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Maxilocks · 09-11-2010, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by MugglesStink!

Adeline qickly scribbled that down and said "Maybe for commuicating to each other, Or maybe because the rune meant something to them or maybe they just thought they were pretty!" she said. She liked runes. Good thing she took a chance!

"Correspondence has remained a purpose," Di agreed. "Rarely the reason behind rune-based jewellery now, however."

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Originally Posted by Magical Soul

Hmm. Why people wore Runes? Of course! Louisa raised her hand, "Superstitious people would wear Runes' alphabetic or phrases to keep the demons away or make good luck haunts them." Or something like that. She could tell that her grandma wore weird things, but that would embarrassing just now. Meh.

Di's corners tugged up into a smile. She placed a hand on her neck, and held up the chain fastened round it. There could be no doubt that the small, black-and-silver pendant was a rune.

"Protection and luck are two of the major reasons," she agreed. "Superstitions aside, runes do serve those purposes in actual. There are a number of factors to consider before that happens, however, and belief and magical element are two of them."

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Originally Posted by B~Lee

Brittany really didnt know But she quessed anyway. "Maybe since there are so many different kinds on runic alphabets they did it to distinguish which culture they were in." She said hoping she was right but if she wasnt at least she tried. "And also will them good fortune in problem areas they had in there lives.' she added

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Originally Posted by longanna99

"Maybe because they thought it would bring luck or show if they belonged to s group?" She said uncertainly. It made sense correct?

Creative! "I'm certain there are peoples that employ that excellent arrangement," Di grinned. "Good answer."

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Originally Posted by MissFeenella

"Well, they could've worn them to communicate. Or there were a few clans that had their on rune numbers and the jewelry was to show to wich clan every person belonged", Fee said thinking if that even made sense.
Oh yes, it did made sense. Yap.Yap.

Di nodded. "Correspondence," she agreed. "More a purpose of runes on their own than in runic jewellery, however."

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Originally Posted by Yourenodaisy

Emmaleigh had been SO confused during the trivia game. She truly had no idea what any of them ment, and didn't know a single name of any of them. But apparently, she wasn't the only Hufflepuff the not have a clue. But this question, Yeah, she might be able to answer. She raised her hand to answer and said, "Maybe they strung them together, and wore them so they wouldn't loose them." After all, thats what she would do since she was always misplacing things. "Or, maybe they represented status in the community, or the persons wealth? Kinda like the Native American's and Wampum." She added.

Di's lips turned up into a smile. "Not a common use, but I'm sure there are a few people out there who use runic jewellery to ensure that their rune-sets do not get misplaced."

Status? Di shook her head.

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Originally Posted by feltbeatslover22

Trixie raised her hand a little wearily. She wasn't entirely sure at ALL why Runes would be worn so she could only take a small guess. This would be the only reason why she would wear them anyway, so personal opinion could be accepted right? Or at least she hoped.

"Could they be worn as, what could essentially be a lucky charm. Sometimes people wear these charm bracelets that they consider to be lucky where every individual Charm shows something unique. So each rune would represent an aspect of what the actual proper rune shows. So they only wore the Runes that they thought would be most significant to them at that moment in time. Or maybe a Rune that means the most to them..." she suggested.

Di nodded. "There are muggles that often sport runes that look... good on them," she said, sliiiightly disapprovingly. "The significance of runes goes far beyond luck, however. Good answers, Miss Malfoy."

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Originally Posted by Tazenhani

"Dakest, ma'am." Sabel offered when questioned about his name. And now they were onto jewelery and other wear and tear uses for Runes. Munching on his s'more, he leaned back a little on his elbows, watching the fire in the center of all the students. Runes were old and probably first used as a sort of primal alphabet, which then translated to magical practices and thus engineered them into ornaments. Witches and wizards would have carried them about in their pockets for safety or quick incantations and divinators would have had them on their persons as well, which gave him a rather wacky idea.

"Perhaps common thieves carried them about in a secure pouch. That way, if they were ever caught in their criminal acts, they could whip out these stones, shake them and toss them and make up some fortune for the persecutor. That way they could not only use the excuse that they are Fortune Tellers that were merely in the vicinity to speak of this great event, but they could also work in how they were removing the object for the sake of the one they were robbing. Say it is cursed or would bring them great misfortune. As people are now, back then they were superstitious and many held great weight in any predictions about personal futures that they were given. Thus, while the reading of the Runes by the thief may not be accurate, it would certainly misguide the mind of the guard, Shopkeep, Lord or King from whom they were stealing away from the act and to the future, where surely if the object was included, they would wish to dispose of it. And ta-da. The thief gets away scotch free."

