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SPOILER!!: Jera Quote:
Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow  Okay so maybe Ella's last attempt at answering a question had been a colossal fail...that didn't mean she wasn't going to try an answer anything ever again. She liked Ancient Runes, found it interesting, and wanted to learn. Considering all this, she raised her hand when the next question was presented. "Professor, I think Jera would be helpful. Especially because it has to do with seeing that something ends in success, right? I mean the vegetable garden is already planted so we'd just be giving it a little extra help to turn out great." And that seemed like a legit reason to the second year. Quote:
Originally Posted by verbain Theodore was SHOCKED no one had said this rune. Or maybe they had. Theo wasn't paying serious attention to the other students. But he had read about lots of different runes after the first lesson because it completely boggled his brain.
So he needed to learn.
But this was easy. "The Jera rune... is a gardener's rune." BOOYA... Don't get your hopes up, that's all he knew about it. And the topic of the lesson had only sparked his memory. Quote:
Originally Posted by Steelsheen He thanked Kurumi for the jar that held the bluebell flame, watching the other boy take the jar too. So taken was he by this new source of heat that he only caught on when the Professor asked about what Runes would be beneficial to the Vegetable Patch.
A quick raise of his hand before it goes back to cradling the bluebell jar "The Jera rune, its always represented the hope for a good and fruitful harvest, and can be specially useful when the earth that the crop is cultivated on has grown stagnant." meaning land that was once fertile can get a boost from this rune.
He was quite surprised that not more people mentioned this particular rune. "Correct. Jera, as we know means harvest. Using this rune will give us a bountiful crop after the hard work that Groundskeeper Murdoch put in." Actually he doubted that any hard work went into the garden but no point in letting the students know that. "Also it is the 12th rune in the Elder Futhark which represents the 12 months of the year and the cycle of seasons. Very good." SPOILER!!: Laguz Quote:
Originally Posted by Anna Banana Sierra beamed when it was confirmed that her answer was the right one. Of course it was the right. She was just awesome, and that was all there was to it. Now she just had to figure out which runes were right for what they were about to do. "What about Laguz?" she suggested, raising her hand. "It stands for water, life energy, and organic growth." It sounded to her like it would help the vegetables grow big and healthy. Quote:
Originally Posted by Rosa Chispa Princessa "Laguz should work well since it helps with fertility and a healing power of renewal which would definately help the plants", Oichi answered with her hand raised high. "Precisely. Laguz is the water rune and without water the garden here won't survive." He paused and shifted his feet a little. "But we have to be careful not to go overboard with this rune. Laguz means all forms of water so we don't want to create a tidal wave in Waylon's garden." SPOILER!!: Sowilo Quote:
Originally Posted by THE Govoni
Wait, wait...wait. He'd been...right? Kinda...?
o.O
Okay.....
Feeling a little caught off guard, Dylan didn't even think to stop himself when he said, "I don't think we want to scare my classmates or the produce, Professor." Blinking, he couldn't help but to follow that up with a laugh. Mainly because of how utterly TRUE the statement was.
The Slytherin was pretty terrible.
Feeling obligated to answer this follow up question, he thought real hard about the runes...offering up "Sowilo, Professor." Moving a hand up to muse his hair, he elaborated...some. "Erm...It means the Sun. I'd imagine that would be important to a garden."
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Originally Posted by Katergirl Angelina thought threw the runes. When finally thinking of one she raised her hand and said, "There is Sowilo, professor. It means sun, and most garden's need sun to grow." Quote:
Originally Posted by Wisher Narumi scratched her head so runes can help plants...Plants need water sun and oh wait was that it...Hmm she had read some of the runes in the previous class...What was that rune that dealt with the sun?Sowila, Sowil, Sowito, Sowilo...That was it Sowilo! Raising her hand still not one hundred percent sure, Could the rune Sowilo be used because it deals with the sun?
Oliver nodded his head, pleased with the answers he was receiving. "And just as the garden needs water, it also needs the sun which is what Sowilo represents. It is also symbolises energy." SPOILER!!: Berkana Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Saved by the Ancient Runes professor! Sort of.
Kurumi blushed even more at the thumbs up the man gave. She was just thankful she had come across that bit of information in her research. Not that she was entirely sure at how effective the method was - it reminded her of that semi ridiculous notion of Moon Planting - but it was another theory to try out.
