After hearing the other two Leon would think he didn't know if it was a trick question, if it was simple or complex. Leon would sigh saying "I'm not sure myself sir" he'd state, he wasn't about to take a guess when there was already hefty guess from another of the apprentices. He'd look downwards unhappy with himself a bit.
The master would laugh loudly and smile at them shaking his head "you thought way to over the top there" he'd tell Max "you got one right.. kind of but the other two aren't" he tells them. He'd re-write the runes on the board but in a line this time, he'd draw lines from the bottom of each rune "this set of runes is for those new to magic to get use to how magic works.. it's probably the least dangerous spell you'd learn since it's chance for backfiring is less than 5%, and even then it wont do any massive damage... it'll just blow up in your face and it'll hurt is all." he chuckles about.
He'd go to the first rune "I'll tell them in the order the spell takes them.. the order in a magic circle isn't certain but as long as you put them where it make sense then it has a chance to work if you don't mess up with the supplying of mana.... or if the runes just don't work together" he tells them. "each rune has apart of the order your magic works, in this case... The first rune means Create" he says writing it down, "now this rune is not a required rune" he tells them "however the more specific you are in your spell the more stable the spell will be" he tells them, meaning it was a redundant rune that wasn't required but could help stabilize a spell easier. "the next rune... is a shape" he tells them as he writes Sphere under the rune "with these two runes you are telling it to create a sphere with your mana, how ever with just these two runes the mana you input can change the outcome" he tells them
He'd chuckle and go to third rune "this rune is a Size rune.." he says as he writes small "so the three runes are Create, Sphere, and Small" he tells them, it would seem insanely simple. "each rune is a command, for your mana to follow" he states again. "Runes are essentially a language all of it's own, just like you form a set of words to speak, you must form a set of runes for a spell" he tells them "the books before you are your study tomes, these have many runes in them... and just so you know these aren't every rune either, some wizards have found ways to make new runes... and some have even found ways to combine runes" he tells them.
He looks to Max "if it was the three runes you spoke about, then the object you make would be very unstable, though with levitate you could move your hand away and just let it float in the air" he states, as he hands out a paper with the magic circle he drew before on them "these will be a base line for you to use, I want you to practice drawing the magic circle and these runes to start with before you ever try to attempt the spell" sitting back down he'd continue "for if you even slightly mess up on a rune's form it'll increase the instability of your spell greatly letting it blow up in your face... also the fact a paper would be destroyed after the spell because of the material" he tells them
Sighing "granted you wont be able to since I haven't thought you how to channel magic yet" he'd say with a grin "I want you to practice drawing the circle for an hour... then I'll be taking you out for physical training" shaking his head he'd walk to the door "I'll be back, so make sure you practice" he states before disappearing.... as if his action of walking to the door was pointless.