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Originally Posted by Team ronmione

At least Professor Botros didn't make Tag's answer not seem incorrect? He simply told Tag he could see the little blonde's point of view. An that was much better than hearing he was completely wrong. Thanks Professor!

Now, looking up at the blackboard Tag read through the points and then began searching through his textbook. Looking for key words in terms of which rune it could be most associated to Heimdallr.

Raising his hand Tag gave his input, "Well, by the looks of the notes on the board it seems like Heimdallr is some sort of protector. He calls upon the gods when there's danger, he guards the rainbow bridge and he's called the Watchful God..." glancing back at his textbook to give his final answer Tag said, "Could it be Algiz? The rune, I mean."

The words and descriptions seemed to match up a bit.

Aha! See, the boy was catching the drift of runes pretty quickly and better. He just needed to warm up his brain did he have breakfast?. "Very good, yes, protection and watching for danger is Heimdallr's main mission at the bridge that connects the realms and heaven." Good.

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"What he said." Tag got a thumb jab in his direction and a grin. "Algiz means protection and defense and all that. But the rune doesn't only have to do with Heimdallr's horn, it's associated with his sword as well, right, professor?"

She wasn't exactly sure why, though.

Answers? Shoulder pats? Both were appreciated, Botros. Alice gave him hopeful looks.

... and the Captain agreed. With a little more input. "True. It is known that Heimdall holds his horn in one hand and his sword, Hofuo, in the other. Defense and protection, being ready to block any threat in any way. 'Fear has its place in every heart. Courage is only a response'." He quoted for the Gryffindor, knowing it'd please her.

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Originally Posted by Zellanna

Maika raised her hand. "Hagalaz, I think. I know that sounds strange because it's a rune of destruction, but it makes sense at the same time, if you ask me." She set her book down. It was most certainly not a text book. "While he does not cause the end of the world, he heralds it. Like the Prophecy of the Phoenix in the book I've been reading. Portents of destruction or bad omens are often treated the same as the destruction itself. I know I'm essentially 'blaming the messenger,' so to speak, but the very fact that he exists to sound his horn at Ragnarok means that Ragnarok will come. He and Ragnarok are intertwined in a destiny of destruction."

He had a new rune protege on his hands, it seemed. Botros listened to the girl intently and nodded his head, "That's a remarkable and insightful answer, dear. What's your name again-- oh. Very good Maika. Two extra points to you." He smiled, "And if you think Hagalaz can relate to Heimdallr in that sense, then it does." His precise question was not to copy the answer from the textbook but to be open mind about it. He made a mental note to see if the little girl had any deep interest in runes at the end of the class.

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Wade merely nodded after hearing he was correct along with the others, before jotting down in his notes on the current facts of Heimdallr. Hmm.. which rune best suited him.

Wade looked up rereading the facts, before raising his hand, "I think Naudhiz suited him. Given the use of his horn, Gjallarhorn, had him carrying a great responsibility being able to warn others of danger, and not sleeping much as well.. It had to have given him a great sense of need from the others."

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Maika looked over at him. "I disagree, actually. He needed very little sleep, so it's not like he was sleep-deprived. He got just as much as he needed. He was strong both in body and in spirit as well. I don't think he needed for anyone. However, I do think you're right about his responsibility. I can't imagine being relied upon so heavily. The weight of the world was near literally on his shoulders: he was the one responsible for alerting the people of the coming of Ragnarok, which was a sure thing. It's like being a mediwitch and having to tell someone that they are going to die, and when."

... AND she was disagreeing with the head boy. Botros chuckled, "You both have a point there. But I'm guessing Mr. Potter means Heimdallr is about acceptance of the unchangeable, the coming forth into being which are the basics of Naudhiz rune. Heimdallr's little sleeping issue is connected to the urgency of his post, one of Naudhiz's key concepts too." The girl was definitely right, too, though.

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"Algiz... Hagalaz.... Nauthiz... they're all associated with him, on account of they're all part of the aett that is associated with him." Hand raised, West pointed this out having heard his classmates answers so far. So they were all right yeah? They were all part of the second aett in fact. Knowing that made it harder to choose just one though, and there were more than what had been said already.

