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She hadn't tried anything suspicious on him, yet.
Right.
Jared settled in his chair.
"There are a number of Cushioning Charms in existence, right now. Initially developed by Elliot Smethwyck in 1820." He guessed the man could find nothing better to do, given his last name. "Broomstick manufacturers like to create new, and tweak old, Cushioning Charms to make broom travel easier. These are, obviously, jealously guarded."
"The basic Cushioning Charm is Spongify. The movement -" He might have flicked his wrist. Might. The important thing? Jared now held his wand. He traced a small semi-circle in the air, and then drew a vertical line through its middle, as if slashing it open. The sign lingered in the air, faint and blue, a straight line bisecting a half-circle.
"Give it a try." The sign in the air disappeared, leaving behind a lingering, bluish smoke. "It's fairly easy to perform. The main thing is the caster's ability. If you're in the middle of a fall, you don't want the charm to wear off before you land." Smirk.
Yeaaahhhh. Ellie nodded her head. Elliot Smethwyk, making brooms all comfy, bunch of stuff she already knew, blah blah blah. Quidditch books were one of the few kinds she actually read.
She might inform him that she played Quidditch. One day.
Okay, now the real magic. Spongify. Like a sponge? Really? Odd incantation. Made sense, though. And so did the movement. It was kinda like a cusion, and then something falling through it.
Who knew spell inventors had such imaginations.
Her turn, right. Ellie unholstered her wand. It felt...weird...she hadn't used it yet. Which was weird all on its own. Anyway...
She held it up in the air and mimicked Professor Charming's motion.
Semi-circle, line.