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Magical Soul · 03-14-2014, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Felixir

Tobias couldn't help but smile around at his teammates, just because of the teamWORK, y'know? It made him happy and junk. He nodded at Sophie, because he'd actually sort of agreed with her inverted Raidho logic at first, but more because it broke a pattern in a way. Though there was way more to it than all of that, as Botros later explained.

First, though, Toby's old dance partner had spoken up again, agreeing with his ideas. Tobias was tempted to try the spell, but he still didn't feel confident enough in his curse-breaking abilities that he could try it without getting the go-ahead from Botros. Luckily, that was when Botros spoke.

Interesting stuff, too. Tobias hoped he'd remember it all when he was back in a better position to take notes. The part about the Raidho and inverted Raidho cancelling it out was particularly interesting, and definitely worth some more research later, if he had the time.

Hagalaz then? Sweeeeeet, Toby beamed again, because it had been his second suggestion, after all. It always felt good to get something right in one of your favourite classes.

Tobias wasn't really too bothered about who cast the spell, so when a fellow Hufflepuff (Lux, was it?) volunteered to do so, he nodded eagerly.

"Go for it, sure! We can do the Galdr, like Professor Botros said."

And so, the third year opened the textbook he'd been holding under his left arm, and flipped to the section on Galdrs, and then to Hagalaz. Galdrs were probably important to remember, but it was a lot to keep track of, and Toby was often forgetting things like this these days. Best bet was to use the textbook, as that would help him avoid any sort of error, right?

Finally finding the right section, Tobias cleared his throat and glanced up to see if the girl was going to carve the rune, and started the Galdr chanting, assuming everyone else would join in.

"Hagalaz hagalaz hagalaz... h h h h h h h h h... hu ha hi he ho..."

How was the carving coming? Tobias wanted to glance up to look, but didn't dare look up lest he lose his place. He did, however, take a second to ~~wheeze~~ take a breath.

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Sophie nodded along as Beverly explained that it was 'just a suggestion' on her part. "Right. Better than what I came up with," she replied with a grin. She turned toward the professor as he gave remarks on their ideas. Ohh, but first he'd scolded Cutty about teasing--her, actually. Sophie elbowed Cutty in the side. "Yeah, Cutty," she whispered, "quit teasing me." She grinned, though.

Now, on to the Galdr chanting, which they were meant to do as soon as Toby began carving the rune. Sophie stood by and waited. When Toby started his part, Sophie began chanting.

"hagalaz hagalaz hagalaz h h h h h h h h h hu ha hi he ho hug hag hig heg hog (hul hal hil hel hol) oh eh ih ah uh h h h h h h h h h," she chanted.

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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19

Aha. So the Raidho's were not their problem. Okay, that made it simpler, right? Adi listened as the Professor explained about the symmetry of the runes, too. Eh. This was kind of complicated but the Puffer was sure he understood what was going on.

Right. So one of them was going to carve while the rest chanted? "I'll help with the chanting,'' Adi volunteered. Because he didn't trust his eyes at the moment. Suppose he screwed up the carving after taking so long to locate the five runes on the wall?

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Originally Posted by Edward Penguin

Ian listened to Botros' answer to his question and saw his mocking feigned fear. Ian didn't think it was all that funny. He didn't want to be pummeled by a tree. He'd watched that tree smack a bird from the sky last year and didn't wish to look like a stake driven into the ground.

He looked around at his fellow students, none of whom seemed to be stepping up to tackle the rune breaking. Ian was ready to be done with this particular lesson. All these 'old' bodies would be decimated by the tree if it came back to an animated state. Maybe that was Botros' plan... Ian thought to himself. He sure did look a good deal younger than the first day of class, that was for sure.

Ian took out his wand, concentrated on the runes and decided on the center rune Algiz was the weakest. Ian spoke up to the team and said, Lets all give the Gladr a go. I'm not real kean on sticking around here any longer than we have to. I don't fancy having a tree treat me like a pinata.

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Originally Posted by Squishy

So they seemed to be on the right track from what the Professor was telling them. The talk about symmetry was a little confusing, but Lux was pretty sure that she got the gist of what Botros was saying.

A volunteer was needed to carve the Rune into the wall. Lux decided that she would offer to go. "I will carve the Rune unless someone else really wants to do it." She did not want to be mean if one of her team members really wanted to do the carving. It just was that she had good eyesight and thought it might be cool to try this carving thing out.

Aha! They had a volunteer on their hands. Great. Botros went to stand next to the Hufflepuff Girl and gave her an encouraging push towards the wall. "Go ahead, dear. Remember to say Intaglio loud and clear followed by the name of the rune. You can repeat the name of the rune you want to carve many times until you see the shape carved completely and correctly on the wall." He pointed at Algiz, "Make sure to carve it exactly over Algiz in the middle of the line, okay?"

And yes, the others were chanting, Botros nodded back at them vigorously and he joined them, "hagalaz hagalaz hagalaz h h h h h h h h h..."

