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Did she remember what had been said about planting trees? Of course she had. She had been the one who refused to cut down a tree. The headmistress had told her about planting trees in spring. They were going to plant trees! This was going to be a great lesson! It was like applying runes to herbology, and herbology was Isa's favorite subject ever. Isa carefully looked through the box of seeds, identifying the different types of trees they came from. Eventually she selected an oak seed, oak like her wand. She liked the symbolism of oak trees. It fit her well. Re-planting trees was especially important to sustain the ecosystem, so Isa was especially excited for this lesson.
Oooh, they got to talk about trees now! Yay! Isa knew a lot of things about trees. Not all of it related to Ancient Runes, but trees in general were very interesting. "Yew trees are very important in Norse Mythology. They symbolize death and rebirth, probably because yew trees live for so long. Yggdrasil, the tree of life holding the nine worlds, is associated with yew. Runologists use trees for things like making runic wands or carving runes. In general trees are an important part of the environment by producing oxygen, and many trees also provide food for certain animals. Trees also provide a habitat for tree-dwelling creatures like squirrels and bowtruckles." Isa looked over at her friends Derf and Stasya, owners of the specific bowtruckles and squirrels she had been thinking of. She could talk all day about trees, and she wanted to, but she had to remind herself not to start babbling about trees when the real focus here was how runes related to trees. It seemed like she was starting to lose focus from the question and just starting to say things about trees, so now was probably a good time to stop talking. This lesson looked like it was going to be fun!
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