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Droo · 03-20-2009, 04:23 AM

Alessia bounced into her classroom, excited to teach her last class. She laid on the floor and took her wand, waving it about. She cast a few spells causing ivy to crawl up the walls and desks around her. She then gave a flourish with her wand, and little pink buds sprouted from some of the vines. "Ooo Pretty!" She said to herself. Now she just needed to wait for the students.

Anna Banana · 03-22-2009, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Waterloo

"Oh yeah?" Clifford huffed, flexing his own muscles at the ivy. "I'll show you.. GRR! I am the man!" Oh yesh! He was gonna get outta here.

Drawing yet another rune, Clifford whispered under his breath, giving it his blessing and finally giving it a nice smooch.

Anna raised her hand and asked, "Did Clifford choose Thurisaz?" she asked. She wasn't quite sure what exactly prompted her to believe he would have, but judging by the meaning of the rune alone, it seemed like a pretty good guess. This was a fun little game, too! Then again, Professor Lupa always did have pretty awesome classes!

Torchwood · 03-22-2009, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Mrs. Weasley

Abby feels the ivy grow tighter around her legs. It slowly works its way up her body covering her chest and tightly winding around her arms. The ivy continues up around her head covering it with a little house. Abby squirms and struggles trying to break free of this non magical menance. She manages to get her hands free, so she can cut another diamond out of the parchment. She writes an easy rune on it. Abby prays to Thor not only to bless her rune, but also break the ivy vines for her. In a strong clear voice she says, "Hammer in the North, East, South, West, above and below hallow and hold this holy-stead! Around me and in me Asgardhr and Midgardhr! One more thing Thor would you please break the binds this ivy has on me and return Professor Lupa to her normal self. Amen!" Abby not sure if it's proper to use a Christian ending to a pagan prayer, but she figures it couldn't hut. She finishes by kissing the parchment three times-one for each request.

Qaz raised her hand and guessed, 'Did Abby pick the Jera Rune?'

Golden Monkey · 03-22-2009, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by PhoenixRising

Dominic honestly never imagined that it would be so easy to persuade the first year Puff to not speak at all. Apparently it was though, which surprisingly made him feel satisfied; more than could be expected what with the way Willow Kovac was still made at him. So what - he called her a chair! It wasn't like he called her a Beluga Whale or something.

Then there was the hyperness that just seemed to be radiating off of Professor Lupa, which didn't really help matters in allowing him to focus more. But they were creating their own runes, which was alright. Nothing to really distract his mind for too long though, unfortunately. Not even the fact that his legs were bound by ivy could help matters.

Perhaps the first rune he needed to create would have been best having to do with focus. Though none seemed to be suitable, as he glanced downward at the rune list. Not until he reached about halfway down the list when he saw the rune he would select first. Hopefully one that would allow the the ivy to release him. Appropriately suited, Dom took out a spare, clean piece of parchment and cut it out in a diamond.

He then began to trace the rune onto the parchment he'd cut out in a light sketch, whilst chanting it more to himself. He didn't need the embarrassment of loud chanting on top of everything else that was happening.

Once done with his tracings, the fifth year bent his head low to the paper and whispered the blessing and the rune name. Though subconsciously doubting this would work, he was still confident in his selection of the rune and pressed his lips lightly to the fiber.

William put his hand in the air, still a tad dizzy. "Did Dominic use the kaunan Rune?" He asked skeptically, not at all sure of his answer. It was the only one that seemed to fit he figured, shrugging to himself.

*PhoenixRising* · 03-22-2009, 05:53 AM

One moment the ivy was cupping his face, which had definitely caught him off guard and unable to focus on casting another rune guess. And the next moment he really wished that he could have guessed the correct rune. Because of course it had to be Copernicus or whatever his name was; not that Dom really seemed to mind the kid except that in every single class he always seemed to be like WAY too smart. Figures that a Claw would get the points though and put them even more in the lead...

Dagaz, ugh. He should have known.

But now it was apparently time to have a little guessing game and guess the rune that his classmates picked. Glancing around the room, Dom tried to set his sights on one that might be easy to guess.

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Originally Posted by Monkey Princess

William put his hand in the air, still a tad dizzy. "Did Dominic use the kaunan Rune?" He asked skeptically, not at all sure of his answer. It was the only one that seemed to fit he figured, shrugging to himself.

