Kurumi shook her head. "S-S-She wants me to be here," she replied, averting her gaze downward. If only she had been more in control...she wouldn't have ruined her potion and she wouldn't be in this situation right now. No one on staff knew, until now that is. She didn't want people looking at her with sympathetic glances. That just made things even more painful.

Kurumi was a bit...startled? Was that the right word even? Either way, she was startled by Professor Lafay's rather matter of fact tone and calmness right now. Bowing her head as she accepted the cup, Kurumi continued to look down. Wasn't it...rather obvious, the answer to her question. "I...don't know..." she whispered, looking down at her tea but not yet drinking it. "J-J-Judging from my actions...not very well."

And not just about Potions class.

But honestly, how WAS she supposed to answered such a question?