Ehwaz is a magical rune meaning "partnership" that comes up in the Study of Ancient Runes O.W.L.. During the 1995–1996 school year, Hermione Granger confused it with "eihwaz," another rune which meant "defence."^[1] Regardless, she still passed with an Outstanding.^[2]

Behind the scenes

• In reality, ehwaz is the proto-Germanic word for horse, while eihwaz is yew-tree.
• In the Futhark alphabet, Ehwaz is a rune appearing as an M, representing process, advancement and movement.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First mentioned)

Notes and references

Study of Ancient Runes
Professor: Bathsheda Babbling
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