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Step right in, step right in. The Runes classroom contains no desks, today, but there are big, fluffy cushions, waiting to be sat upon. Professor Markovic sits, cross-legged, at the head of the room on a big, white cushion.
"Take a cushion," she says, cheerfully. "We'll begin in a few minutes."
Class has now begun. Please don't RP your character arriving, or [s]he will be considered late. UPDATE: The students have followed Professor Markovic to the lake.
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Trixie raised her hand to answer the question with a grin. "Runes, or the Runic Alphabet, were originally a set of letters in the Germanic alphabet that were used before the Latin Alphabet was created. However there have been many other variations on these runes sets in different languages" she stated. "They're often used for interpretations and a Rune set would be made from natural resources" she continued. Did she NEED this much information or was she just going off track?
Cora knew the answer to this question. She raised her hand and said, "Runes are letters of an ancient alphabet used by Germanic nations from between the 3rd to 13th century."
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He didn't even mind the cushions, though Jimmy tried to pretend like it was all just so ridiculous, with much eye-rolling.
It was really very comfy though.
O...m...g...
It was shop stalker dude!
Yea, just as she was sitting down, she saw him. And here she thought, she'd never see him again. It was a slight shame that didn't happen. Pfft.
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Davina cleared her throat. "Class officially begins, now," she said, a smile somewhere in her words. Somewhere. "Ink and quills out if you want to jot something down, please. Let's start with the basics. Can someone tell me what runes are?"
Whatever though. Class had begun apparently and she didn't want to get caught throwing a paper ball at the guy. However, since they were starting with the basics, she didn't feel like taking her notebook out anyways. What are runes?
"Runes...are actually letters part of an alphabet called the Runic alphabet, usually made up of nature material. Although there are a variety of alphabets." Mmhmm, yea she learned something. "Each has a different name and meaning, and they've been used for mostly writing throughout the years. Though they've been also known to be used for... predicting a future outcome I should say. Or even strengthening spells, I've been told before." Whether that last part was true or not, she didn't know. Maybe she should stop eavesdropping on conversations?
"What we think of runes were an ancient form of Germanic writing, I believe," Lina responded at her turn. "Although it's come to have many different uses since. Each was symbolic as well as being a letter, which suggests a pictographic stem. There were some instances even in the late Roman Empire in which you could find signs or whatnot that started with 'read these runes,' and was common enough that sometimes it was written in a language that was not part of the runic alphabet, such as Latin."
CLASS HAS STARTED AND INK AND QUILLS NEEDED OUT! That meant Savvy need to get out her new, sparkly and PINK glitter ink! jgfgdfhdfghzdfhdf!!!!!!!!!! She was so excited. A grin spread on the blonde's face as she got out her ink, her pink quill and GLITTER. Why did she take out glitter? Errr....incase something needed to be sparkly.
"Aren't runes like...."Pause. She had to think of an answer, one that DIDN'T make her sound silly."Like....old stuff?"
FAIL. Actually no, she was to pretty to flail. Instead of looking all flustered she smiled at the professor, knowing she was wrong. It was a good guess though, right?
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Marie sat there ready to take notes. This class was not easy for her so she needed to write down everything she could if she wanted to keep up. What are runes? Marie flipped through her notes (yes, she had her notes with her from previous terms) and found what she was looking for. "Runes are an oracle from which you can seek advice. You can ask a specific question and then let the runes answer for you. They work best if you detail your current circumstances first before asking the question." or something like that. This class still confused her.
Simon raised his hand to answer, having at least some idea. "Runes are symbols or characters used in ancient forms of Germanic languages," he replied lowering his hand.
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Aiden raised his hand. "Runes are like symbols or letters from an ancient alphabet used in the middle ages," he said. He was proud of his answer. He just hoped he was right.
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Riley couldn't allow for his shame to keep him from getting those presious house points so he would just settle for speaking quietly. "Professor, umm Runes come from all kinds of cultures and time periods and they are typically made from natural items such as wood, stone, or even animal bone." he paused, shivering slightly at that gross bit of info.
"They often are used to interpret things, much like Divination at times. There are also many different spreads and ways to use them." he nodded. Ok shut up time again.
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Selena knew what they were. Surprisingly. "Runes are symbols of sorts that have different meanings," she offered. Because she was pretty sure that was the answer.
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Trixie raised her hand to answer the question with a grin. "Runes, or the Runic Alphabet, were originally a set of letters in the Germanic alphabet that were used before the Latin Alphabet was created. However there have been many other variations on these runes sets in different languages" she stated. "They're often used for interpretations and a Rune set would be made from natural resources" she continued. Did she NEED this much information or was she just going off track?
