“Well, yes, exactly,” Carmelina admitted, and as much as it was true that hands-on experience could be incredibly beneficial to one’s understanding of anything, she had also wracked her brain to think of a way to make the subject interesting - for all the pupils, not just the odd few who leapt into poring over translations and ancient things like ducks to water. (Being one of those overenthusiastic oddities, Carmelina would not pretend they were in the majority.)
“Of course Runes is a lot of necessary translation, but I hoped this would prove a useful complement. And I didn’t think it would hurt anyone to try,” she said cheerfully, And then, recalling what Miss Fraser’s project was intending to accomplish, added, “As long as you’re not intending to feed anyone the poisons you're testing for, that is.” She was joking, of course: that would be rather an unfortunate side-effect of the project the Ravenclaw had outlined.
“Of course Runes is a lot of necessary translation, but I hoped this would prove a useful complement. And I didn’t think it would hurt anyone to try,” she said cheerfully, And then, recalling what Miss Fraser’s project was intending to accomplish, added, “As long as you’re not intending to feed anyone the poisons you're testing for, that is.” She was joking, of course: that would be rather an unfortunate side-effect of the project the Ravenclaw had outlined.
