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lemon 
"It's nice sometimes," he replied, still urging Dave to spread his wings and DO something other than TROT. Maybe he should have asked for an Abraxan instead. Even if they were scarier and more aggressive, they sure looked like they were actually moving. Unlike their horse right here.
Dima would have tried to make note of all the spells Sophie was using, but the kid was far too distracted to do so. Instead, he just let her do whatever she pleased with her wand and steered the Aethonan around a slippery path of ice. Yep! He was good at this, he was!
"Just peachy!" And look, they were nearing the finish line!
So things were getting to be sort of normal now, and Sophie could see the finish line just up ahead.
"Almost there," she said, pointing forward with her wand. She didn't cast. She was just pointing out the finish line. She could tell Dima wasn't very impressed with the horse. It wasn't flying, and she was sure that's what he wanted it to do.
Sophie actually thought they were going to make it to the end without anymore sudden interruptions.
"Oh, look," she said to Dima.
"I think we're going to make it to the end without--..." Whoaaaa. Hello, slippery ice!
Sophie tried her best to get her wand pointed in the right direction, but the ice was making that impossible. She finally managed to get it pointed to the ice. They'd learned a hot air charm in Herbology, and she could use it to melt the ice and give them a nice ground to get across!
"Ventus!" she exclaimed. The ice began to melt, and they were soon crossing just plain dirt and grass. A second later, they crossed the finish line.
"Done!" she exclaimed. They hadn't been amongst the first, but Sophie wasn't too worried about that. She was just glad to finally be finished.