Olivia listened to Professor Vance's instructions and made sure to make notes as the Professor explained the next part of the activity. Alright. There seemed to be a few separate steps here. The first was to wait for the fire to die down a little until it was only the hot coal bed. That would take time. Olivia started watching the fire and waiting for it to die down. It felt like it had been forever and the fire still hadn't died down. The Gryffindor turned her wrist over to examine her watch and SIGHED when only five minutes had passed. This would be a long time.

Another five minutes had passed and the brunette was feeling a little bit nervous. So she decided to spend her time preparing for the next few steps. Two handfuls of salt would be next. Before grabbing the salt, she opened her textbook to the pages that she would need to read the shapes and determine the meanings of them. Placing the textbook near her and readying her notebook to take her observations, she turned her gaze back to the fire pit and noticed that it was time. The fire had simply become just the coal bed. Picking up two hefty handfuls of salt, she tossed both on top of the bed. Flames burst up into the air, sizzling and cracking as they did.

Now she needed to clear her mind. She didn't need to think about what events had transpired on the Merlin's Pride nor over break. All she needed to think about was nothing. Clear. She took a deep breath and transported herself to a peaceful place. A happy place. She thought of the ocean near her grandparents house. The waves lazily rolling into the sand and kissing her toes softly before surrounding them. Another deep breath. She closed her eyes momentarily and took another deep breath. Feeling more relaxed, she opened them and waited, watching the fire die down. Olivia turned her blue eyes towards the fire and tried to determine what shapes she could see in the flames.

Was that an Ace of... Ace.... She almost got distracted by another thought but brought herself back. Ace of hearts. Olivia clearly saw that in the flames but what else lay there? Was that a club or a shamrock? She squinted her eyes and finally decided on the shamrock. And there was also something.. Tulips... And. Small round circles... Were those rocks? Perhaps.....

No. Stones.

Thus she decided to begin scribbling her observations and what they could mean in her journal.