He beamed. She SHOULD like that! She's the one that taught me about it! Nevertheless, he felt a certain sense of pride that he had given a correct answer. Who knows, it might just help me earn my first points for Hufflepuff! The thought made his grin grow even wider.

But it fell rapidly as he heard someone yell about a fire. "Where?!" he said quickly, snapping his head around to the source of the commotion. By the time he had found the bright, glowing flames, another student was whipping out their wand to fix the problem. Man. Lessons at Hogwarts are dangerous!



In his notes, Pao scribbled the header "Number Characteristics" to mirror his aunt. What do you use this stuff for in real life? Practically speaking? Why did it seem that people always felt that everything had to be directly applicable to daily life or it was useless? What's wrong with knowledge and learning.. just BECAUSE? He shook his head slightly to end his mental mini rant and began to determine Arithmancy's practical uses. With each point, he jotted down a quick phrase on his parchment.

Right. Time to share with the class. Hand up, he said, "Well, I think that the insights you learn about yourself can be very practically applied. Like... Say you find your Soul Urge or Personality Number. That gives you an objective look at who you are-- both your strengths and your weaknesses." He cleared his throat before continuing. "So rather than paying a lot of money for a counselor or having a friend say hurtful things, you can find out what areas of your life you need to improve in." So practical personality analysis, basically.