Ethan slid into his seat as Bellaire's prompting and glanced first at his transformed desk then at the board. New spells? Ethan was always on the fence about learning new spells, depending on their usefulness. On the one hand, it was nice to learn something he hadn't, especially if it was something he could use or would need. But on the other hand, he sometimes struggled with new spells especially if they were more advanced, seeming to need more practice than the average student.. especially average seventh year. Spellwork wasn't always his forte.. at least it had been that way in the past and he kept his mind stuck in that thought.

He wasn't completely sure how useful these spells would be beyond this circus performance they were supposed to be putting on with their gargoyles, but at least his mind was put to ease about the difficulty of the spells. Ethan jotted down notes from the board into his journal, then set about practicing the first spell. A firm, tight circle with the wrist.. he practiced the wand movement several times. Once he felt he had that down well enough, he moved on to practicing the incantation.

"Cir-co An-u-lum.. Cir-co An-u-lum.. Circo Anulum.." Ethan practiced reciting the incantation a few times, trying to wrap his mouth around the new words. Once he figured he knew the words well enough, he picked up his wand and pointed it at the wooden box on his table. "Circo Anulum!" he commanded as he flicked his wand with a tight circular movement of his wrist. It was a slow transformation, but Ethan was rather pleased to see his box turn into a rounded, red and white striped circus ring. Not bad.