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As soon as you step through the fifth floor and head towards the classroom, you find the professor standing just outside the door cradling the top of his cane with his hands. His usual and signature relaxed smile on his face as he waits for the students to file into the room.
The classroom is the ordinary Ancient Runes classroom, it's clean, it's neat, and there are hardly anything interesting in there. The small dais, that has the professor's big desk, faces three rows of desks and a blackboard is hung up on the wall behind it. There are name tags perched up on each desk, some have names already there with updated years, and others are empty for the new students to fill.
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For new students:
Please write your name and year on the name tag and tap it with your wand to make it into a desk name tag.
For returning students:
Sit at the desk with your name tag already set on top.
Everyone:
Keep your voices down until the lesson starts.
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Senor Mo was up and Ella smiled, watching him curiously. His hair looked nice today, did he know? She was a fan. Actually, there were lots of boys at this school with amazing hair and she was starting to wonder if it was some secret plot to make hair enthusiasts like Ella distracted. Merlin knew her boyfriend did that enough. Was this another scheme like the pillow fight all those terms ago? Bishop is on to you, boys. Seriously.
As for the question, Ella's hand went up.
"One of the last steps is um..." What was one of the last steps? GAH. Hair on the brain. "Is to, I guess you could say, personalize your Gandr. Like adding ribbon or shells to it." Yup, that was a thing. Ella had used ribbon on hers.
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Mo hadn't had time to feel slighted about Botros not considering him a top student, but he might have gotten around to it eventually. Maybe. Probably. Fortunately, Botros headed him off, and when he was called upon, Mo gaped at the professor. HIM?
Oh, yes. YES SIR.
"Thank you, sir. We're, um... we were just talking about the runic wands called Gandrs and choosing the best wood to make one of these. Maybe those of us who have made a Gandr in the past, or those who have read about it in the text, can share one of the steps in how a Gandr is made? And for those who have no idea, they can just... suggest which rune they would choose to cut into their Gandr."
So far the class was going well- despite one student being kicked out. She tried not to smile or laugh- after all, that was something she had done at a few of her past schools. Surprisingly, she hadn't felt the need yet at this school. Time would only tell. For now, though, she wanted to be the good student.
Tessa raised her hand. "You also have to dig a hole at the base of the tree and make an offering. Some sort of food or drink is typically used, I believe," she exaplained.
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WHUUUUUT?! Gryffindor 'i must jump through the Bloody Baron' got kicked out? Kevin looked at him as he left the room and then returned his gaze towards the front of the class. So this Ravenclaw dude was speaking now and Kevin tapped his fingers softly on his desk. He liked how he said that if they didn't know the answer to his first question they could answer what rune they would use in the Gandalf...or whatever it was called.
"i'd choose Sowilo" he said after he raised his hand in to the air. "Because i want to be succesful but in a positive way. And have power..like a lion RAWR!" yup.
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Yeah, Adrienne had... no idea how to make a Gandr. In fact, she couldn't even remember what the thing was. She drummed her fingers on the table and looked blankly at the professor. What runes would she want to enact, if she could? "Ehwaz, maybe?" she mused aloud. Because that was a generally positive one, and she liked when positive things happened to her.
Kace saw the ravenclaw quiddtich captain Mo and he smiled. So now he was the one asking the questions. He wondered what steps they needed to make their Gandr. He had no idea, so he decided he would pick a rune and decide why he would use it.
He scanned through his textbooks and raised his hand, "I would choose Uruz...because it would give you physical strength and speed and potential in classes and quidditch and such." he shrugged giving a tiny example.
Kace saw the ravenclaw quiddtich captain Mo and he smiled. So now he was the one asking the questions. He wondered what steps they needed to make their Gandr. He had no idea, so he decided he would pick a rune and decide why he would use it.
He scanned through his textbooks and raised his hand, "I would choose Uruz...because it would give you physical strength and speed and potential in classes and quidditch and such." he shrugged giving a tiny example.
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Yeah, Adrienne had... no idea how to make a Gandr. In fact, she couldn't even remember what the thing was. She drummed her fingers on the table and looked blankly at the professor. What runes would she want to enact, if she could? "Ehwaz, maybe?" she mused aloud. Because that was a generally positive one, and she liked when positive things happened to her.
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"i'd choose Sowilo" he said after he raised his hand in to the air. "Because i want to be succesful but in a positive way. And have power..like a lion RAWR!" yup.
