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May. 20th, 2014 03:20 pm[from this post, and really desperately in need of context; oh well]
“The only language this school teaches is Ancient Runes!”
“And really shitty Latin.”
“Can you actually be said to be teaching a language when it’s solely disconnected phrases with no meaning given?”
“No, okay, but the pronounciation -”
“Guys. My point. Is we should see what the library has in French and German and Russian and I think Cho wanted to improve her Mandarin? And then start a study group. Could we just have one or would we have to have separate ones for all the languages, do you think?”
“Oh, good idea. I know Durmstrang teaches German and Russian, you’d think Hogwarts would at least provide the option.”
“Do you think we could get some of the merpeople in the lake to give Mermish lessons? How did Dumbledore learn it?”
“The only language this school teaches is Ancient Runes!”
“And really shitty Latin.”
“Can you actually be said to be teaching a language when it’s solely disconnected phrases with no meaning given?”
“No, okay, but the pronounciation -”
“Guys. My point. Is we should see what the library has in French and German and Russian and I think Cho wanted to improve her Mandarin? And then start a study group. Could we just have one or would we have to have separate ones for all the languages, do you think?”
“Oh, good idea. I know Durmstrang teaches German and Russian, you’d think Hogwarts would at least provide the option.”
“Do you think we could get some of the merpeople in the lake to give Mermish lessons? How did Dumbledore learn it?”