Alex was excited to learn the hair coloring charm. Even though she had gotten her hair dyed in Hogsmeade, she was starting to see signs of gray hair trying to poke through. This charm would definitely come in handy......until someone came up with a cure for this old person disease.

While she was waiting to see if her potential partner wanted to work with her, she would practice the new charm. Starting with the incantation, Alex said, "Senectus Reversus". "Sen-eck-tuss Ree-vers-us, Sen-eck-tuss Ree-vers-us".. After repeating the incantation several times, Alex felt pretty comfortable with it. Now for the wand movement.....Alex gave her wand a circular wave around her head.

Feeling that she was ready to combine the two parts of the charm, Alex tried to concentrate. She waved her wand around her head and made sure to pass the the random gray patches. At the same time, she said,"Senectus Reversus". Reaching for the mirror, Alex looked at herself and found her hair to be all one color. This was great. She now felt at least a little empowered against this aging disease.