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Gabs 
"And what is the other way?"
*Shaking his head a little like a dog he tried to clear away the water from him.Pointing his wand to the group he started to slowly dry everyone off.*
"Try again Mia. Think of nothing but the rune. Remember what prof said. Picture it. Don't worry you'll get it."
"I don't know." She whined. "But anyway has got to be better than me trying to carve runes with my wand." Mia appreciated that Matty was trying to help her but her confidence always took a battering when she almost destroyed things.
Before she could say or do anything, Professor Truebridge was standing in front of them.
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Con_Stripes
Truebridge stopped near the table and observed for a moment.
"Five points to Slytherin for a fast reaction, dowsing the fire. Five points to Hufflepuff," He nodded at the Hufflepuff boy, Matty "For helping to encourage your classmate." Truebridge stepped closer. "Mia, you're more than welcome to wait to learn the other method, but I think you're more than capable of doing this, it's just a matter of remaining calm and focused. That will come with practice."
Truebridge clearly wasn't at all bothered by the sight of flames. For good reason too, while some things might catch on fire, the rune charms surrounding the room did mean any fire would be sluggish and easily put out before it caught severely enough to do any damage or burn anyone dangerously.
She was happy that both Sal and Matty had received points but she still felt like such a tosser and she sank down even further in her chair when the Professor stepped even closer.
He thought she could do it. None of the other Professor's had ever given her any encouragement before. Mia slid back up in her chair and she looked at Professor Truebridge, then to Matthias and then back to the Professor. "Okay." She squeaked out. "I will keep practicing the carving this way."