Putting the finishing touches to her speech, Mia looked up just in time to see Finlay stepping down. She gave him a round of applause before picking up her parchment and heading up to the podium. She looked around the room nervously and then cleared her throat before starting.

“Today am going to talk about my favorite Rune, Wunjo. The reason it is my favorite is because Wunjo, simply put means joy. It is also called Wynn and represents the alphabets W and V. It is ruled by the runic number 8 and the element ice which is a form of water. The rune is associated with the gemstone diamond or moss agate. The flower associated with Wunjo is larkspur or love-in-a-mist. It has the color light blue attached to it and is also linked with gods Odin and Frigg. It corresponds to Leo astrologically. Wunjo is symbolised by the image of a clan flag or a flag of victory.”

“As I said before the literal meaning of Wunjo is joy. However, it can also mean happiness, light and emotional satisfaction. It represents harmony. For any person, Wunjo also means the end of all one's struggles and the achievement of their goals.”

“Wunjo also signifies one’s wishes. It implies that one’s wishes have either been fulfilled or are yet to be fulfilled. The fulfillment of these wishes pushes one towards perfection. Wunjo focuses on the idea that everything in a person’s life goes right. It helps bring joy to life by overcoming the negativities that surround a person. It also characterises understanding and close cooperation between companions or partners. It is also connected to rewards, winning and achievement in life.”

Mia paused for a moment to take a breath, this was hard work standing here in front of everyone and talking but she plowed on ahead. “Wunjo brings in a person the will to work to achieve happiness in life. It forces a person to find solutions to problems rather than sitting and crying over them. It helps one to achieve harmony and balance in life by building a strong foundation of honesty. It makes one aware of the fact that truth is the only way of achieving ultimate joy in life. The rune also says that good fortune comes to only those people who know the difference between the right and the wrong and the good and the bad. The rune can also be stimulating forcing one to accept changes in life.”

“Although when reversed, Wunjo implies misunderstanding. It symbolises that one’s ambitions cannot be achieved easily and also a person will face problems if they start something new. In reverse position, it asks people to be cautious and leaves a person unsatisfied. It also represents unhappiness and a need to delay any important decisions that have to be made.”

"Conversely, Wunjo signifies difficulties in relationships. It tells a person that they need to work hard to achieve one's goals. It also represents dishonesty or the fact that the truth is being hidden. Wunjo makes a person aware of the changes that are going to take place in their life and tells the person how to adapt to these changes. It asks people to face whatever the future brings without fearing anything.”

“In the divine sense, Wunjo is a representative of celebration, comfort, pleasure, prosperity, glory and recognition. Wunjo in its inherent meaning ensures victory in all situations.”

Mia looked up at the Professor and gave her a smile as she stepped down off the podium. “Thanks for a great term Professor.” She said as she took a seat. No way was she leaving now, she was going to stare at everyone else as they did their speech.