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First lesson since his most recent return to Hogwarts and Ethan Truebridge was sitting at his desk in the front of the classroom, a magical gramophone sat on his desk, the soundtrack of Les Misérables playing quietly.
The blackboard was apparently 'singing' along, as the words were sung on the record, in runic the translations appeared on the board and then disappeared again moments later.
Truebridge ignored it and kept his hazel-green eyes on the door, watching as the students began to file in.
"Sit wherever you like. Four to six people at each table if you please."
SPOILER!!: classroom description
The classroom is bright and airy, very clean and comfortable. There are no desks in this classroom, rather there are several wooden tables which would fit between four and six students quite comfortably. The tables are arranged rather higgledy piggledy, all out of alignment with each other and yet there is plenty of room to weave through the tables and walk up to the front of the classroom, or down to the back.
The front of the classroom has a large blackboard, charmed to write on itself,and when it isn't taking notes it quite often it has something to say, though you'll need to transcribe it from runic to English to make any sense of it. Truebridge also has a desk at the front of the class, set to one side, and a perfect view of all the tables arranged haphazardly around the room.
At the back of the classroom, set to one side, there is the door out into the corridor. Along the back wall there is a large bookshelf almost overflowing with books, mostly old, all very well taken care of. You're welcome to look at any of these books but if any harm befalls the tomes, there will be a severe price to pay. A long and comfortable couch takes up the rest of the back wall.
The windows along the remaining side, opposite the door and Truebridge's desk have soft white curtains that are almost transparent. When pulled they simply diffuse the light and ensure it is not too bright, allowing the room to stay bright and lit at all times. The window frames are the most interesting, if you go and inspect them, all of the exposed wood has been painstakingly carved with runes, mostly bindrunes and rune charms, set in ligature and carved then stained red. These have all been activated and almost thrum under your fingertips. No cold will pass these windows, no student will fall to their deaths. It is a barrier of safety and of comfort, and a good example of runic magic. The door into the classroom is similarly marked.
ooc note: Please note that class has finished. The thread will be open for a short time longer to allow everyone to complete the last task. Please read the following posts to catch up with the lesson, or the latest one if you wish to jump in on the current activity/question. Not all of Truebridge's posts are included here, just those relevant to the progression of the lesson.
Lila made sure her goggles and gloves were on properly. Then she placed her wand on the provided wood. "Intaglio Uruz," she said watching the wood. "Uruz, Uruz, Uruz," she repeated until the shape was finished.
After getting the necessary protective gear and donning it, he set to work on his piece of wood. Grasping his gingko wand and glad of the first real chance to use it, he muttered to himself, "Intaglio, Tiwaz, Tiwaz, Tiwaz..." As he carved the rune, he thought of the property he most wanted to summon, analysis. He liked knowing that there was a special rune for analysis, considering his own preference for in-depth research and the like (being a Chemistry buff). When the rune was completed, he moved on, "Intaglio, Mannaz, Mannaz, Mannaz..." He focused mainly on the duel properties of intelligence and creation, wanting to reiterate the fact that his intellect would help him create new things based on what he learned. Finally, he began again, "Intaglio, Othala, Othala, Othala..." With this rune, he focused his mind on the properties of acquisition and permanence, figuring that he knowledge he was enabling himself to acquire would only be really useful to him if it was permanent.
When he was done with his carving he smiled to himself, and looked around him at the other students either busy or finished as well.
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She listen to the professor as he discussed the way to say it and the precautions to make before you began. Basically don't cut yourself, even though it wouldn't cut off your whole finger off. That sounds easy enough. Holding the board in one hand and her wand in the other, "Intaglio Jera, Jera, Jera" and she began to carve the rune into the board. Looking daown at the new carving in the board it wasn't very pretty she would need to learn how to balance her wand at the same time. "Kenaz is next. Intaglio kenaz, kenaz." she finished that one and it looked alot better than the other. Lastly was algiz. "Intglio algiz, algiz, algiz." Practice makes perfect.
Last edited by lilithpotter; 01-11-2011 at 04:07 PM.
"I shall teach you both and you can practice whichever you like. We'll practice on spare pieces of wood and when you are confident of which method you prefer, we'll work on the tables." Truebridge conjured a piece of wood and simply duplicated it, passing it out by charming one piece to float over to each student and come to a gentle rest on the table in front of them. "Please collect some gloves and goggles from this box here. You must wear these." He summoned a box and placed it on his desk. Eh. If it were up to him he'd let them go to it without worry about protective gear but apparently parents got jumpy about such things these days.
"We'll begin with the magical method. Some of you may remember a similar sounding spell from a class I taught on Kappa a few years back. The incantation is 'Intaglio', and the wand movement is simply moving your wand against the surface exactly where you wish to cut. The trick with the intent here is that you need to keep in mind the rune you are attempting to carve. Concentrate on the meaning and on the name of the rune, repeating it over and over until you are done. For example, if I wished to carve Uruz, I would touch my wand to the wood, and say' Intaglio Uruz uruz uruz uruz uruz...' until I have completed the shape of the Uruz rune." He paused.