But before he could guess, a little first year had mentioned his name and a rune that he definitely had NOT picked. Shaking his head, he sighed. "Nope I didn't pick that one," he tried his best to give an encouraging smile as his eyes set sight on someone finally.

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Oh, wow. This was certainly an...interesting class, indeed. Even though she was currently tangled in a mess of vines, Anna was still having a really awesome time. She loved when her professors came up with really exciting ideas to help the students learn the concepts. Anna gathered her cards and thought carefully about which of the runes could assist her in getting out of the situation she was currently in. When she'd decided, Anna began the blessing, thinking of Freya as the Goddess she'd like to assist her. "Hammer in the North, East, South, West, above and below hallow and hold this holy-stead! Around me and in me Asgardhr and Midgardhr!" she said. She quickly wrote the rune she'd chosen on a piece of paper, kissed it, and then hoped for the very best.

Raising his hand, the fifth year spoke as he thought of a potential rune that his fellow prefect might have picked. "Did Anna pick the Algiz rune?"

dan arjay · 03-22-2009, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Celandine

Celandine rounded her cards off into egg shapes and thought about it for a bit before selecting a rune. She cleared her throat and thinking of Freya, began the blessing, "Hammer in the North, East, South, West, above and below hallow and hold this holy-stead! Around me and in me Asgardhr and Midgardhr..." Cela drew the rune and kissed the paper, hoping she'd chosen the right one to get herself out of the ivy. Or actually... hoping that Tobi had.

Does Celandine chose the the Uruz Rune? gasped Daniel

Rosa Chispa Princessa · 03-22-2009, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Oh, for the love of Merlin! If anything, the rune she'd just used made the situation even worse. Great. She winced as the vines tightened around her. She needed to think fast and choose another rune! For the third time, Anna gathered her cards and thought even more carefully about a rune that could help her. Her top two choices were obviously wrong, so it was time to use her third choice and hope that it was, as superstition said, a charm. When she'd decided, Anna began the blessing, thinking of Thor as the God she'd like to assist her. "Hammer in the North, East, South, West, above and below hallow and hold this holy-stead! Around me and in me Asgardhr and Midgardhr!" she said. She quickly wrote the rune she'd chosen on a piece of paper, kissed it, and then hoped for the very best.

Herminny raised her hand and asked did Ana pick the uruz rune.

Crayola · 03-22-2009, 11:52 AM

Try to guess the rune the others had picked? Well, that was easy. Not. But bleeeeh, it wasn't exactly hard either. Guessing the right rune, maybe, guessing a rune, not so much.

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Originally Posted by druidflower

"Er... I meant to do that..." Tobi muttered blushing furiously.

He tried again, appealing to the plan he was so afraid of, and with good reason, look what it did to his robes! He drew his rune carefully, and whispered its name and the blessing. He just wanted out of there.

Hmmm. "Did Tobi pick the Hagalaz rune, Professor?" That was a complete shot in the dark, but ah well.

Waterloo · 03-22-2009, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Hollister

Miles wriggled at the ivy as it twisted around his legs and around his middle. EEEEP! Nuuuu! He wanted to be free! Only one way to do that then, draw the ruuuune.

He started to cut up his paper and pick up the crayon to scribble down the rune in which he thought was appropriate to let him go. And please, PLEASE hope it did!

What was the point of this game? It didn't seem as fun as the last one. Then again, at least they weren't gonna get strangled. Raising his hand, Clifford deided he may as well give it a go. "Uhm.. did Miiiiles choose Jera?"

Danny Boy · 03-22-2009, 12:43 PM

Barry was free! But no points, Copernicus of all people didn`t need 50 points, Barry did! He sighed and waited and nodded slightly "Yeah sure, more fun" he said sarcasticly, it was so not fun.

Droo · 03-22-2009, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Tomasina Riddle

She raised her hand, "Did Ana pick the Fehu rune?" She guessed.

"Yes she did pick Fehu, Five points! Can everyone draw the Fehu Rune?"

She pulled out the rune from her bag and showed it. "Fehu is the FIRST Rune of the Futhark. It symbolizes two branches from a tree or the horns off a cow. The literal meaning of Fehu is 'cattle', which represents wealth. Why? Cause olden days the way you determined how much money you had was by how many cows you had. Your bills could be paid in cows, and each man could be bought and paid for with the big mooing oafs.

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Originally Posted by Celandine

Cela raised her hand to guess, "Did Tobi choose Isa?" He froze and stuff so it was Cela's best guess.

"Yes, Tobi did pick Isa, Five points! Can everyone draw Isa?"

