Ancient Runes textbook in one hand, Fehu rune in the other, Anna Greingoth took a seat at an empty area of the Gryffindor house table. She stopped to wave at a few friends who were talking a good ways down, then focused herself on the task at hand. Flipping through her book, she came to a page she thought might give her an idea on what she could possibly do for her Ancient Runes homework assignment. She'd considered the growth of a plant, but after figuring that just about everyone else would go that route (or so she imagined), she'd gone back to the drawing board.

A good ten minutes later, Anna still sat, flipping through her book and jotting down a few notes here and there. "Arghhh," she half-whispered, getting frustrated with her progress, or lackthereof. She clamped her textbook shut, sighed, then rested the side of her face in the palm of her hand. She'd thought she'd be done by now!