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Wow, um. Levels. This was way above Gwen's level. Or maybe it shouldn't have been. Maybe she was supposed to read something about this before coming to school, but the fact was, she hadn't. She'd skimmed the first few chapters of the book, yes, but how to make Gandrs? Two months ago she hadn't believed in magic, and this was all way too much for her.
Thank goodness Mo had directed a question at the more stupid people. Because she was supposed to answer questions to get points. She raised her hand, recalling some of the earlier discussions. "I would maybe use Kenaz?" hadn't someone said something about that one? She flipped quickly through her book. See? Knowledge and inspiration. Exactly what she needed. Especially as the dumbest kid in Ravenclaw.
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Caleb raised an eyebrow at the Gryffindor boy who decided to boycott the lesson. REALLY dude? Well ok. If he lost points, that was ok with Caleb. They were so close in the standings right now, the boy had probably just handed them the lead!! Nice!
Ok, now to the question at hand. How did they make Gandrs? OH! THAT WAS WHAT UNCLE ALEX DID! But had he ever actually mentioned how to DO it? No. He knew his uncle would think he was boring him with talk of Runes so he never went into detail. Ugh. So Hufflepuff.
So he raised his hand and decided to answer the second part of Mo's question. "I think I'd pick Uruz as my rune because it's about harnessing power and creativity to do great things," he explained.
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West kept quiet for the next few questions though he nodded enthusiastically at Botros's response to the pyramid theory. Maybe they could chat more about it soon? That stuff was pretty cool, yeah? And then Mo was asking a question and while West did have ideas, and could share steps, he decided to just casually go with the last part. Y'know. Choosing a rune.
He put his hand up. "I'd choose Kenaz, it'd be pretty good for right now. For enlightenment and learning reasons."
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How to make a wand? Leah was no wandmaker. Therefore she chose the second question to answer instead.
"I'd choose þurisaz to carve into my Gandr, as it is my favorite rune." She answered. She had mentioned this rune for the other question before. "As the runes make the Gandr stronger, I personally think that þurisaz will make it more reliable, as it means hardship."
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Hannah was surprised that she had managed to pay attention and answer as many questions as she had so far. This was major progress for her. Honestly, she thought it had everything to do with newts and the rest of her life that was making her finally get it together.
She wasn't so sure what the steps were and it seemed like there were quite a few answers already given so she decided to offer up what rune she would use as that seemed like a safe bet. The seventh year raised her hand. "I'd choose Nauthiz because of the strength factor." Who wouldn't want to use a rune that strengthened you?
Botros paced up and down the dais, smiling and nodding at them all as they chose the runes they'd choose to do a Gandr for. Most importantly, he gave Marco a proud and wide smile. His questions were good, and the fact that he gave alternate easier question was amazing.
SPOILER!!: Steps of Making a Gandr
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So far the class was going well- despite one student being kicked out. She tried not to smile or laugh- after all, that was something she had done at a few of her past schools. Surprisingly, she hadn't felt the need yet at this school. Time would only tell. For now, though, she wanted to be the good student.
Tessa raised her hand. "You also have to dig a hole at the base of the tree and make an offering. Some sort of food or drink is typically used, I believe," she exaplained.
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Senor Mo was up and Ella smiled, watching him curiously. His hair looked nice today, did he know? She was a fan. Actually, there were lots of boys at this school with amazing hair and she was starting to wonder if it was some secret plot to make hair enthusiasts like Ella distracted. Merlin knew her boyfriend did that enough. Was this another scheme like the pillow fight all those terms ago? Bishop is on to you, boys. Seriously.
As for the question, Ella's hand went up.
"One of the last steps is um..." What was one of the last steps? GAH. Hair on the brain. "Is to, I guess you could say, personalize your Gandr. Like adding ribbon or shells to it." Yup, that was a thing. Ella had used ribbon on hers.
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Ben had opened his mouth to speak a wood when the professor moved them on again, turning it over to another older student. The second year in turn, looked to the boy awaiting whatever question he might have for them for the chance that perhaps he had something to answer. How to make a Gandr? He didn't know of course and moved to look in the textbook for a possibility but then remembered something a classmate had mentioned earlier and raised his hand.
"Carving the runes into the wood would be one."
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Toby totally DID have an idea about this one. For the other questions, he'd mostly been kind of unsure about his answer. But the Hufflepuff had just been sitting there reminiscing about his times with Hazel while he waited for a question, so was ready and willing to give an answer.
He grinned (as per usual), raised his hand, and looked between Mo and Professor Botros over and over as he answered.
