"Thank you," Anna said, replying to the 'good girl' comment her professor had just given her. Anna's eyes flickered to a nearby wall, and she stared at it absentmindedly while considering the conversation she'd just had. Of course Seymour wasn't in love with her. Merlin, he wasn't even "in like" with her. Could she somehow convince him that she was truly sorry for offending him and that she genuinely wanted to be his friend, though? She certainly hoped so. Anna also considered the discussion they'd had about Professor Kazimeriz. She couldn't necessarily ask the man about his connection to the ghosts...could she? No, definitely not. He'd hex her for sure---and this time, it wouldn't be part of any of his lessons or homework! She could...and would be nice and respectful to him, though. She'd prove herself a hardworker, and she would attempt learning everything he could teach her. When Anna heard the professor mention that she just might fall in love with Seymour, Anna blinked and refocused her attention on her Ancient Runes professor. "Oh, miss...with all due respect, I don't wish to fall in love with Seymour. I'd just like to be his friend, that's all," she said, glancing over in Cale's direction.

Noticing a very quick---almost too quick---movement on the professor's behalf, Anna's eyes darted back towards where they'd been focused on before. A wand? What is she going to do with a--- Anna glanced quickly down at the shining Defense Against the Dark Arts badge she was wearing. "Cale!" she shrieked, tugging on his sleeve with one arm and yanking her wand out with the other. She didn't have time to explain to him what she'd discovered. She only hoped that he would have it all figured out on his own. Anna jumped out of her chair, knocking it and her body over in the process. Eep! She was on the floor! Maybe that would buy her a bit of time, though. Remembering what Professor Kazimeriz said, Anna glanced up and noticed the angle of Professor Lupa's wand. She knew that if she could anticipate the general area the where the spell will hit, she could then focus her energy and motion into that one region instead of casting a bigger, broader shield.

When she had determined the exact area she anticipated the hex would hit, Anna quickly raised her wand and focused and concentrated quite deeply on the shield she wished to raise. Twisting her wrist just as she'd been taught, Anna called out a confident and strong, "Protego!" She watched as a shield---just as she'd imagined it---blocked the Bat-Bogey Hex that had been casted at her. She continued to focus on the shield, hoping Cale's luck had been similar to her's.