-noli me vocare, ego te vocabo-

[bobthewizard]

Having trouble with our journals, are we? I suppose that given all the weighty matters being entrusted to the journal system every day, some form of leakage was inevitable over time. Well, I hope it's a valuable lesson for all of you. Stultum est timere quod vitare non potes. Si hoc legere scis, flocci non facio; die dulci fruere.

Vita luna est, et una salus victis nullam sperare salutem.....


To my future Ancient Runes students:


[["It's absurd to fear the inevitable. If you can read this, I don't care; have a nice day. Life is mad, and resignation the last hope of the vanquished." Strikes partially readable. All of which is cribbed from these sites.... just pretend it's real scholarly Latin, ok? XD The runes are Tolkien's dwarf runes as evolved from the Elder Futhark, and they offer points to anyone who can read or identify them.]]

Comments

[naturaltensai.livejournal.com]

[naturaltensai.livejournal.com]

[bobthewizard.livejournal.com]

Yes, I suppose it does. *notes it down* I assume, from your facility with the script, that you can identify the source?


[[SQUEEEEEE!!! XD And yes, it's all correct.]]

[naturaltensai.livejournal.com]

I've so far only known them as dwarf runes. Futhark..? Either the Elder or Younger, though I've counted more than 16 characters, so it would be Elder.

[bobthewizard.livejournal.com]

*nods* Also correct. Well done, Mr. Hyuuga.

Private to Professor Bainbridge

[envisioner.livejournal.com]

Although I placed it in private but I doubt that would work...anyway...

If you can read this,
ten points to your house.
Five more if you can identify it.

English written in cirth runes.

[[I THINK?! *went to research it whut* Eh, any error made would be due to the mun's lack of knowledge DDDX ]]

Re: Private to Professor Bainbridge

[bobthewizard.livejournal.com]

Correct. Fifteen points to Slytherin.

[[XD! *cheers* I'd missed the title cirth -- will have to add that to Bob's list of languages. ^^]]

[envisioner.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Professor.


[[*dances!* o^^-o OH YAY! I helped 8D *squee* I found that in a LoTR runes page and almost got mixed up with the Khuzdul language, thank god I scrolled down more ._.;;;;;;;; *is all yadda yadda to me hur hur*]]

[tough--love.livejournal.com]

Autem, id imperfectum manet dum confectum erit. Dum spiritus vita est, spes est.


[["However, it's not over until it's over. As long as the spirit lives, there is hope." I smudged the last sentence a bit; originally it was just "where there is life", but that seemed a bit cruel, given Bob's circumstances. XD]]

[bobthewizard.livejournal.com]

*smirks* Vah, bis vivit qui bene vivit! Sat sapienti est. Tamdiu discendum est, quamdiu vivas... or at least some of us do. Ah, sic volenti non fit iniuria.

Still.... beati pacifici. Thank you.

[['Aye, he lives twice who lives well! And that's enough for a scholar. We live and learn.... or at least some of us do. Alas, a slave can suffer no injury. Still... blessed are the peacemakers.' The strike is heavily blacked out and cannot be seen. Yay, I found another quote site! XD]]

[tough--love.livejournal.com]

Si vis pacem para bellum. Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito.


[["If you want peace, prepare for war. You should not give in to evils, but proceed ever more boldly against them." I found that page before too, but I was overwhelmed by the sheer volume of the quotes (not to mention the tiny font. Somehow that made it seem more numerous. XD) I've found a lot of success with this site. :)]]

[bobthewizard.livejournal.com]

Malum quidem nullum esse sine aliquo bono. *tight smile* Non timetis messor; non est vivere sed valere vita est.


[[*finally came back and found a decent response* 'There is, to be sure, no evil without something good... Fear not the reaper; life is measured by valor more than duration.']]

[larva-ismybitch.livejournal.com]

((HALLO, LATIN. ♥ I have nothing important to say here, it just made me squee to see "flocci non facio." I just woke up, shh.))

[bobthewizard.livejournal.com]

[[XD! Ioco optimo delactamur, heh. That's one of the several languages I wish I could learn eventually.]]

[the-amazing-zax.livejournal.com]

((We are delighted by the best joke~ Oh, passive voice, you fooled me for a second. :O It's been two years since I last took Latin, so I'm a little rusty, but I'm happy I can still remember things. =3))

[yukari-rules.livejournal.com]

[[You took Latin? Yinza's so cool~♥ Latin is awesome. My mom's been trying to get me to take it since I was 5; she took it in high school and loved it. I'd love to take it after I finish the rounds in Japanese.]]

