The Study of Ancient Runes (commonly shortened to Ancient Runes) is an elective course at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, that can be taken by students third year and above. It was taught by Professor Bathsheda Babbling during the 1990s at least [1] and it is the study of runic scriptures, or Runology. Ancient Runes is a mostly theoretical subject that studies the ancient runic scripts of magic. "
Numbers Demiguise: the creature's invisibility abilities represents "0". Unicorn: the creature's single horn represents "1". Graphorn: the creature's dual horns represent "2". Runespoor: the triple-headed creature represents "3". Fwooper: the creature comprised of four different colours in feathers represents "4". Quintaped: the five legs of the creature represents "5". Salamander: the maximum hours of the creature's ability to survive out of fire and the amount of legs most said creatures have represents "6". Unknown: due to the magically powerful number still being shrouded in mysteries, the unknown symbol represents "7". Acromantula: the eight-eyed creature represents "8". Hydra: the nine-headed creature represents "9".
Only two words and their English translations are known. Hermione mixed these two words up on her Study of Ancient Runes O.W.L. exam. Ehwaz means "Partnership" Eihwaz means "Defence"
The Study of Ancient Runes (commonly shortened to Ancient Runes) is an elective course at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, that can be taken by students third year and above. It was taught by Professor Bathsheda Babbling during the 1990s at least [1] and it is the study of runic scriptures, or Runology. Ancient Runes is a mostly theoretical subject that studies the ancient runic scripts of magic.
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Numbers
Demiguise: the creature's invisibility abilities represents "0".
Unicorn: the creature's single horn represents "1".
Graphorn: the creature's dual horns represent "2".
Runespoor: the triple-headed creature represents "3".
Fwooper: the creature comprised of four different colours in feathers represents "4".
Quintaped: the five legs of the creature represents "5".
Salamander: the maximum hours of the creature's ability to survive out of fire and the amount of legs most said creatures have represents "6".
Unknown: due to the magically powerful number still being shrouded in mysteries, the unknown symbol represents "7".
Acromantula: the eight-eyed creature represents "8".
Hydra: the nine-headed creature represents "9".
Only two words and their English translations are known. Hermione mixed these two words up on her Study of Ancient Runes O.W.L. exam.
Ehwaz means "Partnership"
Eihwaz means "Defence"