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Originally Posted by Kimothy  The blonde raised her hand to answer the Headmistress' questions. "I learned that you don't only have to gain trust of the people around you and your friends, but you also have to earn the trust of other creatures. In this case, Ehwaz helped me earn the trust of Apollo...." Vivian said, and then looked her Aethonan with a grin. "And personally, I would use Ehwaz in terms of teamwork, like for an activity similar to what we just had or for strengthened camaraderie among house mates to be able to win the House Cup. Two or more heads are better than one." The Slytherin looked at her partner, Olivia, and gave her a thumbs up because they had totally did well on the teamwork aspect of the lesson. Also, yes... House Cup. She still wanted it. The woman quietly nodded her head when Vivian gave her answer, pleased that she had learned the trust not only applied from one human to another but extended to animals as well. "Very good, Miss Fairfield."
As for her answer to her second question, the headmistress had this to say, "Yes, Ehwaz would certainly help promote teamwork among others to accomplish a certain goal." In regards to her 'an activity similar to what we just had comment,' Regina would have liked for the girl to provide a more concrete example, but she let the girl continue on anyway. Ahh, the House Cup? Interesting. "While using Ehwaz may not guarantee a win for Slytherin, you can rest assured that using Ehwaz will definitely strengthen the bonds of you and your fellow housemates, which is important when everyone needs to work together as a unified force to get to that desired goal."
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Originally Posted by Watson "As Vivian mentioned, Ehwaz helped strengthen the bonds of trust and create a strong partnership between a horse and ourselves. It enabled us to work towards a common goal. I think this would be helpful for the application of horse racing. The horse jockey and the horse can have an improved relationship which can allow them to better understand their goal as well as each other." She paused. That made sense, right? She went for a muggle example because that was the best she could think of. Finally, she finished with, "I think Ehwaz can help us even with learning how to work with people who are not like us. You learn their strengths and weaknesses and they learn yours." Her eyes then flicked over to Olivia, who focused on the partnership aspect of Ehwaz and how it helpful it would be in completing a task. She nodded approvingly at the horse and jockey example, a great metaphor at how Ehwaz represented the bond between two individual, yet harmonious, beings.
"Ehwaz can help us learn how to work better with others who are not like us. We are all different and go about things differently, so utilizing Ehwaz gives us the opportunity to see that though guide us on the path to swiftly work toward a common goal." Though how was she going to use the rune? Was there anything specific? Time, she supposed, would tell.
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Originally Posted by PhoenixRising Listening as the headmistress closed the lesson, she blinked thoughtfully. What did she learn? How could she use Ehwaz in the future? Wouldn't she need a horse to use it in the future? She hadn't worked with anyone except the creature, so she couldn't apply the teamwork example to her classmates, and yet .... "I think Ehwaz could be used in future endeavors, because it helps to create that," she hesitated a moment, thinking of her words. "bond with species that are not ourselves. Yes, we can all related to each other, because we're all human and speak the same language, but to be able to connect to something that doesn't speak our language, well, that's magic." Regina paused for a moment to think over Skylar's words. Initially, the headmistress wanted to ask for more specifics. What sort of 'future endeavors' could Ehwaz be used in? There were endless examples and scenarios that could have been chosen, even ones that didn't involve horses. An eyebrow rose, a sign for the girl to explain in more detail if she wished to do so.
"Indeed, Miss Diggory, it certainly is magical."
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Originally Posted by RandomRaven She raised her hand and tried to answer the question. "Well, based on what I have experience today, Headmistress, Ehwaz helped very much to create the bond with the horses and makes it easier to fulfil the assignment. And in the future, I think the rune can help me to communicate and gain some trust on some people." Which is cool, you know? Ava thought for using this rune to help her talking with her mother but she'd rather not to mention about this as the example. Quote:
Originally Posted by Lady of Light "I learned that companionship and trust between companions is very important. If my horse, Aurora and I didn't have the mutual understanding, we wouldn't have been able to complete the task.. right? And I think.. this logic applies to any two companions. Be it two people.. or two horses. As long as there is a partnership, almost anything can be achieved. Ehwaz is used to create that trust, right? To create a bond of sorts with someone? So if I had to use it.. um.. maybe trying to connect with a person you wouldn't get usually along with? Is that even possible?
Etta wasn't sure if that was actually.. possible but why not find out, you know? The headmistress nodded at both of their responses. Yes, developing a bond of trust was important to developing a mutual understanding to complete a common goal. "Very true, ladies," she stated simply. Though the next set of words that came out of both of their mouths made her pause for a moment. Using Ehwaz with those that were willing to co-operate was much easier than the opposite.
"Do keep in mind that Ehwaz is not a rune of force, Miss Burton and Miss Kramer. It is one of persuasion and suggestion, promoting trust and harmonious teamwork. If you invoke the rune in an effort to build a bond with someone that you do not necessarily get along with, it will take some time for that bond to build. Like the old No-Maj idiom says, 'Rome wasn't built in a day,' neither is a bond between two people that are not on the best of terms. Nonetheless, a web of one-on-one connections will develop over time as the energies of Ehwaz work to spark and facilitate a harmonious emotional and intellectual partnership."
