- Ron Weasley: "How were the runes?"
- Hermione Granger: "I mistranslated ‘ehwaz,’. It means ‘partnership,’ not ‘defence,’ I mixed it up with ‘eihwaz."
- — Hermione Granger regarding her Ancient Runes O.W.L. written exam[src]
Eihwaz was a magical rune which meant "defence".[1]
History
This specific rune came up during the 1996 Ancient Runes O.W.L.s examination.[1] Hermione Granger confused it with ehwaz, another rune which meant "partnership",[1] but she still achieved an Outstanding.[2]
Behind the scenes
- Eihwaz is actually the Germanic word for yew-tree, while ehwaz means horse.
- Like Ehwaz, Eihwaz is also a rune in the Futhark alphabet, representing defence, patience, waiting and calmness.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First mentioned)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 31 (O.W.L.s)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 5 (An Excess of Phlegm)
| Study of Ancient Runes | |||||
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| Professors: Bathsheda Babbling · Clodagh Dromgoole · Elspeth MacGillony | |||||
| Textbooks: Advanced Rune Translation · Ancient Runes Made Easy · Magical Hieroglyphs and Logograms · Rune Dictionary · Spellman's Syllabary | |||||
| Known runes: Acromantula · Demiguise · Ehwaz · Eihwaz · Fwooper · Graphorn · Hydra · Quintaped · Runespoor · Salamander · Unicorn · Unknown · Mark of Merlin | |||||