Raising her hand Marie said "Professor the Eihwaz rune indicates that the querent has set her sights on a viable target and is unlikely to lose. But even if she does encounter catastrophe, it will be minor. So I would take this to mean the new minister has decided to make some changes that may cause some problems in the beginning but will turn out to everyones liking in the end."
Marie wasn't quite sure where this lesson was going, why were they focusing so much on the minister today.

Kay hoped that she as right. "Professor. The Eihwaz means Protection and enlightenment. It also represents the Yew tree. I think that it could mean that she is hinding something and wants know one to know. But that she my be come enlightened and work through it." kay said knowing it sounded bad.

"Good Job everyone, a point each." She said but didn't give her opinion on their interpretations... She didn't want the kids knowing how much she despised the Minister of Magic... locking her up in her office once a month with a guard, under lock and key, like some criminal...

"Next position is called 'Future Growth.' These new branches will be the future wonderful branches of tomorrow." She giggled, "What is beginning now that will then take on major defining roles in the future. What issues are arising that will be problems in the future." She pulled the rune:


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"Ahhh... What rune to we have here? Again, keeping the question in mind, tell me meanings and interpretation." She said.

"Erm professor, I think thats the merkshave of Ehwaz and since Ehwaz means that you have the ability to reach you're goal with having faith in the people around you. I would imagine the oposite would mean not knowing how to reach you're goals and not having trust in the people people around you and weakening relationships with them because one is under stress because one can't figure out what to do to reach you're goals."

For a moment, Evelyn had no clue what that rune was until she realised what she was looking at. "That is the...Ehwaz rune? But it's upside down so, the meaning is reversed, right?" Looking in the book to see the meaning of what the rune was before trying to think of the opposite meaning. "So, originally it means trust, transportation, teamwork, moving forward..."

Oh, so then the opposite meaning would be, "Distrust, recklessness, betrayal maybe?, blockages, doesn't really sound like a great rune at the moment." So how would that relate to 'Future Growth'....uh huuuh...Future Growth and blockages. Sounds wonderful. "Umm...it could possibly mean that she will be confronted with problems that arise and that would block her efforts of 'moving forward' in her goals. It could also mean that since that happens, she could lose her confidence and make some reckless decisions which would make her lose the trust of some people? Since the last rune and the whole 'hiding something' thing, that could possibly play a role in this rune too."

"Professor, This is the Ehwaz which means two horses. It stands for travel and forword movement. But it is inverted so it would be restlessness, restraint, failure to work together, possible betrayal, disagreement." Kay stated. "To me this would mean that she is going to have a hard time trusting people she is working with and she isn't be open about herself with other in her life." Kay said to the Professor. Kay didn't know if she was right but she was starting to wonder about the minister.

LouAnn raised her hand and waved it back and forth a few times before finally speaking. "That'd be Ehwaz, Professor Lupa. Well, actually, it's a reversed Ehwaz," she said, stopping to think about what that could possibly mean. LouAnn wasn't too familiar with all the reversed runes. Merlin, she wasn't even that familiar with runes when they weren't reversed.

After blinking in confusion a few times, she finally provided a little input. "Mmkay, so it means regression, which...doesn't really sound so positive to me. I think this means she may have trouble following through with things that Ehwaz, when it's not reversed, stands for. So...maybe...trouble with maintaining her confidence or being loyal. She might have trouble working alongside others," she said.

Form the very start of the class Josh was snickering. This was soooooo easy but if only he knew the runes. He did not know where did all those people looked up to get the meaning but once he heard them definitely he was able to interpret much thnigs about the new minister of magic. Upon hearing Rose's voice he slowly scooted next to her and whispered in her hear once she was done talking to the professor. ''This was good, hun'' then he smirked and went on whispering in her ear ''Hear this, from the very first rune, roughly''

After raising his hand he stood up slowly and kindly nodded at professor as a greeting ''Excuse me professor but since we are considering a person's character here and the character is a whole i want you to know about my interpretation on this'' Though he did not know if there was going to be another rune. He wanted to try his chance anyway ''Ehem, The minister for magic is really proud, content and satisfied with herself that he had her position. She has tased the victory, she's been longing for but on the other side she knows that this position has much thnigs to fulfill and easy to lose. Then she needs a strategy to protect her reputation against those who might try to weaken it. So, she reveals little her of capabilities hiding her real skills inside so while her enemies would think they know her boundaries, she can strike back like they'll never expect her to do. But as you can see living in all those circumstances is stressful while being a minister for magic is already stressful so possibly she will not be able to hold her defences anymore and start to lose her strenght, reputation and position slowly by time.'' staring at her he smiled ''Hope this did not annoy you.'' and sat back next to Rose.

Marie raised her hand a little confused this time. "Professor, I think that is Ehwaz which represents journeys, distant places and events which have not yet transpired. It is upside down though which I believe reverses things so that could mean the minister's journey will be one that is near and that it possibly already happened or is happening as we speak." 'Oh Merlin, did that mean the minister was coming to Hogwarts?' Marie just sat there now trying to figure out if indeed the minister was going to show up and would her presence have anything to do with all the strange things that have been going on at Hogwarts lately.

Evelyn jumped slightly when she heard, and felt, something by her ear. Turning slightly and leaning away, she saw it was Josh whispering something. "Umm, thanks?" she replied, quite sure that she only got the interpretation half right. But when he whispered something else, she became curious as to what he was up to. "What do you mea-"

Seeing him stand up, she covered her face in her hands, rubbing her head. 'Oh Josh...Josh Josh Josh.' Although, she did listen to what he said and it made complete sense now that she thought about it. 'Hiding one's skills so the enemy doesn't realize...' She stared at him as he sat back down once he was finished. "How do you interpret so well? I didn't even think of that." Oh no, he was better at something than her!

