Writing down some more notes, Kurumi's nose twitched when she smelled smoke...and then there was fire? Okay, the first thought was why Laura even needed to use magic in the classroom to begin with...but she simply bit her lip when she saw another Hufflepuff cast Aguamenti on the flames and Professor Hadley continued the lesson.

How was Arithmancy practical? Um...first of all it was number based, so that already made it practical in its own right. There were no dream dictionaries with wishy washy things like 'seeing a cup in your dream means that death is coming for you.' Because, you know, everything seemed to be some omen of impending doom or whatever. Numbers were solid, unchanging, PRACTICAL.

After waiting a moment, Kurumi raised her hand. "What has always made Arithmancy seem so practical to me is that it is numbers. Human error aside, no matter how you add or subtract them you are going to find an answer - a concrete answer," Kurumi began. "You can use it to not only find out more about one's strengths and weaknesses, but also the best date for certain events or times when you yourself should attempt to accomplish things. Like when we calculated our Personal Year, Month, and Day numbers." Kurumi could have kept going because she did have a lot to say about Arithmancy - seeing as it was one of her favorites - but she lowered her hand for the time being.