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SPOILER!!: Maeve Quote:
Originally Posted by PhoenixRising  Maeve had been in some truly interesting places over her six years as a student, but she had to admit having a lesson at one of Hogwarts top date places was definitely one that topped the cake. Her stomach had rumbled slightly at the cookies, but she wasn't overly stoked about them either. Honestly, she wasn't focusing much at all the last few weeks (read: months) and it was even a surprise the gryffindor had managed to attend today's lesson except with them sleeping in close proximity it was kind of hard not to. There was only one thing on the blonde's mind, you see, which was that of a certain hufflepuff that no one else really seemed to care. Apparently the lives of hundreds were worth more than two.
Distractions? Was Beryl being ironic? Normal Maeve would have definitely found that funny, but considering the circumstances of being in a completely new environment, one that was geared towards promoting romance, current Maeve didn't find that funny or ironic at all? No. She just sat there, observed, listening to her peers - or at least pretending to - someone had already mentioned environment either and the only other thing Maeve had was 'your own thoughts', which probably was more of an internal factor than an external. Except the fact that external probably contributed to that of the internal factors. Unless the external factors that Maeve felt was lack of proper instructors, but that was not something she would be saying aloud.
Rune cloth? She was worried about THAT when students were missing? Yea right. Obviously she'd be using a one of the white paper dollies.
The question on her mind was one that had been plaguing her for weeks, since she'd learned of her disappearance. Since she didn't show up to art practice with Nico. Since she didn't show up to anything. It was honestly, truly, the only question she wanted to know but one she feared the answer to. Is Kamryn Keighley okay? Is she alive?
Her first rune, Eihwaz... a rune involving change? Hardiness. Strength.
Wunjo... glory... bliss... joy... Did that mean that Kamryn had found joy wherever she was??
Inverted Kenaz - rebirth ... inspiration...
Rebirth. The only reason rebirth would exist would be if Kamryn was .... oh no... oh no... her light eyes flicked back to the first ... draw strength... from your past... find the joy ... the joy of knowing the amazing and innocent soul that was Kamryn. The joy of having an amazing and loving boyfriend. The joy that Hogwarts was almost over, even if she had no idea what she wanted to do with her life. Speaking of almost over, she needed to talk to said amazing boyfriend. Naturally the professor did not know what the Gryffindor girl had asked her runes, but she was walking around the tea shop as the students sought their answers, ready to guide those who needed assistance, so she saw her intent focus and... was that a touch of sadness? She would not pry. At times consulting the runes could be a very personal thing. SPOILER!!: Gunnar Quote:
Originally Posted by emjay Gunnar had his own set of purchased runes and had even been toying around with the idea of carving his own runes, but he found it rather interesting that they were provided with cookie runes that were in fact invoked and not just for a fun, class relevant treat. He had his own supplies set out on his side of the table, along with his notes. He knew much of what Professor Beryl was lecturing on as he had been learning about runecasting in lessons previous, but he added a little more relevant information to that section in his notes.
He also jotted down specifics for what they were meant to do in class today, then pulled out the rune cloth from his bag, setting it out in the table in front of him.
"Do you want to do the second reading together?" he asked his table mate, Eiji, as he turned to look at him. It didn't matter much either way to him, but since they were sitting together and the professor gave them that option, then might as well get another viewpoint.
But for now, he needed to work on his own first. And as they were supposed to discuss their questions and results with the class, Gunnar wasn't about to do anything too personal. Perhaps he should focus on the mist as that was pretty much on his mind all the time anyway. Pausing to focus on the question, the sixteen year old then pulled out three rune cookies without looking and placed them face down on his rune cloth.