"So the incantation and the intent changes as you carve different runes. Is that understood? You may practice on the pieces of wood I handed out just now, but you may not cut into the table yet. Furthermore, you'll find that the worst that will happen as far as injuring yourself goes, is a cut and a bit of blood, you certainly won't severe a finger or anything of that sort. It isn't that sort of spell. But of course you'll all be particularly careful won't you? "
Draven took the googles and gloves out of the box and put them on. Man, these goggles make me look like a giant bug he thought as they were really huge! He then took out his wand and pronounced the spell "Intablio!" and all of a sudden the piece of wood flew off his desk and zinged past the professors head. Draven's eyes widened as he felt a huge sense of embarrassment.
"Uh sorry professor" he said hearing a few giggles in the classroom.
Alice fetched some goggles and gloves and put them on. Well she felt stupid but it was no different to what she had to wear in science at Muggle School. Right. She got her wand from her bag and shifted in her seat a little, this was the first time she had ever used her wand properly, well unless you counted the failed levitation charm she had tried at home, her dad was never going to forget nearly being knocked out by a floating coffee mug that was for sure, It was very very likely that this would be a disaster. With Her hand shaking slightly she lifted her wand and cleared her voice. “Intaglio Kenaz, Kenaz, Kenaz, Kenaz.” Slowly she could see the rune being carved into the wood! This was going way way better than she expected. Alice kept going till the rune was finished…well it was a little bit wonky and wobbly but it was pretty good for a first try.
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He was still singing his tune when Arya spoke and while he lowered his wand and stopped his incantations, he didn't stop his on-the-spot-dancing to the beat still running through his head. Peering over her shoulder, he examined the wood, reaching out to trace his fingers over the mark. "Personally, I think it's beautifully unique."
His eyes went back to his own, which was pretty much complete save for needing a bit more of a deeper imprint. With a smile, he picked it up and held it next to Arya's, noting the similarity in the curves of their runes. Was that what happened when you created something to the same beat? His grin only widened as he considered what the runes meant when they were side by side. "Together, we have created the intention of bringing about something wonderful and focusing energy to banish the negative and make room for change." 'Gaudium et Spes' indeed.
Arya was too distracted to notice the antics of the other students in the class. A good thing since she would normally find them distracting as well, and if she were to add those distractions to her current one, she would never get any work done. Her legs continued to swing as she watched Sabel's fingers traced her runes mark. It wasn't completed, nor was it correct, it was just visible enough and had just enough lines for the trained eye to distinguish what rune she was carving.
"Wonder if Truebridge will agree with that statement?" She peeked up at him with a grin. Maybe she would save this one since he seemed to like it so much. Glancing over at his rune, she realized that his, while more complete than hers, weren't exactly correct either. A grin spreading across her face when he told her the meanings of their runes together. "Intention indeed. I don't think they would work much....but they do look pretty side by side."
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"It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you are not."
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Originally Posted by Con_Stripes
"I shall teach you both and you can practice whichever you like. We'll practice on spare pieces of wood and when you are confident of which method you prefer, we'll work on the tables." Truebridge conjured a piece of wood and simply duplicated it, passing it out by charming one piece to float over to each student and come to a gentle rest on the table in front of them. "Please collect some gloves and goggles from this box here. You must wear these." He summoned a box and placed it on his desk. Eh. If it were up to him he'd let them go to it without worry about protective gear but apparently parents got jumpy about such things these days.
"We'll begin with the magical method. Some of you may remember a similar sounding spell from a class I taught on Kappa a few years back. The incantation is 'Intaglio', and the wand movement is simply moving your wand against the surface exactly where you wish to cut. The trick with the intent here is that you need to keep in mind the rune you are attempting to carve. Concentrate on the meaning and on the name of the rune, repeating it over and over until you are done. For example, if I wished to carve Uruz, I would touch my wand to the wood, and say' Intaglio Uruz uruz uruz uruz uruz...' until I have completed the shape of the Uruz rune." He paused.
"So the incantation and the intent changes as you carve different runes. Is that understood? You may practice on the pieces of wood I handed out just now, but you may not cut into the table yet. Furthermore, you'll find that the worst that will happen as far as injuring yourself goes, is a cut and a bit of blood, you certainly won't severe a finger or anything of that sort. It isn't that sort of spell. But of course you'll all be particularly careful won't you? "
ooc: going to leave it here for a bit. Feel free to practice the spell and carve up your bit of wood. Anyone not wearing the provided gloves and goggles will be in a lot of trouble IC. Truebridge will be around to check people's work and provide help. Remember, no carving the table just yet.
