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demented_death_eater 
"Be the master of the broom. Command it," Vindictus encouraged the boy and stepped back so that he could instruct the class on the next step.
"Mount your broom and keep both feet planted firmly on the ground. Place your hands on the broom handle - if you're right handed, then your right hand should be on top. Lefties, its the opposite for you. Don't grip the handle too hard - if your knuckles turn white, then loosen your grip."
Rowan mounted her broom, dreading what was to come next. Don't hold too tightly? Easy for HIM to say, she thought to herself, remembering last year when she had ended up hanging upside down on her broom.