Di's eyes lit up. "That's a wonderful answer right there, Mr. Dakest," she said, pleased. "Quite possible, quite possible."

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Originally Posted by WillowSeawinds

"Perhaps," said Rowan, "Some people don't know what runes are. I've known muggles to wear them because they are pretty."

Di nodded. "Indeed. There are muggles - and even witches and wizards - that use runes for the sole purpose of ornamentation." Those people had no idea what they were dealing with.

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Kurumi frowned a bit as she thought some more about what could possible be related between all the runes. Some of them certainly looked like they could have been parts of kanji, Japanese characters, that she had grown up learning...and there was the fact that most of them had alphabetic representation now..."Perhaps these runes form the foundation for all written language?"

"Runes are an alphabet," Di nodded. "I do believe that is irrelevant to jewellery, however."

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Originally Posted by Roselyn

Hehe, Flores-Shepard. She needed to get used to that. It sounded way different being said out loud then it did in her mind. But back to the runes. Why would people wear them if they were not used for jewelry? Oh wait, what that one girl who gave Josh a cookie and totally was being determined if she was going on the list or not gave her an idea. "Since the runes could be used as a written language, maybe people wore them in a way so they didn't have to remember every single person's name. It was right there!" That was the only other explanation she could think of that someone else didn't say.

Di smiled. "I had a runic necklace like that once." Runes interlinked to form her name. "Good answer."

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Originally Posted by Michael White

slipping marshmellow on to a gram cracker then topping it with chocolat and passing it to the proffesor " could it be the natural magic in them that make humans use them as charms .that in some way humans will allways connect them self with the runes making anouther SMORE "do you think in 5000 years that the logo's of today will be thought of as runes

Di blinked.

"Logos?" she asked, confused.

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Originally Posted by xiiWishiWasYours

Selena thought about it. "They ran out of other decorating ideas and started to get desperate for something unique?" Selena offered. Because that was possible, some people who had nothing decorated clothes with like... huge feathers and everything. Hmm... "Or maybe some modern people today just use them to find a way to connect with the past," she added. Ehhh. She didn't know. Whatever. Selena didn't like ancient runes... sigh. Too much thinking.

Di laughed. "I believe that the human mind can never run out of ideas, ma'am," she said. "But good answer. Runes do make for unique jewellery, and are an important part of recorded history."

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Originally Posted by Macavity

"Bennett, Professor," Simon supplied when she commented on his answer and seemed to be fishing for his name. He relaxed back to enjoy his s'more as he listened to the professor work with and answer the rest of the class. As the next question was raised, he wasn't sure himself of any answers at first, it took several minutes and another s'more to give him time to come up with something.

"Perhaps they were worn to remember. Maybe dates since runes do have numbers attributed to them."

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Originally Posted by WeasleyObsession7

"Perhaps they found the meanings of the translations inspiring or beautiful." Sophia answered, simply. "For example, I have a necklace that says 'Carpe Diem' which means 'Seize the Day'." she said. "I wear it, because I found the translation inspiring." she said. "Maybe they did the same." she guessed, shrugging.

Di nodded.

"Both possible. Nice answers."

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Originally Posted by Dianna Malfoy

"Maybe wearing runes was common for them! I mean maybe it was like their it accessory before in those days.." Dianna said. She found them cool to wear. Maybe they did too.

Di smiled. "The... in thing?" She suggested. In thing. Such a terribly informal word. It made her want to shiver. "The basic purpose of runes happened to be correspondence but yes, at some point some cultures did adopt runes solely as accessories."

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Originally Posted by PureBlood64

"Maybe they were magical and each had different abilities but then it wore off and now people wear them becasue its believed that it is good luck" Katie said, Ehat the?! Oh well, she wanted to get some points for slytheirn, they must win the house cup, and if you ask me that sound correct, Hehe... WAIT there is another thing..."Or its a trick question and they do just wear it for jewelery as it looks nice?" It was possibility she was tricking us, but then again, there good be true they use for jewelery because there is a reason.

Di smiled again, a small but warm smile. "It's not a trick question," she said, shaking her head. "But yes, luck is an important factor."

