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Ancient Runes 2: Runecasting at Puddifoots credit to Govoni for the template Of all the locations to have a lesson, Professor Beryl had managed to secure the teashop. Yes that's right, your Ancient Runes lesson today is at Madame Puddifoots. Now that all students are staying in Hogsmeade, lessons are being held.... well, where ever they're able. There were worse places than Puddifoots, that was for certain. A sign in the window said the teashop was closed to the public, but Hogwarts students are welcome to come in and take a seat at one of the cute, flouncy little tables, and get prepared for the lesson ahead. "Come in. Sit down. And no, you can't order anything from the menu - this is a lesson, not a luncheon!" Professor Beryl said, greeting each student as they arrived. As a special treat, the staff at Puddifoots, along with the assistance of some of the Hogwarts elves, had baked sets of edible runes. After the lesson, students would be able to take the bite-sized cookies with them - as long as they had used them appropriately in the lesson of course! Each seat had a small tin in front of it, filled with these cookie runes, iced with rune designs in red icing. Strawberry? Cherry? After you finish your work, you can taste it and see. While there are decidedly less resources and textbooks available, Professor Beryl has made the effort to source as many as she was able, and each table has at least one reference book to share, many of which are from her own personal collection. ooc: This is the final Runes lesson, and yes it is in Hogsmeade! Students will be staying at The Three Broomsticks after they escape from the mist and this lesson is at Puddifoots. This will be a shorter lesson, so that we can wrap up in time for the end of term, but come along and let your student unwind. Any questions, feel free to PM. index: Greetings and Question: What external factors do you think might have an influence on the effectiveness of your runecast? What do you think you can do to account for these influences or minimize their effect? Activity: Three Rune Spread Activity and final question: Finish your three rune spreads and answer: do you think runecasting is harder or easier for yourself or for other people? |
Archer wasn't quite so happy about two things: 1) having to continue to wear her uniform to classes even though they were now living in Hogsmeade and 2) having a lesson at Madame Puddifoot's. The place just was not her type of place, not with the lace doilies and candles everywhere. It totally had a grandma aesthetic and while she did love her grandma, she just wasn't here for it. Alas, this was going to be one of those aforementioned lessons. "Hello, Professor Beryl," she greeted, choosing a table near the windows. And trying to completely ignore the doilies. Also, what? They weren't allowed even a snack? "Aw." Because that was the only thing she liked about this place, the food. |
Daisy entered Madame Puddifoot's, trying to hide her slight displeasure at her surroundings but at least there was a fraction of normality in the final weeks of her time at Hogwarts. "Hello, Professor Beryl," she greeted with a smile as she made her way over to Archer and sat down next to her. |
Dorian opened the door to madam puddifoots and walked in. He had never been inside before so he looked around at the decor with mild interest. He came to the conclusion that it was not his taste but at least he should be glad that the classes were continueing. "Hello Professor Beryl" he greeted and gave a slight nod of his head to show that he had heard her. He wasn't hungry anyway. He and walked over to one of the empty flowery tables nearby Sterling and Daisy who he both greeted and sat down. His blue eyes found the tin of cookies immediately but did not pick it up or sneak a bite. Instead, he pulled out his notebook and textbook from his bag and placed them neatly on the table together with a self inking quill. |
While some of the others seemed to be incredibly displeased with the new setting and current circumstance, Nina was in a surprisingly better mood than usual. Perhaps it had to do with the assurance that they were safe from the mist. Or maybe it had to do with the fact that she had never been too fond of Hogwarts to begin with. Or, there may have been an entirely different reason all together. Either way, she wasn't sour walking into class for one of the first times all year. She paused briefly after entering the shop to acknowledge Professor Beryl. Someone who she still was not incredibly fond of, but had garnered respect for over time. Without saying a word, however, she made her way towards the frilly tables to find a place to sit. She wasn't a fan of the Hufflepuff prefect, and so she swiftly avoided that table before choosing to sit next to an older Ravenclaw (Dorian). He was cute and probably smart, too. |
There were a lot of weird lessons this year - with very weird settings as well - but this had to be the weirdest one so far. Maybe he should be used to this since they were in Hogsmeade for their lessons but...... well. Lucas furrowed his eyebrows as he looked around the teashop. Uh. This was..... cute. That was the only word for it. Cute. He didn't really know how to feel about it because, well, it wasn't as loud as the Three Broomsticks - which was a very good thing, in his opinion - but he didn't really like tea. He also heard that this was a where people came on dates, which....... yeah. Ignoring how quickly his heart was beating right now, the Gryffindor wandered further into the shop and over towards an empty table. "Hello, Professor Beryl," he said, shooting her a smile before sitting down. The table was small and frilly but he wasn't paying attention to any of that. Instead, his eyes found the tin directly in front of him and, without a second thought, he looked inside to see..... ....... cookies? Cookies. Cookies with rune designs on them. Now that was cute. |
Nearly as soon as they’d been told lessons were going to continue in Hogsmeade, Stasya had been curious exactly how that was going to happen. She’d figured the professors, especially the headmaster, had plans, and questioning those weren’t advisable given all the tension given the evacuation. The need for evacuation, for which she was almost sad she was graduating at the end of term. She wouldn’t know if the younger students got to go back to the castle in September, unless she stayed in touch with her ickles. Granted, she’d already resolved to do that, but still, it wouldn’t be the same. Plus, she hadn’t really been back to Puddifoot’s since Koen had graduated, so it felt odd walking over to the tea shop. In her uniform as if she was simply walking to the Runes classroom. It was all sorts of odd, even without the knowledge that everyone else was also likely feeling the strangeness. “Hello Professor Beryl,” she said, giving the woman a smile and a slightly curious expression as she entered the shop. Hopefully the shop didn’t suffer with not being able to sell things while they were there. She figured it had all been situated, though. Hopefully. The question stayed unasked as she made her way over to sit at the table Lucas was sitting at, giving the younger boy a smile too. She wanted the younger students to know she was there for them, too. In case they didn’t. |
Gunnar was exceptionally grouchy when he walked into the tea shop for class today. He knew everyone was simply doing their best but honestly the situation was terrible. If he didn't think it could get any more crowded with doubling up dorms, he only had to wait until trying to fit an entire school at the Three Broomsticks. Personal space was a precious commodity. But he put on a polite smile as he greeted the professor with a hello and turned to find a seat. He enjoyed Ancient Runes and maybe stretching out a bit in a new location would put him in a better mood. The Slytherin found an empty table and sat down, glancing at the tin of runic cookies in front of him. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad. |