Alice picked up the piece of wood in front of her, pleased that this was more mentally visualizing than any real hands on carving. She figured her rune might actually turn out looking like a run this way. Alice slid on her goggles as well as a pair of gloves to protect her eyes and hands....you could never be too cautious in her opinion.
Alice placed her wand gently on the piece of wood, clearing her throat, before closing her eyes. "Intaglio wunjo, wunjo, wunjo," Alice kept saying, softly for a couple of minutes, picturing the rune and what it meant while she mumbled to herself. Alice opened her eyes, pleased to see the rune on the wooden board but unfortunately it was sideways...Alice turned the piece of wood so that the rune was facing the right direction...hmm.
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As the wood landed on his desk, Jake gave it a quick glance.
Yep. That was wood.
Ugh, gloves and goggles? He wasn't twelve. Jake made a slight face and summoned the safety equipment rather than go and get it... it was much easier this way. Plus, Jake was at the front anyway and lazy so... yeah.
After putting the ridiculous stuff on, Jake looked through his wand and found an easy one to say.
Isa looked good. PLUS it was easy to start with... just a straight line. Though when he looked at the pronunciation he saw he'd sound like a donkey...
Clearing his throat and holding his wand up, Jake pointed it at the wood and had his first attempt. "Intaglio isa isa isa isa isa..." he said firmly, tracing a line down, thinking of blockages and the one that stuck in his head, 'ice'.
Of course that led him to change what he was saying in his distraction."
"... isa isa isa... ice ice... ice ice baby..."
The spell stopped... but he had a line, so it was a success!
Next, Jake looked for a more complicated shape.
Algiz looked cool... it looked like a man cheering, possibly because he'd just carved a rune. Jake smiled and pointed his wand at another corner of his b-...
He saw the distractions in the room... fire, water, flying boards... and shook his head. The first thing that came to Jake's mind was the book still sitting on the table, and at once he grabbed the thing and stowed it safely in his bag which was gripped between his feet. Then he looked at Truebridge and raised an eyebrow without realising. Well... give the children wood and this is
what happens.
Focusing (GASP!) on his board of wood again, Jake cast his spell, thinking of protection and shields as he did so, and trying not to say those words out loud.
"Intaglio algiz algiz algiz algiz algiz..."
It took longer than the last one, of course, and some intense concentration, but Jake soon found himself finished with... a slightly odd looking shape, like a guy dancing to the YMCA song mid-way between Y and M. Well... it was hard to concentrate on three things!
"... sweet."
First time he'd managed a spell on the first try whilst at Hogwarts, after all.
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Arya was too distracted to notice the antics of the other students in the class. A good thing since she would normally find them distracting as well, and if she were to add those distractions to her current one, she would never get any work done. Her legs continued to swing as she watched Sabel's fingers traced her runes mark. It wasn't completed, nor was it correct, it was just visible enough and had just enough lines for the trained eye to distinguish what rune she was carving.
"Wonder if Truebridge will agree with that statement?" She peeked up at him with a grin. Maybe she would save this one since he seemed to like it so much. Glancing over at his rune, she realized that his, while more complete than hers, weren't exactly correct either. A grin spreading across her face when he told her the meanings of their runes together. "Intention indeed. I don't think they would work much....but they do look pretty side by side."
Taking his hand back, he folded his arms on the desk just under his wood plaque and leaned forward a little, smiling at her. "You don't think they would work?" His smile widened a great deal as he watched her with bright eyes. "Do you know what the muggles propose about magic? That it is intention that brings it about. A train of thought or an attached energy. Some believe anyone can preform magic simply by a combination of those things and an honest heart."
Unfolding one of his arms, he reached over again and traced the light carving of Arya's rune with his finger. "I think a lot of people here would consider that blasphemy, but I think we have created magic right here. Right now." His smile turned up to her. "Isn't it magic, if every time you look at this, you smile, laugh or feel the motivation of inspiration. If you find the need to dance and move as this rune's magical properties entail? Magic doesn't have to be something mystical or difficult. Even a simple smile, that is magic."
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I'm not scared of the dark._________________________________________ _______________________________________You've never seen it look so easy.
Fee picked up the piece of wood in front of her. Sliding on her googles and gloves the blonde thought if what rune to take. Maybe Dagaz or Jera?Mhhh...She should decide sontaneously.Gladly they didnt practise on something human or living.That would be horrible.
Fee aimed her wand on the piece of wood,thinking of the spell one last time.Hopefully she would do it right.She couldnt mess up her best subject."Intaglio dagaz,dagaz,dagaz" the Slytherin said cocentraiting on what she was doing.Yeep Dagaz was totally the right rune to form.
Opening her eyes, the second year was pleased to see the rune on the wooden board.Yaaaayy it had worked.