Putting Fehu back, she pulled out Isa from her bag and showed it. "Isa represents the immoble and pureness of ice. In the same way, Kenaz, or Kauno or Kaunan" she showed them the rune:

"Means fire... Go Head, Draw them. No one picked Kenaz, but that's ok... I'm sure no one wanted to be engulfed by fire! See in Norse Mythology, fire and ice are very strong in all the stories. Even the myth of how the world was created has to do with Fire and Ice getting together."

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

Copernicus raised his hand. "Did Qaz pick Sowilo during the last round?"

"Qaz sure did, as did Evy in the second round, and Paris in the first. Five Points" She rummaged through her bag of runes and pulled the Sowilo one out.

"Sowilo represents the sun, which symbolizes life. In Norse mythology the sun is a 'blazing disc' that is dragged through the sky in a chariot that is pulled by a great wolf. Grrrrr! Wolfs are awesome!"

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Originally Posted by cedricdiggory

"Did evangeline pick Algiz?.."Cedric asked desperately

"No she didn't, she chose Uruz that time." She said pulling the Uruz rune out.

"See how it looks like an animal standing on it's legs looking up to the sky? That's how you draw it. It's cause it's the mighty auroch which was a big European Ox, which is now extinct. So this rune represents strength."

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Anna raised her hand and asked, "Did Clifford choose Thurisaz?" she asked. She wasn't quite sure what exactly prompted her to believe he would have, but judging by the meaning of the rune alone, it seemed like a pretty good guess. This was a fun little game, too! Then again, Professor Lupa always did have pretty awesome classes!

"Nope, the one he was flexing his muscles to, was Ihwaz, also spelled Eihwaz," she rummaged through her bag.

"And the one he drew after..." she rummagged somemore, "was Algiz."

"Draw them. Ihwaz is the Yew tree. A very strong, stirdy tree that says green in even in the winter. Some of our wands are made out of Yew. The best bows were made out of Yew and only given to the strongest of men." She bounces, "Algiz, instead depicts a person with arms upraised, like someone asking for the gods to protect and defend them... and that's what it means. Protection and defense."

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Originally Posted by Torchwood

Qaz raised her hand and guessed, 'Did Abby pick the Jera Rune?'

"Nope. Abby picked Othala, Laguz and Berkana." She pulled all three out of her bag,

"See Othala, or othila means home... ancestral property. family and security," she nodded, "Laguz means water, flowing water than can heal and feed all life and Berkana or Berkano, represents the birch tree and the femminninness. It also means new growth and new birth."

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Originally Posted by Monkey Princess

William put his hand in the air, still a tad dizzy. "Did Dominic use the kaunan Rune?" He asked skeptically, not at all sure of his answer. It was the only one that seemed to fit he figured, shrugging to himself.

"Nope... he didn't. Dommy picked Nauthiz." She said pulling the rune out.

"Go on... draw it..." She said and smiled. "It means Need or Necessity. Nauthiz is a yearning of the soul which at the moment is unquenched."

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Originally Posted by PhoenixRising

One moment the ivy was cupping his face, which had definitely caught him off guard and unable to focus on casting another rune guess. And the next moment he really wished that he could have guessed the correct rune. Because of course it had to be Copernicus or whatever his name was; not that Dom really seemed to mind the kid except that in every single class he always seemed to be like WAY too smart. Figures that a Claw would get the points though and put them even more in the lead...

Dagaz, ugh. He should have known.

But now it was apparently time to have a little guessing game and guess the rune that his classmates picked. Glancing around the room, Dom tried to set his sights on one that might be easy to guess.

But before he could guess, a little first year had mentioned his name and a rune that he definitely had NOT picked. Shaking his head, he sighed. "Nope I didn't pick that one," he tried his best to give an encouraging smile as his eyes set sight on someone finally.

Raising his hand, the fifth year spoke as he thought of a potential rune that his fellow prefect might have picked. "Did Anna pick the Algiz rune?"

"Oi! My Job! Not yours, I'm the professor. Not you. I'm wicked smart, you need to learn from me." She said defending her authority. "And you didn't get it right either..." she stuck her tongue out at Dommy. "Anna picked Hagalaz, Uruz and Nauthiz." She rummagged through her bag. "Ah here it is, Hagalaz.

