Being tired from the long climb up, Ira had just flopped down on the nearest bench, which was unfortunately one of the benches in the front rows. She just now saw this, but couldn't do much right?

So she just sort of softly sighed and looked up as Professor asked them the importance of this tower. Ira raised her hand up in the air and answered, "Professor, like some others have said, this tower can be used as a defence post, like a viewing station in a fortress, for seeing the approaching enemy.." What else could this be useful for? She continued, "It would be a good hiding place too. And for firing missiles!" After all, who would want to climb up to seven stairs? Or maybe they would...

But then Ira wondered why Divination tower was such high up? "Professor, by being on higher ground, is it that Divination can be practiced better?" In some ways, that was true too, right? Like it would be useful for better observation of birds in Talk Ornithomancy...