Pssh. Vince could do runes. Runes were easy. Anyone could do them.
"You made them up." He smirked and shook his head. This woyuld be one of those long winded classes,and the viking outfit? Really? He laughed, rolled his eyes and rested his chin on his hand. Runes.

Urgh. Ancient Runes. See, this is why he didn't attend most classes last year. All this was so...confusing.

He never had any idea what on earth was going on in Ancient Runes and now this Norweigian Minister was teaching the class and Jimbo had no idea why. And then he put on a costume, which should have revived Jimbo a little but it only made him that much more skeptical about the class.

Jimbo just sat looking around and listening, but not participating. He was already clueless with the two questions already asked and he wasn't looking forward to the actual work part of the class.

This was, as usual, going to be quite difficult.

Wow! That man was not a traditional professor, which was good as this subject may have become extremely tedious when the teacher's presentation was oring, too.

Odin? Hmm that was one of the most important Gods of the Nordic Mythology. Another one was Loki but what was the other? Oh, that was not what mattered at that moment. She raised her hand high up in the air and said: "You are the most important god in the Scandinavian Mythology and you are mostly known for your sacrifice to get the wisdom of the runes. As mentioned before me you were hung to a tree for nine days for this knowledge. And the number nine has got some magical attributes."

Sierra sat there, her mouth wide open and her eyebrows wrinkled in disbelief, as this man, whoever he was, carried on with the lesson. She sighed and rubbed her fingers over her eyes. This was just not her class. She was, however, amused by that Slytherin with the 'you made them up' answer. She passed her housemate a little smirk just before raising her hand.

"Odin, you got caught in branches of tree," she said, mocking his accent. "You hung there for nine days og runes come to you. You make sacrifice." She finished her answer and leaned back in her seat. Really? Was this guy serious?

Meh...her answer was likely wrong anyway.

Mia was definitely having a hard time understanding the Professor but she raised her hand in the air anyway. She was pretty sure that she got the gist of his question. "You traveled many miles in your quest for wisdom. You even sacrificed your eye for such wisdom. But it wasn't until you got caught on a leafless tree and hung between heaven and earth for nine days and nine nights. It was during this time that your inner being grew clearer and more luminuous that finally found the symbols of life's noblest values and called them runes."

"Stor Ide!" then he clamped his hand over his mouth... he was nervous and his language was just Easier. "Great Idea, I meant saying." He said and transfigured the girl into a viking woman with horns. "Again... no long hair."

"Ja! You both are correct." He said nodding his head and sneaking in a smile.
"Both good answers."

...

Was this child making fun of him? He clammed up again, the smile fading. Becoming rigid and shy again. "Uhmmm... Ja... you are correct as well."

"Uhmmm who want to be viking? Come before me and tell a rune name and meaning. ONE ONLY. and I shall transfigure clothes into viking... no hair." He thought about it a bit and then added "Boys may have beard."

... "Girls too... if wanted."

Arabella-Marie wanted to be a viking but she had a hard time remembering rune names she sat and thought for a few seconds before going in front of the professor ready with her answer and said "Well Ehwaz is a rune professor"

Who wants to be a viking? Kurumi wasn't so sure she really WANTED to become a viking...nor did she fancy having a bear...but she did want to learn Ancient Runes.

Assuming that it would be impossible for her to just sit there at her desk. Standing up and taking a few timid steps forwards, she stood in front of the man that loooooooomed over her like a massive tree.

"S-S-Sir, there is the rune Isa which literally means ice and is the rune of control."

No beard please...no beard....

Erm. WHAT!? The professor was kidding, right? It was one thing having to wear these awful Slytherin robes, he was NOT about to dress as a viking. And no way was he after a beard either. He never remembered Ancient Runes lessons being like this!

Knox remained glued to his seat.

He wasn't budging.

Selina rose her hand confused at his enthusiasm about be a viking and Selina answered, "Um sir? The eihwaz means partnership if that's what you mean." He was growing stranger and stranger by the minute. What was the Ministry doing there? She was going to find out.

Awww he was shy. Krissa felt bad. Why did that girl have to make fun of him anyways? He was clearly having a good time. Well she wasn't really one for dress up but this guy was just so adorable... like a puppy dog... she had to play along.

"Well there's Uruz, which means physical strength or speed." Smart Krissa. "Don't give me a beard okay?" She smiled at the professor.

As aggravated as he was, perhaps becoming a Viking would soothe the annoyance. They had to be smart to turn into Vikings?? That was sooo unfair. Jamie pouted, then really thought about it.

He didn't want the class to turn into Vikings whilst he sat at the back, alone and regular.

Runes. "Fay-huh. F-Fehu?" He said in a very posh tone. That was how he remembered it, oddly enough. The meaning? Think, Keaton, think! "Means... posh, or.. rich. Posh and rich, I think." He came to that conclusion. Despite his hatred of books, Jamie had read something on each subject before coming to Hogwarts, and that was probably the one of about three runes he had read about.

Shameful. Can he be a Viking now?

