Kourt peered out of the window as the professor asked about the time until dawn. She had absolutely no clue. This was not going to be an easy class...at all. Sighing quietly, she withdrew her wand. Lens foco..no, lens focalis. Lens focalis. She practiced the incantation and then the movement for a few minutes before combining them. Swish and tap 'Lens focalis!"

Stowing away her wand, she peered into the telescope. Hmm, things did look slightly more focused, so where was Mercury? She swung the telescope in the direction where the sun would be rising and attempted to locate the small planet. This might take a while...