No. Everything about this was no. No. Nope. If it were not for the fact that he genuinely enjoyed the study of runes, Eiji would not have even left his bed this morning. Despite earlier lessons having their unappealing qualities, he still was not keen on how much time had been spent on these arbitrary personality traits and their pseudo associations with runes, he was compelled towards the subject and its general practicality. But there was nothing, nothing practical about this location. It was torturous and for reasons far deeper than its obnoxious aesthetic. Barely able to make eye contact with the healer, his dependency on calming draught being something he was rather ashamed of, he entered the establishment with much reluctance. His chest feeling more and more hollow with each step, the fourth year looked for an already half occupied table to seriously dwindle his chances of things becoming more complicated than they already felt. Which meant he was going to move as far away from Nina's location as he could manage. Even on his good days he could barely handle how she conducted herself in lessons - today he would combust with the slightest pseudo feminine charms. Which was why he slid into the seat beside Gunnar. It felt the safe option. ......even the cookies were unwanted irritants of astronomical proportions. "....these better serve some functionality," he grumbled to himself as he pushed them further away from himself. |
Sitting with Nina and Dorian As interesting as it was to have lessons in the shops and pubs around the village - it just felt WEIRD to Nettie as she walked in to Madame Puddifoot's. She felt like she should be here on a date...that was the only time she'd stepped into the tea shop previously. With Ethan. Yikes. That felt like ages ago, but really, it had only been about a year...which was still ions in teenage time. Her eyes scanned the shop, trying to find a spot to sit. The tables were too small for her liking. It was all too...intimate. She spotted Eiji almost immediately, and he was looking...extremely sour today. She wasn't quite sure she had the energy for that sass at the moment...she spotted Dorian sharing a table with Nina, though, and figured that might be a better option today. Her fellow Ravenclaw was usually pretty friendly. She smiled at them and walked over, taking one of the seats at the table. "Hey!" she greeted the two as she sat down. Thank goodness they'd picked a somewhat larger table, because everyone was already sharing with someone and she didn't want to be sitting alone. Even if it was just a class, sitting in THIS restaurant, without someone to sit with her, just felt...pathetic. She eyed the cookie runes with a small smile. Cute touch. |
Tina thought she would be happier after leaving Hogwarts, but while she certainly wasn't complaining about leaving the mist behind, she felt every bit as trapped here as she had in the castle. Hogwarts or Hogsmeade, it didn't matter: it was just trading one prison for another. All that had changed was the scenery. She was still stuck in a place she hated with people she hated even more, and she was sick of it. She needed her space! How much longer until the end of the term? She just wanted to go home! As she entered the tea shop, Tina felt a wave of disgust at the decor. Eww, everything was so frilly! Well, beggars can't be choosers, she supposed. No point in complaining. "Hello, Professor Beryl," she greeted politely, giving a nod of acknowledgment as she passed. She almost chuckled at the professor's words. There was no need to worry about her ordering anything off the menu. She wasn't a big fan of the sweet treats the tea shop served. and besides. she hadn't the money to order anything even if she wanted. Tina took a seat at the least crowded table, taking care not to come into contact with the frilly decorations. For now, the cookies went unnoticed, as all her attention was on the Professor as she waited for the lesson to begin. |
Lesson begins here - greetings and question! SPOILER!!: Archer and Daisy "Hello Archer. Sorry to disappoint. But you can have the rune cookies when the lesson is done." Yes, unfortunately she did need them to stay on task until the end. She was making the best of a bad situation and at least having the entirety of Puddifoots set aside for the lesson meant there'd be less external interruptions. She smiled encouragingly at Daisy as she sat down, joining her housemate. "Hello Daisy.". SPOILER!!: Dorian, Nina, & Nettie "Hello Dorian. Glad to see you're in good spirits." And good manners too. At least he did not seem to shook up as some of the students certainly had been exhibiting with the mist and all. Yes they had left it behind now, but it was still disruption enough to send some of the children mentally spinning. She couldn't blame them. Actually, Nina Castillo seemed to be holding up rather well too, at least she seemed rather the same as she had before the mist, despite having had a run in with it, which Carmine had treated in her capacity as healer. She was still keeping an eye on the girl - still expecting more from her. "Nina. Good to see you." And glad she hadn't tried to drop the class given how much she clearly enjoyed the subject. "Nettie, welcome." Professor Beryl added as the Ravenclaw girl joined that table. Yes, it was obvious. SPOILER!!: Lucas and Stas "Hello Lucas." Professor Beryl greeted in return, noticing the boy check the tin, a twinkle in her eyes. "You can sample them after the lesson, you'll be needing them during. Hello Stasya." She added, greeting the Gryffindor prefect as she joined Lucas. SPOILER!!: Gunnar and Eiji "Hello Gunnar, hello Eiji." The professor greeted both Slytherin boys with a welcoming, warm smile. She noted the somewhat... moody aura that Eiji was sporting, but she didn't draw attention to it or make any comment. It was fine, her own fifteen year old son was a master of such moods too. It was best to just leave them to it unless it got in the way of their learning. Quote:
"Hello Tina, I'm glad to see you." Carmine said, greeting the girl with a warm welcome as she took a seat. Yes it was true the decor wasn't for everyone, but at least it was safe and quiet and warm, and they could take their time to focus on the lesson at hand without distraction. Or at least, with as little distraction as possible. ------------- Once a few more students had arrived and taken their seats, Carmine welcoming them all by name -first names now that she was better acquainted with them all- she addressed the classroom.... err.... teashop at large. "If you haven't peeked into the tins in front of you, perhaps you'll be interested to note that there are cookies inside, but they aren't just cookies c they are runes. You'll be using those today, and when we are done you may take your cookies with you to share with friends, or if you want to continue using them for runework they should last you through your exams." She expected them to be eaten though, really, these were teenagers, and those were delicious sugar cookies. "Today we are continuing our work with runecasting. Your practice with runic correlations should be helpful for you with interpreting rune readings - I expect to hear all of you making the effort to find deeper, more thorough meanings in your readings, rather than simply taking a rune at face value." They were expected to think and marry creativity and logic in their interpretations, which was why she had been challenging them with different runic correlation systems. "Firstly, let me reiterate, runecasting is not fortune telling. It is not divination as per what you study in that subject. Runecasting makes use of the subconscious of a magical individual. When you cast the runes, you are not seeing the future, you are examining cause and effect and drawing conclusions about the most likely outcome. This means that what you discover when you read the runes is not set in stone: it is mutable and changeable. It is a process of magical evaluation." Professor Beryl explained, pausing for them to take whatever notes they wished in their rune journals. "When you pose a question for the runes to answer, your conscious and subconscious mind focus your intent toward that question. The runes themselves are the channel through which you receive your answers, and the spread in which you draw out the runes is helps you frame the question and interpret your results. If you like you can compare these three elements to casting a spell - you need your intent for that just as you need your focus when casting runes, you need your wand just as you need the runes, and you need to make use of the most appropriate runespread, just as you must use the correct wand movement in a spell." So all three aspects were important. "For those of you who are more science-minded, runecasting makes use of understanding the human psyche, cause and effect, and the interconnectedness of all things. If you wish to boil it down as such you may consider it a form of psychology in that sense. Today we will do a simple three-rune spread, and you'll be expected to choose a more complex spread to work on for homework. Before we get started with the runecasting, I have a question I'd like you to all consider. What external factors do you think might have an influence on the effectiveness of your runecast? What do you think you can do to account for these influences or minimize their effect?" There were so many possible answers, she was interested to hear what they thought. ooc: the lesson has begun - if your student is late at this point they will be in trouble for it, so if you want to join in just go ahead and post as if they were already here! Students should be taking notes on what the professor has said, and should also be answering the posed question. Any questions, please PM me! We'll be moving on in around 18 hours. |
