Sophie braced herself for the effects of her casting. If this all worked the way it should, she should have blasted the zombie to bits and pieces. She waited a second later, and then...

...nothing.

WHAAAA?! Had this been a real zombie, she'd be toast by now. Okay, focus, Sophie. Focus. She stared at the zombie and put all her intent into blasting it to little bitty bits and pieces. She raised her wand to it once again then slashed it to the right then to the left.

"REDUCTO!" she said, with much more force than before. She didn't even have to wait this time. As soon as the words were out her mouth, the zombie blew to those bits and pieces she'd pictured. "Yes!"