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Magical Soul Kappa Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: GMT +3 Posts: 14,519 x6	Dalliesa \| Ab-Bot \| Hogwarts Trojan War \| Quote: Originally Posted by Felixir Tobias couldn't help but smile around at his teammates, just because of the teamWORK, y'know? It made him happy and junk. He nodded at Sophie, because he'd actually sort of agreed with her inverted Raidho logic at first, but more because it broke a pattern in a way. Though there was way more to it than all of that, as Botros later explained. First, though, Toby's old dance partner had spoken up again, agreeing with his ideas. Tobias was tempted to try the spell, but he still didn't feel confident enough in his curse-breaking abilities that he could try it without getting the go-ahead from Botros. Luckily, that was when Botros spoke. Interesting stuff, too. Tobias hoped he'd remember it all when he was back in a better position to take notes. The part about the Raidho and inverted Raidho cancelling it out was particularly interesting, and definitely worth some more research later, if he had the time. Hagalaz then? Sweeeeeet, Toby beamed again, because it had been his second suggestion, after all. It always felt good to get something right in one of your favourite classes. Tobias wasn't really too bothered about who cast the spell, so when a fellow Hufflepuff (Lux, was it?) volunteered to do so, he nodded eagerly. "Go for it, sure! We can do the Galdr, like Professor Botros said." And so, the third year opened the textbook he'd been holding under his left arm, and flipped to the section on Galdrs, and then to Hagalaz. Galdrs were probably important to remember, but it was a lot to keep track of, and Toby was often forgetting things like this these days. Best bet was to use the textbook, as that would help him avoid any sort of error, right? Finally finding the right section, Tobias cleared his throat and glanced up to see if the girl was going to carve the rune, and started the Galdr chanting, assuming everyone else would join in. "Hagalaz hagalaz hagalaz... h h h h h h h h h... hu ha hi he ho..." How was the carving coming? Tobias wanted to glance up to look, but didn't dare look up lest he lose his place. He did, however, take a second to ~~wheeze~~ take a breath. Quote: Originally Posted by Anna Banana Sophie nodded along as Beverly explained that it was 'just a suggestion' on her part. "Right. Better than what I came up with," she replied with a grin. She turned toward the professor as he gave remarks on their ideas. Ohh, but first he'd scolded Cutty about teasing--her, actually. Sophie elbowed Cutty in the side. "Yeah, Cutty," she whispered, "quit teasing me." She grinned, though. Now, on to the Galdr chanting, which they were meant to do as soon as Toby began carving the rune. Sophie stood by and waited. When Toby started his part, Sophie began chanting. "hagalaz hagalaz hagalaz h h h h h h h h h hu ha hi he ho hug hag hig heg hog (hul hal hil hel hol) oh eh ih ah uh h h h h h h h h h," she chanted. Quote: Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Aha. So the Raidho's were not their problem. Okay, that made it simpler, right? Adi listened as the Professor explained about the symmetry of the runes, too. Eh. This was kind of complicated but the Puffer was sure he understood what was going on. Right. So one of them was going to carve while the rest chanted? "I'll help with the chanting,'' Adi volunteered. Because he didn't trust his eyes at the moment. Suppose he screwed up the carving after taking so long to locate the five runes on the wall? Quote: Originally Posted by Edward Penguin Ian listened to Botros' answer to his question and saw his mocking feigned fear. Ian didn't think it was all that funny. He didn't want to be pummeled by a tree. He'd watched that tree smack a bird from the sky last year and didn't wish to look like a stake driven into the ground. He looked around at his fellow students, none of whom seemed to be stepping up to tackle the rune breaking. Ian was ready to be done with this particular lesson. All these 'old' bodies would be decimated by the tree if it came back to an animated state. Maybe that was Botros' plan... Ian thought to himself. He sure did look a good deal younger than the first day of class, that was for sure. Ian took out his wand, concentrated on the runes and decided on the center rune Algiz was the weakest. Ian spoke up to the team and said, Lets all give the Gladr a go. I'm not real kean on sticking around here any longer than we have to. I don't fancy having a tree treat me like a pinata. Quote: Originally Posted by Squishy So they seemed to be on the right track from what the Professor was telling them. The talk about symmetry was a little confusing, but Lux was pretty sure that she got the gist of what Botros was saying. A volunteer was needed to carve the Rune into the wall. Lux decided that she would offer to go. "I will carve the Rune unless someone else really wants to do it." She did not want to be mean if one of her team members really wanted to do the carving. It just was that she had good eyesight and thought it might be cool to try this carving thing out. Aha! They had a volunteer on their hands. Great. Botros went to stand next to the Hufflepuff Girl and gave her an encouraging push towards the wall. "Go ahead, dear. Remember to say Intaglio loud and clear followed by the name of the rune. You can repeat the name of the rune you want to carve many times until you see the shape carved completely and correctly on the wall." He pointed at Algiz, "Make sure to carve it exactly over Algiz in the middle of the line, okay?" And yes, the others were chanting, Botros nodded back at them vigorously and he joined them, "hagalaz hagalaz hagalaz h h h h h h h h h..."