Chapter 286: Riddle’s Second Request
"What was the first Ancient Runes class about?"
At the breakfast table in the Great Hall the next morning, Cedric paused, thinking back. "I remember it was really tough... Actually, the hardest class of the whole year was probably that first one."
Cho gave him a curious look. "Professor Babbling didn't dive into the application of magic runes in alchemy, did she? Or the different ways of writing that convey different meanings?"
To her surprise, Cedric shook his head right away. "No... That's fifth-year material. There's no way they'd cover that in third year."
"Then what did you...?"
"Professor Babbling taught us about the evolution of runic scripts... and what they looked like in their earliest forms."
Cedric grimaced. "You wouldn't believe how complicated those runes were before they got simplified... Honestly, that was the first time I ever felt like I couldn't remember anything in a class."
Fred and George nodded in agreement. "It was a nightmare."
"I felt like a stunted Troll..." Fred muttered.
Cho looked at the three of them sympathetically, understanding all too well after her own recent experience.
Kyle, listening nearby, suddenly asked, "How many of you were in that class?"