the script was unreadable , but viktor peered at the largest images that ran from waistline to neck as follows : at the base , a feather underwater , pinned down by a crown ; above the waterline was a plant , whose roots sucked at the water ; above the plant was a shovel and on the shovel 's handle sat a round bottle with bubbles rising out of it ; the largest bubble held a triangular symbol , and atop the orb sat a leopard with scale-like skin .