave. It was probably Isa.

"Isa"

Just thinking about it made him cold.

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Time to get started. Sophie glanced forward and gave the professor her undivided attention as he began the lesson. Just one rune?! WOOT! What luck! Sophie wasn't the greatest at Runes, as was the same with nearly everybody in her family. Learning about just one rune was perfectly fine by her.

Now which rune was that? "Isa," she suggested, raising her hand. That was all she said about that, since he'd suggested they list the name and nothing but the name.

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Originally Posted by Unalii

Melek looked around and then at the professor. She thought about his question and tried to think about what rune he could be talking about. Mel was debating between two: thurisar and isa. Melek tapped her cheek, still debating between the two. She was trying to be better at runes and she looked around at the other kids. Mel shyly rose her hand, "Professor, sir, could it possibly be isa?" Melek was unsure so she looked away, blushing madly. She hated feeling stupid.

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Originally Posted by DinosaursOnASpaceship

Emmylou nodded to the professor and looked around at her surroundings. She still knew very little about Runes but she knew a few so maybe if she just thought hard enough then she would be able to at the very least take a guess. Emmylou was still confused by the face that it was night time and she had to be in class but she did have more energy to focus on the class more than in a morning class. "Isa?" It had to be isa, she shouldn't have even questioned herself about it.

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Originally Posted by Squishy

It was good that Professor Botros was doing well, though Lux was honestly not sure how when it was so cold. Even with her layers, she still felt it. Maybe she should have came more prepared. But then how many layers should one need in a classroom?

Raising her hand, she echoed the answer that everyone else had given: "Isa."

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Originally Posted by Tattie

Hmmm.

Bliss considered all of her surroundings. Cold.

Everywhere was cold. She had been beginning to wonder why it was so cold, but now she knew why. The answer came to her easily and she raised her hand. "The rune's Isa, sir," she said confidently, with a smile. Ancient Runes was, without a doubt, one of her favourite subjects, so she ought to know this stuff. She'd been studying so hard, there were now only few things that she didn't know. Professor Botros would be proud.

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Originally Posted by Harry174

Angel smiled at the Professor as she raised her hand. "Is it Isa that we are studying today?" Angel wasn't really sure but well that was the runes for cold and for old and very warn out places though basically they were all old so maybe that wasn't right, but she wasn't changing her answer now.

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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19

Adi caught Kevin rolling his eyes at him but he wondered if the boy was seriously considering going to take a seat. The Hufflepuff wouldn't put it past him. At that moment, Professor Botros tapped the floor with his cane.

Well, the only Rune that came to Adi that would fit in with their surroundings had to do with ice. "Isa,'' he said his hand in the air. He was still trying to figure out if any other rune would fit jjust in case he was wrong.

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Originally Posted by Lockhartian

See, there was a new Ascanius in town. Only not exactly, because Grayson was quite the talker, you know? And veeeery inquisitive about things that didn't even matter. But he was cool, she liked him. Instead of Jon, her best friend should date someone like Grayson. Either way, she smiled back at him and noticed the smirk was going to...

...her boyfriend. Hi! Her eyes immediately on him and her smile immediately widened. Except... well, his face suggested he was annoyed at something? Was there something wrong?

Botros was speaking and, well, Lottie raised her hand only to be acknowledged, but West had been the first to answer the question even before Botros had asked it. "Yes, of course, Isa." She agreed with everyone.

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Originally Posted by Deezerz

Turning her attention toward Professor Botros, Beverly did her best to clear her face of the scowl. She was NOT a pleased Slytherin at the moment. Either way, she raised her hand to answer the question.

"Isa," she simply said. The rune of ice. It was that one or maybe even Thurisaz, since that one had something to do with ice giants, but Isa was her best bet.

"Isa, the rune of ice and cruel coldness, is the most obvious rune to choose." He stated, with a sly grin that made his wrinkles stand out on his gentle face. "But no, we will not be learning about Isa this time. It's already freezing in here like most of the smart ones pointed out, so teaching you about Isa and having to chant Isa spells would simply kill us all." He chuckled. "Not Isa, but nice try."

SPOILER!!: Sowilo

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Originally Posted by SlytherinSistah

Text Cut: Botros

He was still wearing a scowl. Cutty was uncomfortably cold and he'd had to reschedule everything on his trouble-making list of to-do in order to be there. Through chattering teeth, he pointed his wand toward the inside of his robes and said, "V'v'ventus!" to try and get the hot air circulating through his robes. Relief washed over him as he was, indeed, warmed by this gesture enabling him to pay more heed the question that the old wizard was asking.