Nina concentrated on being very cute and pretty for the Ravenclaw she was sat with (Dorian) in hopes that the boy would take notice. It was difficult with Ravenclaws, as most of them had priorities elsewhere. But not entirely impossible. She did, however, keep a watchful eye on the door as their table wasn't quite yet full. Finding herself somewhat disappointed, while equal parts relieved when Eiji had chosen not to join her. She wasn't oblivious to his disapproval, but was still quite concerned for her friend and would have liked to be present for him. His sour mood was, unsurprising and dependent on who he sat with it would only get worse, she was sure. Which is why it was a relief to see he was with Gunnar. Though she wouldn't claim to know the boy extremely well, she did have a fair amount of respect for him. And knew him to have a level-head, he was quiet, reserved, and didn't stick his nose in other people's business. All things Eiji Rastings needed at the moment. Things Nina Castillo didn't need at the moment? Trinetta Gladin. No offense. Despite being quite displeased that Nettie had chosen to take a seat at her table, Nina gave he a polite smile. Nettie was... intense. And drama seemed to follow her where ever she went... Which is why Nina was... cautious. Anyway, none of this mattered now as Professor Beryl was addressing the class and it was time to begin the lesson. One which Nina planned on learning from despite their odd location and rather impractical circumstances. She hadn't been curious enough to peek at the tins, but their Professor had identified their contents so it really wasn't a big mystery that needed solving. She could practically see her classmates salivating over the cookies. Nina would obviously be keeping them for runeswork until exams. She wouldn't let something like this go to waste. She also had a fair amount of self restraint. It wouldn't be difficult. Besides, she could probably get Dorian to share some of his if she batted her eyelashes enough. The Slytherin absently played with her hair, feigning disinterest while she actually took diligent notes. Ancient Runes was among one of her favorite subjects for the reason that it was not fortune telling. Divinations was much like a pseudo-science. Runes was the real deal. It required a fair amount of logic, research, and accuracy, but also required some level of creativity, open mindedness, and interpretation. Much like Arithmancy, it provided a balance of both the left brain and the right. She appreciated that. As far as the question went, Nina's mind immediately went to the elimination of outside disturbances. For example, she would never attempt to runecast in the Common Room. For the most obvious reason that others may see her and find out how much she loved the subject, but also because there was constant noise, first years running about, House Elves popping in and out, Eloise Fairfield who would no doubt make Nina cry. All factors which would pull away from the ability to concentrate on the task. Nina didn't raise her hand to offer up any of her thoughts though. Unsurprising. |
Eloise was just sitting somewhere in the room. Just not with Nina and Nettie. N&N or with Mr. More Boring Than A Dead Person and Eiji. But she was here and wanting to eat these cookies already. They looked good. Also while she could really use it as a reason since some classes change it the weird and bizarre every time she enters the door. It was distracting in here. So fun fact. It is the first time she has stepped foot in this place. Guess if it was fortune telling, runecast that is, we would be in divination and not Ancient Runes. Just a thought Anyway time to answer "If you are serious with your question or whatever before you even start the runecast" Like what if you where just trying cast a joke question. Which is on brand for Eloise and what she would do if not supervised. |
Despite the change in scenery and being able to breathe some fresh air again, Missa felt weary - and just wanted to go home. But nope, they were being made to stay - they were being made to concentrate on classes when bigger issues were at hand. Like the castle being enveloped in a mist unknown and the still very much missing kids. At least she had been able to write to her dad - at least. So, she hadn't been late to this class - she had just been quite dull in her movements and had made it just in time to find a table at the back. When professor Beryl started speaking, she was relieved - because it give her no chance to look into her surroundings or take account into the fact that at one point she gad wondered what it would be like to go on dates in this pinker than life teashop and the person she had wanted to go with was sitting nearby -- gloomy as hell. It was just so ridiculously apparent, it made her heart hurt. So, the brunette just kept her head down and scribbled away whatever the healer said - and didn't bother offering an answer - others were doing a great job after all. |
Drewett was definitely in attendance. Not late either. He'd never been late to a class before, and he had no plans of breaking that record either. And he was sharing a table with Eloise too, whom Drewett had given a side glance at, while he was scribbling down his notes, for already munching on her cookies. Did she see that there were runes on them? And that they were learning runecasting today? But then again, this shouldn't have surprised him at all. He knew Eloise. The Slytherin liked to think with her stomach than with her head sometimes. Letting out a quiet sigh, he turned to face Professor Beryl when she started the lesson. Uhm. Drewett raised his hand. "Noise, professor. I-I wouldn't want to be interrupted while runecasting," the fifth year said. And he was sometimes very easily distracted too. Not because he couldn't focus on whatever task was presented to him, but because there were definitely some people who would simply love to pester him. Maybe sitting beside Eloise was a bad idea, he'd only just realized. "Taking into consideration the venue b-before runecasting would make a d-difference." |
"I'm just glad that we can continue lessons" he answered to the professor because he was in good spirit because of this. He would have disliked it if they had all been send home. As he placed his self-inking quill next to his notebook, Dorian looked up to see a Slytherin girl taking a seat. He knew her name was Nina but that was it. " Hey" he greeted before his blue eyes wandered over to Nettie as she sat down on the other chair. As a fellow Ravenclaw, he knew her of course and instead of a hey, he gave an upwards nod with a small grin. When the Professor started to lesson, Dorian looked at the tin of cookies in front of him and made a mental note to use them later in the year for his exam. He opened up his notebook which was specifically for Ancient Runes and scanned the pages until he found the page he had used during the previous lesson as they seemed to continue. While he wrote down key words and phrases that the professor was telling them, he kept getting distracted by what Nina was doing...His eyes kept glancing her way despite wanting to focus on the lesson. A small smile played on his lips before the Ravenclaw pushed his chair closer to the table and continued to take notes. Focus. Once he was finished, he placed the self-inking quill down neatly next to his notebook and began to think on how to answer the first question and raised his hand in the air. "I agree with the others about noise" he said and his eyes looked over at Nina for a second or two as the movement of her playing with her hair had caught his attention. At least she was taking notes."But it is is the movement around me that would distract me" he said as he looked back at the front. And he got distracted pretty quickly although it had gone down a bit since he started to meditated "As for minimizing the influence i would make sure that i'm alone" Simple right? Or use petrificus totalus on anyone nearby when they moved...that could work as well. He was a hundred percent sure it would land him in detention though so not the best option. Avoidance was the best. |
