Mariel cautiously walked through the corridor, wand at the ready, and glanced over her shoulder every few seconds to make sure no one was going to jump out from behind her. As if she weren't paranoid enough, this DADA assignment was nearly making her jump out of her skin. At least she was being vigilant.

Meh. Thinking of assignments made her realize that she still had to work on Charms and her CoMC journal. Just when the young Ravenclaw thought she had gotten a jump on homework, she got assigned more. She was sure to get History of Magic and Arithmancy work soon as well. Was it her or was there a lot more work this year? She didn't think that would happen until fifth year.

Well, whatever. With her back against the wall to make sure no one was behind her, Mariel pulled out her planning book, still keeping her wand in her hand. She made a few notes trying to figure out where she could fit in practice along with studying to keep up her good marks. It might be difficult but she was a master of time management and knew she could figure out a way to fit everything in.