Text Cut: Toby!
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Felixir 
Toby supposed that Thompson was petting a thestral or something, because he couldn't actually see anything there whatsoever. He was interested in what one of those things must look like in real life, but absolutely did not want to find out at all ever ever ever. He'd settle for drawings, thanks.
But yes. The actual task. Time to get on with that. Toby turned to look at Cassia, grinned and nodded. The Granian seemed fine to him.
"Uhhh... can I drive? I reckon I'd be better at that part." Well, it was more to do with the fact that Toby preferred physical tasks, but that was also a contributing factor.
But first, they needed a bridle. Whilst Cassia pet the horse, Toby made sure he had one of the right size and also joined in the petting. Hey horsey, heyyyyy. Friend? Friend.
"Okay, I'll try putting on the bridle, and then you can check it and redo the charm if I miss a part or it's not holding, yeah?" He didn't really wait for an answer, 'cause this was technically a RACE after all (though it wasn't like he minded who won; it was just that the aim seemed to be to do this quickly AND efficiently).
The Hufflepuff drew out his wand, gave one last reassuring pat to the Granian, and started the spell.
"Fixate!" Toby traced his wand in exactly the places they'd been told to, stretching up on his tiptoes to make sure he was reaching the right areas because he was still pretty darn short for his age and it was a bit of a struggle to be exact. And then........... there was the bridle. It looked pretty well placed, but he wasn't sure about how secure it was, so he looked at Cassia to see if she wanted to check it, and began to ready himself for the actual racing bit.
Casting a glance around, Cassia watched the ones who started and what they were going through. Nothing extremely hard and they looked like they were having lots of fun. She didn't stress on starting because like always she never cared much about winning. So she took her time petting the horse and it seemed her partner shared that opinion, too.
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Sure, and I can fight off those balls of snow," Good thing it wasn't something else. Because she liked riding horses and would hate for it to be ruined by the stress of being hit by a .... rock. But they wouldn't allow that in a lesson, would they?!
The seventh-year nodded and watched Toby as he cast the spell. She gave it her full attention just in case the younger Hufflepuff missed something with the movement, which he didn't. So all was good. But just for good measures, she tugged at the bridle. Perfectly placed. Two thumbs-up for the badger.
So it looked like they were all set to begin this race! "
Ready?" She asked though it was rhetorical, she supposed he was since he got the bridle ready and he looked like ready. Without further ado, she pulled herself up on the carriage leaving room for Toby in front of her since he'll be the one driving. Meanwhile she drew out her wand. She supposed the snow balls would start once they started but wouldn't hurt.