Thinking for a moment, Kurumi tried to recall what rune it was she had given Professor Bentley, but found that the memory simply escaped her. Oh well, there were others that she could mention. "Berkana is another," she answered after raising her hand. "It is associated with the element of Earth and represents birth and growth, so I imagine it is especially helpful in planting and plant growth." "Very good Miss Hollingberry." She was always thinking outside the norm. "Berkana is another energy rune which represents a time for new life and bumper crops." SPOILER!!: Algiz Quote:
Originally Posted by KP1 Derrick Loosened his Tie and thought About the Question.After a while of thinking he slowly raised his hand.''Professor,would you need the Rune Algiz.''He explained.''You could use it for Protection and Rapid Development.''He said smiling. Quote:
Originally Posted by Poolicious So they're going to do some gardening today? With runes? Sounds fun.
Oh another question. What runes that they could use to help the garden? Hmm..Messer thought a moment then someone mentioned about using Algiz. Hand up. "Professor, I agree with him." he said motioning the Gryffindor boy (Derrick). "We could use Algiz to help the garden. We could use it to protect the garden from gnome maybe?" Since Algiz mean protection. Surely it could give the garden more protection, yes?
And rounding out the five. "Yes Algiz, the protection rune will help keep the garden safe from attack." SPOILER!!: The other runes mentioned Quote:
Originally Posted by Meizzner Nigel most certainly did not want to be hexed. So he just shut his mouth and listened to what they were going to be doing today in the vegetable patch.
Nigel thought he might know one rune that would help.
"Professor how about naudiz, it means need. You need vegetables for this lesson right?" Oliver chuckled at the young Ravenclaw. "Well actually we don't need the vegetables. We're just helping the garden to produce a good crop. And Naudiz also means to restrict or constrain so that won't help with what we're trying to achieve. But good try." Quote:
Originally Posted by nogoodforyou Ooooh, they were going to use runes for the vegetables? This would be cool!
And now... what runes could help? "Maybe Dagaz? It means sunlight, and plants need a lot of it," especially those days, when everything was covered in snow. Nora also thought of other runes, but she could remember none that haven't already been mentioned. Well, that's why they were so many in a class. Hehe. Oliver moved his head between a nod and a shake. "Yes you could use Dagaz. It's meaning is a new day. Daylight. It's not as strong as sowilo and that's why we won't be using it today. Good answer." Quote:
Originally Posted by Bubbles Kennedy pulled his cloak a bit tighter. He wasn't cold, just getting comfy. He had charmed his cloak to stay warm so there was no complain there. He glanced around the vegetable patch and wondered why runes would aid it in either growth, protection or whatever else it needed.
After a while he raised his hand. "Ingwaz," he volunteered. "It stands for fertility, growth, strength... among other things." You know, so those vegetables grow big and strong. Quote:
Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88 Alyssa raised her hand to answer but everytime she did, someone gave the answer she did. So she quickly wrote down the answers they had given and tried to find one that no one had. Raising her hand, she hoped that no one had mentioned this Rune.
"Professor what about Ingwaz? It is the rune for the Earth God and it does represent male fertility and gestation and I'm sure that in order for the plants to pollinate and grow we need both male and female plants." They certainly were thinking outside the norm. "Well yes, Ingwaz could most certainly help with gestation of the plants but this rune is more about peace and harmony. But you could most certainly use it." It certainly wasn't going to hurt any. "But not today. Very good though." Quote:
Originally Posted by Princesspower "I was thinking along the lines of the others, yet Othala literally meand land. The vegetables here are fruit off the ground. May they too be prosperous." Sarah put in her 2 pence on the matter. "That is true. Othala does mean land but it's more about the inheritance of land. Not what grows on it. Nice try though."
Oliver moved back to the fence and placed his hand upon the top of it. "Okay, so the runes we will be working with today are Jera, Laguz, Sowilo, Berkana and Algiz. Now if you'll remember from last term you need to carve your runes into wood." He patted the fence. "We'll leave the protection rune to last. So this is how I'll work it. Gryffindors, I want you to carve the rune Jera into the fence. Hufflepuffs, will do the rune Sowilo, Ravenclaws, You'll be carving Laguz and that leaves the Slytherins with Berkana."
He moved over to a table he had set up to the side and gestured at the tools that were sitting there. "Here, you will find the required carving tools that you will need. The older students may use the Intaglio spell if you like. So pick a spot around the garden and carve the required runes into the fence. if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask."
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