He had gotten something of a wolf-in-sheep-clothing vibe from Botros since the fiasco of last year. Yes. Suck everyone's youth, even if only temporarily and make it looks like an accident. Yes. Yes. That's what Cutty would've done were he in Botros's shoes. It caused the boy great admiration and wariness for his Professor. So what did that mean? Did it mean he'd be going with a Rune whose meaning could be closer to their current situation or something more sadistic like, "Sowilo." Cutty spoke after raising up his hand.

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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack

Zander was still FREEZING, though Ethan was helping with that bit. But it was still cold. So yeah. Anyways. Learning about one rune? Yes, that sounds lovely. Because all the multiple rune stuff is SUPER confusing. So Zander would do anything just to focus on ones. As for the specific one they were going to learn about? Zander had no clue.

He heard most of the answers given as "Isa" and Zander wanted to repeat it since they were in this FREEZING COLD WEATHER. But instead he went for a more hopeful choice, "Sowilo?" Because that is the rune associated with sun. And sun is all Zander wants right now. Sun and lots of sun. To melt this wretched cold winter.

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Originally Posted by Tegz

Isa? Really? Because people wanted more ice and cold? And West wasn't quite sold on Kenaz. Sure they could make some fire and warm up... but the torch rune didn't quite seem the one that made the most sense to him. He stood there keeping his mouth shut for some time and then when Cutty, and some little Gryffindor said Sowilo, West nodded. That was exactly his thinking.

"I agree with Sowilo, sir." He said, hand half-up. Well y'know, just why not back those other kids up? "Though I suppose an alternative would be Nauthiz..." Out of the box, y'know. And because survival and endurance would be useful in extreme cold, if you couldn't change it or weren't inclined to do so.

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Originally Posted by ScarletCharm104

Ehaha. Marigold was already behind. She dug a scrap parchment out of her pocket and glanced at it. A cheat-sheet, if you will, because she honestly didn't get this class. "Uhh.. hopefully sowilo? Because the sun can generate heat?" Yeah. Probably wrong, but y'know.

Sowilo was an interesting choice. Botros rubbed his chin, thoughtfully, and made a 'hmm' sound before he spoke. "Sowilo is the rune of the sun. Technically, it is the counter-force to Isa, and it represents the force of fire in the physical and mental sense of the word." It made sense that some students chose this rune. "You're very close. We are going to learn about a rune associated with fire, but Sowilo is not what we're going for tonight. The fire in Sowilo is untamed, it is wild and strong." Too much for what they were going to do.

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Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi

So the girls were allowed to sit down while the boys had to stand? Well...that was stupid. And unfair. Kevin rolled his eyes at Adi when the hufflepuff said he could sit down if he was a girl and for a second, he had actually thought of leaving the wall and sit down. Cross his legs, mocking the way most girls sat and put a hand on his knees. But he didn't do this because one he would just look stupid as a MAN and second, he didn't want the class laughing or yelling at him like they had done in Potions.

So he stayed near the wall when the Professor began to talk. He looked around at his surroundings and .....nothing came up ...well, of course he knew the names of a few runes but their meanings and powers were something that went in one ear and out of the other immediately. "Raidho?" probably not but whatever.

.... why? "No." Botros shook his head gently at the boy.

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Originally Posted by keepmeclose22

In his time leading up to now, Austin had found that runes was not his strong subject. It could have been that he didn't put enough time and effort into learning everything as he did his other subjects. But who was really keeping track? Jumping up and down a bit, he tried to think. It was really hard to do so, though, in the cold. Hmm... cold? Well, if certain runes needed an environment to work, an ice rune of some sort would be perfect in this condition. But at the same time, how would they know if they've done it right? Ice runes would give off some sort of cold feeling, and if they were already cold, then they wouldn't be able to tell. So maybe the opposite? A heating rune perhaps? Something that would give off heat? Merlin's beard, I hope so. He thought.

He raised his hand, and waited to be called on. "Professor, would it be some sort of heating rune? I'm not sure what the name is, sorry." But he was almost sure that there was one out there. There had to be.

"You're on the right track of thinking, yes, very good." But WHICH heating rune, hmm? HMM? Heh heh.

SPOILER!!: firstie crawlies :3

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Originally Posted by lemon

It was too COLD for a snowball fight, and Dima had convinced Maddie to come back inside with him after a good bit of whining. But he hadn't been aware that attempting to go through the double doors instead of the way they came out would lead them straight to a... a class? One he didn't take?

