He spoke out loud. "Viro Torpeo," he repeated from professor Bentley. "Viro Torpeo. Viro Torpeo. Viro Torpeo." Right, that was alright?

The wand movement was a jab. Hugo jabbed as precisely as he could, remembering the instructions in the charms book. Jab. Jab. Jabjabjab. Okay. Well that wasn't hard.

Right. Now for the fun part. Hugo put on his gloves and walked towards his Toadstool. Viro Torpeo. Jab. He practised it a bit without the incantation then cracked his knuckles and neck. He looked at the Toadstool. It was wobbling around quite a bit, then stood still when Hugo pointed his wand at the thing. "Viro Torpeo." Jab. The Toadstool seemed to be slower... What was Bentley's description again? All over the place? Slow movements? Yup, this one was definitely numb alright. He thought. Probably. Yeah...