Before Mia could answer Marie or even acknowledge Evelyn and the little first year snake, the Professor started to address the class. So she dragged her gaze away from Salander and listened to what the Professor was saying.

At his question, Mia raised her hand. "Runes are used for writing messages, inscriptions and epitahs. They are also used for amulets and charms, as an oracle for divination and for rituals, magic and spells. They have been around since the Dark Ages when waves of immigrants came to settle in Britain. The Friesians from the Netherlands, the Angles and Saxons from Germany, then the Jutes and Norseman from Scandinavia. They each brought with them their ancient symbols known as runes. There were twenty four of them and they are collectively known as the 'Futhark.'"