Norse Mythological god find runes on wood.

Did the professor just ask them if they wanted to be... a viking? EhmaMerlin. That was so centuries ago and it was nawt stylish at all. This... "professor" was definitely insane and he was nawt transfiguring her into some weird looking viking. Orabelle was too pretty for that. So the weird dude was going to have to find some other volunteer.

Turning into a viking? That was splendid but without beard, of course. Being a nice viking girl wouldn't hurt anybody.

She raised her hand and said "SOWILO! It means the Sun in English and in terms of divination it means positive changes and success."

Well of course Mia wanted to be a viking. Without the beard of course. But she totally wanted the helmet with the horns. They had horns on them, right? "There is Thurisaz. It is the most powerful rune. It can be used as protection. But it also has a darker side and can be used for attack."

"Awesome!" Honestly, Hateya didn't know how her face was able to fit the grin on it. Leather armor and a horned helm was where it was at! Though... boo on no long hair with braids. She'd been trying to grow her hair for a while, and magic seemed like a fast-track. Oh well.

'Story day' means great idea. I'll remember that.

...did she want a beard?

Yes. Yes she did.

Too bad she didn't know any names of runes off the top of her head. Hateya started flipping through her textbook, looking for one to shout. Even when she found them, she wasn't sure she found them. How in the heck did you say those?

"Tee-whaz? Is that... how you say it?"

Nika quickly searched through her book to find a rune. She wanted a beard! Hehe. Maybe runes isn't so boring after all? "AHA!" She jumped up as she found one. She quickly read through the page and ran to the professor trying to be one of the first ones there, but aw some people already beat her to it. Oh well.

"Erm one called 'Jera'?" Nika raised an eyebrow and stated it more like a question. "ANd it erm means uhm?" What did the textbook say again?!?! "Um hold on..." She said as she sprinted back to her book this time picking it up and bringing it with her. "Harvest?" She looked up at him with a look of confusion. What did these weird letter things have to do with anything.

"Can I get a beard!! But it will come off right? Because I don't want a beard forever... I just wanna try one for this class! Like an experiment. But I don't really want to have a beard all of the time because beards are for guys and I'm a girl. But it would be fun to try right?" Nika was rambling again... Oh dear.

Stifling a giggle at the happenings, Ivory decided she had nothing to lose in joining in. It might even be fun.

Placing her palms on her desk, the Ravenclaw stood up and came forward as well.

"Gebo," she offered with a small smile." The rune of gift and at times even in the sense of sacrifice." It was the first rune that came to mind considering they'd just been talking about the sacrifice Odin had to endure in order to receive the knowledge of the runes so it seemed applicable at least in a sense.

Now to ask for a beard or go without...that was the question. Eh...she'd leave it up to him.

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Well there it is.
He was convinced. More than convinced. The Norweigian Minister had already won him over with the promise of a costume and Jimbo had frozen in shock and delight. But when he mentioned the beard...


Well, let's just say Jimbo couldn't get out his textbook quick enough.
He didn't know any runes off the top of his head so he had to consult his textbook, which he hadn't initially bothered to take out of his schoolbag. Scanning it quickly, he found one that looked rather like a tree and went with it.

Leaving his textbook behind, he rushed over to the teacher.

"Fehu. The rune that directly translates into 'money' or 'wealth' and means nourishment or reward. May I be a viking with a superlong beard now, please Professor?"

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"Eww," Sierra whispered to herself. No thanks, she did not want a beard. She wondered if the Viking clothes were optional. You know, could they just summarize a rune from their desk and skip all the show and tell stuff? She thought they were meant to raise their hand to volunteer, but when a few students stepped up and just started going about their business, she guessed they were meant to just hop on up and get to work.

"Mannaz," she said, sliding out of her seat just as the others had done, "means how we treat others, and whether they're our friend or our enemy." Stepping away from him a little, she added, "I'm good with my regular school uniform clothes."

Ohhh, they did get to be vikings? Great! But she needed to think of a rune that she could remember the meaning of. Clearly this was something she needed to study later since she didn't remember some of the ones people had already mentioned. Surely she knew one though...

And she did. Or Vashti thought she did, anyway, so she raised her hand. "There's 'wunjo,' which means 'joy.'" Hopefully she was right because she had already stood and was taking the spot by Kurumi.

Simon caught Kurumi's nod towards him, smiling slightly as the man confirmed they were correct. The seventh year listened to the rest of what was being said and debated his options in the next step. Granted he was usually one to go along with class incentricities but he opted out of the clothing change, remaining silent even though he was aware of the runes in question.

Raising her hand, TJ grinned, she knew one, because she'd been studying that one and found she needed more of it. "Ehwaz sir. It means defence, patience, waiting and calmness."

Wait did he just say a beard? "No beard please sir." She looked horrified at even the thought of one.

They got to be vikings too?! Isobel jumped up and went over to the professorperson. "Ehwaz is a rune," she said. "And it means transportation, or movement." Basically it meant motion. She wanted to be a viking! "Can I have a beard?" That would be sweet!