Adelaide was looking at him. What? He smiled absently at the new Slytherin girl, then he transferred his gaze back to the front of the room; to the blackboard and the professor.

That was the nutshell of Heimdallr's runes concluded by the Slytherin boy. "Indeed. The second aett is also called Heimdallr's aett. It represents the world by Heimdallr's constant watchfulness of Loki's arrival that promises mischief and antics." Good and evil, if you may.

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For a first year that had never even heard of a single thing about Ancient Runes till now, Abigail Campbell was rather confused and for once in her life decided it was alright to not make a racket. Question was, how long could her mouth be shut for?

Trying to figure everything out the eleven year old sat in her desk, scratching her chin slightly. What she did get so far was: There was a picture of this man. His name was some strange sounding name with an H. He was somehow associated with Runes. That's all she understood.

Miss Abbi was clever though, because she knew what she would do to get an answer. She'd get 'help' from someone. Team work was a good thing, you know. Ohhh! Speaking of team work, there was Miss Captain red, the witch eater. What was she saying? Mhhhhm. That answer. She was going to say it too.

"Like Miss Witch Eater/Captain Red said!" Her mouth opened after a raise of a hand." That Algae thing." Whatever it really was.

Captain Red. Wasn't that the name of a pirate? Botros glanced briefly at Fischer, wondering why the little Gryffindor called her Witch Eater. Should he be concerned about this nickname?

... oh who was he kidding, of course there was a unsettling story behind this.

"Algiz." He corrected her gently and smiled. Someone needed tutoring.

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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19

Ohhh! Heimdallr. Whoever that was. Adi had never heard of him before. Then again, he wasn't really knowledgeable about Norse stuff. But that was going to change now, wasn't it? Quickly, he copied what was on the board as he thought about the rune which best suited Heimdallr.

The first year did go through his Runes text so he was knew what some of the Runes meant. He raised his hand. "I'd go with Algiz too, Professor.''

He nodded with the same smile on his face. "Algiz is the primary rune of protection, that's correct." But like Odessa mentioned, the complete second aett could be associated with Heimdallr.

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Even though Caleb thought mythology and stuff was cool and interesting, sometimes it baffled him. Like HOW did someone come from NINE mothers? That made no sense whatsoever. And less sleep than a bird? Did birds even sleep?

He made his notes on his parchment and then flipped through his textbook to try and find the correct rune to match with the god. Hmmm. Which one did he think was the BEST rune? He finally raised his hand. "Well, as a lot of my classmates have said, Algiz seems like a good fit. However I think that Eihwaz could be a good fit as well and that's what I'm going with. It means trustworthiness, and you can't have someone guarding something if you don't trust them," he pointed out. "Plus, it also means strength, and if anything tries to come through that Rainbow Road, he has to try stop them and that requires tremendous strength," he added.

BAM! A+ answer right there. Man, he was so good.

Aha! Another creative and brilliant answer. Botros smiled widely at the young boy, "Excellent! Eihwaz also represents the axis of heaven-earth-underworld, so you can add that to why it fits with Heimdallr as well." The boy covered everything else too. Impressive.

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Ella smiled a little at Botros and took down the information she hadn't yet memorized, impressed by West's answer the most. He knew a lot about a lot, huh? Sometimes Ella wondered how he thought straight with all that information floating around inside of his head. It must be crowded up there, she thought.

As for which rune was associated the most with Heimdallr, the blonde nodded at what West said per usual. "West is right, Professor. There is an entire Aett that is associated with him and what he represents. I think it's the second one, actually." Which meant that he stood for all kinds of things, really. As for picking one, Ella tapped her chin thoughtfully. "Eihwaz is a good choice because it represent show reliable, strong, and protective someone or something is. Heimdallr was all those things, being a guardian and all."

The boy's Captain seemed to agree as well! "Very good, miss Bishop, insightful answer." He liked that they gave the same answer yet a different point of view. That was what his question was all about, kids.

