Maddie grew wide-eyed in response to the Headmistress' silent glance around the room. If she didn't know any better, she'd think the woman was trying to figure out which of them she'd eat first. As it was, though, Maddie did know better, but it didn't stop her from remembering that deep down inside, she was afraid of Regina Hawthorne.

Ahem.

The freshly-turned thirteen-year-old had no idea what theoretical and practical meant, but she was along for this ride anyway. Apparently, they were also expected to already have a background in today's topic, which Maddie didn't. Not really. She only knew basic knowledge that came with being raised pureblood.

She raised her hand. "I know that bind means to join together, so I'm guessing bind runes are more than one rune put together," she began. "I think people would make them, because they want the power of more than rune. Like...sometimes you just don't need strength...you might need something like strength and luck."