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Originally Posted by Tazenhani
Taking his hand back, he folded his arms on the desk just under his wood plaque and leaned forward a little, smiling at her. "You don't think they would work?" His smile widened a great deal as he watched her with bright eyes. "Do you know what the muggles propose about magic? That it is intention that brings it about. A train of thought or an attached energy. Some believe anyone can preform magic simply by a combination of those things and an honest heart."
Unfolding one of his arms, he reached over again and traced the light carving of Arya's rune with his finger. "I think a lot of people here would consider that blasphemy, but I think we have created magic right here. Right now." His smile turned up to her. "Isn't it magic, if every time you look at this, you smile, laugh or feel the motivation of inspiration. If you find the need to dance and move as this rune's magical properties entail? Magic doesn't have to be something mystical or difficult. Even a simple smile, that is magic."
Sabel was....close. Hmm. Rubbing her lips together, she gave her head a small shake before allowing her smile to reappear. "Not that way that they're suppose to work and not to their full ability." Of course she doesn't know the extent of runes magic, so just getting them to work at all would be wonderful. "Muggles aren't wrong....not all wrong at least. Not everyone can preform magic." She shook her head again lightly, smile still present. It was, after all why there were muggles and squibs.
Her eyes drifted to her rune, watching his fingers as he traced her curved rune. She was going to comment that they always created magic, that they were wizards and witches, and magic ran through their veins, but she knew that wasn't what he was referring to. The young girl didn't catch his smile, eyes still following his finger as it traced her rune. "That is magic.... not the magic I was referring to," she peeked up at him, head tilted to the side. "But magic all the same."
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♥ I won't pass up on the danger ♥ I'd miss out on the fun ♥_____ ______________♥We'll live while we're young ♥ We'll chase down the sun ♥_________________________
Sabel was....close. Hmm. Rubbing her lips together, she gave her head a small shake before allowing her smile to reappear. "Not that way that they're suppose to work and not to their full ability." Of course she doesn't know the extent of runes magic, so just getting them to work at all would be wonderful. "Muggles aren't wrong....not all wrong at least. Not everyone can preform magic." She shook her head again lightly, smile still present. It was, after all why there were muggles and squibs.
Her eyes drifted to her rune, watching his fingers as he traced her curved rune. She was going to comment that they always created magic, that they were wizards and witches, and magic ran through their veins, but she knew that wasn't what he was referring to. The young girl didn't catch his smile, eyes still following his finger as it traced her rune. "That is magic.... not the magic I was referring to," she peeked up at him, head tilted to the side. "But magic all the same."
With a slight shrug of his shoulders, Sabel retracted his hand once again and folded it into the crook of his arm rested on the desk. "Well, personally I find it at times, the more enchanting, wondrous form." For a moment his eyes remained on her, simply watching her. It took him those few minutes to realize he was actually supposed to be doing work and with a small sigh and another shrug, he straightened and fastened his eyes to his work again. "But that's just my perception. Still, I think yours looks wonderful."
Picking up his wand again, he considered the wonky, tilted and curvy rune he had almost finished. With a small shrug of his shoulders, he continued on it; may as well finish what he started and keep the memory of this time honest. Even if the rune didn't look exactly as it should. That wasn't the practice of this excercise anyways, was it?
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I've got a fire for a heart._________________________________________________
I'm not scared of the dark._________________________________________ _______________________________________You've never seen it look so easy.
"I shall teach you both and you can practice whichever you like. We'll practice on spare pieces of wood and when you are confident of which method you prefer, we'll work on the tables." Truebridge conjured a piece of wood and simply duplicated it, passing it out by charming one piece to float over to each student and come to a gentle rest on the table in front of them. "Please collect some gloves and goggles from this box here. You must wear these." He summoned a box and placed it on his desk. Eh. If it were up to him he'd let them go to it without worry about protective gear but apparently parents got jumpy about such things these days.
"We'll begin with the magical method. Some of you may remember a similar sounding spell from a class I taught on Kappa a few years back. The incantation is 'Intaglio', and the wand movement is simply moving your wand against the surface exactly where you wish to cut. The trick with the intent here is that you need to keep in mind the rune you are attempting to carve. Concentrate on the meaning and on the name of the rune, repeating it over and over until you are done. For example, if I wished to carve Uruz, I would touch my wand to the wood, and say' Intaglio Uruz uruz uruz uruz uruz...' until I have completed the shape of the Uruz rune." He paused.
"So the incantation and the intent changes as you carve different runes. Is that understood? You may practice on the pieces of wood I handed out just now, but you may not cut into the table yet. Furthermore, you'll find that the worst that will happen as far as injuring yourself goes, is a cut and a bit of blood, you certainly won't severe a finger or anything of that sort. It isn't that sort of spell. But of course you'll all be particularly careful won't you? "
ooc: going to leave it here for a bit. Feel free to practice the spell and carve up your bit of wood. Anyone not wearing the provided gloves and goggles will be in a lot of trouble IC. Truebridge will be around to check people's work and provide help. Remember, no carving the table just yet.