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He would have never guessed that to be Heimdallr. Nope, didn't look anything like him. But, he scribbled down the information and started thinking through what Rune he would represent. Heimdallr seemed to be a big protector and help in defense. Asher glanced through the different runes and decided that he had an answer. "Professor, I believe that Algiz would be the rune represented by Heimdallr. Algiz is for protection, defense, and warning. He would warn the others with his horn, providing protection."

Asher wasn't sure if that was the correct answer, but it did sound like a good guess either way. He continued to write down what the other students were saying, making notes over the different runes they thought were correct.

"Simple but precise answer, very good! And correct too." He nodded at the boy and went to the blackboard to let it write what the kids were saying. He didn't expect so much creativity!

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Professor say WHAAA?

How did these students know all this information already without even being told? Did Sophie miss some memo on studying this ahead of time? There was Caleb giving an all-star answer, too. Where did THAT even come from? Sophie made a mental note to talk to her parents about dropping this class ASAP.

She copied the notes on whatever that man's name was and then flipped through her book. Okay, so which rune was associated with this guy? She slooooowly raised her hand. "I'm going to go with Algiz, because it deals with protection and shielding, and we just learned that he uses that horn to alert people when giants are near," she said. "...and maybe Kenaz, since it deals with vision and revelation, and he can tell when danger is near."

... oooooh. The girl said Kenaz, too? Botros gave that an interested, pondering look. "Illumination, searching for enlightenment, observation, clarity of thought. Those concepts of Kenaz could relate to Heimdallr's mission. Kenaz belongs to the first Aett of the Futhark, so its relation is more vague than those in the second Aett but not incorrect!" So, kudos for thinking outside the box.

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Uhmmmmm.... Hard stuff. Marigold bit her lip and tried to think of an answer, but she couldn't. She listened to the other students' answers and nodded her head.

"Algiz would work," she said, nodding vigorously. Other than that, she was a bit confused, and hoped it was an okay answer.

The professor realized that this wasn't an easy class for the young ones but he still appreciated their attention. "Algiz is the perfect rune to associate with Heimdallr out of all the other runes, yes, very good."

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Kace was glad he made the professor laugh. At least he brightened up his day. Kace grinned and was glad he made a good effort. Then he heard the professor move on and he started to take notes when he flipped over the board. Hmm...so now he wanted the rune most associated with him. Kace heard Ella's answer and agreed with her. He raised his hand and said.....

"Professor i agree with Ella on Eihwaz because when i read the notes i can make out he is reliable, strong, and protective."

Ab smiled at the Captain and then over at the boy who agreed with her. Good role model concerning runes she was! He was glad some of her housemates took on her answers. "And it's an interesting, correct answer."

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Tobias got grins. BIG WIDE GRINS. Because their answers sort of connected, yeah? Yeah!

Moving on... when the list had appeared, Alec took a moment to scan through it before picking up his quill and scribbling it down. This was likely to be useful at some point. And though they weren't learning about Thor, this was still interesting. He even made a tiny reference to Mario Kart in his notes. One. Tiny. Reference. THERE.

It seemed as though the boy had been too busy noting things down to note that he should be looking for the right rune as well. ... Yeah. That wasn't good. Frowning to himself, he reached over and flipped through his textbook until he reached the description of the runes. His grey-blue eyes scanned the paragraphs before he flipped through a couple more pages.

... Right. Okay. He had an answer. "Professor?" he started, looking up and raising his hand in the air, "Erm... I agree with the others who said that it could be Algiz." That was a lame start. "Erm... in the magical effects section, it says that the Galdr for this rune can act as a connecting bridge which... links into the Biforst bridge part, I guess." Did it seem like he was too invested in this bridge? Maybe. "And... yeah, there's the whole protection and defence and that's really what Heimdallr did." Like the others had mentioned. Right? Yeah? Nodnod.

Galdr mention! Botros' face lit up and nodded vigorously, "Excellent thinking, yes. See, all aspects and divisions of runes pour in the same stream so to speak. The Galdr song, if chanted for the right purpose, could serve as a connector, a bridge builder between two things or two people even." Great answer, Mr. Summer.

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Adrienne nodded and looked down. No more guessing for her, seriously, all she did was make herself look like a fool and not get her point across. She had meant that Tyr was calling them to war with the sound of his horn, but of course now she wasn't going to explain it! Besides, Heimdallr made much more sense and was... actually the right answer, so she moved on to runes and began thinking back to the textbook she'd read back home before school started.