"One part of step is that you make an offering to the tree, and bury it at the base of the tree. I think to say thank you, 'cause the tree's doing something awesome and really helping you out by letting you have a branch. I think the offering can be almost anything? I gave mine some food when I made mine. Nutrient for growing and all."
Okay? Okay.
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*This was where Romulus got a little fuzzy. How to make a Gandr... hmmm his grandfather had said something about a tree.*
"Ummm... my grandfather said that he would locate a living tree from which to cut."
*Rom wasn't sure what he had meant by a living tree. Weren't all trees living?*
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Sander thought for a moment. Hmmm...he had never made a Gandr before but he read something about it.
So he raised his hand,"I'm guessing one step is select the type of wood with the qualities you desire for your gandr. Like if you want it to be used for healing properties, you would pick wood from the birch tree because birch is known to be used in healing."
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Beverly wrote down the types of wands, grinning slightly at her parchment. Ash was there. She'd been correct.
Then there was another student taking the lead. And this one also had a badge. Was it just badge people that were being called upon? Meh. It didn't matter since she didn't know any of them.
Beverly chewed on the inside of her cheek as she raised her hand. "Um, you shape the wand, m-maybe with the severing charm and then, um, you carve runes into the wood." There was more, but the other students could cover that. Her hands were growing clammy AGAIN. Waah! She preferred Botros asking the questions since he was, you know, more...old experienced?
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Birch was more linked to Thor. That... seemed logical, yeah. There was something next to that section that mentioned lightning, right? And Thor was the god of thunder and lightning, something he knew thanks to comic--
... Fox Boy was leaving? Alec's eyebrows shot up and he looked over at Botros to see how the man was taking this. Maybe it was because the older boy was in an important year and was planning on taking an exam on this subject but he didn't see why someone would leave the lesson. Did he find it that bad? And, well, Botros wan't going to take this personally, right?
Oh. Hey! Ravenbear was up there asking a question. Shaking away his previous thoughts, Alec looked up at the Ravenclaw and grinned, giving him a thumbs up too. It was difficult standing up there, you know. And the question? A step in how a Gandr was made? The seventh year sat there and tried to think back to the long term assignment they had had where they had to make a Gandr. One of the steps...
... And which one did he remember? The most embarrassing and difficult one. Sheepish, the boy raised his hand in the air. "One was to thank the tree by writing a song or poem for it and chanting it while... while you sprinkle bark shavings around the base." Embarrassing and difficult step had been... exactly that. Yeah.
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Oh! Lucas knew this one.
"You can chant just before you make an offering to the tree you're using. And then you carve them into the wood which gives it shape. Once you've done that you usually colour it, right? Sometimes they used blood?" It all sounded a little horrific, if you asked Lucas.
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Utterly lost, Lux wrote down everything the Professor had written on the board while trying to make some sense of everything. She understood that there was a certain procedure to everything, and you could use different woods for Runes, but this was all too complicated for her little Second Year brain. Sighing, she looked at Lucas as he managed to answer the question. Why was he so smart? Maybe he could help her with her homework if she needed it... Which she probably would.
Raising her hand, she tried to guess an answer to the question. "I suppose one of the steps would be selecting what you want to carve the Rune into? Like... the kind of wood." That seemed like a simple answer since different woods had different powers or significance or whatever they had just been talking about.
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Adi drew his attention to the boy who had helped him out in Herbology last year and considered the question. Adi had not made any Gandrs but he did read on the process. Loads of steps were involved of he remembered. Could he just remember one of those steps please? He frowned in thought. It was Alec who unknowingly helped him. Hearing his friend say thank the tree made him remember...''After we've selected a tree we have to communicate with it by touching it or looking at it,'' he said with a hand in the air.
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Professor wanted them to not so Lex would not. It was that simple and the Gryffindor would detach herself from the situation that much. Bart was right, she should mind her own business in future and the Gryffindor quieted down to let the Professor do his job. Botros could handle students whoever he wanted, it wasn't her business. Alice got a small nod for trying.
There were a few questions she had to admit she didn't much feel like answering but then Mo was up and he asked one she remembered all too well. Her hand went up. "One step would be making peace with the tree, befriending it so it feels more comfy giving you wood." Essentially talking to the tree and that kind of thing.
Pointless given the nature of trees but she wasn't about to tell that to Botros.
Bart walking out didn't bother her one bit. It wasn't her business and he wasn't her student. As far as she was concerned it didn't even happen so....Bart walked out of the classs? Cool story bro.
