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[[Filtered to Bob's students]]
Welcome to Ancient Runes. For those who may think this class dry and academic, it is anything but. The written word, well-crafted and adeptly positioned, is used in all kinds of magic, from warding to Potions to Transfiguration -- and a misplaced line in a written spell can twist, nullify, or destroy. During the year, we will explore lettering systems in languages ancient and modern, learn how letters are written, and discover what means and mediums are used in different types of magic.
During the first class, we will concentrate on standard second-year runes: Cirth, Phoenician runes, and the Elder, Younger, and Anglo-Saxon Futhark. We will learn -- or refresh our memories -- about who invented them, when and where they were used, and how the first wizards learned to control the awesome power of symbolic language.
*instructions for nonexistent second-years go here* Older years will need to bring Smedly Lurge's Deciphering Ancient Runes to class, along with a standard quill, multicolored ink, and two rolls of parchment. Those who need an extra copy of the main textbook will find it in the classroom tomorrow. For later lessons, you may need a sturdy pair of dragon-skin gloves. *ominous smile* It is as well to be prepared for anything in this class..... anything at all.
--Professor Bainbridge
[[Welcome to Bob's first class as a teacher. ^^ Feel free to mess about, or post an ooc note saying what your character did here.]]
Welcome to Ancient Runes. For those who may think this class dry and academic, it is anything but. The written word, well-crafted and adeptly positioned, is used in all kinds of magic, from warding to Potions to Transfiguration -- and a misplaced line in a written spell can twist, nullify, or destroy. During the year, we will explore lettering systems in languages ancient and modern, learn how letters are written, and discover what means and mediums are used in different types of magic.
During the first class, we will concentrate on standard second-year runes: Cirth, Phoenician runes, and the Elder, Younger, and Anglo-Saxon Futhark. We will learn -- or refresh our memories -- about who invented them, when and where they were used, and how the first wizards learned to control the awesome power of symbolic language.
*instructions for nonexistent second-years go here* Older years will need to bring Smedly Lurge's Deciphering Ancient Runes to class, along with a standard quill, multicolored ink, and two rolls of parchment. Those who need an extra copy of the main textbook will find it in the classroom tomorrow. For later lessons, you may need a sturdy pair of dragon-skin gloves. *ominous smile* It is as well to be prepared for anything in this class..... anything at all.
--Professor Bainbridge
[[Welcome to Bob's first class as a teacher. ^^ Feel free to mess about, or post an ooc note saying what your character did here.]]