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Cora knew the answer to this question. She raised her hand and said, "Runes are letters of an ancient alphabet used by Germanic nations from between the 3rd to 13th century."
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O...m...g...
It was shop stalker dude!
Yea, just as she was sitting down, she saw him. And here she thought, she'd never see him again. It was a slight shame that didn't happen. Pfft.
Whatever though. Class had begun apparently and she didn't want to get caught throwing a paper ball at the guy. However, since they were starting with the basics, she didn't feel like taking her notebook out anyways. What are runes?
"Runes...are actually letters part of an alphabet called the Runic alphabet, usually made up of nature material. Although there are a variety of alphabets." Mmhmm, yea she learned something. "Each has a different name and meaning, and they've been used for mostly writing throughout the years. Though they've been also known to be used for... predicting a future outcome I should say. Or even strengthening spells, I've been told before." Whether that last part was true or not, she didn't know. Maybe she should stop eavesdropping on conversations?
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"What we think of runes were an ancient form of Germanic writing, I believe," Lina responded at her turn. "Although it's come to have many different uses since. Each was symbolic as well as being a letter, which suggests a pictographic stem. There were some instances even in the late Roman Empire in which you could find signs or whatnot that started with 'read these runes,' and was common enough that sometimes it was written in a language that was not part of the runic alphabet, such as Latin."
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CLASS HAS STARTED AND INK AND QUILLS NEEDED OUT! That meant Savvy need to get out her new, sparkly and PINK glitter ink! jgfgdfhdfghzdfhdf!!!!!!!!!! She was so excited. A grin spread on the blonde's face as she got out her ink, her pink quill and GLITTER. Why did she take out glitter? Errr....incase something needed to be sparkly.
"Aren't runes like...."Pause. She had to think of an answer, one that DIDN'T make her sound silly."Like....old stuff?"
FAIL. Actually no, she was to pretty to flail. Instead of looking all flustered she smiled at the professor, knowing she was wrong. It was a good guess though, right?
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Marie sat there ready to take notes. This class was not easy for her so she needed to write down everything she could if she wanted to keep up. What are runes? Marie flipped through her notes (yes, she had her notes with her from previous terms) and found what she was looking for. "Runes are an oracle from which you can seek advice. You can ask a specific question and then let the runes answer for you. They work best if you detail your current circumstances first before asking the question." or something like that. This class still confused her.
"Good answers," Davina nodded. "Put very simply, runes are an alphabet. Used prior to the integration of the Roman or Latin alphabet. In case that sounds tough, let me say that before you had the ABC, you had ancient runes - as Miss Conrad has so elegantly put it, they are 'old stuff'." She smiled, lightly.
"Some of you have mentioned that Runes are used to interpret things and seek advice. What else do you think Runes can be used for?"
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"Well couldn't they be used like any other group of symbols as a code for hiding secret messages," Simon offered hesitantly. He used to play around with things like that with his brother when they were younger, keeping them from the girls that followed them around as friends.
Patroclus liked this new question, better than the first one, he knew what runes were, but he had found it hard to put that knowledge into a coherent sentence. But this new question, rather excited him.
"Codes!" Patroclus answered his hand shooting into the air. The Runic Alphabet, could be use as a code system!" The Hudson family were great at codes.
Vilhelmiina raised her hand. "If you know the meanings, you might be able to create number messages and codes that you don't want other people to read besides the reciever. It was probably very useful when they were first came up with. They could of also been used in ancient spells. Also, the creatures and symbols on them could mean something."
"Good answers," Davina nodded. "Put very simply, runes are an alphabet. Used prior to the integration of the Roman or Latin alphabet. In case that sounds tough, let me say that before you had the ABC, you had ancient runes - as Miss Conrad has so elegantly put it, they are 'old stuff'." She smiled, lightly.
"Some of you have mentioned that Runes are used to interpret things and seek advice. What else do you think Runes can be used for?"
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Was she taking all answers on this one? Because Riley had a great idea. "Professor, can you use the Runes as pieces of the muggle board game Scrabble? They are letters right?" he grinned cheekily.
Wooden peices with letters on them, those muggles weren't as oblivious as they seemed, maybe the Ministry is looking into that 'toy company' that makes those.
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"They could be used to decode ancient spells and messages." Sophia said. "It helps us learn about eariler wizards, in order to become better wizards ourselves." she said, satisfied with her answer. Well maybe. She thought that is what Ancient Runes were. She hopes that was right. It would be good to get one right answer.
"Good answers," Davina nodded. "Put very simply, runes are an alphabet. Used prior to the integration of the Roman or Latin alphabet. In case that sounds tough, let me say that before you had the ABC, you had ancient runes - as Miss Conrad has so elegantly put it, they are 'old stuff'." She smiled, lightly.
