Gabe had written his desired name down, tucked it into his pocket...and then pushed his desk...as was instructed. It was a rather lengthy name, too...and had taken several moments, since an obscene amount of notes had been composed throughout the class thus far.
He usually wasn't one to complain about writing cramps...but it was getting ridiculous. Yet, Gabe couldn't just stop being diligent. NEWTs were after next term. They would decide his fate after Hogwarts, bless. As absolutely annoying as THAT was. A simply series of tests wouldn't aptly exhibit his intelligence...but employers looked at that sort of thing. Or, that's what he'd been told. Whether it was the truth or not remained to be seen.
SPOILER!!: Ancient Runes notes!
Gabriel P. Banner
Ravenclaw Sixth Year
January 12th, 2086
Ancient Runes classroom
Ancient Runes Lesson 1: Shape-shifting
Runes
noun, old symbols with magical properties.
Uses
Communication: Alphabets.
Divination: Readings help us make life decisions.
Magic: Today's subject.
Runes Magic
Runes make our regular spells stronger.
Runes can block our regular spells.
Runes can perform their own magical tasks (advanced studies, not for this class)
Runes that correspond best with Spells
Isa = The freezing charm (Glacius)
ώurisaz = The engorgement charm (Engorgio)
Sowilō = The Wand-lighting charm (Lumos)
Wunjo = The Cheering charm (Gaudeo)
Algiz = The Shield charm (Protego)
Laguz = The Water-making spell (Aguamenti)
Kenaz = The Fire-making spell (Incendio)
Hagalaz = The Stunning charm (Stupefy)
Othala = The Four-Point Spell (Point Me)
Ansuz = The Patronus charm (Expecto Patronus)
Uruz = The Mending charm (Reparo)
Berkano = The Growing charm (Herbivicus)
Loki: the Norse God of Mischief
"He was known to help the gods in that he always had extraordinary solutions to anything they faced. They'd listen to what he had to offer, which usually defied the rules and expectations of their society, but when his solution would fail, they'd punish or threaten him for suggesting it. I'd say it was the unfairness of their judgement that pushed Loki to take a more vicious, tougher path in his life."
"No, no. You're absolutely right, dear. Historians and mythologists argue that Loki didn't actually change forms, he simply played a trick on people's minds. So he essentially looked the same but put an illusion around his true form fooling us to think that he was a fish, or a beautiful girl, or a cow."
"That's a great analysis. Like I explained before, Loki's knack to break the rules and abide by no law helped the gods when they got stuck in a crisis. But they were, as one would say, an ungrateful bunch of pricks to admit it and that, in my opinion, accumulated with time and caused Loki's trickster nature to explode harmfully."
Activity!
Alias: Phillipus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim
The incantation
fehu fehu fehu, fu fa fi fe fo, kenaz kenaz kenaz, kun kan kin ken kon, ehwo ehwo ehwo, othul othal othil othel othol
The Task
Repeat the incantation (Galdr) until your rune glows.
Find a partner whose form you like.
Ask them 3 questions & try to guess who they are.
You can do 3 guesses only before they can tell you who they really are.
Once Finished
Approach me.
I'll let you see your form via a mirror.
Show me your parchment to make sure you have the right illusion on.
Collecting one of the belts, Gabe carefully put it on and turned around. Glancing downward and focusing on the engraved runes, he began chanting what'd been written on the board. It wasn't difficult to sound out or remember. This was also made easier by not one person paying him the slightest bit of attention. So, there was that, also.
It took several minutes...but the runes eventually began to glow.....and that meant he'd changed face? They were told they wouldn't be able to look, but it was hard to say if he looked any different than he usually did. Hopefully so, as Gabe didn't want to mess this up. He loved Runes and it wouldn't set well with him to let Professor Botros down.
...
So, he needed to seek someone else out. Ask them questions. Three...and then guess. Whoooo would it be?