Now who was asking the next question?
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Delilah was about to raise her hand and answer the question when Bart abruptly walked out classroom. Oh, that is sad. This class is pretty interesting so she honestly didn't see why had to leave. Not that it was any of her business or anything. Heh.
Right. Yeah. Question.. and she was just going to guess the answer. Kind of. "Um. The first step would be to offer and say something nice to the tree? I'm not sure exactly what, though...." Lame answer is SO lame. Talk about embarrassment. She blushed a little before starting to take notes.
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She was totally taking notes. Yup. And she just had faith in her classmates that she'd take their answers for granted. Well, almost. She'd actually wait for Botros to comment. And she was glad to know that did have answers to most of the said questions. Her speed of formulating the accurate sentences was the down side.
But this one! Yes, she rememebered it very well.
"We chant to the tree while walking around it," That part somehow stuck to her mind.
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Benjy chuckled slightly to himself, after listening to Mo's question. "First thing I'd do is pick up some wood lice or fairy eggs," he answered with a grin. "Not as an offering to the tree, but it's guardians. Not gonna get many sticks from a tree protected by bowtruckles without them."
Out of the box, maybe. But still relevant. Now, who was asking the next question?
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"Um... you have to... um...."
Her hand had gone up, but Alice was momentarily distracted with shooting glares at the back of that one kid's head. Excuse him? What did Bart think he was doing? It was NOT acceptable to walk out of a class like that, almost as unacceptable as it was to treat Botros the way he just had. She didn't say anything, though, on account of the professor had instructed her not to.
But that child was doing laps on foot around the pitch today instead of trying out. Mhm. Making sure of it.
"You.. er... stripp the bark off the branch and stuff to shape its personality... I think? And you're meant to keep the shavings, and during the next moon phase, 28 days, you gotta sprinkle them around the base of the tree you took them from. In a clockwise motion. Three times. Yeah."
He clapped for this lot, they all seemed to know how to make a runic wand either because they already tried or by the help of their textbooks. They got points and claps all the same. "Very good all of you. We will list the steps real quickly. It's a complicated process that needs time and devotion, making a Gandr. But you still need to know the steps in simple words." He waved his wand at the blackboard behind him.
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How To Make A Gandr:
Select a wood.
Locate a living tree
Communicate with it
Ask the tree for a branch.
Make an offering to the tree.
Thank the tree.
Shape the branch into a wand.
Leave it for an entire moon cycle.
Paint, carve, or burn runes into the surface.
Redden the runes.
Seal your runic wand.
Accessorize your runic wand.
"You don't have to write it down, it's all in your textbook. You should take a brief idea of how we make a runic wand, i.e. a Gandr." With a clap on the shoulder of the Ravenclaw Captain, Botros looked for the next student that would ask their fellows a question. "Mr. Kildare, would you please come up and quiz us with yet another question?"
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Oh no. It was his turn to go up and ask his question. Did Tag really have to go all the way up there? So, getting off his desk, and clutching onto his little notebook, yes, he had his question written down or else he would be a fumbling mess up there Tag walked to the front of the classroom and faced all his fellow classmates.
So many eyes staring at him. He could feel his legs wobbling a bit, please don't look at the tips of his robes, they were probably slightly swaying. His face was turning incredibly red, he was NOT GOOD with SPEAKING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE. Stare.
Taking a long sigh Tag glanced at Botros for a few seconds, then back to his classmates before speaking. " O-o-ok. So b-ba-basically..." Tag stared down at his, visibly shaking hands and notebook and read his question before looking back up. " My question is about Galdrs. Do any of youuuu know wh-wh-what a Galdr originally means? And, of course, if you don't that's... fine." It had taken time for Tag to understand concepts. And continuing on. " Could you perform one? And, and and to make it slightly more interesting for us...if-if-if you wanted to gain yourself some pr-protection, which rune would you find most suitable using as a Galdr?" It was a lot to take in, of course. But no one would be marked down or anything for not knowing.
Tag looked at his classmates and once again to Botros. Was that good? Could he go sit down before he actually turned into a tomato or worse? Let's not speak about the 'worse'.
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Sir Sassy Pants was up now?
Ella saw how nervous he looked and sort of wanted to go give him a hug. She understood the nerves thing. Understood it completely. And considering they were in class, the blonde settled on a reassuring smile and a thumbs up. He was doing good, yeah?