Turning over the first rune, he saw that it was Isa. He supposed that made sense since it was associated with blockage and inactivity, magically stopping a process. The mist situation seemed to stop everything in its tracks regarding life at Hogwarts. Next, was Raidho and he flipped through his book to work out what that might mean for the present situation. Hmm, change and progress.... and protection for travelers? Interesting. He turned over the third rune to find Kenaz. Again, he wanted to consult his book for this one. Wisdom and insight? Dispelling anxiety and fear? He'd certainly hope so. The elder of the McCarthy siblings was always one that Carmine could trust to get on with his work, she was pleased to see today was no different. He was quite the industrious young man, from what she had noticed thusfar, and much easier to keep on task than her own same-aged sons. SPOILER!!: Cordelia Quote:
Originally Posted by griffin If Professor Beryl performed a medical examination on Cordelia, she would find that nothing was physically wrong. Well, nothing more wrong than the usual broken pancreas which was kind of a biggie when it came to health issues actually. Correction, the healer would find than nothing was significantly different physically from Cordelia’s usual baseline. It was not her medical issues that were the problem here. The professors expected everyone to cope, to move on. How could she? After two of her classmates had almost certainly died, the mist breaking through the castle defences and nearly killing the rest of them, and the sudden evacuation to Hogsmeade she couldn’t just carry on with life as usual. The immature behavior was her poorly formed coping mechanism. Cordelia would never want to leave Hogwarts, where all her friends were, where she was learning magic, where she could play quidditch. However, this wasn’t Hogwarts. Hogwarts was a safe space. This was more of a refugee camp if anything. Cordelia would be happy to return to Hogwarts when the castle was no longer filled with deadly mist. She was unwilling to carry on in Hogsmeade as if everything was all fine and dandy. It wasn’t. At the healer’s question regarding why she wasn’t paying attention, tears welled up in the corner of Cordelia’s eyes. ”I want to go home,” she whispered softly. She couldn’t even begin to put into words all the feelings and thoughts and general lack of good coping strategies that were preventing her from performing well academically right now. Not in class in front of everyone else, anyway. Cordelia blinked back the tears, trying to hold them back, trying not to show the world that she was crying. Cordelia Winklebleck, Gryffindor seeker extraordinaire, did not cry in front of others. She was going to try her hardest not to show her weaknesses and insecurities in such a public setting.
Cordelia needed time to process what had happened and some guidance towards more constructive coping methods before she would be able to properly adjust. Mostly she just wanted to be back in the castle or back home, somewhere that was familiar and safe. It wasn’t impossible for her to acclimate to their new situation, she would just need a little more support to get there. Whatever happened she wanted to be able to come back to Hogwarts in September, as long as they had a mist-free castle to come back to. Cordelia dumped her runes out onto the table on one of the dollies. She still had no intention of putting serious effort into her studies for the remainder of their stay in Hogsmeade, but in her experience if you at least tried to pretend that you were okay, people were more likely to believe that you were okay. As tears leaked from her eyes, Cordelia moved the upside down runes around. When would she be able to go home? Try as she might to stop it, tears still rolled down her cheeks. Her face felt hot and her nose was getting all snuffly. Cordelia picked her first rune. Mannaz. That could mean friends, social connections, community. Second rune. Hagalaz. Destruction, change. A reminder that she needed to refocus her energy. Or emotional outbursts. That was… surprisingly applicable to her current situation. Thurisaz. Destruction? Natural forces? Sacrifice? What was that supposed to mean? She wasn’t quite sure what all of those meant together, but this was actually kind of therapeutic. If she could piece together what these three runes together meant as a whole maybe she would be able to make more sense of her life and everything that had happened. ”I… I think…. I might…. Need some help.” Not just with the runes. Just runes help would do for the immediate present though. She wanted to go home. Of course. Professor Beryl studied the young girl, making a few assessments and finally responding, "We'll speak after class, Cordelia." She said kindly but firmly. And she might be needing to send correspondence to Mrs Stemp. As a medical professional, she had concerns about the girl's well-being.
At least she was attempting the task at hand, though when the professor did her rounds she couldn't help but notice the sniffles and the lack of focus. She was close enough to hear her speak again.