Josh laughed ''Do you want me to interpret more about you?'' he said and winked at her ''Just kidding. I just tried my chance, not sure whether it was good.''. Seriously, how was he ending up with all those words? Sounding like...ugh.... he shrugged. Whatever, he was not going to be like that. He thought over her question and realised even he, himself did not know the answer for tht, either. ''I dunno.'' as he replied he put his arm on her shoulders ''It just occurs''

Chris looked at the next rune pulled from the bag and placed into the tree formation. "Hmm that is the Ehwaz rune, but like LouAnn said it is the reversed Ehwaz, which is kinda like the opposite." he grinned. "I think that the reading for the particular case shows that perhaps something the Minister or the Ministry does will not go over well. There will be disorganized work and communication and some people will get the bad end of the deal." Chris wasn't so sure he liked that little peak into the future.

"Great guys, you are doing wonderful, one point each." She said pleased, "Remember, an inverted meaning doesn't mean an opposite meaning. In the case of Ehwaz the inverted meaning is restlessness, restraint, a failure to work together, possible betrayal and disagreement." The minister would surely have a disagreement with the werewolf populous... Seriously! Who schedules a World Quidditch event so close to the full moon!

"That is an excellent interpretation of her character, and thank you for that," she said smiling at the boy, "however that has nothing to do with the inverted meaning of Ehwaz or the position it was placed in... It has to do with her character, yes, but if you are to learn Runes and this spread not to show whether or not you support our minister... next time follow direction, please..."

"Alright you two... enough flirting." She said smiling, "I don't want to have take away points for disrupting my class... neither of your houses will appreciate that." She winked at them.

"Moving on... the fifth and final position is the Trunk of the Great Tree Spread. This position indicates the basis of the person's nature. What is defines them, what is at their core and what drives this person to persue their goals or holds them back from being all they can be." She said and pulled the last rune:



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"All right, Tell me the name of the rune, its meaning and your interpretation of it in THIS position in conjunction with my question: Will the new minister of magic be good in her position." She said laying on the grass and taking in the yummy scent of it.

Destiny glanced over to Evelyn and Josh 'flirting'. Heehee, funny.

She then looked through her text book and raised her hand. 'That rune is perth. It means secrets. So the answer to the question is a secret.' Well that can't be right. She thought long on this one but came to a failed answer, 'Well maybe she is a secretive person. She doesn't let people know her business which could be bad I guess, if she doesn't let anyone know what she is up too.' Not such a good answer, but she tried.

Chris saw the last rune and then knew exactly what it meant and it figured that would be the one pulled. "That, Professor Lupa, is the rune Perth whoch means chance and mystery. In the since of how well a Minister Taylor will make, it is as it says a mystery. We may have taken a big chance electing her and she may lead us into a downfall. Or you she may lead us into prosperity. Its a gamble." he said. That pretty much summed it up.

Blink, blink. Yes the professor was right it really sounded like it had nothing to do with her question anyway she liked it, did not she? At least he did not get a huge yelling at because he was not listening till that point. ''Sure, professor'' he said ''But i want to make something clear. I dont know a thing about the minister so i am neither against nor supporting her.'' 'Okay enough out topic, let's see the next rune'

''Sorry, professor'' Flirting,teehee! 'Did it really sound like that from there?' Laughing he glanced at Rose who was blushing and winked at her. Ahem back to the class yes the Perth rune. Secrets, mystery, chance and so? He both listened to the Prefect and Rose who really did make sense. But he wanted try his chance again ''Maybe the Perth rune here is affected from others. It means secrecy, mystery, chance but for me these do not make much sense over one's future in a position.Okay it might be something like 'she just does whatever occurs to her without being sure about the consequences' but i feel like there should be more to drive a person to his or her goal. I think the other runes definitely has an affect on this one. Character and goals are related and so according to this rune we'll never know till we see it. If she'll be good or bad in her position is changeable and it depends...maybe on her decisions about her life. ''

Kay looked up the meaning of the Rune. She wasn't sure about what it would mean though. "Professor, The name of the rune is Perthro. It represents things we cannot full know, and to explore. It signifies a cup and whats in the cup must be consumed to understand what it contains. The answers will come in time." Kay said looking at the Professor. "This to me would mean that the Minister has alot of unanswered questions and only time will tell if she gets them and if she will be able to understand them." Kay stated. Boy this was getting hard.

Becca grinned at Professor Lupa's flirting comment. Then, she raised her hand again, "I think that's the perth rune. My interpretation is something hidden comes to light or a secret is disclosed. Look beyond the surface things are not always as they seem. Use your intuition, take a gamble. I think that it's saying the Minister's "secret" whatever it may be could change her career drastically. Whether it is a good or bad change though, I can't say." Then Becca added, "And with the take a gamble bit, I think it means once her secret is revealed, she'll have to choose whether or not to continue pursuing her career." She hoped that her explanation of the Minister's career would make sense and go with the meaning of Perth...

Herminny felt like she was taking chances just attemting the professors question but she loved a challenge and raised her hand and said, "That rune is perth and it means, mystery, chance, a gamble. I think this means the new minister will be willing to take chances which could be good or bad depending on the outcome.".