Hand up, the blonde waited for her turn and then offered, "I think it originally meant incantation? As for the protection stuff, I guess it depends on what you'd want to protect?" Because while one rune might protect your property, another would protect yourself.
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Now that was something Sander had mentioned before, so he raised his hand.
"Galdr is an old Norse word meaning incantation. The verb gala is also used to mean " to crow". It was only later that the word came to mean magic."Sander gave the meaning to the word.
"Since we are talking about protection, one of the runes for protection for yourself and your family, is Eihwaz and the Galdr sound goes like this...
Iwaz iwaz iwaz
e e e e e e e e e
iwu iwa iwi iwa iwu
iwo iwe iwi iwa iwu
e e e e e e e e e " Sander crooned the sound for everyone to hear.
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The name of the next person being called out made Alec GRIN. Hey there best mate! Looking AWESOME up there with your blonde hair. Nodnod. And was Tag nervous? It seemed like it. The eighteen year old gave him a BIG thumbs up as a way of encouragement. You go, Tag Fredrick Sweetcheeks Kildare.
... Where... had the Sweetcheeks come from?
... Alec shook his head. Not the time. His hand went up in the air, his grey-blue eyes on the blonde haired Gryffindor up at the front. "I agree with the others. Incantation." Ells and Sander. And he was going with them because smart Ells was smart and Sander seemed like he knew lots. Could he perform one? ... He paused. Performing one in front of the whole class. Sorry, mate. Summers wasn't the name of performers.
Protection. Protection... "Well... one is Fehu. Erm... it helps to protect property and... valuables, I guess," That sounded right, right? "The textbook also mentioned something about the Galdr for this rune providing... good luck?" Yeah? Right? Yeah.
This time from Alec's friend, who Tobias recognised. He grinned and listened and paid attention just as much as he had with everyone else, even though he always started to flag towards the end of the lesson.
The 'incantation' part had already been answered, though Tobias wasn't sure if he'd have been able to remember it without someone else saying it, or if it just made sense. But he could probably do the rest. Toby raised his hand.
"There's the Fehu galdr, which could be used for protection of valuables? I think it goes something like... fehu fehu fehu... f f f f f f f f f... fu fa fi fe fo..." The Hufflepuff trailed off here as though he was finished, but in reality just couldn't remember the rest. He squeezed up his face and tried to remember, and eventually just cracked open his textbook the teeeeeeeeeeeniest bit, and lowered his head to peek inside and give himself a hint. Suddenly he lifted his head back up again, and enthusiastically and confidently finished off the rest of the galdr. "... of ef if af uf... f f f f f f f f f..."
When he'd finished he looked expectantly from Tag to Professor Botros.
Toby did good?
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Taking a long sigh Tag glanced at Botros for a few seconds, then back to his classmates before speaking. " O-o-ok. So b-ba-basically..." Tag stared down at his, visibly shaking hands and notebook and read his question before looking back up. " My question is about Galdrs. Do any of youuuu know wh-wh-what a Galdr originally means? And, of course, if you don't that's... fine." It had taken time for Tag to understand concepts. And continuing on. " Could you perform one? And, and and to make it slightly more interesting for us...if-if-if you wanted to gain yourself some pr-protection, which rune would you find most suitable using as a Galdr?" It was a lot to take in, of course. But no one would be marked down or anything for not knowing.
This dude was Alec's best friend, was he not? Unless Adi was mistaken. Gosh, the poor guy was nervous! No need to be, dude!
Alright. Question time. Adi sure knew the first part though he had to think of which Rune he would want to use. After some time he raised a hand. "Galdr means Incantation,'' he said. ''The Rune I would want to use is Jera. According to the text, it has to do with harmony and it leads to good results because of right thoughts and action.''
Well this question-asker was... stuttery, that's for sure. But it was a good question, and Adrienne took a few moments to think about it before answering slowly. "It means, euh," something to do with words, repetitive words if she remembered correctly. "Chant, perhaps?" That sounded very wrong, but she didn't really have anything else in mind to say. "Intonation?" That one sounded closer, but honestly she had no idea if she was right or just sort of making things up.
Could she perform one? Well, not from memory, of course. They had a bunch of repeated syllables, and though she'd read through her textbook two or three times since the beginning of the year, she'd paid much more attention to the more interesting parts, like the meanings of the runes and, her favourite, their associated myths and gods. Repeated syllables were just kind of... eh. But the second part, Adrienne could certainly answer that. "For protection I'd probably go with something like Thurisaz. It's a lot about that, and I think it kind of uses the whole 'the best defence is a good offence' way of going about it." Destruction of enemies and all that.