It seemed like just about everyone had already said what Adrienne wanted to say, though. Algiz, protection, guarding, the Hufflepuff from Astronomy (ugh) had even mentiond what she was about to contribute about its Galdr. There wasn't really much left to say about it. "I agree with most everyone about Algiz," she said, "but I also think Kenaz is a pretty good fit." Had anyone mentioned that before? Maybe one person, but it certainly wasn't as unanimous of an answer. "Since he's seen as the Watchful of gods, it makes sense that a rune for insight and wisdom would refer to him somewhat. Also, its Galdr can be used for the banishment of darkness, right, but not destroying it, which is kind of what Heimdallr does when he guards the Bifrost and calls the other gods to protect it." So ha, annoying Hufflepuff, Adrienne could have good reasoning too.

Another Kenaz guesser. Botros nodded at the girl, "That's a reasonable answer and justification. Good thinking."

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Originally Posted by Meizzner

Nigel had no idea what rune best fit Heimdallr. Was there a correct answer or was this just a guess. It could be Ansuz . Since he was a god. But Nigel was not a master at Norse Mythology. But why not.

"Ansuz"

Probably was Algiz. But it not like Nigel was being graded on this answer or anything. That would be just plain weird.

... hmmm. No why's. "Ansuz, without a reason or an explanation, will count as an incorrect answer." Botros informed the Prefect gently. "Ansuz is a rune associated with Odin, and Odin’s gifts to the first humans; inspired mental activity, along with form, speech and the cognitive senses." He clarified. Maybe the boy had another point of view on Ansuz that could relate to Heimdallr as well?

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Nicola smiled seeing Botros light up when he heard the correct answers he was looking for. She thought he was such a sweet & intelligent man. Nicola then listened intently once he continued on with the lesson. Which rune was most associated with Heimdallr? Leaning back in her seat, she actually had to pause for a moment as each rune raced through her brain.

...

The first to pop up in her mind was rather quite obvious. The Rune Algiz, because she did know that that rune did stand for Protection itself, and what did Heimdallr stand for with his trumpet? Protecting the gods in case of a threat. She was very tempted to raise her hand and call this out, but a number of students had already done so; No Name being one of them, so her hand remained where it was. Then some girl who was in Hufflepuff had pointed out another rune. The Rune Eihwaz. She had to admit, that was a really good one actually, it did relate to Heimdallr more closely than Algiz. But both of these runes were both very good answers.

Instead of trying to take credit for these answers Nicola just raised her hand saying, "Even though they have already been mentioned Professor, I would probably feel that either Algiz or Eihwaz would best relate to Heimdallr.." She paused, "But I'm leaning a little more towards Eihwaz as well, because it meant the need to address a problem well in advance, before it could become serious, like Heimdallr did before a threat could fall upon the gods themselves when he would warn them with Gjallarhorn.."

"It addresses a problem well in advance!" Botros repeated and gave her big smiled, "Right on the head, yes! Two points to you too, dear." That was a fresh mind right there, nothing too complicated for the youngsters to understand which was a bonus.

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While the others spoke of Heimdall, she ran the name through her head a few times. No, she hadn't really read up on him before, no reading for us, but she HAD read up on the runes and those were what the Professor was asking about. She gave it some thought, going through the runes in her head a couple times, trying to see what she could remember before finally flipping open her textbook and simply skimming through the runes. Lex already knew them, but she needed some little reminders.

Her fingers ran across the words idly, skipping the enter first aett as she remembered that belong to Freya. The second aett was what she needed--THAT'S where she'd heard him name!

Ooohhhhhh. Heh, the guy was familiar afterall. This is why they should put pictures in textbooks. She would have totally guessed right without copying, True story.

Anyway, she found what she was looking for and raised her hand. "I believe the rune is Algiz Professor. The rune stands for Protection, defense and warning. Heimdall is the Guardian of the bridge between worlds. He's the one that protects it and warns those passing between then. Kinda like giving little cautions."