"Are you having trouble with your interpretations? Give it a go." More than a cursory one. Carmine placed a runes dictionary on the girl's table. "I can't tell you the answers: you need to interpret the runes yourself. You can do it." SPOILER!!: Nina Quote:
Originally Posted by ArianaBlack While she was pretending to focus on her notebook, for the most part, she very much knew that Dorian kept glancing over at her. It very much pushed her to continue twirling her hair and trying to look as cute as possible. If anything, his efforts to focus harder only encouraged her more. And the smile. The small smile on his lips helped too. It was a very cute smile after all. His answer to the question was quite telling, she could see how she had been distracting him. But again, the fourth year made very little effort to stop.
Because this was fun.
Nina did have a rune cloth, for the record, but she kept that information to herself for the moment. It was in her bag and no one would know, after all. Instead of reaching for it, she set up one of the dollies that they had been provided. Finding herself to be slightly disappointed that they were being made to do their first reading on their own. She would much rather do it with Dorian’s help. Not that she needed it, but.
And so she turned to the older Ravenclaw as soon as their Professor finished addressing the class. ”Would you want to do the second reading with me maybe?” she looked at him with wide, hopeful eyes. Twirling a lock of hair around her index finger. Runes was much more fun when there were boys present.
As for her first reading, Nina looked around with uncertainty (as one did), before thinking through her question. There was a question she wanted to explore, but it was far too personal to share. And this fact alone almost dissuaded her from picking it. In the end, however, she knew that she could always lie if needed. It wouldn’t have been the first time she lied in class and it most certainly would not be the last. And so, the Slytherin sat still for a moment in quiet concentration, her focus on her question deep and undisturbed.
The first rune she drew was Wunjo. A rune symbolizing fellowship with friends. Harmony. Combined efforts. The fourth year hesitated for a moment, somewhat stunned. This rune was meant to symbolize the past of the situation in question. It made so much sense, almost too much sense. So much so that when Nina reached to take her next Rune, she did so with mild reluctance and very, very intense focus. Second was a representation of her current path. The past was something she, herself, understood enough about to have some sort of footing. But the present was confusing. It was the aspect that had lead to the particular question in the first place. Perhaps this is why the Rune felt much heavier when she reached for it. Berkana? … New life? She paused. Again, struck by how well she felt it described… everything.
Instead of mulling this one over, she refocused her energy on the final Rune of the set. Perhaps she ought to have asked a simpler question for the sake of the lesson. This one required far too much deep thought on her part and quite honestly, a lesson was not the place she wanted to be doing it. The third Rune she drew was Sowilo. Endless energy and a source of light. It was strange, unsettling even, how telling this was.
She stared at her spread. Uneasy. Because she was certain she knew what it meant and quite honestly, she hadn’t paused to consider which answer she wanted to see before beginning her reading. Though, perhaps that was for the best. Would it have skewed the interpretation had she already decided upon the answers she wanted to receive? Maybe. Either way, she was quite eager to set this one aside and work with Dorian for the second reading. So she looked up at him with a small smile, again twirling her hair. It was always pleasant to see Nina focused, though she made a mental note to have her sit in the front of the class and not too close to any distracting influences once they were returned to the classroom next term. She was still trying to encourage the girl to have confidence in herself and embrace her clean enjoyment in her studies rather than suppressing it out of some misguided attempt to impress.
She seemed particularly closely focused on whatever her runes were telling her in response to her question, so Professor Beryl simply continued walking past, leaving the girl to her musing. SPOILER!!: Analiese Quote:
Originally Posted by SneakySeverusSnape Analiese was taking quite a while to get used to being in Madam Puddifoot's instead of the normal Ancient Runes classroom. She was taking notes very quickly, hence they seemed to be illegible scribble that even she could only read few words of. Once Professor Beryl had finished speaking, she looked around for a partner but decided that could be worried about later. She pulled out her rune cloth and spread it out on the table in front of her. She thought of a question for her first reading. She firmly kept in her head as she picked her runes.