Having lessons in random locations around Hogsmeade was just too much of a change for Cordelia to cope with. It was bad enough that they had to leave the castle in the first place, and now the headmaster was trying to make them carry on with classes here as if everything was okay. It wasn’t okay. She didn’t like this new environment and there was no way she could focus on classes in this strange place, especially after the whole everyone almost dying in the mist thing. There was nothing consistent or predictable about their current living situation at all and it was severely impacting her school performance and her overall well being. Not to mention the crazy amount of stress that was sending her blood sugar through the roof and she was just exhausted. Physically and emotionally she just wasn’t in a state where she could handle doing lessons. Normally Cordelia would have been full of energy and coming up with crazy answers to any questions that she wasn’t totally sure about. However, she was currently sulking at a table in the back corner of the room. No, she hadn’t looked at the rune cookies and no, she didn’t have any materials out for taking notes with. She wished that the school would have sent them all home after the evacuation. What she wanted most of all right now was for Lorelai Stemp to get the headmaster to let her go home. Cordelia stared blankly at the professor when she spoke, not really processing the words that came out of Professor Beryl’s mouth. No, she wouldn’t be answering the professor’s question nor would she be putting any brainpower into answering the question. When would she be able to go home? |
As much as Lucas would've pretended to be happy about sitting on his own at the table, he was relieved when someone else sat down on his table as well. Someone he didn't mind in the slightest. He returned Stasya's smile with one of his own. Hey. Hi. Hello. When Beryl started speaking he turned his attention to her, instead. They could sample them later? He was glad about that. Even if the smarter option would be to keep them until the end of term but....... well. They were cookies. Wouldn't they turn stale? Would they turn stale? He didn't know but he knew that he couldn't have that. But, runecasting. That's what they were going to be used for today. Not for seeing the future but for making his own conclusions and finding deeper meanings behind these runes. Something that helped? Comparing runecasting to casting spells. He glanced down at the cookies, almost trying to visualise himself casting spells and then replacing his wand with the runes, instead. Huh. Maybe he should write that down. Something else he was making a note of, on top of all of that, was Beryl's talk about the human psyche and interconnectedness and psychology. That seemed to make a bit more sense to him as well, even if psychology wasn't something he understood a lot. But there wasn't any time to think about any of that, and Beryl was moving on so he wasn't going to ask any more. Now. External factors? Well, he knew exactly what would effect his runecasting: noise. Noise was very distracting but that had already been mentioned so...... back to square one. He frowned slightly, his chin resting on the palm of his hand. What else would distract him? A lot of things. Mostly internal things like thoughts and worries and all of those things that clouded his brain. But Beryl wanted external factors so that wasn't it. Yeah, he was staying quiet. |
Tina was all ears as Professor Beryl addressed the class. The chaotic situation with the mist had changed a lot, but her willingness to learn remained the same as ever… despite any aversion she had to the overly cutesy setting. She had overlooked the tins on the table until just now, but she took a quick peek at the cookies inside as the Professor pointed them out. Well, that was interesting. She wasn't sure what to make of the cookie runes, but she had to give credit where it was due, it was a creative idea! She listened intently to the lecture, jotting down some notes along the way, and her ears perked up at the mention of science. Hmm… she'd never thought of runecasting as similar to psychology before, but Beryl's explanation made perfect sense. It was an interesting concept for sure, but before she could get too absorbed in it, there was a question asked. She bit her lip, lost in thought. People had already mentioned noise level and the type of question asked, but something the professor said took Tina's thoughts in a completely different direction. Professor Beryl said runecasting involved understanding the psyche, so did that mean one's emotional state played a part in the effectiveness (or lack thereof) of runecasting? Maybe certain runes were easier to cast in a specific state of mind? For example, Wunjo, which was associated with joy and pleasure, might be easier to cast in a state of happiness. As far as things one could do to minimize the effect, the obvious answer was to clear one's mind and keep one's emotions in line while runecasting… but emotions were an internal factor, not an external one, right? That was probably way too far off base! Tina didn't want to risk being wrong and embarrassing herself in front of everyone, so she kept her thoughts to herself for now. |
They often heard about the Inner Eye and all that hullabaloo, but Eiji was beginning to believe in it. He was certain now that he had a sixth sense and it manifested itself in knowing when Missa was present. Without even looking up from his parchment he could feel her, smell her, even see her features in his mind. Which was maybe why he was even more stubborn in not looking up. She wanted her time so he was giving it to her. Professor Beryl's question was a bit of an ironic one - he had tuned out most of everything else she had said and wasn't all that apologetic for doing so. What external factors do you think might have an influence on the effectiveness of your runecast? How about being a bloody teenager. They were probably the most turbulent bunch and least reliable for any sort of reading, runecasting or otherwise. |
Nerissa had been the entire time, possibly earlier than most people. Certainly early enough to grab a table for herself and pointedly spread her things around it to keep others from joining her. Ancient Runes was complex (difficult) enough without all the distractions that would come with letting someone sit within touching distance. And despite what she'd told Zai, it was actually more than a bit odd that his mother was the Ancient Runes professor. And healer. It made her feel self-conscious; almost like she was intruding on something. Which was a weird way to feel about something that had nothing to do with her, but she often felt a lot of things that left her feeling quite perplexed, and at turns, aggrieved with herself. The location wasn't exactly helping, as cute it was. She sat ramrod straight on her chair, hands resting on her lap, appearing serene, though feeling anything but. Her quick quotes quill took diligent notes from her, though she could see from the corner of her eye that they were messier than they ought to be. Probably her own fault, somehow. Nerissa raised her hand. "would the manner in which the rune was carved--"--or baked, which made her wonder if Beryl had done these herself or had ordered them from Puddifoot's--"have any effect at all and would it qualify as an external factor? If both the conscious and subconscious play a part when a question is asked, wouldn't the same apply to when the rune is being made?" |