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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo The Ravenclaw patted her riding buddy along his neck once more before any attempts were made at answering the questions posed. "I learned that it's probably a whole lot easier cutting a tree down when there's more than one person casting diffindo at it." Hindsight, y'know? They always said it was 20/20. This wasn't to say Jessa regretted going it alone; it was merely an observation.
"And now that I think about it, maybe ehwaz would have been useful in getting the tree back here. It's good for transportation afterall." Again with the hindsight. Of course her plan still worked perfectly and the tree was delivered no problem but now she was thinking the Headmistress would have known she grasped the concept better if she'd used the rune like that.
Ugh, next time for sure. A small smile played on the headmistress's lips when Jessa revealed what she had gotten out of today's lesson. It was easier cutting down a tree with the help of others, hence the whole teamwork aspect of Ehwaz. And the rune certainly would have made transporting the tree much easier, though her method had been effective. The Ehwaz galdr would have come in handy at that moment.
"And how would you, personally, use Ehwaz, Miss Cambridge?" It didn't need to be connected to the lesson activity they had completed today.
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Originally Posted by Harron Peasley "As a very personal use, Professor," Felicity said, raising a hand. "I've been given a Winged-Horse myself to look after, by Professor Wayland. I'd like to use the Rune to further my bonding with her, so I can look after her in a more understanding way." So that was particularly personal to her, but she was sure that a lot of her fellow students would agree. Felicity was the next to answer. To the headmistress, it was clear that this particular lesson was going to be very helpful with the girl's extra credit assignment for Care of Magical Creatures. "I'm glad that this lesson and its exact activity will come in handy for you, Miss Harrington. It will certainly help you continue in forming a strong bond with the winged horse assigned to you," she said with a genuine smile.
She hoped that the girl included a mention of using the rune when she wrote about her interactions with the horse. The woman was positive that many great leaps were to occur if Ehwaz was used to build that connection.
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Originally Posted by Steelsheen And now he was on his way back to where the Professor called for them. Was there anything he learned about today? "Ehwaz is all about partnership, but I think we'd be a fool to think that Wizards always take the lead on this." like his Abraxan lil lady clearly was the lead today. He was just hired help. As for personally using Ehwaz in the future... "Perhaps invoking Ehwaz would be helpful in a large team project?" When Tenacius gave his response, Regina tilted her head slightly. Ehwaz was about partnership ... yet it would be foolish to think that wizards always took the lead? His words were interesting. Though perhaps this line of thought was something she overlooked as, with Ehwaz, it was all about balance. "Thank you, Mr. Salander. Concerning Ehwaz, it is important to remember that idea of a partnership. It is co-operative, meaning that there is no one 'taking the lead' as it brings forth true teamwork that causes individuals to work as a whole to achieve or do something."
As for his answer (though it seemed more like a question to her) for the next response, she nodded her head encouragingly. Did he have anything to add? After all, she had asked for specifics.
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Originally Posted by Goblinfrog When she was back in the group, she raised her hand and voiced what was plaguing her conscience: "Professor Headmistress, I think you should know that while we were out gathering trees, I stumbled into Derf. He was attacked by a gnome and I tried to save him by stunning the gnome, but the spell hit him accidentally. The gnome bit his shoulder pretty hard, but I cured him and helped him cut down another tree. He was still stunned when I left, but I think that spell will wear off after a few moments - he's probably already coming back."
And she learned lots of things in this lesson. "I learned that I'm not as afraid of flying as I thought I was. Before today I'd never flown on anything, not even a broom. Also, even though I already knew this from reading, I got to see firsthand how powerful the connection between Ehwaz and animals is. Also..." Here she paused and allowed a measure of guilt to come into her expression. "I learned that's it's dumb to leave someone immobilized after accidentally immobilizing them. I should have waited to make sure it was going to wear off right away." ... The Ravenclaw prefect did what?!
Hundreds of thoughts were running through her mind. Why did a prefect leave a much younger student stunned near the forest? How could this Ravenclaw not bother to at least cast a general counter spell before leaving? She understood that the stunning had been accidental, but ... what in Merlin's beard was going through that girl's mind?
In spite of the thoughts roaming through her head, Regina externally remained quite collected. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Skylar detach herself from the group and ride one of the horses away, but her eyes remained squarely on Kitty. "Too right you are, Miss Valentine. Five points will be taken from Ravenclaw House for your foolishness and lack of clear thinking when it would have been logical to cast a counter spell and returning with Mr. Ashburry-Hawthorne."
And on that unfortunate note, it was time for class to end. "Thank you all for a great lesson this morning. I can tell that many of you have gained a more thorough understanding about Ehwaz and the many situations that its energy can be invoked. Your trees will later be brought up to the castle later this evening for decorating, and your homework assignment will be posted then as well. You are all free to head to your next class." Some of them had quite a trek to get to their next class, so she hoped they didn't see this as the perfect opportunity to dawdle.
Without another word, the woman climbed onto Philippe's back and soared into the air, quickly following after Skylar. She hoped that Derfael was alright. OOC: Thank you all so much for participating in this lesson! I hope you had as much fun with it as I had. I will keep this thread open for another 12-24 hours for you to make your character departures. Again, thank you for being a part of this lesson, and I hope to see you next time!
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