Before heading up to the table, Emmaleigh listened to all the professor had to say. With her quill in hand, she began taking notes on the important bits. One of the last things he said made her pause in her writing. Raising her hand, she asked "Um, Professor? If you're carving a rune, and only thinking about one intent, will it only help with that one aspect?" she paused a moment, trying to string together her idea. "Like, if I'm carving Fehu, and only concentrating on luck, would it still help with achieving goals, and hard work paying off? Or would I have to carve the rune for each intent?"
After she was done taking notes, the young puff made her way the front of the room where she grabbed a pair of safety goggles, and sat them on her face. She headed back to her table, where she rummaged through her bag, and pulled out her own pair of gloves. She placed them on her hands, and looked at the list of Runes, trying to decided which one to try first. Nauthiz looked fairly easy, and yet it would still be useful for the class. She slipped her gloves on, and took her wand and thought about which hand to try first. Taking the wand in her left hand, Em held it against the wood. After a deep breath, the girl mutteredintaglio, nauthiz, nauthiz, nauthiz, nauthiz and thought about the meaning of the rune. She did this untill she had finished carving the symbol. After she finished, Emmaleigh decided to switch hands, and try the Wunjo rune. This time, she gripped the wand tightly in her right hand, and repeated "intaglio, wunjo, wunjo, wunjo, wunjo, wunjo," as she traced the rune's shape on the board, still concentrating on the meaning of the rune.
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With a slight shrug of his shoulders, Sabel retracted his hand once again and folded it into the crook of his arm rested on the desk. "Well, personally I find it at times, the more enchanting, wondrous form." For a moment his eyes remained on her, simply watching her. It took him those few minutes to realize he was actually supposed to be doing work and with a small sigh and another shrug, he straightened and fastened his eyes to his work again. "But that's just my perception. Still, I think yours looks wonderful."
Picking up his wand again, he considered the wonky, tilted and curvy rune he had almost finished. With a small shrug of his shoulders, he continued on it; may as well finish what he started and keep the memory of this time honest. Even if the rune didn't look exactly as it should. That wasn't the practice of this excercise anyways, was it?
She was forced to bring her eyes up to meet his when he removed his fingers from her unfinished rune. Shoulders shrugging lightly. "Sometimes one form of magic can lead to the other, so to chose would be impossible for me to do." Flicking her eyes to his rune, and then her own unfinished one, she tilted her head again. "I guess it's not too bad."
Tapping her wand against her chin, since the gloves made twirling difficult, she watched him for a brief moment before returning to her rune. There was no way she could remove the curves in the letter now, but she could at least finish the rune.
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She was forced to bring her eyes up to meet his when he removed his fingers from her unfinished rune. Shoulders shrugging lightly. "Sometimes one form of magic can lead to the other, so to chose would be impossible for me to do." Flicking her eyes to his rune, and then her own unfinished one, she tilted her head again. "I guess it's not too bad."
Tapping her wand against her chin, since the gloves made twirling difficult, she watched him for a brief moment before returning to her rune. There was no way she could remove the curves in the letter now, but she could at least finish the rune.
Sabel paused in lowering his wand to the wood again, considering her words. "I suppose, that's very true." That only brought up the question of why such an incorporation wasn't possible and why everyone couldn't have the tolerance for magic that would allow wizards and witches to live openly with muggles. He understood the reasoning why the secrecy was important, but it was still disheartening at times. The thoughts only led him down the road of memory back to the Quibbler and the news in it. For a long moment he sat there still and silent, staring distantly at the rune. It wasn't his concern, even if there was anything to worry about, as most people would tell him, but he couldn't help but to think and worry about it.
It took him a moment to return movement to his hand and start carving the wood again. This time, with the more focussed thoughts and the lack of the tune and smiles, the rune was a lot more jagged, conflicting with the smooth lines he had originally started off with. It was beginning to look more and more like two images imposed on one another, and he wasn't liking it that much anymore.
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I'm not scared of the dark._________________________________________ _______________________________________You've never seen it look so easy.
It was bad to eavesdrop. Yes, it was. But they were right next to her!
Trying to hide grin at Arya and Sabel's exchange, Ivory tried to concentrate on the matter at hand. Carving runes. With a little hop she was out of her chair, and retrieving the necessary protective gear.
Goggles. Check. Gloves. Check. Piece of wood. Check.
Her gaze scrutinized her desk. What would be the best rune to enhance a desk. A desk in an ancient runes class. Ancient runes. Hmmm. Recalling past years, Ivory tilted her head to the side. What had been the one things that had been a common occurrence in this class? Students falling asleep.
Soooo.....
Alertness. And energy. And Awake-ness. Activity. Productiveness. Yes, that sounded about right.