SPOILER!!: Nina As per usual, Professor Beryl cast a look over at Nina to see if she was paying attention, and as usual she was somewhat disappointed that the young girl did not volunteer an answer, but it appeared she was taking notes at the least. SPOILER!!: Eloise And young Miss Fairfield was the first to give an answer. Professor Beryl was pleased about that but less pleased that she hadn't put her hand up. "Eloise, we may not be in a traditional classroom, but I do expect you to raise your hand before you answer. I won't warn you again." Or anyone else for that matter. "However, yes, that would be a factor in that how serious you are will reflect on the intent behind your question. Thank you for your answer." SPOILER!!: Missa While Carmine absolutely expected that Nina wouldn't give an answer, it was more surprising when Missa didn't volunteer one. She simply gave the girl an encouraging smile, glad to see that she was taking notes at least, but hoping she would engage further. Perhaps this mist situation and her other situation had effected her even more deeply than the professor had been aware of, even in her capacity as the school healer. She made a mental note to check in on the girl in private soon. SPOILER!!: Drewett the soft boi "Yes, noise and interruptions should be minimized as best as you can. Your location and surroundings can have a huge influence on those things, thank you for your answer." Professor Beryl said, giving the young man a kind smile. SPOILER!!: Dorian "As am I, Dorian. It is nice to keep busy and keep a routine during trying times." And of course school would go on with as few interruptions as possible - there was no benefit to cutting short the opportunities for a thousand wizarding children, was there? She noticed that Dorian was industrious with his note-taking and she very much approved of the young Ravenclaw's engagement with his classmates' answers. She nodded as he elaborated on that. "Very true, movement in your surroundings is an inevitable distraction at times. Being on your own is an excellent way to counter that." SPOILER!!: Cordelia Cordelia seemed particularly distracted to the point that professor Beryl might have been exasperated were she any other professor, as it was she did not wish to encourage the blatant lack of focus. Cordelia was old enough to cope and ever since the evacuation, Carmine rather thought that the girl had been behaving less maturely then her own youngest children who hadn't reached Hogwarts age quite yet. "Cordelia, pay attention please. Why are you not taking notes?" There was no excuse for coming to class without preparing. Would she have to talk to the girl after class and assess her medically once more? If she wasn't coping, it would perhaps be better for her not to attend school at all. This would require some attention, it seemed, but Carmine was in agreement with the headmaster regarding certain aspects of educating children who had some kind of special needs - they would, inasmuch as they were able to provide support, but if it became a difficulty or in the best interest of the child, they would be released home and not encouraged to return. SPOILER!!: Lucas She could see young Mr Dakest was listening closely and thinking about what was going on, but it appeared he had no answer to provide. She gave him an encouraging nod and smile - really she would much rather hear him say something, but as long as he was engaging with the material, listening, and note-taking, she'd not complain or draw attention to the boy. SPOILER!!: Tina Usually Carmine looked forward to how Tina engaged with lessons, she always had interesting things to say and genuinely seemed to be interested to learn new things and try to understand difficult concepts rather than shy away from them as some did. She seemed to be thinking hard, by the look on her face, but no answer was forthcoming. Professor Beryl watched the young woman for a moment but didn't press her. At least her notes were likely thorough, she seemed to be taking notes industriously. SPOILER!!: Eiji There seemed to be a lot of teenaged vibes in the makeshift classroom today. Was it because of the venue, specifically, or was it simply the nature of the beast? It was a shame, whatever it was, was holding Eiji back from providing an answer, he was a thoughtful individual when that teenaged angst was not clouding things. SPOILER!!: Nerissa Nerissa was a thoughtful one, Professor Beryl had noticed, it was always clear that she spent time considering multiple angles and her question made that obvious. "Yes, absolutely. The material which your runes are made from are an important consideration, so to is the consecration and activation methods - sometimes you will find with experimentation that you have better results with certain materials, and with different methodology when creating your runes - whether they're carved or painted, or in this case iced," in red icing, "to mark out each rune symbol." _________ Quote:
She had a small blackboard which wrote on itself some of the question responses plus a few more answers for them to consider, but this lesson was not meant to be hugely theory based - they had covered so much of that with the runic correlations that it was simply time to start applying that knowledge intuitively, and she wanted them to get stuck into the activity, perhaps distract themselves from the collective teenage angsting. "The rune cookies you have in front of you have been consecrated and invoked and are ready to use. With your own rune sets it is generally advised that you do this process yourself - and I would highly encourage all of you to experiment with creating your own runes from scratch in order to have a rune set that is truly attuned to your energies. However, for the purposes of this lesson, and for the remainder of the term and your exams, these will suffice, as will any store bought runes you may be using." She said, just to address that first of all. "If you have a rune cloth, now is the time to spread it in front of you. If you don't, you may use one of the large white paper doilies for now." Which worked with the cookie theme, did it not? "This surface area will serve as the boundary for your runecasting and also keep your runes from getting dirty." She paused for them to set this up, it only would take a moment though. "We are going to do a three rune cast today, which is also known as casting the Norns. The Norns are the Norse goddesses of fate. Urdh: goddess of the past, Verdhandi: the present, and Skuld: the goddess of the future. What has been, what is, and what will be. This makes a simple framework for any question you choose to ask. The first rune is representative of the past of the situation in question. The second is representative of the path that the you are currently on, and the third indicates a likely outcome if you continue on the present path." That was the reasoning behind it. It was interesting that there were myths associated with such things - useful memory devices for those who were inclined to pay more attention to stories. "When you are ready, carefully form a question in your mind. It is important that you focus your intent and do not change your question midway through your reading. I would like you to spread your runes out on your work area, all of them upside down. Mix them around gently and keep your question fixed firmly in mind. Continue this until you are compelled to pick a rune. First the past, then the present, then the future. Lay these out, without yet turning them over to look at your selection. When you have all three runes laid out still face down, push the remaining runes aside and, with your question still in mind it will be time to begin your interpretation." She said, pausing again to allow them to take notes on these steps and absorb the instructions fully. "Flip each of your three runes over as if turning the pages of a book, in order from past, through present, and finishing on future. You may pause to consider the meaning of each one as you go, or turn each of the three and consider the runes holistically, depending on your preference." Easy enough. "I'd like you to each do two readings. The first one you must do on your own, the second one you may choose to partner up and do for a classmate if you wish, but you may do that second one on your own too if you like, it is up to you. You are encouraged to talk about your readings with each other too, though this is optional depending on how personal of a question you choose to focus your reading on- however if I come to speak with you, I do expect that you'll explain your interpretation to me at the least." And she would come around to everyone, they ought to expect that by now. "Remember, if your runes are reversed, or 'merkstave' they should be interpreted as such! Do not turn them the right way up. You may begin now, and if you have questions you may raise your hand and ask." ooc: sorry for the slight delay! This is the activity portion of the lesson - there is no post minimum but to get full credit your character needs to do two readings. It is up to you whether you work with someone else or not on the second one, and up to you whether or not your character is chatty about their work or not. You can just select whatever runes you like (if you want to have your character's get specific results for their questions) or you can use something like this to generate a selection. If you have any questions let me know! If you need Professor Beryl to come to your character, title your post accordingly. |
