Chapter 191 - Ancient Runes (1/2)
Once more left panting, Rowan muttered something about getting her cardiac exercise for the day. At least this time around, she only had to reach the sixth floor which wasn't much of a consolation really. However, the classroom was also the first classroom down the corridor.
Walking into the classroom, Rowan found it entirely empty as she picked a seat mid-front. Pulling out a few of the textbooks along with supplies, she waits for anyone else to arrive. Not long after a few Slytherins and Hufflepuffs begin to trickle in. To Rowan's great displeasure so does Quyen Crowley and Hortense Sicca. At least they were missing the third member of their trio, Gertrude Fowley.
Ignoring the sneering duo, Rowan waits and to her great relief sees flushing, round face of Andrew Abbot. Waving at each other, Andrew puffs as he tiredly slumps down into the seat next to her. ”Did they have to pick the highest floor they could?”
”Mm, well, I had Arithmancy earlier,” Rowan drily said. ”It's on the seventh floor.”
Andrew shivers and says, ”I'm so glad I took Muggle Studies instead.”
”Planning to go into the ministry, are you?”
”No, but one of my uncles, a squib lives in a muggle neighborhood. I'd like to least not be an embarrassment to him, when I visit.”
”Well, that's kind of you.”
”Thanks,” Andrew said as he flashed Rowan a grateful smile.
The two of them aren't able to chat more as petite witch in dark blue robes sweeps into the room. Her crooked dark hat matches her slightly crooked, button nose. A tad to pale her coffee-colored hair is neatly coiled back as she eyes them with two colored eyes, a blue and brown eye. ”Welcome to Ancient Runes,” she said. ”I am Professor Babbling.”
Pausing to glance at all of them she says, ”We will start right off the bat. Please open Ancient Runes Made Easy by Laurenzoo.” They all quickly turn to open the book as she waves her wand as chalk draws runes onto the board.
”Before wizardkind wrote in Latin or any other language, Runes were the foremost form for wizards to record and to share magic with each other. Nowadays, many wizards know multiple languages or simply use translation spells. But such spells do not work on ancient runes as they are an ancient language of old. Many archaic records and archeological excavations require the knowledge of ancient runes,” Professor Babbling paused to make sure they all properly had their books open.
”Today, we shall start with the first ten great symbol, numbers,” Professor Babbling said as she gestured to the board. ”Who can tell me what the first three runes are?”
Andrew shyly raises his hand as Professor Babbling points to him. ”The first rune representing zero or nothing is a Demiguise. The number one is represented by a Unicorn. And the number two is represented by a Graphorn.”
”Very good, Mr. Abbott,” Professor Babbling said with a pleased expression. ”Can anyone else tell me the following four?”