"You see," she explained to the professor, "it is proving rather challenging getting the etching into the turqouise, which, as you might imagine, is rather hindering my progress."

The theory behind the Ancient Runes project, Idun thought, had been a breeze. The intelligent redhead had known what she wanted to accomplish and swiftly worked out the requisite details. Now, though, it had come time to actually do it. While the Ravenclaw was hardly about to acknowledge that she needed help, she was confident enough in her intellect to imply that she wouldn't mind it, which saw her now taking advantage of Professor Cramming's office hours.

While the projects of her peers were largely just that—projects, with no grander purpose—the third year was hopeful that her own efforts would bear a practical fruit moving forward. She needed this, therefore, and was hardly about to take a no (as unlikely as that would be) for an answer.