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. |
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. |
Professor 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. |
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. |
Been here the whole time... 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. |
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? |
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?" |
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. |
open to anyone willing to partner up ^__^ 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? |
Nina 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. SPOILER!!: First Rune 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. SPOILER!!: Second Rune 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 SPOILER!!: Third Rune His eyes looked at Nina for a second before he continued his reading. SPOILER!!: continued 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. |
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. |
Last chance to join in/finish up! SPOILER!!: Maeve 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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. ______________ "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! |
Twenty minutes left? Lucas looked up suddenly, and then around and then back at the rune cookies. Twenty minutes. Twenty minutes to get another reading in and interpret it and not overthink. That last part sounded impossible but he was going to do it, even if it took him all of those twenty minutes to do so. As for the question, well, he had an answer. Runecasting was harder for himself because there were things he didn't really want to know - looking at you, Mannaz. It was a bit more personal, you know? And there was always that part of him that was scared about what the runes were going to say about him. What if it gave him an answer he didn't like? What then?? But he wasn't done so he wasn't going to answer. Instead, he gathered up the rune cookies again and started spreading them out, face down. There was no choice but to stick to the same question, mostly because he really wanted to see if he could get a different answer that could be more positive than the one before. Which wasn't cheating. It wasn't. Eventually, after a lot of mixing around, the boy picked out three runes that he was, again, drawn to. He didn't really understand why and it felt like a lot of picking random rune cookies but these seemed to stick out to him. In a weird way. He laid these out in front of him, face down, and pushed the other ones aside. Slowly, he reached over and turned over the first rune. The rune for the past. Which was..... Hagalaz? Slightly confused, he glanced over at the textbook, only to see the words 'judgement' and 'creative destruction' stand out. What? did that? have to do? with ANYTHING?! Was there a mistake? Could there be a mistake? The only answer was to continue reading, which he did and was...... slowly starting to regret. Letting go of the past? Destruction? DISAPPOINTMENT?! DISAPPOINTMENT?! Oh Merlin. Even so, he continued reading. Fear of destruction and loss prevents future growth. Disappointment is a necessary first-step in achieving change. A setback will happen for a reason?? So if this was about the past, did that mean that the setback had already happened? Which, well, he could understand since, in the last reading, his first rune was Isa and that talked about stillness. Yeaaaaah, he was feeling uncomfortable so he was going to move onto the next rune to pop out at him. The present? Berkana, but an inverted Berkana. One that meant stagnation and a failure to initiate something. The internal screaming only intensified. Lucas covered his face with his hands. This wasn't happening. It wasn't. He almost didn't want to read the description completely because he already had a feeling he knew what it was going to say. He wasn't doing anything. That was it, wasn't it? He hadn't done anything because he...... didn't really know how to. Or if he should. Or if it would be worth it. A few moments later, he uncovered his face and peeked at the description in his book, mostly out of curiosity. Stubborn refusal to channel creative and healing forces? Accept the rites of passage of life? And then, further along, friction within relationships, even betrayal. Merlin, he didn't like the sound of any of this. But there was one last rune left and he might as well find out if the future of..... this was going to be bad or not. He wasn't holding out much hope here but he still turned over the last rune cookie to see the symbol of Jera. Jera, which stood for harvest - what? - and change and rewards. That sounded better, right? Maybe the others were bad because he was going to get a reward out of it. He still didn't know how to feel about that. Leaning over, his eyes found the meaning in the textbook and he started reading. A permanent reward after hardships, yes, exactly. A reward after his own stagnation. It was an odd combination but it was starting to make a bit more sense now. And then there was a bit about a meal and outdoor festivities?? Why did these future runes want him to go outside and eat so badly?? But what Lucas was taking away from this, something that hit a little closer to home, was this paragraph right here. This paragraph that talked about an extra push to finish a job, a motivation to get the job done. It could mean a lot of things, yeah, but he knew exactly what this was talking about because it could only be about one thing. Something he needed to do, which only left him feeling more uncomfortable than he started off feeling. Yeaaaaaaah, he didn't like any of this. Not at all. |
Tina's eyes flicked toward the blackboard as the question and answers appeared, and she began taking notes. Oh, okay, it looked like she'd been correct in thinking that emotions were more an internal factor than an external one. She was glad she hadn't voiced that thought, but she was still curious about the affect one's emotional state had on rune readings. Maybe she'd ask Professor Beryl about it later. Another thing that piqued her curiosity was the mention of creating one's own rune set. That was something she definitely wanted to try, and her mind buzzed with questions about the process. How did one go about consecrating and invoking runes? And what effect did the material the runes were made of have? Those were questions for another time, she supposed. With some difficulty, Tina refocused her thoughts on the task at hand and prepared to do her first reading. Note to self: buy a rune cloth, she thought. She wished she'd thought to but one the last time she was in Diagon Alley! It would've been so much better to use than these hideous frilly things, but it was what it was. She neatly arranged a doily on the table in front of her and spread her runes. The first question she asked was the one that had been on her mind constantly since the mist appeared: Will I return to Hogwarts next year? Concentrating as hard as she could on her question, Tina selected the first rune that drew her attention, then a second and a third. She turned over the first rune… inverted Wunjo. So that meant sorrow, strife, and alienation. Well, that was certainly accurate, though Tina wasn't sure if it referred to the circumstances that brought her to Hogwarts or her past experiences in the school itself. Either one could apply!