ANCR-701 Lessons

There are no fancy decorations today — though only the most obsessed student of Ancient Runes would call the various planks, pottery shards, and fragments of parchment that Professor Wessex usually puts on display “decorations.” Instead the normal selection of runic and cultural a…

Students filter into the dimly lit classroom, the last rays of light from the setting sun in the hallways only slightly brighter than the witchlight lamps in the Room of Runes. While pulling out materials and engaging in casual conversation, some students notice a rather out-of-place artefact on th…

Professor Wessex is already at her desk today, seemingly hard at work. Instead of the scratching of her autonomous quill, the Slytherin brandishes a golden quill which dances quickly across the page. A moment before the clock tolls to begin class, the intent blonde woman assertively marks the botto…

Prior to this lesson, the front of the Room of Runes, specifically Professor Wessex’s desk, has clearly been set up to showcase examples for today’s topic, or to house demonstrative props. Today, there is a wide variety of runic artefacts that have been chosen to display some extremes o…

This evening, the atmosphere in the dim castle is a bit more fevered than usual. For many students, it is simply due to the promise of midterms following their lessons. However, for the older students — particularly the Seventh Years — there is the looming promise of the exams they must…

As students filter in this week, chatter is rather mundane, consisting of last night’s menu and this weekend’s Quidditch match. However, as normality unfolds around most of the class, one desk starts glowing in what most knowledgeable Seventh Years would call an ominous way. The owner o…

The Room of Runes is quite busy today. Even before students enter, the fizz and crackle of magic can be heard echoing down the hallway. Inside, Professor Wessex walks around the room observing three interns repeatedly casting spells on various objects, incurring a dizzying array of bright flashes o…

The Room of Runes is, technically speaking, well-outfitted for anyone who might like to gaze into the future. There is an air of peace and calm silence that very few would dare disturb, allowing for maximum concentration and the ability to easily get lost in one’s own thoughts. It is very dim…

It’s odd that the Room of Runes should look the same today as it did six years ago. On the final day of class, after learning so much about the magic that thrums within its walls, one would assume that some miraculous transformation would have occurred, unveiling mysterious objects previously…