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As Lux copied down more notes, she listened to the next person ask a question. He seemed so nervous that she felt bad for him. Clearly he did not like being the center of attention in class. Not even sure what the answer to the first question was, she decided to focus on what Rune she would use for protection. Looking at her chart for a few moments, she raised her hand when she made her choice. "I would go with Thurisaz, since it deals with counter-spells and you know they say that the best defence is a good offence."
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Oh no. It was his turn to go up and ask his question. Did Tag really have to go all the way up there? So, getting off his desk, and clutching onto his little notebook, yes, he had his question written down or else he would be a fumbling mess up there Tag walked to the front of the classroom and faced all his fellow classmates.
So many eyes staring at him. He could feel his legs wobbling a bit, please don't look at the tips of his robes, they were probably slightly swaying. His face was turning incredibly red, he was NOT GOOD with SPEAKING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE. Stare.
Taking a long sigh Tag glanced at Botros for a few seconds, then back to his classmates before speaking. " O-o-ok. So b-ba-basically..." Tag stared down at his, visibly shaking hands and notebook and read his question before looking back up. " My question is about Galdrs. Do any of youuuu know wh-wh-what a Galdr originally means? And, of course, if you don't that's... fine." It had taken time for Tag to understand concepts. And continuing on. " Could you perform one? And, and and to make it slightly more interesting for us...if-if-if you wanted to gain yourself some pr-protection, which rune would you find most suitable using as a Galdr?" It was a lot to take in, of course. But no one would be marked down or anything for not knowing.
Tag looked at his classmates and once again to Botros. Was that good? Could he go sit down before he actually turned into a tomato or worse? Let's not speak about the 'worse'.
West tried not to hide astonishment and amusement at Tag being called up to ask a question, but soon enough settled down to listen to what it actually was, and even sort of mentally cheered the guy on to get him through the stuttering.
Y'know because apparently he was nervous? Well okay.
West decided to go with the last part of the question. He put his hand up.
"I'd go with Algiz for protection." Keeping his answer simple over here, but a literal shield could happen from Algiz, and if not a shield then strengthening. He didn't need to elaborate on that did he? No, West didn't think so.
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Taking a long sigh Tag glanced at Botros for a few seconds, then back to his classmates before speaking. " O-o-ok. So b-ba-basically..." Tag stared down at his, visibly shaking hands and notebook and read his question before looking back up. " My question is about Galdrs. Do any of youuuu know wh-wh-what a Galdr originally means? And, of course, if you don't that's... fine." It had taken time for Tag to understand concepts. And continuing on. " Could you perform one? And, and and to make it slightly more interesting for us...if-if-if you wanted to gain yourself some pr-protection, which rune would you find most suitable using as a Galdr?" It was a lot to take in, of course. But no one would be marked down or anything for not knowing.
Tessa glanced around as the question was asked. It seemed the first few parts had been covered, so she decided to address the last question the boy had posed. A few others had mentioned a few runes for protection- she raised her hand to add her own thoughts. "Another Rune for protection would be Nauthiz- although I can't say that it would be the first choice of everyone. It has a large focus on will, and there are people that don't have the strongest of will power and may not be able to use this effectively," she reasoned.
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Lex gave the board a once over. All things she'd done back in her Third Year. It took up the majority of her days just trying to get it done, working with Mo of course. He made things not nearly as long and tedious as they could have been. Like the Professor said, she wouldn't actually have to write this stuff down so looking was the furthest extent to which she went.
Lex slumped onto her desk and turned her attention to Tag. He'd be asking the next question yeah? The girl rested her elbow on the desk and rested her chin in the palm of her hand, trying to look interested but these questions were all routine stuff. When would they get to break something loudly and violently?
While listening she heard everyone else giving the definition for Galdr. She wasn't about to repeat a fixed meaning so...skipping right along...to a rune for protection? There weren't like a ton of those to begin with.
"I'll go with what Odessa said, Algiz. It's down in the text for protection, that's as legit as it needs to get." No big fancy explanation there. Algiz, protection, boom she had an answer.
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Oh no. It was his turn to go up and ask his question. Did Tag really have to go all the way up there? So, getting off his desk, and clutching onto his little notebook, yes, he had his question written down or else he would be a fumbling mess up there Tag walked to the front of the classroom and faced all his fellow classmates.
