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MeredithRodneyMckay 
Clapping her hands to get their attention, she waited a second to make sure all eyes were on her. Flicking her wand at the board the eraser removed the words already on it and replaced it with the spell they were learning.
Statua Habitum
"Now, as a few of you seem to be having trouble with the pronunciation of the incantation, I've placed it on the board for you. You need to remember to add emphasis on the UA and the HAB sections of the words." Perching herself back on the edge of her desk, Issy looked around at the various frames and bits of paper that were lying about.
"We'll just take a quick break from practice to look at the spell. Can anyone tell me what language they think it derives from and what it means?" With new kids around it was always worth asking these things, to make sure they understood the origin of spells. In Isabelle's opinion anyway.
Tayla stared at the frame on her table. It still didn't look as pretty as Professor Magnus', but it was a little nicer now. She heard the professor tell the other students to imagine what they wanted the object to transfigure to, so she tried that. Blue being her favourite colour, she wasn't surprised to see the blue frame on her desk.
She understood what the professor said about pronunciation. Tayla did struggle with it at first, and in fact still did especially when she wasn't concentrating well.
Hearing Professor Magnus' question, she raised her hand and said
"Professor, I believe the words are in Latin. 'Statua' probably means 'statue'. While 'habitum'....I'm not so sure. Maybe it refers to the appearance or the shape?" Tayla was making a guess, but she hoped she was at least close to correct.