"The wrath of nature! Ok, so Ragnarok is the Norse version of "Judgement Day", and when it comes, Fenrir the wolf will EAT the sun and make everything dark. Oooo Scary. Anyway, so the world gets destroyed and life starts all over again! Yay! Well... maybe not yay so much... NEXT!"

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Originally Posted by dan arjay

Does Celandine chose the the Uruz Rune? gasped Daniel

"Yes she did, 5 points"

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Originally Posted by Herminny

Herminny raised her hand and asked did Anna pick the uruz rune.

"Yes Herminny... 5 points!"

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Originally Posted by Crayola

Try to guess the rune the others had picked? Well, that was easy. Not. But bleeeeh, it wasn't exactly hard either. Guessing the right rune, maybe, guessing a rune, not so much.

Hmmm. "Did Tobi pick the Hagalaz rune, Professor?" That was a complete shot in the dark, but ah well.

"No Evy, Tobi's runes were Thurisaz, Berkana and as Cel-lery said, Isa." She pulled Thurisaz out of her bag.

"Thurisaz, means Thorn or Giant. In Norse mythology, the icky Frost Giants bore an eeeeevil son, they called Loki, god of mischief, whose sole mission in life was to torment mankind and THAT is what gave the other gods a purpose, to defend and protect. Thurisaz represents the sacrifice that one must make in order to make progress in life."

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Originally Posted by Waterloo

What was the point of this game? It didn't seem as fun as the last one. Then again, at least they weren't gonna get strangled. Raising his hand, Clifford deided he may as well give it a go. "Uhm.. did Miiiiles choose Jera?"

"No, party pooper. Miles picked Uruz." She stuck her tongue at him "Plymouth and Jane got Jera... Jera is two scythes see?" she showed the rune,

"See... harvest has finally arrived cause that's what it means... jera... harvest."

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Originally Posted by Danny Boy

Barry was free! But no points, Copernicus of all people didn`t need 50 points, Barry did! He sighed and waited and nodded slightly "Yeah sure, more fun" he said sarcasticly, it was so not fun.

And then she cocked her head... Was barry being sarchastic. Did he agree with Clyffy? "Wait... whaddyamean? It's fun..." She started breathing fast as if she was about to burst into tears. "It is!" Her bottom lip started quivvering.

Torchwood · 03-22-2009, 09:09 PM

Qaz raised her hand and said, 'Professor, I think we're having loads of fun!'

TeafortheSoul · 03-22-2009, 09:27 PM

Celandine raised her hand as an idea hit her, "Oooh! Professor, would it be possible to make runes out of candy?"

druidflower · 03-22-2009, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by SeerCassandraTrelawney

And then she cocked her head... Was barry being sarchastic. Did he agree with Clyffy? "Wait... whaddyamean? It's fun..." She started breathing fast as if she was about to burst into tears. "It is!" Her bottom lip started quivvering.

Tobi had ZONED! again. But he was brought back at the sight of a distressed Professor-Lady. Women, even crazy Professor women, can't be made to cry.

"No no, it's lots of fun!" Tobi said quickly, brightly, panickedly, "We're all having fun, at least anyone who knows what fun really is! Right guys?" He looked around wildly for support.

AGREE everyone agree!

Waterloo · 03-22-2009, 09:46 PM

Oh noes. She was so NOT going to cry. The giggling was awful enough.. if Professor Lupa started crying.. well, Clifford might just have to do a runner. Glaring at Barry for this was all his stoopid fault, Clifford quickly piped up, agreeing with Tobi. "YEAH! This is the best lesson we've had all term! I'm having loadsa fun!" ... right.

Golden Monkey · 03-22-2009, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SeerCassandraTrelawney

"Nope... he didn't. Dommy picked Nauthiz." She said pulling the rune out.

"Go on... draw it..." She said and smiled. "It means Need or Necessity. Nauthiz is a yearning of the soul which at the moment is unquenched."

William smiled sheepishly. "I was thinking that one too, but I wasn't too sure." he admitted, blushing a bit as he took out a clean piece of parchment and began drawing the Rune down. Upon seeing the professor start to tear up he grinned, "This has been an awesome lesson professor, I never would have learned this stuff without you." he exclaimed, his eyes bright.

Hedwig18 · 03-22-2009, 09:56 PM

"Yes professor, it's lots of fun!" she said seriously. Of course Ravenclaw win 50 more points out of the air was not fun but the lesson was fun.

TeafortheSoul · 03-22-2009, 10:01 PM

Celandine copied down the runes that the Professor had drawn, adding some notes underneath them from what the professor had said. She missed a few though, since she was so busy thinking about how awesome candy runes would be.