* After jotting down her interpretations. she moved on to the next rune: Nauthiz. That meant restriction, which Tina interpreted to mean the restrictions that the mist had placed in her freedom, and conflict. Well, duh! Obviously she was conflicted about returning to Hogwarts, or she wouldn't be asking that question! Between the chaos that constantly plagued Hogwarts and the ever-growing list of people she despised, she wanted no part in this school anymore, but at the same time… she had a father figure who'd sacrificed so much of himself to this school. A part of her felt she needed to stay and keep the memory of his contributions alive as long as she could. She consulted her book to see if there could be another meaning. Nauthiz also meant survival and the will to overcome. Did that mean she had the straight to survive whatever Hogwarts could throw at her? It certainly didn't feel like it right now! Feeling even more confused than ever, Tina revealed the final rune in her reading, Ingwaz. That meant… internal growth and family love. The family love part was easy to decipher, and once again, her thoughts turned to the man who'd become like a father to her. Did that mean she would return to Hogwarts for him and grow to love the school as he once did? The idea seemed preposterous! As she checked the book again, she saw there was another meaning of Ingwaz that could apply: freedom to move in a new direction. Maybe that meant she'd leave Hogwarts and be homeschooled for her final year, or better yet, find a way to get back into Beauxbatons? Tina took a moment to write down her findings, hoping that would help her process her overwhelming thoughts, before moving on to her second reading. She was grateful that Professor Beryl had given them the option to work alone for the second reading! Group work made her nervous, and that anxiety could throw off her concentration for the reading. Now she just needed a question, but she wasn't sure what. She'd already used the most pressing thing on her mind for the first reading. Then it occurred to her: Will I get accepted to Monvoisin Wizarding University? All three of her dads, her real one and the two men who became father figures to her after his passing, had gone there, and it was her dream to follow in their footsteps. She spread the runes over her doily and picked the first three that caught her eye, gently pushing the others aside. Eithwaz was the first rune she revealed, and that meant motivation, sense of purpose, and a driving force to acquire. That made sense. She had a clear goal of attending that specific university and had worked hard for a long time toward it. What was next? Tina turned over the second rune, Kenaz… knowledge, creativity, and the power to create one's reality. Maybe that referred to the knowledge and creativity she'd gained from her studies, and the "power to create one's own reality" meant that having said knowledge gave her more power to decide which university she wanted to attend… or something along those lines. Tina looked at the final rune: Sowilo. She knew even before consulting her book that that was a promising result! One of the meanings for sowilo was success or goals achieved, so did that mean that if she continued working hard, she'd get into her dream school? Then there was another possible meaning that caught her eye: a positive change. Was that a sign that she could get accepted somewhere even more prestigious than Monvoisin? Or maybe the positive change would be simply leaving Hogwarts forever? Tina had a lot to think about as she wrote her findings. She was so absorbed in the task that she almost didn't hear Professor Beryl's question. Luckily, it was one she didn't have to think about much. She knew that, at least in her experience, rune readings were easier to do on herself. Her hand went up, and she said when called on, "Maybe I don't have an accurate basis for comparison, since I've never tried a runecasting for another person, but I would think it's easier to do for yourself. You know yourself better than any other person would, so you could better interpret the way the rune meanings apply to you."Did that answer make sense? She hoped it did! |
Analiese met Professor Beryl's eye as she looked at her, and smiled at the encouraging nod. She looked back down at the rune cookies. She had another question. Something a bit more personal. Okay, it was much more personal. She closed her eyes mixed the runes until she picked three that she felt drawn to. She bit her lip as she stared down at the three cookies. She wanted an answer to this, yet at the same time she didn't. She took a deep breath and turned over the first rune. Nauthiz. The young girl flipped through her textbook to find a reading. Need and desire. This did make a bit of sense, but not so much. She flipped over the second rune. It was Gebo. Unification. Did that mean she... She shook her head and flipped over the next rune. Eihwaz. Change and growth. Oh Merlin. |
Maeve could feel Beryl's presence as she walked around the room which only made the gryffindor itch more for the boyfriend. For the best friend in which she could only hope was in a better place and that she'd found joy. She shouldn't have picked such a deeply personal question for her first reading because hearing the call for time about her second reading, well, Maeve didn't want to do another reading. She'd do it for homework, yes, that sounded like a much better idea. The good thing about being outside of the castle and in Hogsmeade was that she could walk around the village to clear her head.... So she was done for the moment because she wasn't going to cast another set for herself just yet. She was too inside herself to concentrate on figuring out another question. "Myself. Definitely harder. When casting for other people it's easier to detach yourself from the situation. When casting on yourself ... you can't really remove you from the equation." Which was different to what Tina had said, but that was how she felt on the situation, at least. Also, could she eat a cookie now? Maybe it'd help settle her stomach. |
Gunnar hardly paid much attention to his table mate as he did his own reading, even when Eiji mumbled aloud to himself. The sixteen year old would have simply thought the other boy was doing his own work, much like he was. Until the slamming shut of the book startled him enough to look over at him suddenly. "........everything okay?" Perhaps he had gotten an answer from the runes that he did not like? He did note the blush and raised an eyebrow as he looked at him a moment, but certainly didn't press more than that. He didn't like inserting himself into other people's business if he could help it. But good, he agreed to do the next reading together, and Gunnar nodded... but then quickly shook his head. "No, I mean I'll do your reading and you can do mine." He could use his own runes for that and it would be good practice for both of them in interpretation. "Think of your question, then speak it aloud. I'll choose the runes and give you my interpretation." And then Eiji could do the same for him, if he wanted. But he should if he was doing it for him in the first place. Glancing up as he heard the professor's question, Gunnar was about to offer an answer but the one that Gryffindor girl gave would have been similar to his own. Some of the divination readings he was able to do for others was similar to runecasting, and he agreed with that opinion. So he kept his mouth shut and turned his attention back to his tablemate. |
The news that they were allowed to sample the cookies once the lesson was over had been met with an equal positive reaction to what Lucas’s had been. If only because Stasya had been feeling a lack of cookies lately, ever since the mist had prevented her from visiting the kitchens to make some. Just like she still felt guilt over not having been able to visit the creatures in the barns prior to the evacuation, even as she felt certain Professor Cornish had made sure the creatures all got out safely. The withdrawals from baking were hitting her harder now, really. Especially being presented with the cookies and runecasting and everything. Her focus was split between the lesson and making sure her tablemate was doing alright, but she’d still managed to note down a few facts from the discussion. External factors affecting rune interpretations and all…she definitely wanted to include magical distractions into that list. Namely, mists that keep her from everything she likes. There had been a momentary distraction from the mention of the Norns, too. Even though they weren’t Icelandic. Still, as they’d been released to do their own readings, she had slid a doily over to act as her rune cloth just for aesthetic reasons. Cookies deserved respect too and she imagined they’d like the doily better than her rune cloth in her bag. Afterward, she carefully took her rune cookies out of their tin and spread them out on the doily, face down, focusing on the first question that came to her mind as she shuffled them around a few times. Only then did she select three and separate them from the rest Thurisaz…Dagaz…Gebo That made her think, but then she also chose to check her textbook just to make sure. Thurisaz meant discipline, pain, sacrifice. Which definitely fit with her feelings right now, everything she’d been thinking of since the first moment of being stuck in the castle. Dagaz meant a turn for the better, a positive outcome. She’d managed to escape, even if she still felt a little restricted in Hogsmeade and still didn’t know about the fate of most of her pets. And then finally she had Gebo, which she remembered from the long ago lesson on binding runes. A gift, balance, proposals. Oddly enough her first thought there went to her mama, if only because she knew Koen understood why she didn’t want to rush into things. Either way, it did answer the question of what she could expect after graduation. Sort of. Maybe. |