"Some of you have mentioned that Runes are used to interpret things and seek advice. What else do you think Runes can be used for?"
Cora thought hard about the next question. She wasn't very good at using her imagination. She decided to say the first thing that came to mind, "They could be used to write cryptic messages."
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"Good answers," Davina nodded. "Put very simply, runes are an alphabet. Used prior to the integration of the Roman or Latin alphabet. In case that sounds tough, let me say that before you had the ABC, you had ancient runes - as Miss Conrad has so elegantly put it, they are 'old stuff'." She smiled, lightly.
"Some of you have mentioned that Runes are used to interpret things and seek advice. What else do you think Runes can be used for?"
After quickly jotting down the definition of runes, Vashti thought about the question for a moment before an answer occurred to her. "Couldn't they be used as a code, Professor?" she asked, raising her hand. "And don't some runes, like a set that a person made themselves, kind of 'enhance' the magic of a user if used on that person's wand or...something like that?" She was pretty sure she'd learned something along those lines in a previous lesson, but the exact wording wouldn't come to her.
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Hermione finished taking down the notes on Ancient Runes and the Alphabet, but really had no idea what other uses Ancient Runes had. She sat and waited for someone else to answer.
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Rhea was actually listening and taking notes in Ancient Runes class. It was a huge step up from sitting at the back and watching the clock for when the hour would be up. She raised her hand. "Errm professor, Runes are used in Divination to interpret stuff...by stuff I mean certain symbols and so on?..." yeah so she didnt sound very brilliant right now but she was trying.
"They were also used in writing curses in times of cold because it was harder to decipher by intruders."
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"Good answers," Davina nodded. "Put very simply, runes are an alphabet. Used prior to the integration of the Roman or Latin alphabet. In case that sounds tough, let me say that before you had the ABC, you had ancient runes - as Miss Conrad has so elegantly put it, they are 'old stuff'." She smiled, lightly.
"Some of you have mentioned that Runes are used to interpret things and seek advice. What else do you think Runes can be used for?"
Salander furrowed his brow as he considered the next question "To send secret messages? You know like what the muggles used during World War II, they used the Navajo language to evade enemy code breakers because Navajo wasnt used anywhere outside the Navajo tribe. The same can be used for Runes, not everybody can read it-- or even if they can, interpret it correctly. "
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Any other uses runes could be used for? Well the obvious ones were already stated. Enhancing magic, codes, messages, decoding coded messages, and...well she didn't know what a scrabble was. Something out of the box would be a good answer. Completely random! Since she was in such a good mood, she would say something like that! She just...needed to think of that something to say.
"What about like...can they used for protective jewelry or something? Like, have a certain rune as a necklace to keep you protected? Can it even work like that?" It could be possible right? She hadn't seen such a thing before, or even heard of it before, but then again, she didn't do her own shopping until a few months ago.
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Any other uses runes could be used for? Well the obvious ones were already stated. Enhancing magic, codes, messages, decoding coded messages, and...well she didn't know what a scrabble was. Something out of the box would be a good answer. Completely random! Since she was in such a good mood, she would say something like that! She just...needed to think of that something to say.
"What about like...can they used for protective jewelry or something? Like, have a certain rune as a necklace to keep you protected? Can it even work like that?" It could be possible right? She hadn't seen such a thing before, or even heard of it before, but then again, she didn't do her own shopping until a few months ago.
"Bindrunes." Jimmy supplied, the crooked smile back in place. He sat on his hands to stop himself from answering any more. No. He hated runes. And was bad at it. Obviously. Hat had made a mistake.
He was no Ravenclaw.
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Lina raised a hand, though this time it was a little unsure, and there was something not quite there about her. "I believe... they can be used to boost spells, create wards, and do other things in a magical sense. People have used runic circles, totems, spells, wards, and other such for everything from protection to fertility to... darker magics. It's speculated that runic magic has been attempted not just by wizards, but by some mundanes... muggles... in an attempt to use and control magic."
"Well couldn't they be used like any other group of symbols as a code for hiding secret messages," Simon offered hesitantly. He used to play around with things like that with his brother when they were younger, keeping them from the girls that followed them around as friends.
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"Codes!" Patroclus answered his hand shooting into the air. The Runic Alphabet, could be use as a code system!" The Hudson family were great at codes.
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Cora thought hard about the next question. She wasn't very good at using her imagination. She decided to say the first thing that came to mind, "They could be used to write cryptic messages."
