Ariadne didn't know what to expect of an Arithmancy class. Even if she was a bookworm, the girl was totally hopeless with numbers. Wishing to at least make a good first impression, she greeted politely: 'Hello, Professor Hadley.'

Then she looked around. Plenty of seats left. Ari finally decided on a desk towards the middle of the classroom. That was perfect, not too close, not too far. Now she could only wait and see if she'd fail miserably at this subject or not.