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"Just peachy," he replied gruffly. A tone he wished he had made even more gruff when Gunnar continued speaking. If he was going to have to speak his question aloud, he was going to pick something arbitrary and of little consequence. He didn't want anyone overhearing any of his business nor gaining insight they were not privileged to know. So no questions about Missa. None about Rebecca. Nothing to terribly personal but it had to have a hint of that to make it appear as though he were actively participating. "Fine," he grunted a little under his breath while giving his mum's runes a bit of a shuffle in preparation. "What does the universe want me to know about my career progression as a potioneer and alchemist?" he asked dryly and with a tone oozing with sarcasm. And could he just preemptively select the three runes for Gunnar? His fingers were already pushing a random three over to the right. And no. No cookies. |
Professor Beryl's smile was more assuring than she'd be able to explain - so she made sure to smile back, even if it didn't really reach her eyes. As for the second reading - she couldn't find anyone to smile at. Maybe she needed to chat more in class - because it looked like no one was interested to pair up. So, once again the brunette looked down, and decided to do it on her own. Trying not to think of the same things as before, she went over other things that worried her - and eventually landed on the most obvious question, 'will I make out alive this term?' Concentrating on the question, she reached out and made her second selection and quickly wrote down the three names: Othala - for past, Hagalaz - for present, and Sowilo - for future. Well, this was interesting. Flipping over the pages in her book, she began reading - and somehow it felt accurate and confusing at the same time yet again. She figured Othala was representing her love for Hogwarts, and how attached she was to it - it was her second 'home', and in the 'past' context - it made sense. But as she started reading about Hagalaz - her face paled, because it was entirely too accurate and it scared the crap out of her, her mind blanked completely as she wrote down what she read 'he destruction of Ragnarok is the kind of destruction one sees in the rune Hagalaz -- a destruction that is necessary in order to bring about rebirth of a new world, or a new phase of one's life.'. She was going to die, they were going to die. BECAUSE IT WAS ALL NECESSARY. She was going to throw up, for sure. Was there some water nearby? She needed water. ......Completely and utterly convinced that she would now be sacrificed for the greater good, she didn't even dare read about Sowilo. And simply slacked back in her seat. |
I'm really sorry there's not proper individual responses guys, I lost my post ;_; "Don't forget," Carmine said, addressing the class at large upon seeing the rather.... dramatic reactions of Lucas and Missa in particular in response to their readings, "that what you glean from the runes is not set in stone. Its a guide for you to follow if you wish to, and you have the opportunity to reflect and change your path. Runecasting is a matter of analysing cause and effect, after all." She particularly sent comforting looks at those two, since they seemed the most.... well, concerned, by their runecasts. Perhaps the reminder would be a timely one. Gunnar and Eiji were at least working together quietly, though it was perhaps a good thing that Professor Beryl did not see Eiji's preemptive picking of runes. All the same, there were learning experiences to be had from such things, and a lesson on not forcing the meaning to match a question too that perhaps the boys would find themselves reflecting on. It was interesting to see on one hand there were first years like Analiese, and on the other, ready-to-graduate seventh years like Stasya all working industriously on task. The beginning and end of a rune journey. She left both girls be, since they were so focused, but she was certain they knew they could ask for help if they wished. Tina and Maeve both had some excellent contributions and responses to the question she had posed, though Carmine did have to give a reminder: "Maeve, it may be the end of the term, but please remember to raise your hand before you answer." She wasn't in trouble though, not right now. It was a reminder. "Its interesting to hear both of your viewpoints, Maeve, Tina. There are certainly pros and cons to both. Certainly you can apply your understanding of your self to your reading in a more accurate way, but you can be compromised by the emotional impact at times. Perhaps it is worth considering the nature of the question you are seeking answers for as one of the factors. You can also try doing readings for yourself as if you were doing them for someone else, attempt to be objective. Difficult but not impossible. Some good thoughts, girls." ____ She checked the time and then spoke up, addressing the class as a whole. "Alright everyone. Its time to pack up. Thank you for your hard work and concentration today, well done. Please complete your readings for your homework and reflect upon your work in your rune journals." Gladly those had been salvaged from the school given she'd had them for marking at the time of the evacuation preparation. "Take your rune cookies with you - you may eat them and share them with friends, or keep them to practice with, it is up to you. Please leave your tables tidy!" She wouldn't want the Puddifoots staff to be further put out! And.... she was going to get herself some tea as soon as the students had left. ooc: Thank you all for coming! Sorry this reply is a bit short, I lost my first go around >.< This will stay open until the feast opens, so you can reply a finishing or leaving post if you want, but no further house points will be earned as I'll be putting those in shortly for both this lesson and the last one. |
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But as the younger boy continued his gruff tone, Gunnar set his jaw as his face took on an unimpressed look. He was not stupid and could easily discern a dry and sarcastic tone. He did those well enough on his own, and he was not here for it. He had his own things to deal with and wasn't interested in whatever bad day his housemate was having. "Look, if you didn't want to work together, all you needed to do was say so," he replied shortly, turning away from him to focus on his own runes in front of him. "I know how to runecast and I don't need to do a courtesy reading, if you're not going to take it seriously." He actually did want to practice his reading on another person but he wasn't about to answer for something asked so flippantly. "And it doesn't really work if you pre-select the runes," he added without looking up. He had already seen him start to push some runes to the side that he would guess would be for his reading and honestly? He wasn't going to entertain some fake reading just to get it over with. And since he'd do this one on his own as well, hoping that his first reading could be the one he'd discuss with the class or the professor as necessary, he chose to focus on the very personal question that had been niggling at the back of his mind since the first one. |
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