Y45 Electives Fair

Lucy was surprised to hear what jobs were associated with ancient runes. She didn't know if she liked any of them; she was still trying to find herself after all. "Oh, that's interesting," she said as she thought. "So it's not just...um, well, reading runes, for yourself." She probably should have guessed that, but she hadn't really thought about it before. "Do you recommend it, just for fun? Cause it kind of looks like fun. Learning to read runes."
@Professor Cyndi Kingsley
 
Of course, Audrey was going to do every elective she possibly could. Her writer hadn't learned her lesson, and Audrey was determined enough and in need of enough enrichment that she intended to do everything she could. Still, it couldn't hurt to get a good look around at the electives, she thought, and she wandered around the electives fair with a thoughtful look on her face, pausing at the Muggle Studies booth and blinking a few times at the toy duck. "Oooh, I've heard of these!" she said, excitedly. "Muggles use these as problem-solving devices, I've been told," she stated with absolute certainty, looking over at the teacher with a grin.

((not me forgetting to tag @Professor Cairo Keller and remembering like 2 days later))
 
Last edited:
Professor Kingsley shook her head. "No, runes have several uses but reading them for yourself...and others is one of the fun parts" she agreed. "Would you like to see what the runes say about it?" The professor swept up her rune bag, a deep scarlet with a delicate gold chain which she loosened. "Have a pick" she encouraged the young girl.
@Lucy Montague
 
Kit showed up for the elective fair seeing her Head of House she decided to go that way first to see if that class would interesting. She glanced at the Arthimancy table on her way and thought she might want to stop on her way around the room. "Hello, Professor Josephs. Is everyone able to succeed in your class? Looking at runes and always being able to tell something from them type of thing?" She asked the Professor not sure how reading runes worked only having seen older students studying in passing.
@Professor Kahurangi Josephs
 
Lucy clapped her hands excitedly. She didn't know much about runes, and hadn't really done any kind of reading before. She pulled out a rune, looking at it curiously. Of course, she didn't recognise it. "What does this one mean?" she asked, showing the professor what she'd picked.
@Professor Cyndi Kingsley
 
Cairo welcomed another student who approached her table, "Well there's an old Muggle idiom, 'to get your ducks in a row,' which means to organise yourself ready for the next step. Although, actual ducks are necessary for this process." She told the student. "These are used by muggles for enjoyment rather than serving much of a practical purpose." @Audrey Beauchamp
 
Benicio considered her response. It certainly wasn't what he'd expected to hear when he asked about the class. "Interesting, interesting. Do you think it's accurate?" he asked. Benicio's mother was a scientist, so he'd be primed towards skepticism of anything Divination related. Thst didn't mean he wasn't curious though.
@Professor Lena Williams
 
Professor Kingsley took a look at the rune and grinned. "Berkano" she began by naming the rune. "That rune is a good sign for new beginnings. It also speaks to growth and transformation" she added.

@Lucy Montague ((Gotta love the random draw))
 
Lena smiled at the boy and pondered how she should respond. There were many skeptical students; some didn't believe in divination but still thought the idea of magic was totally normal. Others were fully convinced a certain number was an exact accurate interpretation of their personality or life. "It's not really whether I believe the numbers are accurate, as some could be, some could not." She realized that she may have been going way off in describing this class to a 12-year-old and cleared her throat. "The first two years, we're more focused on the basic - looking at the different types of numbers within Arithmancy, how to find them, and then what they could mean. I always ask if you think it's accurate, and some people always say it's not. And that's okay. You'll still get full points," she added with a smile. @Benicio Matos
 
A strange feeling came over Lucy at Professor Kingsley's words. New beginnings. Maybe, just maybe, her future lied not in healing but in something like ancient runes. It took her a second to respond properly, so caught up in the odd emotions swallowing her - not wholly unpleasant. "Thanks," Lucy said once she got her voice back. "That's...that's really interesting. Maybe I will take ancient runes then." Lucy was really thinking about it - but also thinking about her parents disappointment if she ever told them she'd be taking a subject not strictly related to healing. Lucy wasn't sure what to do, but she knew she had a lot to think about.
@Professor Cyndi Kingsley
 
Audrey blinked a few times, confused by the saying. "Huh. Did it come from something to do with ducks? I wonder why it's ducks and not like, dogs." Although Audrey was a little familiar with muggles, mostly due to her uncle being muggle-born, she hadn't exactly spent any time with them. Still, she was actually somewhat interested in learning about them, as maybe they had ideas that could be put to magic. Audrey figured she had to learn about them in that case. "Oh." She looked almost downcast for a moment, before perking back up. "Well, surely muggles have thought of ways to make them useful! Like...a duck soap holder! I heard muggles are like, super inventive because they don't have magic, so they gotta make all kinds of things. Like telly-phones and inter-web. Is that right, Professor?"

@Professor Cairo Keller
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 1 (members: 0, guests: 1)
Back
Top