The Slytherin took a few moments, allowing himself to center and focus on the task at hand. Carving...Chanting...Galdr song...He'd even closed his eyes, getting totally in the zone and allowing all else in his immediate vicinity to fall away...It was sorta like meditation for him...and something he did whenever there was a new task at hand. Dylan knew the importance of focus and concentration...

Breath.

Feeling ready...he opened his eyes and began speaking in a low voice. Yes, he did know most of the galdr songs off the top of his head...The Captain had been going hard at the NEWT study thing this term...and he hadn't taken any of the subjects lightly. Especially not Runes, considering Professor Botros was his favorite. Dylan would've felt like a total fail if he did fail his Runes NEWT.

"....dagaz....dagaz....dagaz....dh..dh..dh..dh..dh ..dh..dh..dh..dh.." His voice was steady and calm as the runic sounds left his lips. If he started dancing on the spot, it wouldn't be fault at all, though. He just felt the rhythm and stuff. "d..d..d..a..a..a..g..g..g..a..a..a..z..z..z.. "

As he got deeper into the song, the sounds began to get a smidgen louder...".....du da di de do......dh dh dh dh dh dh dh dh dh....odh edh idh adh udh...." They had been a smidge drawn out before, but were now more clear and precise sounding. When chanting had begun, Dylan had started carving the first line...The construction of the Dagaz rune was interesting...and was made up of what would essentially be four lines he'd need to chant for. He was carving away, though...

"....od ed ud ad ud....d d d a a a g g g a a a z z z..."

Finishing the chant, Dylan had completed the first line straight down...and geared up to begin again...