Her first rune was Hagalaz. Destruction, rebirth and change. That made sense. That actually made a lot of a sense. She turned over her second rune and found that it was Thurisaz. Hardship and temporary separation. This made so much sense that it was starting to freak the young Ravenclaw out a bit. She shook the feeling off and turned over her next rune. Gebo. That meant... balance and unification. That had been the answer she had been wanting. Now that was done, she looked around again for a partner. Analiese had impressed Professor Beryl this term. The first year was industrious when it came to making efforts to understand an often difficult topic, and Carmine rather thought that she might have a promising future in the subject if she continued on the same path. She caught the girl's eye and nodded encouragingly as she made her rounds. SPOILER!!: Archer Quote:
Originally Posted by lazykitty Why answer when sooooo many of her classmates had it pretty much covered, though? I mean, all she had to offer were repeat answers, so she preferred staying silent. Also, why would she create her own set when she was out of here (the 'here' being Hogwarts, obviously) forever in just a few short weeks and probably wasn't going to waste her time and money on university? Nope, these were fine and if she ended up eating them before the end of term (which she probably would), they were in Hogsmeade, surrounded by shops.
She quickly copied down the instructions and laid out one of the dollies on the table in front of her. That done she focused on her question while mixing around her set of runes until she felt compelled to pick one, repeating the process until she had three laying out and separate from the others. She turned the first one over and looked. Laguz, the rune of uncertainty and such. But it could also indicate a woman soooo..... Next was Daguz, which was much better. A well-led life, positive, good forces will be at work soon, etc. The final one was Raidho, the rune of journeys. Or a move or career change is foretold. Hopefully into pro quidditch like she'd asked about? Despite all the ridiculousness with this stupid mist canceling all their quidditch games this term and all that?
Given runecasting was often such a personal thing, Carmine did not push any of the students to reveal what they were inquiring about in their runecast, particularly not those who were on task and making the required effort. The Hufflepuff prefect appeared to be following instructions, so Carmine left her to it, simply nodding in approval as she walked past the girl's table. SPOILER!!: Eiji Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie He was once again only vaguely paying attention to the lecture at hand, his limbs going through the motions of pull out his rune cloth and the bag of runes his mum had made while at Hogwarts during one of her own Ancient Runes lessons. He hadn't seen the need to purchase a set of his own when there was a perfectly fine set laying around in the attic. So the money his parents had allotted for a set of his own had been well spent elsewhere.
He, thankfully, was familiar enough with this particular three-spread reading that his wavering attention would not impact his understanding all that much. Though he snorted under his breath at the emphasis being placed on intent and not having your mind wander. A somewhat impossible feat considering the circumstances...and the fact that his own attention continuously flickered over towards a certain silent brunette.
Moving only when Gunnar began to, Eiji had not been focusing enough on the healer's words to know that they SHOULD be doing anything, the Slytherin spread his runes out and selected his three with a rather prominent thought in the forefront of his mind. Remarkably. "Ehwaz, Gebo, Nauthiz," he muttered to himself as he turned each over.
.......this was complete rubbish and not helpful at all.
Ehwaz, two horses, was obvious and surprisingly fitting. Steady progress and communication. Yup. Accurate but so what? Everything had been just FINE in the past and...what this supposed to be comforting? Then there was this Gebo business, which couldn't have been more inaccurate if it had tried. Unification of two forces? Not here. It was broken and that was what he was stupidly asking a bunch of wood chips to help him with. Referencing his book nonchalantly, he mumbled a sentence aloud to himself. "This will be a very intense encounter and one that can be grown into something more if desired." His cheeks reddened a bit and he quickly SLAMMED his book shut.
No. Nope. Not...thinking about that.
Too bad it was entirely ALL that was on his mind now and certain conversations that had. What THIS the answer the runes were giving him?His mum's runes?
