SPOILER!!: Louisa (plus Elijah of course)
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Originally Posted by
Magical Soul 
Yet another fortunate chance for young Elijah that Louisa didn't catch him mocking her while she answered, she did have her foot pretty close to Elijah's and he certainly knew how that could be used as a hammer in time of need. Louisa caught Vivi's eye and gave her a smile and a silent salute, the roomie helped a lot during Louisa's illness. At least she didn't cringe so offensively like
certain people.
Then Elijah's question echoed through the classroom causing the Ravenclaw's eye to twitch as she forced herself to stay
sweetly calm. Girls were far better at this than boys by the way, it's a universally known fact.
So when the professor asked Elijah why he wanted to know, Louisa shot her hand in the air and blurted out an answer of her own, "
Oh Elijah is a pretty outstanding student when it comes to Ancient Runes, sir." She gave the Hufflepuff a poisonous sweet smile. "
Always up for extra knowledge and assignments, too." There it wasn't a bad revenge or come back, not a strong one either. Just playing with the curly head's nerves.
Even for someone who could make out that deep accent, Louisa had to squint her eyes at the man and try to repeat his words in her heads a couple of times before understanding the keywords. She was about to answer but Vickers' thoughtful and confused face. She leaned closer and whispered the translation, "
He's asking about the alphab--" ACHUU! MERLIN'S BEARD! Louisa flushed as her handkerchief clasped on her nose and mouth, embarrassingly wiping. Stupid flu!! She went on with her translation, her voice muffled with the hanky, "
The alphabet. What it's called and why."
Once she was sure no upcoming sneezes were going to surprise her, she raised her hand, "
There are many Runic alphabets, sir. The Elder Futhark, the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc, the Younger Futhark and more. The Elder Futhark is the oldest version and we've been studying that in Hogwarts." Well, at least for as long as Louisa had been here. "
It's called Elder after the thought that it's the oldest Runic alphabet, and Futhark after the initial of the first six rune names." She didn't know whether to go on with her explanation or not.
He could almost feel the gears in his head turn painfully slow as he tried to make heads or tails of what the Professor said, when he felt Louisa move closer to him. She as going to translate! Huzz--
-- no she sneezed.
And
now she translated it.
"Thanks Louisa." he nodded quietly and gave her a thankful smile, although at the back if his head he struggled with his OCD kicking into high gear, trying to keep his fingers stapled onto his desk and not whip out his wand and scourgify every square inch of his face, his clothes, his things, his desk and doing the same to her. He scolded himself quietly to keep calm, after all she has been under the weather since December rolled around, and he has attended to her, given her hugs-- whatever she has, he already has it. So he should just chill right? Right.
Thing is probably everybody he has had contact with may have the bug whizzing around inside them too by now. Ooops. Merry Christmas Elijah.
And really, keeping calm
and not laughing out loud is the best he can do at that moment as the Head Girl has managed to turn the spotlight back to the Curly Puff. Yeah come on buddy, work that charm on the ginger Viking, how much harder can it be from a 70 year old pensioner right?
SPOILER!!: Tristansen
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Originally Posted by
Tristan Christiansen
"Ya. Good. Zat is correct. Elder Futhark, because of ze first six letters." He said nodding and making notes.
"Yes it's called ze Elder Futhark, bui not becauser it's ze oldest." He said and laughed.
"You forgots ze vy... vy is it called zat." He told them shaking his finger at them.
"Ya... very good." He said nodding.
"Zat so?" He asked and he looked at the boy. "Zen find ze answer to your own question... Vich runes vould you use for an intruder?"
"No." He said unimpressed.
"Miss. It is your job to prepare for class." He said glaring at the girl. "Vy else do you purchase books before class." He said shaking his head. "If you vant to just sit zere doink nosink, zat is fine, but you vill not earn participation points." He said.
Pointing above the students he drew the Futhark in the air for them:
"Pick one rune and tell me it's meanink." He said waiting for the students to start off.
Ok he understood the
pick one rune... but tell him the what? Again wheels spinning in this Ravenclaw's head. The most he can probably do was just say something about one of them right? Oh boy here we go half guessing... and up goes the hand
"Uhm Professor there is the Jera Rune, its the 4th symbol in the second Ętt, it has a general meaning of harvest, fertility and fruition, which essentially means successful endeavors or that there are hopes for peace and prosperity."