Riley has promised to drag herself out of bed in time for her morning classes at least twice a week, for the sake of Reece's mental stability if not for her GPA. This morning, bleary-eyed and stumbling vaguely in the direction of Herbology, she hears her instruction to something something bully Ulysses something something.

Got it. No problem. Riley Mae is on the case. No need for a single extra word of direction here.

This is why, when she sees him, Riley doesn't ask Ulysses to prom. She gives him a wonderful gift instead: a bag of glitter, delivered by basically dumping it over his head. She's paid attention in Charms exactly one day in her life and she uses it to levitate glitter around. Appreciate that she's applying her education, Ulysses, and stop acting like this just blinded you.