So many eyes staring at him. He could feel his legs wobbling a bit, please don't look at the tips of his robes, they were probably slightly swaying. His face was turning incredibly red, he was NOT GOOD with SPEAKING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE. Stare.
Taking a long sigh Tag glanced at Botros for a few seconds, then back to his classmates before speaking. " O-o-ok. So b-ba-basically..." Tag stared down at his, visibly shaking hands and notebook and read his question before looking back up. " My question is about Galdrs. Do any of youuuu know wh-wh-what a Galdr originally means? And, of course, if you don't that's... fine." It had taken time for Tag to understand concepts. And continuing on. " Could you perform one? And, and and to make it slightly more interesting for us...if-if-if you wanted to gain yourself some pr-protection, which rune would you find most suitable using as a Galdr?" It was a lot to take in, of course. But no one would be marked down or anything for not knowing.
Tag looked at his classmates and once again to Botros. Was that good? Could he go sit down before he actually turned into a tomato or worse? Let's not speak about the 'worse'.
Sooo, Sophie had pretty much listened throughout the duration of this class, but it was only now when she decided to speak up again. Heh. Imagine that. Sophie Newel being quiet.
Uhhh...
Sophie raised her hand. "A Galdr is just one of those chants, right? If so, I did one of those school year. It turned out pretty good," she said. Although, she pretty much couldn't remember what she'd chanted about... "I'm going to echo the others and say Algiz for protection, but really, you could say any of them here. There's runes for fortune, and if you wanted to protect your fortune, you could use that one."
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Originally Posted by Team ronmione
Oh no. It was his turn to go up and ask his question. Did Tag really have to go all the way up there? So, getting off his desk, and clutching onto his little notebook, yes, he had his question written down or else he would be a fumbling mess up there Tag walked to the front of the classroom and faced all his fellow classmates.
So many eyes staring at him. He could feel his legs wobbling a bit, please don't look at the tips of his robes, they were probably slightly swaying. His face was turning incredibly red, he was NOT GOOD with SPEAKING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE. Stare.
Taking a long sigh Tag glanced at Botros for a few seconds, then back to his classmates before speaking. " O-o-ok. So b-ba-basically..." Tag stared down at his, visibly shaking hands and notebook and read his question before looking back up. " My question is about Galdrs. Do any of youuuu know wh-wh-what a Galdr originally means? And, of course, if you don't that's... fine." It had taken time for Tag to understand concepts. And continuing on. " Could you perform one? And, and and to make it slightly more interesting for us...if-if-if you wanted to gain yourself some pr-protection, which rune would you find most suitable using as a Galdr?" It was a lot to take in, of course. But no one would be marked down or anything for not knowing.
Tag looked at his classmates and once again to Botros. Was that good? Could he go sit down before he actually turned into a tomato or worse? Let's not speak about the 'worse'.
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The moment Tag stood and spoke up, Astrid tried not to laugh out loud. She was just smiling and all, no big deal. She contained her giggles too so that she didn't disrupt the class. Don'r worry, she was good at that now. But anyway, she focused on his question though. Not the fact that he was stuttering (which was sort of impossible to ignore because that really SUCKED for the Leprecorn). So, Galdr. Right. She knew what that was.
Raising her hand, Astrid answered. "It's the Old Norse word for 'incantation'." She didn't have to take longer than a minute to think of that! It was an accomplishment! As for the protection question... Merlin, could Tag ask any more obvious questions? "But if you're looking for protection, I would say Algiz. Well, it is the protection rune." The other runes were also used for protection, sure, but nothing's more than the protection rune itself.
ALSO LOL TAG'S TOMATO FACE. Astrid just grinned.
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Galdrs were... embarrassing, and Mo was happy to let some of his classmates give examples in his stead. He just wasn't in the right place mentally to put on a crowing performance, not when the answer didn't strictly call for it. Like his more moderate classmates, Mo opted for the last part of the question.
"I think maybe I'd invoke Mannaz with the appropriate Galdr. It's supposed to increase memory and mental powers, as well as dreaming, so I think it would be perfect to invoke Mannaz right before studying or an exam. Or even at night, if you want colorful dreams. " Mosef did not want colorful dreams, but the other uses seemed particularly useful.
Oh no. It was his turn to go up and ask his question. Did Tag really have to go all the way up there? So, getting off his desk, and clutching onto his little notebook, yes, he had his question written down or else he would be a fumbling mess up there Tag walked to the front of the classroom and faced all his fellow classmates.
