Theme # 10: Arithmancy


It happened, as if in slow motion - Apolline set down her newly-finished, Arithmancy essay; and the cat that had been seated on a nearby sill jumped down -- right on to her desk.

There was a cry of 'no,' as a silver inkpot flew into the air, and fell back down, on top of her homework. The lid came off, and ink began to leak over her assignment. The cat realized that it had done something bad, and made a run for it - and Apolline sank into the nearest chair in the library.

-- The essay was due in fifteen minutes.