SPOILER!!: sweetpinkpixie;11368509
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He nodded. Yep. Just as he had said. "Indeed it would be," he grinned as Taurus appeared on the ever growing list.
Turning to look at the board for a moment to look over the list, he gave it a reaffirming nod and then turned back to the class. "Now, as we have already discussed, Polaris is our indicator for north. Once you have spotted it you need only go in a clockwise fashion and use one of my personal favorite mnemonics to find the other directions. The mnemonic goes 'Never Eat Soggy Waffles' and represents North, South, East, and West. Therefore, in theory, once you have found Polaris you can now find all the other directions and therefor navigate the world without a map in your hands." And hopefully not get lost.
"Older students may be familiar with the Telescope Focusing Charm, Lens Focalis. We will be using a variation of that charm today..." Pause for effect. "On our own eyes." Pretty cool, huh? "The wand movement is the same, a simple swish followed by a tap on your closed eyelids. The incantation is Oculo Focalis. First years and those who are uncomfortable with charmswork should not be worried. You will not harm your eyesight by not performing the spell properly." So breathe kids. Breeeeeeeeathe. "One word of caution. Extended use of this spell WILL cause tiredness and red eyes. Sort of think of how one looks after not sleeping properly. Bags under the eyes is also a common side effect."
Sarah’s way of knowing the directions was first taught to her by her grandmother. It was Never Eat Silk Worms, yet in school it was Never Eat Sally Williams. Sally Williams was a girl in her class that was very sweets.
It was a pity that the telescopes were gone, yet at least it afforded Sarah the opportunity to practice the spell. First she needed to do the general eye things
She put the poster against the wall and walked backwards until the last line was not visible. It was strnge, normally she could never see the line above it at that distance. She then felt for her face and laughed, she was wearing her glasses that was why it was so clear! She took off her glasses and clutched them in her hand and looked ahead. No, her eyesight had not improve and she could barely see! The smallest line she could read was line four (line eight and nine she never even saw all it was a white blur then) and line five she could see yet not very clearly.