SPOILER!!: ZandertheLion
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Originally Posted by
ArianaBlack 
PHEW. That was a close one. Luckily Zander had snapped out of his inner thoughts before it was too late. They could've hit a giant block of ice. OR WORSE another carriage! But thankfully he got ahold of the reins again and all was well.... for now. So no need to panic... 
This time around Zander had to be SUPER careful. He didn't want Simon thinking that he was a totally dunderhead.
So yes, so much care. Full of care. Zander 'Care' Adair. Yeah. He looked extra hard at the path set in front of him. ICE BLOCK STRAIGHT AHEAD? No problem. This time he even started yanking WAY before they reached the obstacle, so that the turn was a lot smoother. Yeah, Zander was totally coordinated with all these things. The turn was so nice and gradual that it almost felt as if they were gliding on the ice. Ah. This is the life.
NOOO MORE OBJECTS! Zander looked back at Simon (but only for a second) and gave him a small nod. He knew what to do. Now, EYES ON THE PRIZE, Zander. AHHH GIANT SNOWMAN! At least Zander was actually steering this time. Heh. Phew. Driving a carriage with a giant winged horse that's super fast and powerful, while being pelted with a bunch of flying objects and dodging big ice mounds, isn't too bad. Actually it was kind of like therapy.
Zander was in control.
Everything was going to be fine.
Just breathe Simon. Breathe.
He took a deep breath, inhaling and then exhaling. Simon continued blasting the flying objects away from their carriage as quickly as he could. Taking a quick peek over his shoulder, he saw that Zander was really focusing this time.
YES! he thought internally to himself as he became more comfortable. "
Nice job! We're almost there. Let's pull through this!" he exclaimed as he began to use the Reductor Curse more with the Shield Charm.
Brrrrrrrrrr.... Too cold. Too cold. The wind was playing up more now.
He even noticed Zander shivering in his blanket.
Wait. He could fix that. He had learnt how to use the Hot Air Charm in the Herbology Workshop. Doing the complicated wand wave, he pointed his wand towards his partner's blanket, "
Ventus," he said and watched as the blanket began to steam a little as it was so cold outside. "
That better?" he asked as he turned around to see a
GIGANTIC object coming towards them.
WAS THAT A BOULDER?!?!
Back to business, Simon. "
REDUCTO! BOMBARDA! REDUCTO! INCENDIO!" he shouted, moving his wand as quickly as he could. The object burst into tiny little particles of snow all around them. YES! He squinted his eyes once again, making sure to check if there were any more objects around them. There were none that he could see.
Now. Where was this finish line!?