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Originally Posted by Jason Potter Weasley

Rex raised his hand. These jewels or this jewelry of Runes could be to ward off the bad spirits" Rex told the professor. " I was thinking maybe thay had some type of smell to them " Rex said to the professor.

Di had to grin at Mr. Trigwell's answer. "Runes have no smell in particular," she said. "Remember that rune-sets can be made out of a number of different materials, such as wood, glass and stone, and may or may not retain a 'scent.'"

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Originally Posted by PattyH.

Listening to his class members Patroclus saw that all the real answers had been said, so he decided to think a little crazy.

"Maybe one person wore a rune for the reasons everyone has mentioned, and then one person saw them and thought they looked really cool, so they did it too, then another and another. Runes; the ancient fashion statement." Patroclus laughed, it was a silly-type answer, but they were sitting outside and the night air made him silly.

Fashion statement? Yes. Indeed. Di thought back to her days at the University of Wizarchaelogy in Cairo. Students had worn runes as a fashion statement, then.

"I like your answer, Mr. -?"

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Originally Posted by Nixy!

Iris listened to the Professor as she spoke, and Iris considered what she said. Thinking for a good few minutes, She raised her hand. "Did people start wearing runes as jewellery because of the properties and meanings of the runes? Like, people believed that wearing them as a piece of jewellery would help them out if they were in trouble or distress... Or, with the "negative rune" feeling a bit MEAN and wanted to cause trouble."

Iris rolled a marshmallow on her palm, "Like... Lets say that, I dunno, a couple wanted to start a family... But they had fertility problems and such. Then maybe they'd either make or buy some jewellery made with the runes that they believed would help them..." Iris paused while she thought for the name of the rune, " ...Like the Berkanan rune, because that is the rune that represents Fertility and growth."

Not that Iris was saying any of this was true. It was just what she thought could be the right answer.

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Originally Posted by Zellanna

"They likely wore runes for protection, as wards, or for other things they wanted in life. Perhaps even to display themselves. A person might wear Fehu due to being wealthy, or because they wanted wealth. A barren woman might wear runes of fertility in hopes of having a child. Such like that." She pulled her sleeve up to look at her wand holster. It had a few runes that seemed almost carved into it, but they were very small. "They may have been early versions of charms and magical objects, in an attempt to infuse an object with an intended essence."

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Originally Posted by Saz Hale

Arabella-Marie raised her hand and said "Some people may wear runes to ward off any forthcoming dangers that could happen at any time"

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Originally Posted by SilverTiger

Some of Grayson's excitement had waned as the Slytehrins had surged ahead, even though she'd wanted to giggle at Finn's ego. Instead, she'd just started eating marshmallow after marshmallow, helping to keep her spirits up. "I'd imagine people started wearing runes for the same reason as some Mugle wear religious medals. Like St. Christopher and stuff. Runes have meanings, and they think wearing them can help get them something, keep themselves safe, something like that," she said, somewhat distracted, as another question was posed. Now she was just on her own, apparently. But at least she still had an answer.

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Originally Posted by grangerfan8

Arya finished snacking on the s'more in her hand while the professor spoke. She had nooo idea why people would wear runes, but she could take a guess couldn't she? "They could have worn them to ward off some dark creatures." Her sticky hand was half raised. "Like muggles used to wear garlic to ward off vampires." She wondered what would runes scare off as she worked on another s'more.

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Originally Posted by potiongirl10

"Maybe they used the runes as protection and that's why they wore them" Amy really didn't know but she liked guessing

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Originally Posted by green queen

"Maybe the used them in their home construction. To, like, ward off bad things and to bring the good things to their family." Branwen said. "They are kinda pretty so I would, totally, tile a wall or something with them. Although you can't carry your house with you everywhere so maybe they make them into beads to wear in their hair"

Perfect! Di's eyes lit up, again. "This is the most common reason behind the existence of runic jewellery. I have gotten the feeling that some of you are skeptic about the use of runes for the generation of forces. For protection, destruction and so on. Simply put, runes contain magical element - they can bring changes."

She paused. "Some famous duelling artistes are known to paint runes on their wands. This effects the duel, according to the rune they have made use of. However I cannot stress enough that just any rune is not going to work. The best results are obtained with runes that the rune-maker has infused personal intent, energy, and labour into. That said, runes are not something you should depend solely upon - runes may possess the power to dilute an injury, but it would be foolish to jump off a cliff thinking the rune round your neck is going to make sure you land, scratch-free."

