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Working their way up sounded grand in the wider scheme of things but while Lex had little problem seeing the bigger picture, the steady travel wasn't nearly as big as the getting to the other side where the finish line happened to be. She supposed it would be a bit extreme to think this way...but dead or alive they had a race to not be last in, y'know, as Gryffindor as that sounded.
"Yeah, now we're talking." Lex said, kicking back in the carriage after he'd consented to them going faster than the speed they were currently sputtering at. All at once the Abraxan was off, like Mo had unleashed everything in one go and it sent her jerking forward harshly. "Merlin! See why these things do better flying??" It sure would have led for a smoother ride, not this swinging and swaying that had her clinging to a said of the carriage.
"Heard what?" She spun in several times before she spotted the snowball hurtling toward them at an insane speed. Instinctively her wand shot up and she took aim. "Expulso!" The loud BOOM that followed left a grin of satisfaction on her face. "Nothing we need to worry about." Could she do that again?
Mo tugged wildly on the reins, trying to coax the Abraxan to turn waaaaaaaaaay to the left around a mound of snow that was just ahead of them. Could they plow right through it without harm? Probably, but what if the horse went skittish or it wasn't just snow? Better just to play it safe, even if playing it safe had Mo putting an arm firmly around Lex so she didn't fall out of the carriage.
It was a really sharp turn. "Careful. Try not to hex off my nose. If I don't get to play Quidditch after school, I'm obviously going to have to live off my looks." Or not. Mo let go of Lex and picked up the reins again with both hands, redirecting the Abraxan to the original path. "Keep your eyes peeled."