Swallowing and clearing his throat, Eiji turned his attention on to the final rune of for the future which...well...that felt...equally depressing. Manage his needs? A degradation of life-quality through a shortage of something. Great. Just bloody great. The runes were not optimistic of their chances.
....but they were just wood chips so what did they really know anyway?
Distracted, he almost didn't hear Gunnar ask him a question and gave a bit of a gruff grunt to start. "Huh? Oh. Yeah. Sure." He quickly turned his three runes back over and returned him to those laid out on his deck. "You pick three from mine and I pick three from yours?" Well the young Slytherin seemed..... concerned about whatever it was he was gleaning from the runes in front of him. A nice, serviceable set, she had noticed. So long as he stayed on task and kept that little storm cloud over his head from thundering around the other students then she was content with his participation in the lesson. Professor Beryl would not pry here either. SPOILER!!: Lili Quote:
Originally Posted by RachieRu Liliane was pretty much ready to graduate from Hogwarts. It had been a good six (and one at home) years but she was ready to go home now. She was sad they weren't in the castle, but they were safe and that was all that mattered. Sure Hogsmeade was a different situation, but she was going to try her very best in all her lessons. She was determined to do well in her NEWTS, despite all the stress that had happened this term. This determination also extended to her lessons. Ancient Runes wasn't her best subject, but she would try her very best. And they got cookies. So.... that was always good. Lili tried to eat as healthy as possible, so she could keep her fitness level for Quidditch up. But she did eat cookies and sweet things now and again.
She was concentrating hard, knowing she really had to listen to get all the instructions. She made a few notes, to help her in the activity they were about to do. She did have a rune clothe, since she had been doing runes for a while now (even if she wasn't the best) so she laid it in front of her. She was glad to have it rather than a dollie, since that might be a little distracting. Now onto the rune casting.
She formed a question in her head. She made sure it was one that she would remember, since she needed to remember it all the way through the casting. Lili then carefully spread her runes out on the clothe, keeping them upside down. Still thinking of her question, she carefully moved the runes around, careful not to knock them out of the rune clothe. She kept doing this till she felt compelled to pick up a rune. She did this until she had picked her three runes.
She then moved all the remaining runes carefully out of the way. Now.... to see what this rune casting had to tell her. The seventh years in her lessons were always interesting to watch, she found. Many were experts at going through the motions and keeping their heads down until they could graduate, which was fine, but Liliane's focus was admirable. More so than most of the students in the teashop today, she genuinely seemed to be focused. It was nice to see. Hopefully the girl would find her reading enlightening. SPOILER!!: Missa Quote:
Originally Posted by Samia Keeping her head down and not engaging was actually helping her concentrate on whatever the professor was saying. And it was almost easy to forget the teenage angst. But it didn't last long, because the next part of the lesson had her thinking about one thing only. Her question was clear as a day and she really could not think of anything else she'd like to ask.
Placing her rune cloth in front, she tried not to show her nervousness and all too familiar curiosity to know. But she did a steal a glance of the Slytherin sitting near by - and to no surprise her question became all too prominent.
Looking back down, and keeping her head a less of a spiral than it usually was, she made her choice with the runes in front.
To say she was surprised was an understatement of course.
Keeping her expression neutral, she scribbled down Jera - for past, Eihwaz - for present, and Tiwaz - for future.
Biting her lower lip, she opened her book up and started reading - and the more she read, the more accurate it all felt. Because the past had definitely been a struggle, a long wait like the 'long winter' before things had gotten better - and then they had 'reaped' the rewards. Blushing a bit at the realisation, she scribbled down her findings before reading some more. And of course Eihwaz had appeared, she knew a little about it already - but she referred to her book again, even though she had already written the work 'CHANGE' in all capital in front of her 'present' already. Sure enough, change was happening, the way she felt had changed so much - and and adapting to it was difficult, trusting it felt difficult. And she certainly didn't know how to make sense of '.....change may seem full of uncertainty when it is first introduced, but it will become clear very quickly that such change is necessary' - because while it seemed positive, it also felt scary at the same time. The FUTURE of it .... made her feel hopeful however, but what did it mean by 'sacrifice'?? Did that mean she had to sacrifice a part herself to ... fix things? It made her stomach turn. Confused as ever, she wrote it all down - her shoulders slacking in disappointment and spiralling of her thoughts.