"One of you has mentioned 'tiling a wall' with runes. Runes can make a house safer, more peaceful and so on. So this is a river -" She glanced at the lake - "You've set up camp here. Imagine for a second that you don't know the other people here, and don't have wands. But you need to make sure you and your tent are protected. What runes can you use for this? Grab some chocolate, and go use these runes." She flicked her wand, and a [small] basket full of chocolates and Elder Futhark runes appeared in front of each student. "You can paint these runes on your tent, tie them to a peg, or just place them on the 'valuables' in your tent. I'm going to ask why you used the rune the way you used it, but that's for later."

"I think a list of the Elder Futhark runes will be helpful." Di made copies of the list she had brought along and handed it to the student next to her. "Pass it on please, so that each student gets one."

Text Cut: Click here to see the list

OOC: There are no right or wrong runes to use. The Elder Futhark runes all have more than one meaning so if you think a rune could help protect a tent, go right ahead and use it! Your character can paint it on your tent, at the bottom of a sofa, place it right outside the tent - the more creative, the better.

If you did not role play your character pitching a tent, just pretend that [s]he did pitch one. This activity is worth five, individual house points. four to five posts should get you all of those. They don't have to be huge posts.

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Maxilocks SS Featured Author Türk Bilgini Bugbear Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: {in a leap of faith} Posts: 31,791 Hogwarts RPG Name: Sarani Glass Graduated x12	♥ Mrs. Itachi Uchiha™ & MAJNOO! : Bleach & Kyo & Natsume ♥ [ Maxh!Jesh ] Quote: Originally Posted by MugglesStink! Adeline qickly scribbled that down and said "Maybe for commuicating to each other, Or maybe because the rune meant something to them or maybe they just thought they were pretty!" she said. She liked runes. Good thing she took a chance! "Correspondence has remained a purpose," Di agreed. "Rarely the reason behind rune-based jewellery now, however." Quote: Originally Posted by Magical Soul Hmm. Why people wore Runes? Of course! Louisa raised her hand, "Superstitious people would wear Runes' alphabetic or phrases to keep the demons away or make good luck haunts them." Or something like that. She could tell that her grandma wore weird things, but that would embarrassing just now. Meh. Di's corners tugged up into a smile. She placed a hand on her neck, and held up the chain fastened round it. There could be no doubt that the small, black-and-silver pendant was a rune. "Protection and luck are two of the major reasons," she agreed. "Superstitions aside, runes do serve those purposes in actual. There are a number of factors to consider before that happens, however, and belief and magical element are two of them." Quote: Originally Posted by B~Lee Brittany really didnt know But she quessed anyway. "Maybe since there are so many different kinds on runic alphabets they did it to distinguish which culture they were in." She said hoping she was right but if she wasnt at least she tried. "And also will them good fortune in problem areas they had in there lives.' she added Quote: Originally Posted by longanna99 "Maybe because they thought it would bring luck or show if they belonged to s group?" She said uncertainly. It made sense correct? Creative! "I'm certain there are peoples that employ that excellent arrangement," Di grinned. "Good answer." Quote: Originally Posted by MissFeenella "Well, they could've worn them to communicate. Or there were a few clans that had their on rune numbers and the jewelry was to show to wich clan every person belonged", Fee said thinking if that even made sense. Oh yes, it did made sense. Yap.Yap. Di nodded. "Correspondence," she agreed. "More a purpose of runes on their own than in runic jewellery, however." Quote: Originally Posted by Yourenodaisy Emmaleigh had been SO confused during the trivia game. She truly had no idea what any of them ment, and didn't know a single name of any of them. But apparently, she wasn't the only Hufflepuff the not have a clue. But this question, Yeah, she might be able to answer. She raised her hand to answer and said, "Maybe they strung them together, and wore them so they wouldn't loose them." After all, thats what she would do since she was always misplacing things. "Or, maybe they represented status in the community, or the persons wealth? Kinda like the Native American's and Wampum." She added. Di's lips turned up into a smile. "Not a common use, but I'm sure there are a few people out there who use runic jewellery to ensure that their rune-sets do not get misplaced." Status? Di shook her head. Quote: Originally Posted by feltbeatslover22 Trixie raised her hand a little wearily. She wasn't entirely sure at ALL why Runes would be worn so she could only take a small guess. This would be the only reason why she would wear them anyway, so personal opinion could be accepted right? Or at least she