Now to get the pronunciation right. Forming her mouth around the right syllables Ivory practiced saying it in her mind a few times. Intaglio sowilo. IntAAAglio sowIIIlo. The g appeared to be there for decoration and not to enunciate. Intaglio sowilo.
Giving her slim wrist a little flick, she felt her wand slide out of its holster easily in her palm watching as the familiar little blue flame came into existence at its tip.
The piece of wood now in front of her, she directed her aim over it, tracing the sort of backwards z pattern, or pointed s pattern, she had in mind. With a small clearing breath she took a few moments to concentrate on her intent. Energy. Activity. Energy for activity. Success.
Then, still concentrating and trying to keep her arm steady she began to carve albeit a bit wobbly and squiggly like. "Intaglio sowilo. Sowilo.Sowilo.Sowilo.Sowilo.Sowilo.Sowilo." Slowly the cuts began to appear on the wood. At first just superficially then with a little more depth.
So what if they looked like the product of some 5 year old, they were carved.
Sighing and blowing her bangs out of her eyes, she sort of balanced her elbow on her desk to steady herself. Now to try again.
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Originally Posted by Con_Stripes
"I shall teach you both and you can practice whichever you like. We'll practice on spare pieces of wood and when you are confident of which method you prefer, we'll work on the tables." Truebridge conjured a piece of wood and simply duplicated it, passing it out by charming one piece to float over to each student and come to a gentle rest on the table in front of them. "Please collect some gloves and goggles from this box here. You must wear these." He summoned a box and placed it on his desk. Eh. If it were up to him he'd let them go to it without worry about protective gear but apparently parents got jumpy about such things these days.
"We'll begin with the magical method. Some of you may remember a similar sounding spell from a class I taught on Kappa a few years back. The incantation is 'Intaglio', and the wand movement is simply moving your wand against the surface exactly where you wish to cut. The trick with the intent here is that you need to keep in mind the rune you are attempting to carve. Concentrate on the meaning and on the name of the rune, repeating it over and over until you are done. For example, if I wished to carve Uruz, I would touch my wand to the wood, and say' Intaglio Uruz uruz uruz uruz uruz...' until I have completed the shape of the Uruz rune." He paused.
"So the incantation and the intent changes as you carve different runes. Is that understood? You may practice on the pieces of wood I handed out just now, but you may not cut into the table yet. Furthermore, you'll find that the worst that will happen as far as injuring yourself goes, is a cut and a bit of blood, you certainly won't severe a finger or anything of that sort. It isn't that sort of spell. But of course you'll all be particularly careful won't you? "
ooc: going to leave it here for a bit. Feel free to practice the spell and carve up your bit of wood. Anyone not wearing the provided gloves and goggles will be in a lot of trouble IC. Truebridge will be around to check people's work and provide help. Remember, no carving the table just yet.
Sierra watched as a single piece of wood was conjured out of thin air, duplicated, and then distributed so nicely to each and every student. She stared at her own piece of wood for a few seconds, trying to wrap her head around the fact that it once been...nothing..., then just one piece of wood, and finally, lots of different pieces of wood. Despite the fact that she'd been around magic her entire life, Sierra was still amazed at how some of it worked.
After retrieving a pair of gloves and some goggles and putting both on, Sierra picked up her wand and positioned it toward the wood. Which rune was she doing again? Oh, yeah--Eihwaz. At least it didn't look too hard to carve. Hmm..., just a backwards and slanted Z, right? With thoughts of overcoming her fears about Ancient Runes class, Sierra turned her attention back to her wood and said, "Intaglio Eihwaz, Eihwaz, Eihwaz..."
...and after about five minutes of saying her rune's name over and over again, she had a line--about an inch long, yes--but it was a line! She sighed softly as she realized how very long this might take her...
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Sophie was sitting at a table with Sebastian and another unkown girl and took dilligent notes as the first Ancient Runes lesson begun. The prefect didn't make any attempt to express her knowledge of Ancient Runes since it in all honesty was seriously lacking. She had not taken Runes in the two previous years since she had placed most of her attention and effort in other subjects. Sophie mouthed a 'Hello' to Sebastian before taking a closer look inside the Runes textbook that was placed in front of her.
Opening up the textbook to the designated page Sophie read with rising interest about the different runes and their magical uses. Clearing her throat she said "Thurisaz, Wunjo and Ansuz fit me best. Thurisaz since I as an OWL-student could benefit from the study aid and self-disipline so that i will commit myself to studying well and be prepared for the OWL's." She glanced quickly at the page again before continuing. "Wunjo fits me on a more personal level since we all need harmony, joy and motivation in our everyday lifes to give it meaning. And Ansuz latly because being able to communicate with peopple is off the essence as well as finding wisdom in everyday situations to become a better person." Sophie stopped talking hoping that it had made sense. If not she couldn't exactly take her words back.