"Indeed," Davina said. "Of course, things can get tough if the other side has a good knowledge of the runic alphabet too, but that is a risk that is taken every time cryptography is brought into play."
Ah. This reminded her of her time as a curse-breaker.
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Vilhelmiina raised her hand. "If you know the meanings, you might be able to create number messages and codes that you don't want other people to read besides the reciever. It was probably very useful when they were first came up with. They could of also been used in ancient spells. Also, the creatures and symbols on them could mean something."
Di nodded. "All good answers," she said. "Especially the statement about ancient spells. Runes have been part of certain rituals." She did not, however, go into details.
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Was she taking all answers on this one? Because Riley had a great idea. "Professor, can you use the Runes as pieces of the muggle board game Scrabble? They are letters right?" he grinned cheekily.
Di's smile widened. Forget that this child had mistaken her office for a loo - he had an imagination! "That's quite an excellent answer, Mr. Sinclair. I do believe that is possible."
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"They could be used to decode ancient spells and messages." Sophia said. "It helps us learn about eariler wizards, in order to become better wizards ourselves." she said, satisfied with her answer. This room was so soft!
Di smiled. "Indeed, Miss Lombardi."
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After quickly jotting down the definition of runes, Vashti thought about the question for a moment before an answer occurred to her. "Couldn't they be used as a code, Professor?" she asked, raising her hand. "And don't some runes, like a set that a person made themselves, kind of 'enhance' the magic of a user if used on that person's wand or...something like that?" She was pretty sure she'd learned something along those lines in a previous lesson, but the exact wording wouldn't come to her.
Di beamed. "Perfectly correct, Miss..." She paused. She did not know the girl's last name. Ah, well. "The creation of a rune-set means the channelization of energies and intent. You infuse your creation with it, so to speak. Good answer."
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"To harness elemental magic." Jimmy murmured, hand half raised, and then it shot down again and he pretended like he hadn't spoke at all. Lalala.
Yes, that was it. This kid was bright.
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Rhea was actually listening and taking notes in Ancient Runes class. It was a huge step up from sitting at the back and watching the clock for when the hour would be up. She raised her hand. "Errm professor, Runes are used in Divination to interpret stuff...by stuff I mean certain symbols and so on?..." yeah so she didnt sound very brilliant right now but she was trying.
"They were also used in writing curses in times of cold because it was harder to decipher by intruders."
"Runes and Divination are inter-connected at certain fronts, yes," Davina confirmed, pleasantly. "Divination-via-runes is a big aspect of the study of runes, in general."
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Salander furrowed his brow as he considered the next question "To send secret messages? You know like what the muggles used during World War II, they used the Navajo language to evade enemy code breakers because Navajo wasnt used anywhere outside the Navajo tribe. The same can be used for Runes, not everybody can read it-- or even if they can, interpret it correctly. "
Yes, a few people had said this. Codes. But Davina took special note of the boy, because of the little addition to his answer. "Interpretation matters," she agreed. "Good answer."
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"What about like...can they used for protective jewelry or something? Like, have a certain rune as a necklace to keep you protected? Can it even work like that?" It could be possible right? She hadn't seen such a thing before, or even heard of it before, but then again, she didn't do her own shopping until a few months ago.
Yes, one of Davina's favourite uses. "It can work like that," Davina confirmed. "There are shops that specialize in such jewellery and artifacts, in fact. I suppose you could say people have made a business out of it."
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"Bindrunes." Jimmy supplied, the crooked smile back in place. He sat on his hands to stop himself from answering any more. No. He hated runes. And was bad at it. Obviously. Hat had made a mistake.
He was no Ravenclaw.
Davina's eyebrow shot up. Not in a bad way, either. Bind runes. Impressive. "Ligatures," Di said, softly. "Used for ornamental purposes, among others. I see you have a good knowledge of Runes."
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Lina raised a hand, though this time it was a little unsure, and there was something not quite there about her. "I believe... they can be used to boost spells, create wards, and do other things in a magical sense. People have used runic circles, totems, spells, wards, and other such for everything from protection to fertility to... darker magics. It's speculated that runic magic has been attempted not just by wizards, but by some mundanes... muggles... in an attempt to use and control magic."
Di nodded. Dark magic, and muggles. Two new points that she had hoped someone would bring up. "Quite correct," she said. "Good answer, Miss..." Yes. Name, please.
She looked at the rest of the class. "The three most common uses of runes are divination, correspondence, and channeling magical energy. I will admit, however, that the thing I used runes most often for when a student, was to chew on them when nervous." Rune-biting. Kind of an unintentional spin on nail-biting, you know?
Right.
"So. Can someone tell me the name of a rune - one rune only, please - and what it means, or represents?"
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