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Fehu

Isa

Kenaz

Sowilo

Uruz

Eihwaz (Ihwaz)
the Yew tree. A very strong, stirdy tree that says green in even in the winter. Some of our wands are made out of Yew. The best bows were made out of Yew and only given to the strongest of men.

Algiz
Algiz depicts a person with arms upraised, like someone asking for the gods to protect and defend them, it means Protection and defense.

Othila (Othala)
home, ancestral property, family and security

Laguz
Water. Flowing water can heal and feed all life.

Berkana (Berkano)
Birch tree and femininity. Growth and new birth.

Nauthiz

Hagalaz

Thurisaz
Thorn or Giant. In Norse mythology, the Frost Giants bore an evil son, they called Loki, god of mischief, whose sole mission in life was to torment mankind and that is what gave the other gods a purpose, to defend and protect. Thurisaz represents the sacrifice that one must make in order to make progress in life.

Jera
Harvest

Torchwood · 03-22-2009, 10:12 PM

Qaz got back to making more Runes. She really wanted a full set. Of course, she was working on a wooden set, but this was good practice and get her more familiar with each of the Runes.

So she cut, and sketched and blessed and kissed. It was really a calming experience.

Anna Banana · 03-22-2009, 10:26 PM

Awww, darn. So she hadn't gotten the correct rune, but at least she'd had an otherwise successful day in class. Anna listened as the professor told about the runes that had been chosen and then instructed the students to draw them. Ouch. Drawing wasn't exactly Anna's special talent, but she figured she'd give it a go anyway. She took out a fresh piece of parchment and copied down the runes and their names.

SPOILER!!: Anna's parchment

There. That looked...decent. It wasn't as perfect as the version the professor had just shown them, but she'd done her very best, at least.

Danny Boy · 03-22-2009, 10:43 PM

EEEK. He was getting glares now, but wasn`t it girly to EEK? "No,no professer I didn`t mean it that way! It is fun, I just have a fear of...." come on Barry think "Moving plants, but its fine really, carry on and I`m sure it`ll be fun" well it was true, it was very fun, just dangerous.

Oh and Barry had to copy down the runes

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Fehu

Isa

Kenaz

Sowilo

Uruz

Eihwaz (Ihwaz)
the Yew tree. A very strong, stirdy tree that says green in even in the winter. Some of our wands are made out of Yew. The best bows were made out of Yew and only given to the strongest of men.

Algiz
Algiz depicts a person with arms upraised, like someone asking for the gods to protect and defend them, it means Protection and defense.

Othila (Othala)
home, ancestral property, family and security

Laguz
Water. Flowing water can heal and feed all life.

Berkana (Berkano)
Birch tree and femininity. Growth and new birth.

Nauthiz

Hagalaz

Thurisaz
Thorn or Giant. In Norse mythology, the Frost Giants bore an evil son, they called Loki, god of mischief, whose sole mission in life was to torment mankind and that is what gave the other gods a purpose, to defend and protect. Thurisaz represents the sacrifice that one must make in order to make progress in life.

Jera
Harvest

There he would draw it later. But truely he would have to go to and say sorry in the professers office. He was not a people person.People got offended by what he said when he didn`t even try to say it that way!

Golden Monkey · 03-22-2009, 10:57 PM

William slapped himself on the head. He was so not there right now he figured as he hurridly went and made notes of the runes on his parchment. He didn't feel like drawing honestly, his hand was cramping up and if he were to draw now it'll only look like squiggles and dots. Sighing, he finished and looked on for more instructions.

SPOILER!!: Runes

dan arjay · 03-23-2009, 12:37 AM

After getting five points for Gryfffindor, Daniel almost made his victory dance. He was having so much fun...

Torchwood · 03-23-2009, 01:03 AM

Qaz worked until she had a complete set. She was very pleased at how well they had turned out.

Droo · 03-23-2009, 01:21 AM

"Awww really?" she said and then got distracted. "Ooooo Candy Runes... but then I would want to eat them... and couldn't... cause they are hallowed..." she frowned.

"Ok... Can anyone name any of the runes that I haven't explained, and what their meaning is? No reading directly from your texts." she said.

ooc: ONE! Do not name all the ones left, oh and Less is going to take points from anyone who copy/pastes. Everyone who posts a correct rune, with the correct meaning will have points. But I do not want a copy/paste job. Read, comprehend and write.