[the-amazing-zax.livejournal.com]

((All through high school~ 8D French, too. I've moved on to Japanese now. >> The great thing about Latin is the teachers, I think. From what I've heard, it seems you have to be certifiably insane to teach Latin. :D))

[yukari-rules.livejournal.com]

[[XD Well you need a certain irreverence to make a career out of teaching a dead language. XD Hopefully I'll get a cool teacher if/when I take it.]]

[the-amazing-zax.livejournal.com]

((I can't ensure they'll be as awesome as mine was (http://www.yinza.com/Personal/Quotes.html), but I've never heard of a sane Latin teacher. =3))

[brilliant-osaka.livejournal.com]

[[OMG, I love her already! ♥ I want her to teach me Latin!]]

[surface-drizzt.livejournal.com]

Pro nonnullus , nox noctis est key ut superstes , pro alius , is tantum addo periculosus.

Quiquid latine dictum sit altum viditur

I don't belive I can acurately translate those runes.

((man, the translation I got for the latin you posted up is not working at all. Something about the moon hoping advantageous and a way of life.))

[bobthewizard.livejournal.com]

*raises brows, didn't expect that*

A classicist, hm? Impressive.

Well, then, five points for the Latin. We'll discuss the runes in class, although you might want to research Norse mythology first.


[[Hahaha, that's why I wrote down what I wanted it to mean. The translator I found isn't handling yours -- what'd he say?]]

[surface-drizzt.livejournal.com]

They are the ones who raided England in the longboats right?

(("for some, the night is key to survival, for others, it only brings danger" the other one is "latin phrases always sound meaningful"))

[bobthewizard.livejournal.com]

The Vikings, yes.

[smell-likesun.livejournal.com]

Fac ut vivas.

*snorts and laughs because HE'S A GHOST, WHUT!*

[[It means, 'Get a life' XD]]

[bobthewizard.livejournal.com]

*icy* Oh, well, if you're into classical tags, you might appreciate this one: ut sementem feeceris.


[['You reap what you sow.']]

[smell-likesun.livejournal.com]

*pouts* It was just a JOKE.. Geesh..

Is this any better?

De mortuis nil nisi bonum

[['Speak nothing but good of the dead.' XD]]

[bobthewizard.livejournal.com]

I see. *sighs* Tempus omnia sed memorias privat. Perhaps next time you will consider that some people see these matters from a different perspective.

You didn't mention Latin on the sign-up sheet.


[['In the end time leaves us nothing but memories.']]

[smell-likesun.livejournal.com]

..alright, alright. I hope I have a sense of humor when I die..

That's because I don't know a WHOLE lot.. just from when mum dragged me to church when I was younger..

[bobthewizard.livejournal.com]

Good enough. We will not be focusing on Latin in class, except insofar as Latin spells can be manipulated by changing the script they're written in.

[dragonofhonor.livejournal.com]

Here is one of my favourite sayings Professor..

Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum...

and here is your answer for the runes [http://pics.livejournal.com/dragonofhonor/pic/00018fts]

[[Ha! Go look up the first, it fits Tatsuki! And the Runes scanned too big and I don't know how to resize, obviously I fail hard.. so.. pretend they are here.. It says "The runes above are dwarf runes. Probably from Futhark the elder. This is child's play. Tatsuki is in her third year of Runes~ and was studying to be a Curse Breaker..]]

[bobthewizard.livejournal.com]

Hmph. Sua cuique voluptas. Child's play, is it? Fifteen points to Gryffindor, then, and another three for the Latin.


[['To each his own.' XDDDD Nice runes, and yay Pratchett reference!]]

[dragonofhonor.livejournal.com]

Thank you sir. You do have to realize this is my third year in Runes..

I prefer Viking Runes myself..

De omnibus dubitandum..

[['Everything should be questioned']]

[bobthewizard.livejournal.com]

*nods, pleased* Why is that, then?

De bene esse; however, cotidie damnatur qui semper timet.


[['Yes, as far as that goes; yet constant uncertainty is constant punishment.'

[whip-of-thorns.livejournal.com]

Latine dictum, sit altum videtur.

Those are Dwarf runes, from the Elder Futhark. If I am correct, Gryffindor should receive fifteen points.

[bobthewizard.livejournal.com]

Indeed. You'll certainly get five points for the identification. But do you know what it means?

[whip-of-thorns.livejournal.com]

Do you mean the literal translation, sir? - If you can read this, ten points to your house. Five more if you can identify it.

[bobthewizard.livejournal.com]

Precisely. That gets you your other ten points.