Now that the paint was dry, Ira took one of the smaller brushes and dipped them into red paint. But then she thought that it would be better if she would first lightly trace the design she wanted on the broom on which she could then fill color. So using a twig, very lightly, she traced the word 'Gryffindor' in a circular manner at the top. Now she took the small brush having red paint and carefully, very carefully, painted the word on it.

She then thought of drawing the crest. But the broom handle was so narrow, that there wasn't enough space. Besides it would be difficult to do so especially on the curved surface. So she dismissed the idea. So how else to show house pride?

Ira thought about having some Gryffindor-like quote or saying on it. But what? She thought about it. She had read something about danger...waste of oxygen... Oh yeah! 'Life without danger is a waste of Oxygen'. This would be nice on the broom. She decided to write these words along the length of the broom. She first gently traced the sentence and then using a small brush, she wrote the quote on the broom. Yup! Now it looked somewhat like a Gryffindor Broom!