hoped. "Could they be worn as, what could essentially be a lucky charm. Sometimes people wear these charm bracelets that they consider to be lucky where every individual Charm shows something unique. So each rune would represent an aspect of what the actual proper rune shows. So they only wore the Runes that they thought would be most significant to them at that moment in time. Or maybe a Rune that means the most to them..." she suggested. Di nodded. "There are muggles that often sport runes that look... good on them," she said, sliiiightly disapprovingly. "The significance of runes goes far beyond luck, however. Good answers, Miss Malfoy." Quote: Originally Posted by Tazenhani "Dakest, ma'am." Sabel offered when questioned about his name. And now they were onto jewelery and other wear and tear uses for Runes. Munching on his s'more, he leaned back a little on his elbows, watching the fire in the center of all the students. Runes were old and probably first used as a sort of primal alphabet, which then translated to magical practices and thus engineered them into ornaments. Witches and wizards would have carried them about in their pockets for safety or quick incantations and divinators would have had them on their persons as well, which gave him a rather wacky idea. "Perhaps common thieves carried them about in a secure pouch. That way, if they were ever caught in their criminal acts, they could whip out these stones, shake them and toss them and make up some fortune for the persecutor. That way they could not only use the excuse that they are Fortune Tellers that were merely in the vicinity to speak of this great event, but they could also work in how they were removing the object for the sake of the one they were robbing. Say it is cursed or would bring them great misfortune. As people are now, back then they were superstitious and many held great weight in any predictions about personal futures that they were given. Thus, while the reading of the Runes by the thief may not be accurate, it would certainly misguide the mind of the guard, Shopkeep, Lord or King from whom they were stealing away from the act and to the future, where surely if the object was included, they would wish to dispose of it. And ta-da. The thief gets away scotch free." Di's eyes lit up. "That's a wonderful answer right there, Mr. Dakest," she said, pleased. "Quite possible, quite possible." Quote: Originally Posted by WillowSeawinds "Perhaps," said Rowan, "Some people don't know what runes are. I've known muggles to wear them because they are pretty." *Di nodded. "Indeed. There are* muggles - and even witches and wizards - that use runes for the sole purpose of ornamentation." Those people had no idea what they were dealing with. Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Kurumi frowned a bit as she thought some more about what could possible be related between all the runes. Some of them certainly looked like they could have been parts of kanji, Japanese characters, that she had grown up learning...and there was the fact that most of them had alphabetic representation now..."Perhaps these runes form the foundation for all written language?" "Runes are an alphabet," Di nodded. "I do believe that is irrelevant to jewellery, however." Quote: Originally Posted by Roselyn Hehe, Flores-Shepard. She needed to get used to that. It sounded way different being said out loud then it did in her mind. But back to the runes. Why would people wear them if they were not used for jewelry? Oh wait, what that one girl who gave Josh a cookie and totally was being determined if she was going on the list or not gave her an idea. "Since the runes could be used as a written language, maybe people wore them in a way so they didn't have to remember every single person's name. It was right there!" That was the only other explanation she could think of that someone else didn't say. Di smiled. "I had a runic necklace like that once." Runes interlinked to form her name. "Good answer." Quote: Originally Posted by Michael White slipping marshmellow on to a gram cracker then topping it with chocolat and passing it to the proffesor " could it be the natural magic in them that make humans use them as charms .that in some way humans will allways connect them self with the runes making anouther SMORE "do you think in 5000 years that the logo's of today will be thought of as runes Di blinked. "Logos?" she asked, confused. Quote: Originally Posted by xiiWishiWasYours Selena thought about it. "They ran out of other decorating ideas and started to get desperate for something unique?" Selena offered. Because that was possible, some people who had nothing decorated clothes with like... huge feathers and everything. Hmm... "Or maybe some modern people today just use them to find a way to connect with the past," she added. Ehhh. She didn't know. Whatever. Selena didn't like ancient runes... sigh. Too much thinking. Di laughed. "I believe that the human mind can never run out of ideas, ma'am," she said. "But good answer. Runes do make for unique jewellery, and are an important part of recorded history." Quote: Originally Posted by Macavity "Bennett, Professor," Simon supplied when she commented on his answer and seemed to be fishing for his name. He relaxed back to enjoy his s'more as he listened to the professor work with and answer the rest of the class. As the next question was raised, he wasn't sure himself of any answers at first, it took several minutes and another s'more to give him time to come up with something. "Perhaps they were worn to remember. Maybe dates since runes do have numbers attributed to them." Quote: Originally Posted by WeasleyObsession7 "Perhaps they found the meanings of the translations inspiring or beautiful." Sophia answered, simply. "For example, I have a necklace that says 'Carpe Diem' which means 'Seize the Day'." she said. "I wear it, because I found the translation inspiring." she said. "Maybe they did the same." she guessed, shrugging. Di nodded. "Both possible. Nice answers." Quote: Originally Posted by Dianna Malfoy "Maybe wearing runes was common for them! I mean maybe it was like their it accessory before in those days..*" Dianna said. She found them cool to wear. Maybe they did too. Di smiled. "The... in thing?" She suggested. In thing. Such a terribly informal word. It made her want to shiver. "The basic purpose of runes happened to be correspondence but yes, at some point some cultures did adopt runes solely* as accessories." Quote: Originally Posted by PureBlood64 "Maybe they were magical and each had different abilities but then it wore off and now people wear them becasue its believed that it is good luck" Katie said, Ehat the?! Oh well, she wanted to get some points for slytheirn, they must win the house cup, and if you ask me that sound correct, Hehe... WAIT there is another thing..."Or its a trick question and they do just wear it for jewelery as it looks nice?" It was possibility she was tricking us, but then again, there good be true they use for jewelery because there is a reason. Di smiled again, a small but warm smile. "It's not a trick question," she said, shaking her head. "But yes, luck is an important factor." Quote: Originally Posted by Jason Potter Weasley Rex raised his hand. These jewels or this jewelry of Runes could be to ward off the bad spirits" Rex told the professor. " I was thinking maybe thay had some type of smell to them " Rex said to the professor. Di had to grin at Mr. Trigwell's answer. "Runes have no smell in particular," she said. "Remember that rune-sets can be made out of a number of different materials, such as wood, glass and stone, and may or may not retain a 'scent.'" Quote: Originally Posted by PattyH. Listening to his class members Patroclus saw that all the real answers had been said, so he decided to think a little crazy. "Maybe one person wore a rune for the reasons everyone has mentioned, and then one person saw them and thought they looked really cool, so they did it too, then another and another. Runes; the ancient fashion statement." Patroclus laughed, it was a silly-type answer, but they were sitting outside and the night air made him silly. Fashion statement? Yes. Indeed. Di thought back to her days at the University of Wizarchaelogy in Cairo. Students had worn runes as a fashion statement, then. "I like your answer, Mr. -?" Quote: Originally Posted by Nixy! Iris listened to the Professor as she spoke, and Iris considered what she said. Thinking for a good few minutes, She raised her hand. "Did people start wearing runes as jewellery because of the properties and meanings of the runes? Like, people believed that wearing them as a piece of jewellery would help them out if they were in trouble or distress... Or, with the "negative rune" feeling a bit MEAN and wanted to cause trouble." Iris rolled a marshmallow on her palm, "Like... Lets say that, I dunno, a couple wanted to start a family... But they had fertility problems and such. Then maybe they'd either make or buy some jewellery made with the runes that they believed would help them..." Iris paused while she thought for the name of the rune, " ...Like the Berkanan rune, because that is the rune that represents Fertility and growth." Not that Iris was saying any of this was true. It was just what she thought could be the right answer. Quote: Originally Posted by Zellanna "They likely wore runes for protection, as wards, or for other things they wanted in life. Perhaps even to display themselves. A person might wear Fehu due to being wealthy, or because they wanted wealth. A barren woman might wear runes of fertility in hopes of having a child. Such like that." She pulled her sleeve up to look at her wand holster. It had a few runes that seemed almost carved into it, but they were very small. "They may have been early versions of charms and magical objects, in an attempt to infuse an object with an intended essence." Quote: Originally Posted by Saz Hale Arabella-Marie raised her hand and said "Some people may wear runes to ward off any forthcoming dangers that could happen at any time" Quote: Originally Posted by SilverTiger Some of Grayson's excitement had waned as the Slytehrins had surged ahead, even though she'd wanted to giggle at Finn's ego. Instead, she'd just