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Torie raised her hand. "Professor, rune means a number of things, but in relation to divination, it is any aphorism, poem, or saying with mystical meaning or for use in casting a spell."
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SeerCassandraTrelawney Cassandra was a little confused, but she raised her hand. "Well, It's a noun, any of the characters of an alphabet, futhark, probably derived from a Greek script and used by the Scandinavians and other early Germanic people from about 300, it's something inscribed or written in such characters or, a Finnish or Old Norse poem or canto, verse, or song, one that is mystical or obscure."
"Very nice, two points," Shaw spoke before blowing her nose. She sniffled and then continued on with the lesson. "The word 'rune' actually means mystery, secret or whisper. Each rune has different meanings and properties associated with them. Each translates into a word or a phrase signifying concepts important to the early people who used them. It represents the forces of nature and mind.
"Let's talk about Norce Mythology for a moment and then I will assign homework. My allergic reactions are taking over this old body of mine and I need rest," she said with a smile, but it was rest from the children who were making her ill. Sometimes it was hard being nice. "What did the chapter say about the Norce Mythology?"