Several minutes later Professor Truebridge announced that they were going to be testing to carve a rune into a piece of wood. Excited Sophie walked up and collected her safety googles and gloves. Back at her table a piece of wood was waiting for her. Extracting her wand from its holster Sophie said "Intaglio Wunjo wunjo wunjo wunjo wunjo." whilst aiming her wand at her wood piece. Slowly some lines started writing itself on the wood. The warmth emanating from her piece of wood was quite warm. She hoped that she wouldn't cause a fire to break out like she had seen happen to Kurumi a fellow Gryffindor.
Sebastian looked over, finally noticing Sophie sitting next to him. Oh goodness, now he was going to become eve more nervous than he originally was. Ugh! He gave a little wave to Sophie and turned his attention back to Professor Truebridge. He shook a little bit; of fear of embarassing himself and then he opened up the book to Chapter 5 as he was instructed too. Okay, so they were carving into the desk? Oh boy.
He looked over at the other people carving into the desks and took a deep breath in and out. It couldn't be that bad. Bonnie and Sophie could help him, right? Hehh. He read the chapter and shrugged. Okay, so it wasn't that hard.
He walked up and got a pair of gloves with some goggles. He put the goggles upon his face and put on the pair of gloves, taking his seat once again. He grabbed his wand out of his bag and looked through the chapter picking two runes that he wanted to carve. Okay so he would use Laguz for facing your fears, as it was what he was doing right now. As well as carving Dagaz for having a happy outcome or happy life. "Intaglio Laguz laguz laguz laguz laguz laguz." He said, carving the rune into the wood. Cool, it looked pretty good. Now on to Daguz. He mumbled, "Intaglio Daguz daguz daguz daguz daguz daguz." He messed up just a bit, but it still looked like the rune in the book. He was pretty proud of himself right now.
Lexi sighed as Jim gave her a look and walked out. Poo. Oh well. Listening to Truebs she nodded her understanding and grabbed her piece of wood as it came by. Flexing her wrist her wand slid into her hand and she gave another little sigh as she closed her eyes and tried to concentrate on the meaning of the Wunjo Rune. She had it in her mind, finally.
Opening her eyes she chewed her bottom lip once and shot a glance around the room. She got up from her table... what a LONER... and went to collect gloves and eyewear. Ugh. Those who must not be mentioned seemed to be working ... and catching things on fire. Ridiculous. Lexi was in her own little bubble back there and so she positioned her wand over the piece of wood, took a deep breath and said, "Intaglio, Wunjo, Wunjo, Wunjo, Wunjo, Wunjo, Wunjo, Wunjo...." She watched with awe as she began to mark the piece of wood with her wand.
...
Well THAT didn't look anything like a stinkin' Rune! Ugh. She needed more concentration. Movving her wand to a different section of the wood she closed her eyes for another moment and tried to center her concentration. Opening them again she said, "Intaglio, Wunjo, Wunjo, Wunjo, Wunjo, Wunjo, Wunjo, Wunjo..."
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Kim got both the goggles and gloves then returned to his sit Kim felt uneasy as to carving and what to carve he wanted to carve Kenaz but also wanted to carve Gebo. Other then that he was sure he could do it because he had seen and used the Intaglio before.
Kim raised his hand and kindly asked "may I carve two Runes into the wood Professor?"
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Protective gloves, on! Though they didn't fit Charisa's hands. They kind of just hung limp, awkwardly three sizes too big. Protective eyewear came next! But Charisa soon found that they were harder to get on than expected. She shook the gloves off her hands, making it easier for her to put on the glasses, then on came the gloves for round two.
Taking out her wand, Charisa pointed it at her desk, keeping her thoughts steadily focused on her chosen rune, Thurisaz, and its good meanings. Like the purging of the negative, study, and concentration. Yeah, definitely not conflict or hardship.
"Intaglio thurisaz, thurisaz, thurisaz..." Charisa thought hard about the rune and its beneficial uses as she recited the incantation and ran her wand over the part of the surface of the wood where she wanted the rune to appear. Gradually, the marks being scratched in began to look like a rune. Pleased, Charisa continued. "Thurisaz... thursiaziz..." DARN. Her rune stopped growing more rune-like.
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Isobel walked to the front of the room and got gloves and safety goggles before returning to her seat. She took out her wand and took a breath. This seemed hard. "Intaligo," she said. Then, "Wunjo, wunjo, wunjo, wunjo, wunjo, wunjo...." over and over again as she drew the pattern with her wand.
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Charley entered Professor Truebridge's classroom, and was in an instant just as nervous as she had been before Potions or more. The classroom was very comfortable-looking, but there were tables instead of individual desks, meaning that she was going to have to sit next to people. It's not that she didn't like other people- she often did- but she didn't like to make many assumptions about people, so she never knew what someone was going to be like, a prospect which was thoroughly frightening. She saw that there was only one person sitting at the table closest to the bookshelf, and they were at one end, so she decided to sit there. This is what I get for being late. I was so foolish to assume that Nathaniel would actually do something nice for me.