So many eyes staring at him. He could feel his legs wobbling a bit, please don't look at the tips of his robes, they were probably slightly swaying. His face was turning incredibly red, he was NOT GOOD with SPEAKING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE. Stare.
Taking a long sigh Tag glanced at Botros for a few seconds, then back to his classmates before speaking. " O-o-ok. So b-ba-basically..." Tag stared down at his, visibly shaking hands and notebook and read his question before looking back up. " My question is about Galdrs. Do any of youuuu know wh-wh-what a Galdr originally means? And, of course, if you don't that's... fine." It had taken time for Tag to understand concepts. And continuing on. " Could you perform one? And, and and to make it slightly more interesting for us...if-if-if you wanted to gain yourself some pr-protection, which rune would you find most suitable using as a Galdr?" It was a lot to take in, of course. But no one would be marked down or anything for not knowing.
Tag looked at his classmates and once again to Botros. Was that good? Could he go sit down before he actually turned into a tomato or worse? Let's not speak about the 'worse'.
Emily was certainly not going to go up there and perform in front of everyone just yet, but she was willing to at least participate in the second part of his questioning. "Well, I suppose I'd use Uruz, for strength and speed, that would definitely help as far as with needing up in your face physical protection..."
Especially if she ever wanted to break free from her plant obsessed mothers dreams of them working together in the ministry's environmental protection department. Eww.
This guy looked NERVOUS. He could probably win the So Nervous Prize if Beverly wasn't the winner already. Except, the thought of going up in front of a classroom and play professor made her dizzy. Up there? Her eyes would probably roll to the back of her head and she'd pass out. She could sympathize with this Mr. Kildare dude.
So answering wasn't as much of a chore anymore. Usually the confident and loud ones made her nervous.
Beverly raised her hand. "Um..." Oh wait. Several others said what she was going to say. WHAAA. Compose yourself, Wayne!
"U-Um, what they said," she said, shrugging her head in their direction. "Algiz, it stands for protection and safety... Um, would any other rune like, a specific kind, still provide protection for certain occasions?" Like one only for magic or one for traveling or...yeah. Get it? Algiz couldn't be the only one.
Lowering her arm she hoped this was the last question. Her arm was getting tired and her face was probably flushed. THIS LESSON TOOK HER OUT OF HER COMFORT ZONE. Not NICE. >__<
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Galdrs? Did Tag know how long those were? She didn't have the memory or the effort in her to recite one. No idea what they meant, other than a chant song thing, and it most definitely didn't seem easy to think of a rune at the moment. The seventh year dunked the end of her quill back into her inkwell instead, pressing it against the parchment next as she began to take notes.
'Cause that counted, right? As participation?
Learning stuff and all. Unlike Bart. Yep, still upset over here.
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The name of the next person being called out made Alec GRIN. Hey there best mate! Looking AWESOME up there with your blonde hair. Nodnod. And was Tag nervous? It seemed like it. The eighteen year old gave him a BIG thumbs up as a way of encouragement. You go, Tag Fredrick Sweetcheeks Kildare.
... Where... had the Sweetcheeks come from?
... Alec shook his head. Not the time. His hand went up in the air, his grey-blue eyes on the blonde haired Gryffindor up at the front. "I agree with the others. Incantation." Ells and Sander. And he was going with them because smart Ells was smart and Sander seemed like he knew lots. Could he perform one? ... He paused. Performing one in front of the whole class. Sorry, mate. Summers wasn't the name of performers.
Protection. Protection... "Well... one is Fehu. Erm... it helps to protect property and... valuables, I guess," That sounded right, right? "The textbook also mentioned something about the Galdr for this rune providing... good luck?" Yeah? Right? Yeah.
And then Ancient Runes just got weird as Cutty realized there'd be some element of tree-hugging involved. Though, unlike Herbology, Ancient Runes paid out in a more immediate manner. And what's talking to a tree a little in order to get you something that could possibly grant you protection and attract wealth? If you spoke to trees in Herbology all that would mean is that you'd still have that tree to speak to the next day, and the day after that and then the day after that one. Because apparently, they liked that. Cutty had no use for such things.
He listened to the answers given in the class and found that he liked where Mr. Potatohead was going with things. Yes. Protect your property and your valuables. Yes.
Lucas had heard his answer echoed several times over. Galdr of course, meant incantation but he hadn't been able to decide which rune to recite in time. He liked fehu because protecting property like your house and your books was important but he also thought uruz would be useful. Maybe with the strength and power galdr he could stop stuttering and blushing all the time.
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