Certainly not in the mood to do another reading about herself, she looked finally looked up and tried to see if anyone was willing to partner up. Anyone? Carmine had taken to keeping a rather close eye on Missa since they had last spoken together in her capacity as the school healer, not in relation to mist concerns but other incidents. She gave the young girl an encouraging smile. It would be alright. She would be alright. SPOILER!!: Dorian Quote:
Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi Picking up his self-inking quill again he wrote down the notes on the blackboard in his own notebook before he closed it to begin the activity. He placed the notebook and quill aside before he leaned down to grab his bag. He pulled out a neatly folded midnight blue rune cloth that he had bought in the store two years ago and unfolded it as he placed it in front of him on the table. Now, he could use his own store-bought runes but for this time he wanted to use the cookie runes. The Professor's advice of making an own rune set did make him think and wonder why he had not made one yet. Perhaps this could be an activity he could start next year.
He reached for the tin with rune cookies and took all of them out. He flipped down the ones that were faced upwards and looked at Nina as she asked if they could work together during the next reading. "Yeah sure" he said with a nonchalant shrug before he focused on his question.
What kind of question did he want to ask? He sat there for a good minute, just staring at the runes and to others it might look like he was concentrating on his question but in reality his mind was blank.
Should he ask something important like about the Mist and the faith of the school? Or something personal ? Or something about his education? He scratched his head before he settled on an simple question and then started to mix them with his hands.
He picked out three runes and placed them next to each other on the cloth, the rest he put back in the bin. While he continued to concentrate on his question, he grabbed his text and notebook flipped the first rune over.
Dorian frowned, he wasn't sure how his question had anything to do with the past rune but perhaps if he continued it was going to make sense. He flipped the next rune over which represented the present.
Again, he frowned. This was NOT his current state. This was his goal state so why did he draw this rune during the present? He scratched his head, looking confused at his runes. This whole subject was confusing , why did he ever continue with it?
The last rune was flipped over and he grabbed his text book to see the meaning
His eyes looked at Nina for a second before he continued his reading.
Uhm excuse you runes but he was not going to listen to you. He just wanted a girlfriend before he graduated! Why were even the Runes against it?! "You want to go first?" he asked the Slytherin. Please go first cause this was confusing.
She would only look in on the Ravenclaw boy if he requested it, and certainly Carmine had no intention of distracting him from his work, as he seemed to be gamely doing his best to focus and make the most of the learning time.
Hopefully Nina would not distract him overmuch. THAT was something she would keep an eye on, certainly. SPOILER!!: Lucas Quote:
Originally Posted by hermionesclone While Beryl talked, Lucas took a white doily and spread it out in front of him. He could use his rune cloth, which was stuffed in his bag right now, but...... this seemed a bit more appropriate. And he would be able to see if it got dirty a bit better than with the cloth, which was important for cookies.
There was a lot of talking, wasn't there? It was impossible to keep up with any note-taking and so, he made a simple note about the past, present, and future, and then another bit about questions and gods and goddesses of fate. Why they were important, he didn't know, but he had a feeling the exam was going to think it's important enough.
Now. He needed a question.
Pushing everything apart from the doily, the tin, and his textbook aside, Lucas looked up again, a small frown forming on his face. Question. Question. What should he ask? His eyes started wandering around the room, as if a question was going to pop out of nowhere. But all he could think about were tea - which he didn't even like - doilies and people coming here for dates. It was probably not a good mix of-
.........
Oh.
Oh.
