Altair felt a little more confident with the professor's reassuring pat on the shoulder. He then did as everyone else and took his place and the end of the line of students. Some of them looked just as nervous, but then some looked like the were about to feint. Altair liked to think that he looked like something in between. He looked down at the broom he had in his hand, he was so amazed that such a common household item could cause so much damage. But, he was a bit of a safety nut, so he listened closely to what the professor was about to say.