Kiri nodded to herself and consulted her Arithmancy textbook. As her Mental and Spiritual Transit shared the same letter, she only needed to look up one. Under T, the textbook read:
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T: This is a time of strain and high-strung emotions. You are willing to sacrifice and carry your burdens heroically, but you will have to guard against self-pity. You will benefit from solitude and meditation. You are looking for new activities and are eager to learn. You have a strong desire for knowledge. This is a good and rewarding time for business and new partnerships but you have to guard your territory against those seeking to interfere in your work. There will be opportunities to travel and see the world.
She pondered this in silence for a little while, then raised her hand and said, "Here, Professor. Erm... It says something about looking for new activities. I, uh, was a replacement player in the last Quidditch match." She suddenly realised that Professor Shackleton-Clark was Head of Hufflepuff house. Awkward!
"And, er, I hadn't really played Quidditch before," she continued, "because, well, it wasn't really my cup of tea, and I wasn't too interested in it. But now I really kind of like it. It was a lot of fun." She nodded again.
Then there was the part of the text that talked about "sacrifice" and "burdens", and Kiri was certainly willing to sacrifice quite a bit in her quest to... support
Copernicus's quest make Hogwarts safe and werewolf-free, but something told her that announcing this in front of the professor - and the whole class too - was not a smart idea.