A small blush crept on his face but....... there was a question. He had a question. It was something he didn't want an answer to - he didn't even want to think about it, really - but hey, it was a question. Biting his lip, he reached into the tin and started spreading the rune cookies out face down on the doily in front of him. Was he paying attention to which rune was placed where? Not really. Some part of his brain was having its own battle over the question. Was this a good question? Did he want to know the answer? What if it was something terrible and he started crying and ran out of there and and.....
........
No.
Taking a deep breath, he started mixing them up again. Some went here, some went there........ He didn't know how long he was supposed to do this for but, eventually, he picked out three runes he was, uh, drawn to and laid them out closest to him, still face down. And then he carefully pushed the other runes aside, but still on the doily to keep them clean.
Now. The reading.
The first rune, the rune for the past, was..... Isa. Isa, which meant stillness, purity, and consciousness? And ice. Confused, he turned to his book and started reading up on the description that was listed out in there. There was some more frowning, and maybe some head scratching, as he tried to figure out what this even meant. Did it mean he needed a rest or....... he'd been resting? Was this about him?
Oh Merlin, what if it was about him?!
But it would make sense, wouldn't it? Because he hadn't done anything about..... well, his question. Nothing. Everything had been going the same as they had been going, even after a simple trip to the Astronomy tower with stargazing and hot chocolate. He'd been waiting, hadn't he? Or was he just scared about doing anything for himself?
Feeling uncomfortable, Lucas decided to move onto the second rune, which turned out to be Mannaz. Which was about self-identity and social perception. But this was inverted so...... uh, self-delusion? Mistrust? Not being able to judge a character? Eyes wide, he just stared at the description in his book, especially the inverted meaning. Making peace with himself first. Meditation and self-reflection.
*cue internal screaming*
He knew EXACTLY what that meant. It was obvious enough to him that he wasn't going to bother thinking of another meaning behind it. How much had he questioned Emma about this? How much had he asked and fretted his way to where he was sitting right now? This was, probably, a little too accurate and he was terrified.
Whatever his feelings might be, that didn't stop the boy from turning over the last rune, which was Ingwaz. Which was about growth, the body and...... outdoor activity??!
No. Just no. If this rune was telling him that he was going to do exercise, he wasn't having it. No way.
Scrunching up his nose, Lucas turned to the textbook and started reading the description. But the more he read, the more confused he became. This was telling him that he needed a better diet? Pay attention to his body?? How was that answering his question? In any way?
But then his eyes found the last few paragraphs and he...... paused. Growth. Personal growth. Something was going to happen that was going to make him grow as a person. Whatever that something was, it couldn't be good. And then, further down, there was a note about food and meal with friends, which only caused him to flush even more. That sounded much better, in his opinion, maybe even a good sign. But personal growth? From a meal? That seemed impossible.
It was safe to say that Lucas was confused and slightly unsettled by how accurate some of these were, especially the inverted Mannaz.
And yes, there was still internal screaming. It was a surprisingly, but not unpleasantly, quiet lesson today in the tea shop. Carmine did not think it was solely due to adjustments being made as an after effect of the mist either. She found often this element of Ancient Runes brought out the introspective, sometimes angst-ridden overthinking responses in teenagers in particular. But if it meant they were working hard and applying their newly acquired abilities to interpret the runes to whatever situations they were experiencing, privately Professor Beryl thought it was a positive thing. Growth inducing. Young Lucas seemed.... perplexed however. And was the young man blushing? She would not draw attention to it.
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"Twenty minutes left, everyone. If you haven't moved onto your second reading now is the time to do so. If you don't complete your readings and analyses by the end of our session, you can work on them for homework and exam revision." Professor Beryl addressed the class.
"For those of you who are done, do you think runecasting is harder or easier for yourself or for other people? No right or wrong answers, I am simply interested in your thoughts!"
ooc: Its almost time for it aaaall to end! I will be ending this lesson in around 12 hours time (so that I have enough time to enter all your house points before the feast opens!) Feel free to make a final post with your students doing their second readings, together or separately, and/or answer the last question above. Thanks everyone for playing!
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