Lesson Three - Fourth Years

[Doctor Florence Nettle]

The Doctor entered the underground classroom with a small grunt of annoyance as he lugged his cargo down the stairs alongside him. The really annoying thing about what he was carrying was that they resisted all forms of magic that wasn't that of their masters. Since none of them had masters they were just resistant to all magic. Including his own levitation charms. Grunting, he depositioned a dozen staves onto his desk at the front of the classroom,

"Sorry I'm late..." he said with a moan, "You wouldn't believe how heavy oak is..."

Coughing slightly to try and regain focus, he gestured to the staves,

"As rune-users you will need a stave. They are instruments for channelling magic but are much more limited in their uses than wands. So... why do we use them?"

[Lars Ulric Wilhelm]

Lars walked into Ancient Runes, and bit back a laugh as he saw the Doctor (Professor Nettle) struggling with the staves case. He had been waiting for just a few minutes, so he was ready to get class started. This class was probably his favorite after the Dark Arts. At home he used runes a lot in what he did with his family, and he was very familiar with them and how they worked.

"It's alright, that doesn't look easy to carry Professor." he said, waving at the man. The Doctor was his favorite teacher after Professor Vane.

"One reason why we use staves is because it gives us much more space to carve runes into the wood. Wands have a much smaller surface area." he answered. "When you have more runes it enhances the power of your magic."