He continued nodding and smiling. "Algiz, yes. That's correct." It was weird that runes seemed to calm the girl down... it was like his subject was too boring it made the most hyper kids confused and calmer.

... was that an insult?

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"Well Algiz is the obvious choice, but I think that Naudhiz or Teiwaz would also go because they can also mean responsibility. Heimdallr has a lot of responsibility watching over everyone and guarding Valhalla." This explanation made sense to her. She leaned forward to speak to Adrienne a couple rows in front of her. "Well I think that it makes sense for Kenaz to also work for him, but doesn't Kenaz refer more to Odin? Or maybe just to something more creative than calling the other gods to defend Valhalla." After all, wasn't Kenaz also for creativity as well as insight and knowledge?

"Precisely! Well said about Kenaz." He beamed at the young Ravenclaw. "Naudhiz fits, like I said before. But Teiwaz has its own Aett, the third Aett that refers to the god Tyr whose main rune if Teiwaz. However, I understand where your assumption came from. Your thinking is sound. Good job."

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Umm. nope, she had no idea who was in the picture and she really tried to give a guess like the others but she simply couldn't. Everytime she opened her mouth to answer she shook her head and decided not to say anything stupid... nor smart.

She just sat there listening to other's answering and debating. Wow, they really had an idea about the man. Just when she thought she understood runes and their meanings, professor old starts showing them pictures. Just the thing she doesn't know about. Humph. She remained silent and listened to know about the man in the picture while she scribbled down notes.

Oh, this time she was going to speak and answer what she thought. "Uruz." She answered. "the man looks strong and so Thor's rune makes sense." Totally. Though everyone was suggesting something else. Eh, oh, well.

Oh. Uruz. Hmm. Botros gave her answer a long moment of pondering before trying to explain, "Uruz belongs to the first Aett of Futhark. Heimdallr isn't a man of muscular and physical strength in essence, he's a guardian and protector with the assets that the gods offered. Your thinking is sound too, though, good job." She got an encouraging smile from the man.

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

Mo propped his chin back on his fist and once again absently listened to his classmates speak. Most of them were on the same page as he was, which was sorta... depressing. Like they were all uber smart at this subject so what was the point of really trying? Unless they would get to do something practical next?

He sat up eagerly, ready to participate if it would smooth along the lesson toward the activity. "I say Algiz too, Professor. Heimdall is like the guard at the front door. He's honed specifically to be watchful and ready, and that's exactly what Algiz says to me. Not just protecting, but being protected through preparation and design." Yup. So says Mo.

"'Being protected through preparation and design'." If eyes this old could sparkle, Botros' eyes must've just done so now. He repeated the sentence once again, impressed once again at the choice of words. "Great wording, Captain. Being the ultimate rune of protection, Algiz speaks to us all about all sides and ways of protection. Two points for the creative way in which you explained your choice of runes." Being protected through preparation and design. He looked around at the other kids, to see if they got how great that sentence sounded to the old man...?!

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Originally Posted by Govoni

Vesper was struck by how poetic those facts were. It was fact that she didn't know much about Norse mythology; her strength lying in Greek and Roman myths. Like the Icarus stuff in Astronomy......but that wasn't to say that she wasn't suddenly extremely interested.

Oh yes. Notebook was out. All the things were being written...because they hadn't talked about this kind of thing in France. It also reminder her of a television show she'd seen once...Odin was the all-father and he was in search of his Frigg...She'd fangirled and crushed on the actor who'd played Bragi...because. Just because.

Heh. She may or may not have even had a notebook at the time that was tucked away somewhere and full of sketches...

Concerning the lesson, though...all she really knew just from reading was that Heimdallr ruled over the second ætt...with Mordgood?...Mordgud? The name was fuzzy to her. So, it'd be one of those runes, right? Maybe she could just select one at random...and that'd be it? Would luck be on her side like that?

"Algiz...because it's a protection rune?" Well, there were several that were protection runes...but it was in the second ætt.

Blush....Bluuuuuuush.

Aw, a shy Ravenclaw. Botros gave the blushing girl a smile, "Algiz is correct, and yes that's the first thing that comes to mind about it." He encouraged her.