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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Ayden Diggory-Keighley (#07ad01)
Hufflepuff Second Year
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Levi Draguar (#062807)
Ravenclaw Third Year
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Kara Walsh (#aa1506)
Gryffindor Fifth Year
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Tiffany Rose
Slytherin Seventh Year
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Bailey Crawford (#bb04bc)
Hufflepuff Sixth Year
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Dutifully taking notes, or at least attempting to, it was due to Skylar only half paying attention that she realized there were items revealed ... ones from the black lake on the creatures companion excursion that Skylar herself had been feeling rather unfocused at. Honestly, was this what senioritis was about? Feeling disconnected from everything and anything? At least she had managed to submit university applications, but even so, she almost wished she'd have waited given talks she had with Noémi and Cassie recently about narrowing her focus but also the possibility for applying to just a general studies program rather than selecting something specific... And okay, she'd had the talk with Apollo too, but who could blame her for not properly hearing him when the boyfriend was super duper pretty. Just like, who could blame her for not properly focusing on runes when she thought of him just now. How was she meant to be a curse-breaker if she lost focus so easily?
Focus, Skylar, focus.
Approaching the table cautiously, she decided to have a look at the two brooches and record and compare the runes present within each of them. Maybe a compare and contrast, on what it means for each brooch?
The one looked like a reverse nauthiz?
SPOILER!!: Notes
Brooch
1) Nauthiz (reverse) - ᚾ Gebo - ᚷ
Interpretation: A gift will be given, or possibly a marriage proposal or an opportunity to put forward such a proposal is on its way. A generous, bountiful person who wishes to enrich one's life, romantically or materially. A divine gift, the gift of life or of balance. It is important that all parties remain equitable when the gift is given, or that balance which is so important to relationships may be endangered.
2) Mannaz - ᛗ Wunjo - ᚹ (twice?)
Interpretation: Success and achievement of a goal. The attainment of desire, possibly a person, a monetary desire, or otherwise. Fantasies are soon to be fulfilled when this rune appears.
One must be careful that the desires in this rune do not give rise to an obsessive nature. Too much focus can be placed on the end goal rather than the means of achieving it. The appearance of this rune may indicate a need to stop and reassess -- to take measure of the object of one's pursuits. Wunjo reminds us that some fantasies are best left to the realm of fantasy.
3) Fehu?? Mannaz
Penannular Brooch
1) Ansuz - ᚨ
Interpretation: Usually Ansuz signifies an authority figure in the life of the individual, such as an employer, teacher, or parent. Whoever this figure may be, they are about to facilitate a positive life-changing event for the individual. One may look forward to a promotion or bonus due to excellent work. A book may be written, a great work composed, a long-standing problem may be solved creatively. Whatever this achievement is, assistance will be received from someone well qualified to give it.
Ansuz may also reference a highly creative person, or a creative solution to a long-standing problem.
2) Raidho (Reverse) - ᚱ
Merkstave: Journeys may often just be detours off of one's primary path, not part of our primary life journey. Moves and career changes can also mean disruptions in personal relationships, and these must be maintained in order to remain a whole person. Failure to move on will cause stunted growth.
3) Wunjo (Reverse) - ᚹ Fehu - ᚠ
Interpretation: Wealth and success will soon arrive. Long hours of hard work which took place in the past which will soon be rewarded. Wealth is always fluid and changing, but Fehu's appearance usually signifies an upswing in business affairs and earnings. Carried with the rune Fehu is the warning to apply these new earnings to things that have solidity and permanence once they arrive. The fluidity of the earnings which are referenced here also reminds us that wealth slip easily through one's fingers. Caution and restraint must be exercised.
Why was she struggling soooo much with figuring out what runes were contained in each of these bind runes?? How was she meant to be a curse-breaker?? Maybe she wasn't meant to do that at all and she'd NEVER be able to do as Hirsch and Hawthorne did two years ago during the play recital? And suddenly, even as Hawthorne revealed the runes on the blackboard, Skylar felt everything crashing down on her. Who was she anyway? Who was she meant to be? Why was she unable to figure anything of her potential career about? And sure, she was only seventeen, but she was smart. Or at least thought she was. She had achieved twelve owls. But what did that even mean? It was pointless if she couldn't even apply it to simple bindrunes and so much so that she completely missed the Headmistress' question about the purpose of the bind rune. Not that she'd have anything intellectual to offer to the discussion anyway, so instead, she just stared out, listening to her peers, trying to regain some sense of control. Or sense. Trying. Trying. That was all she ever seemed to do lately, but what if her trying wasn't enough? What if it was all in vain?
It was at Hawthorne speaking of bringing the lesson to a close that sort of woke Skylar from her reverie of whatever it was she was thinking about. Wait. What? They had to create their own bind rune? Feeling completely uninspired and confused and lost about anything, Skylar took a deep breath and decided to just use the runic letter equivalent to each letter in her first name. Maybe it'd even offer her some guidance? Probably not, but who knew?
SPOILER!!: Create your own bind rune
Skylar Diggory
Slytherin
Seventh Year
S: Sowilo - ᛋ. Success; a more permanent and lifelong success than the harvest time of Jera.
K: Kenaz - <. A solution to a long-standing issue. Clarification will come after a long struggle -- the solution will seem simple after the long struggle that has led up to it.
Y: Jera - ᛃ. Jera represents "change" -- most frequently positive change.
L: Laguz - ᛚ. Laguz is typically a negative rune. It signifies uncertainty, and a powerlessness to act in the face of overwhelming opposition. If however, the question being asked is "Should I continue" with something, Laguz instructs very clearly to continue in the same way that water flows uninterrupted.
A: Ansuz - ᚨ. Usually Ansuz signifies an authority figure in the life of the individual, such as an employer, teacher, or parent. Whoever this figure may be, they are about to facilitate a positive life-changing event for the individual.
R: Raidho - ᚱ. In a reading, a physical journey is likely when Raidho appears. This journey will likely be successful and will lead to a important changes in one's life. A move or a career change is foretold. New experiences and insights await us over the horizon, and will shape the course of our lives.
Purpose / meaning: All together it seems as though I'm on a journey and there's a lot of uncertainty in my future with regards to struggles and overwhelming feelings and obstacles. But despite the struggles, there will be some permanent and lifelong success, perhaps due to the addition of ansuz, some authority figure will help to facilitate that positive life-changing event.
Blinking as she read over the six runes again, she wasn't sure how much it truly connected to her as a divinatory reading, but it somehow gave her hope. Light. That things would be okay. They would, wouldn't they? Once done, she headed up to the Headmistress to hand in her parchment, hoping it was enough.
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