Kahurangi was pleasantly surprised when Cyndi was quick to join her, giving the other woman a warm smile in greeting. "Oh, thank you." She said cheerfully, accepting the cup of tea. She gave an experimental sip, and nodded in approval. "That's lovely." She noted the things Cyndi had brought to decorate their area, pleased to see that they had been thinking along similar lines, and shifted some of her own things a little to make room and make the space look more consistent. Kahurangi couldn't hold back a giggle at the exchange between Cyndi and Kalif, enjoying the sight of someone teasing the intimidating Slytherin immensely.
It wasn't long though, before Kahurangi had to compose herself as the students began to arrive, and immediately someone was approaching their table. Kahurangi gave the boy a friendly smile as he came near, nodding when he asked for confirmation of the subject. Kahurangi loved explaining her subject, jumping on the boy's question happily. "There are just about endless things to be done with runes, it's a very broad subject." She smiled kindly. "As the name suggests, they make up an ancient language, so once you can read runes you can dig into reading historical magical writings, and looking into ancient forms of magic. In our course you'll learn how to craft your own runes and perform readings with them, as well as the very basics of working with runic artifacts." She picked up one of the pendants on the table, holding it out for the boy to take a closer look at. "This symbol is a bind rune, designed by one of my old students for protection from misfortune. If you're interested in a career in crafting magical objects, or law enforcement, this is a very useful skill to have. We only delve into pendants for personal use, but runes have a variety of applications for different purposes. The main focus of the years I teach is the use of runes in prediction, as we look into casting runes to see potential outcomes of different circumstances." Kahurangi knew she had talked a lot, but it was never easy to tell which different use of runes would be the one to catch a student's attention, and she liked to cast a broad net and give them a lot to consider.