α± Ancient Runes
Ancient Runes is the study of ancient magical alphabets and writing systems.
π Subject Matter
- Runic alphabets
- Ancient magical languages
- Translation of old texts
- Symbolic meanings
- Historical magical writing
π At Hogwarts
- Third-year elective
- Taught by Professor Babbling
- Requires memorization
- Hermione excelled at it
π Applications
- Reading ancient texts
- Understanding old spells
- Historical research
- Curse-breaking