She weaved through the other tables, which were placed, seemingly randomly, around the fascinating room, and took a seat at the other end of the table. She saw that most of the other students had grabbed safety tools already and were practising chants, and suddenly felt clueless. She usually was the top student in her classes, but she had no idea what was going on.
ooc: I edited the post, but didn't change any of the facts; I just added a thought and corrected a couple grammar mistakes.
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"Why Isa? How does Isa provide benefit in a learning environment?" Truebridge encouraged the student to think about it.
Raven think why he choose Isa as his rune, he check again the book, it say Ice, reflection, obstacles, freezing, reinforcement of other magics, blockages, well he love reflecting in himself, trying to understand inner self, sound 20 i think, you are just eleven Raven, just an Eleven, well he goes to reinforcement of magic magic, and he must satisfy a bit, this is lesson anyway. The rune Isa may help him find his truly are. "err, Professor, I think Isa may help the student like me to find integration with self? more of a question than answer by Raven
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Originally Posted by Con_Stripes
"I shall teach you both and you can practice whichever you like. We'll practice on spare pieces of wood and when you are confident of which method you prefer, we'll work on the tables." Truebridge conjured a piece of wood and simply duplicated it, passing it out by charming one piece to float over to each student and come to a gentle rest on the table in front of them. "Please collect some gloves and goggles from this box here. You must wear these." He summoned a box and placed it on his desk. Eh. If it were up to him he'd let them go to it without worry about protective gear but apparently parents got jumpy about such things these days.
"We'll begin with the magical method. Some of you may remember a similar sounding spell from a class I taught on Kappa a few years back. The incantation is 'Intaglio', and the wand movement is simply moving your wand against the surface exactly where you wish to cut. The trick with the intent here is that you need to keep in mind the rune you are attempting to carve. Concentrate on the meaning and on the name of the rune, repeating it over and over until you are done. For example, if I wished to carve Uruz, I would touch my wand to the wood, and say' Intaglio Uruz uruz uruz uruz uruz...' until I have completed the shape of the Uruz rune." He paused.
"So the incantation and the intent changes as you carve different runes. Is that understood? You may practice on the pieces of wood I handed out just now, but you may not cut into the table yet. Furthermore, you'll find that the worst that will happen as far as injuring yourself goes, is a cut and a bit of blood, you certainly won't severe a finger or anything of that sort. It isn't that sort of spell. But of course you'll all be particularly careful won't you? "
ooc: going to leave it here for a bit. Feel free to practice the spell and carve up your bit of wood. Anyone not wearing the provided gloves and goggles will be in a lot of trouble IC. Truebridge will be around to check people's work and provide help. Remember, no carving the table just yet.
Raven walk unto the desk of Professor Truebridge, he smile weakly, took a goggle and a gloves. he back swiftly into his table, study the wood provided by the rune master, What it is again Intaglo --no, Intanlio -- no, Intaglio --yes it is.
How to cast and carve it by repetition of desired rune till it carve nicely.
Raven draw his wand, yes the bonding of the and with him is something funny, he feel the cold breeze of the north wind, he always fell it.
Raven now ready to conjured spell, be it no accident, please, he wish.
Raven focused his mind to word ISA , reflection, and reinforcement of magic, hope is it right.
He move his wand unto the wood, always shout, he say "Intaglio Isa Isa Isa Isa" Raven stop examine the wood "aww, just a little cut on wood" barely tired by saying word repeatedly, his hand is likely hurt but thanks no wound, well he wore this gloves, perfect protective equipment.
He try again "Intaglio Isa Isa Isa Isa Isa" he stop again the rune is likely not visible to be
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However upset, irritated, or angry she was that her clothes were wet, the Slytherin quickly grabbed her wood board and book before...scooting her chair away from the table a bit so water didn't keep dripping on everything.
Fail. Epically.
Heaving a sigh, Evelyn pointed her wand at the board, the book underneath it, and quickly thought up a rune to try. Thurisaz, right? Which was a weird P looking symbol. Still, she would have rather have done this without magic surprisingly.
"Intaligo thurisaz thurisaz thurisaz..." she started in an almost quiet voice, concentrating more on the rune and the carving then anything else at the moment. She'd be lying if she said she wasn't keeping her ears open or sense of smell on the lookout for any screaming of fire or smell of burning wood. Which would mean there was another fire in the room which meant...PRETTY FIRE!
Adjusting her glasses/goggles/eye wear with her left hand as she continued to mutter the rune under her breath and cut with the wand in her right hand, the Slytherin finally stopped after a few more moments to inspect her carving.
Well...
It was totally brilliant of course. Just kinda hard to see. It was still in the shape of the Thurisaz rune, thank Merlin. She was kinda nervous it'd turn out like the Wunjo rune.
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