started eating marshmallow after marshmallow, helping to keep her spirits up. "I'd imagine people started wearing runes for the same reason as some Mugle wear religious medals. Like St. Christopher and stuff. Runes have meanings, and they think wearing them can help get them something, keep themselves safe, something like that," she said, somewhat distracted, as another question was posed. Now she was just on her own, apparently. But at least she still had an answer. Quote: Originally Posted by grangerfan8 Arya finished snacking on the s'more in her hand while the professor spoke. She had nooo idea why people would wear runes, but she could take a guess couldn't she? "They could have worn them to ward off some dark creatures." Her sticky hand was half raised. "Like muggles used to wear garlic to ward off vampires." She wondered what would runes scare off as she worked on another s'more. Quote: Originally Posted by potiongirl10 "Maybe they used the runes as protection and that's why they wore them" Amy really didn't know but she liked guessing Quote: Originally Posted by green queen "Maybe the used them in their home construction. To, like, ward off bad things and to bring the good things to their family." Branwen said. "They are kinda pretty so I would, totally, tile a wall or something with them. Although you can't carry your house with you everywhere so maybe they make them into beads to wear in their hair" Perfect! Di's eyes lit up, again. "This is the most common reason behind the existence of runic jewellery. I have gotten the feeling that some of you are skeptic about the use of runes for the generation of forces. For protection, destruction and so on. Simply put, runes contain magical element - they can bring changes." She paused. "Some famous duelling artistes are known to paint runes on their wands. This effects the duel, according to the rune they have made use of. However I cannot stress enough that just any rune is not going to work. The best results are obtained with runes that the rune-maker has infused personal intent, energy, and labour into. That said, runes are not something you should depend solely upon - runes may possess the power to dilute an injury, but it would be foolish to jump off a cliff thinking the rune round your neck is going to make sure you land, scratch-free." "One of you has mentioned 'tiling a wall' with runes. Runes can make a house safer, more peaceful and so on. So this is a river -" She glanced at the lake - "You've set up camp here. Imagine for a second that you don't know the other people here, and don't have wands. But you need to make sure you and your tent are protected. What runes can you use for this? Grab some chocolate, and go use these runes." She flicked her wand, and a [small] basket full of chocolates and Elder Futhark runes appeared in front of each student. "You can paint these runes on your tent, tie them to a peg, or just place them on the 'valuables' in your tent. I'm going to ask why you used the rune the way you used it, but that's for later." "I think a list of the Elder Futhark runes will be helpful." Di made copies of the list she had brought along and handed it to the student next to her. "Pass it on please, so that each student gets one." Text Cut: Click here to see the list The Elder Futhark Runes Fehu: Represents wealth, nourishment and abundance. Uruz: Represents strength and power. Thurisaz: Represents dark forces Ansuz: Represents knowledge, wisdom and communication. Raido: Represents travel, journey or progress. Kaunan: Represents torch, fire, guidance and protection. Gebo: Represents gifts and success. Wunjo: Represents joy, happiness and good results. Hagalaz: Represents hail, disruption and water. Naudiz: Represents need, desire and compulsion. Isa: Represents ice and lack of change. Jera: Represents a good year, harvest and success. Eihwaz: Represents patience, preservation, protection and defense. Pertho: Represents mysteries and 'making the best' of one's lot. Algiz: Represents growth, rebirth and good chances. Sun: Represents protection, guidance, light and hope. Teiwaz: Represents bravery, courage, genius and protection. Berkanan: Represents beauty, growth and fertility. Ehwaz: Represents speed, loyalty, transportation and strength. Man: Represents protection, courage and strength. Laguz: Represents life, danger and cleansing action. Ingwaz: Represents peace, love, harmony, agreement and unity. Dagaz: Represents day, a new dawn, light, protection and guidance. Othalan: Represents property, inheritance and prosperity. OOC: There are no right or wrong runes to use. The Elder Futhark runes all have more than one meaning so if you think a rune could help protect a tent, go right ahead and use it! Your character can paint it on your tent, at the bottom of a sofa, place it right outside the tent - the more creative, the better. If you did not role play your character pitching a tent, just pretend that [s]he did pitch one. This activity is worth five, individual house points. four to five posts should get you all of those. They don't have to be huge posts. Last edited by Maxilocks; 09-11-2010 at 06:16 AM.