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SMASHHHH!
Isabelle spun on the spot to see what on earth the noise was. Considering they hadn't been using their wands, it was unlikely that anyone had blown something up. Unless they weren't doing as they were told? But no. The scene that greeted her eyes was just broken glass, bent metal, and a red faced child.
"It's alright," Issy smiled. She wasn't mad about that. Not at all. In silence the Canadian mended the watch and smoothed her hand over the newly formed glass. "Just try to be a little more careful, okay?" she said, handing it back to the girl, before turning her attention to the boy who spoke....
Nika started to breathe once again,
"Thank you Professor. I promise I will be more careful." She was relieved that her professor wasn't mad at her. After being in potions class she expected the worst. Mrs. Lafay wouldn't let her off so easily. She started practicing the spell without her wand to make sure that she didn't mess anything else up.
"Com-LET-e-AH" She repeated it over and over again until she was sure that she knew what she was doing.
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"Right everyone," she smiled from her position by the window. "It would seem that you are all set with the incantation, now onto the wand movement." Isabelle took out her own wand again and held it in front of her for them all to see. "Firstly you make a small cross shape - top to bottom, left to right. Then you carry that through to a small circle shape finished by a gentle jab at the item you are changing. But you do not need to touch it." She demonstrated what she meant by applying it to the watch she had left on her desk. Cross shape, circle, jab. "One long, fluid movement, no stopping and starting or it won't work correctly.... Comletia!" With a poof the watch became a bright red compass, similar colouring to what the watch had been. She held it up for them to see.
"Now if you wish to change the appearance even further, beyond merely making it a compass, you need to concentrate even harder, and more completely on what you wish the final object to look like." Placing the new compass back down on the desk, Issy leant her bum against it as she looked at the kids. "Concentration and intent are key to making sure you get the exact thing you are aiming for. Now please practice the wand movement without the incantation, and once you feel you have mastered it, move on to doing the two together."
Feeling the cool air blow on her face, Isabelle closed her eyes and smiled. It was helping. "If you make any mistakes, or simply want to keep practising more than the once - which I hope you do - I shall revert the compass back for you to a watch, or you can ask one of the older students for help with that. I'm sure they'd be more than willing." Right? "You may begin."
"Okay Nika, Cross shape, circle, jab. Cross shape, circle, jab. Cross shape, circle, jab. " Nika was talking to herself. Trying to focus on fluid movements.
"Come on Nika. You can do this." She took her wand and did everything she could to get it right. She tried with the wand and she did it. Now to make it a little more detailed.