The rune talk SOUNDED interesting, though. Plus the desks were blocking his way in, and he wasn't keen on searching around the castle for another entrance. So after exchanging hushed whispers with his friend, Dima got on all fours and began crawling around the boxes scattered everywhere. He tried to stay unnoticed and not disrupt the progressing class, finally reaching the wall where some boys stood. The professor wouldn't MIND, right?

Was Maddie coming or?

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Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow

The whining had been annoying, by the way. Not that Maddie had voiced as much. Best not to give away what made you annoyed lest the person doing the annoying used it against you in the future. PLUS as Dima's ally, Maddie had to make sure the boy didn't freeze to death and so yeah, she begrudgingly headed inside. She was just dusting the snowflakes from her hair when she sensed the first year in front of her stop short. What was he--

Oh. OH. WELP.

After a brief discussion and a bit of weighing her options, Maddie DID follow Dima. Crawling on all fours wasn't exactly lady like but it wasn't like her mom NEEDED to know about this and besides, she DID find runes fascinating. Dead confusing, SURE, but fascinating TOO.

When they were safely hidden behind the legs of some older boys, the small brunette gave her friend a look that screamed, 'NOW WHAT?'

...unnoticed...

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Originally Posted by Chiara

Lucy said: Professor.. Really at the moment I didn't study the elphic language yet! But my grandmother when I was sixth year old always told me about my ancestors that came from Celtics land and for these reason my surname is Petersfield!Now I will have some new elements with your lesson to discover my ancient origins!

"Very interesting, dear. You can stop by my office if you like to chat about that later, but for now, focus on what we're discussing."

SPOILER!!: Kenaz

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Originally Posted by Mordred

Extra points for this man, because he’s allowed him to walk his crup soon! For a moment there, Ethan’s brain wandered to the creature that was left in his office. The poor thing must be so bored right now, yeah? Anyway, the Slytherin did a series of nods and nudges to his friends when he heard Professor Botros tap his can against the floor.

Lesson is now on!

And first question’s up. No need to look at their situation, all right? Their layers of clothing says it all. It has something to do with the cold. But as the third year deduced, they wouldn’t be producing more cold because that would be just illogical, yes? Ethan gave the older Ravenclaw a glance before he put his hand up. Older dude might be right. “Professor? Are we going to learn about the ‘Kenaz’?” Oh wait, was it 'Kenat'? The rune of fire if Ethan remembers it correctly. He’d seen Mordred’s list of Elder Futhark plastered on his dorm’s wall when he visited him last summer. He’s studying dragons now you see, and he’s taking up Ancient Runes still to further understand the creature.

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Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88

Cris was just wondering when class would start, the good Professoe began to speak asking everyone what rune they'd be possibly working with today.

Considering it was frigid cold in here, Cris' first thoughts were that it would possibly be Isa, the rune that represented Isa. A rune which must of his fellow classmates agreed upon as well. Raising his hand, Cris gave his answer.

"Professor it is frigid cold here, so will we be studying about Kenaz?" it being the rune that represented fire and warmth.

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Originally Posted by lazykitty

With all the cold around them, Layla was inclined to think that the rune they were studying had something to do with cold. But then again, they could be studying the opposite. Which, of course, would be warmth. Hopefully one that would warm this place up, because the whole coldness thing was getting on her last nerve, even though she was all bundled up.

With that thought in mind, Layla gave her answer. "Kenaz?" Please?

Botros snapped his fingers, pleased with the three students. "Exactly! We are going to learn about Kenaz today. It is the rune of fire, fire in the sense of illumination and warmth. It represents the tamed fire, the one that doesn't cause destruction or blindness. We're going to need that today."

Botros bent to one of the boxes and produced a wooden torch with the rune Kenaz carved excessively on the top. He held it high in the air for everybody to see. "We're going to light those torches with a spell and the help of Kenaz rune to sustain the flame while we make our way outside towards the lake." His face beamed at them all. "The spell to use is Incendio. Do not cast any spells yet, though. We need to discuss a few more things before that." His smiling face faltered to show them that he was serious.

"First, take our the runestone of Kenaz from your runestone set. Place the stone in your palm then grab your wand with that same hand, so that the runestone and the wand are in the same hand on top of each other." Botros demonstrated for them. "We're going to chant the Galdr for Kenaz, next, to invoke the strength and power of the runes on the torch.

"kenaz kenaz kenaz... ku ka ki ke ko.. kun kan kin ken kon.. ok ek ik ak uk... kaunnnnnnnnn" The runes carved on Botros' torch started to glow.

"Do the same. Someone pass over torches, please." He eyeballed the Prefects, specially. "Any questions, raise your hand."