Avalon usually didn't mind Potions class, but today seemed exponentially more boring than her previous lessons. They were talking about eye diseases, specifically ones that were known to affect Muggles. She had never heard of any witches or wizards getting any of the ailments that were mentioned, besides nearsightedness/farsightedness. Her father did have glasses, after all. Nevertheless, she jotted down a few of the examples on her parchment, just in case she needed to reference them later. Not having anything unique to add to the conversation, she decided to keep quiet.

But then Professor Noble shifted the conversation toward magical creatures, and class suddenly got a tiny bit more interesting-- even though Avalon couldn't really think of any creatures that experienced particular eye ailments. She thought of one of her favorite creatures, the Phoenix, and remembered that its healing powers came from its eyes. Perhaps an ailment could prevent that? She raised her hand, slightly unsure of her answer, but still wanting to contribute to the lesson in some way. "I don't know if there are any particular ailments that affect them, but phoenixes might have issues with eye irritation. If the bird had some sort of eye disease, would its tears no longer have healing powers?" Her response had turned into a question, but she didn't want to sound too confident in her answer in case she was wrong.