<div class="floatleft">(https://fromtheloftabove.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/tumblr_mcaimsiy1j1qa6ux6o1_1280.png)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Penelope Forrest (NPC)<br/><strong>Wearing:</strong>Ravenclaw Uniform<br/><strong>Blood Status:</strong>Muggleborn<br/><strong>Wand</strong>: Walnut | Thestral Hair | 11 inches<br/><strong>House/Year</strong>: Ravenclaw | Seventh<br/><strong>Date/Time</strong>: Saturday, 30 September, 2017 | Mid-morning<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Library<br/><strong>Content:</strong>Light<br/><strong>Mood Music:</strong>CMA - You're Not Alone (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Hy0G0R3AQ)<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Open<br/><hr/><br/>Hours went by in the blink of an eye and before she knew it, Penelope had finished her essay. After checking through her handwritten words which filled up an impressive fifteen pages of parchment, she laid all of the pages out carefully, using textbooks to weigh down the edges and corners, to ensure that they were as flat as possible. It was a matter of personal preference; parchment was meant to be flat, not curled. Leaning back in the chair and glancing at the fire which magically continued to roar idly, she smiled to herself.<br/><br/>One down, three to go.<br/><br/>Even though it was nearing lunch time, Penelope decided that she would at least get started on her second work for the day; a review of the book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them by Newt Scamander. Her particular focus for this review would center on the author’s attention to dragon detail, specifically. Newt Scamander had worked at the Dragon Research and Restraint Bureau at the Ministry of Magic for a period of time. He also personally worked with Ukrainian Ironbelly’s during the first world war.<br/><br/>Penelope had heard a great deal about dragons and was always fascinated by them. To think that there were certain wizards and witches out there who felt called to handling and training them, was astounding to someone like her. Still, reading about the magnificent beasts was something she was sure she would never grow tired of. Though they were such dangerous creatures, she had the feeling that they were also largely misunderstood. Something told her that Newt likely had the same idea.<br/><br/>Picking up the book, she flipped to the chapter about dragons and started to read. Though, as her stomach started to growl she began to lose focus on the words filling up the pages. In the back of her mind she wondered about powdered dragon claw and its supposed effects on one who consumed it. There were rumors about its ability to help a student focus for a few hours at a time. Some students even went around proclaiming that they had a baggie of it for sale, convincing their peers to use it to study for exams. Penelope would never do such a thing, of course. But, she did wonder about it.