 Post 3 Shoe!Girl │ Rebel Ravie │ Confundus Queen │ RP Addict
Repeating the incantation to herself was starting to feel like a tongue twister. Lily knew that it wouldn’t matter if she kept repeating it forever. She either knew it or she didn’t, and she started to wonder if her elm seed was feeling neglected. She hadn’t paid attention to it for a while, and half the rest of the class already had trees grown. She needed to actually attempt the spell. She just had to have confidence that she would be successful. It helped that a few of those who already had trees had planted elm seeds as well, too. It gave her a visual to help with her concentration. She could visualize her own tree growing now that she knew what it was supposed to look like.
Pointing her wand at her pot again, at the tiny spot where she knew her seed was resting under the still slightly damp soil, she imagined her tree sprouting and growing nice and tall. Flicking her wand at the seed, she cast the spell. “Herbivicus,” she said, her voice confident and calm. A tiny smile flickered on her face as a tiny little sapling grew almost immediately, continuing to shoot up quickly to the point she stepped back to avoid getting hit by a branch as her tree reached half her height. Soon enough, it was as tall as she was, and still growing. She slid her wand back into its holster as she waited for the growth to stop, just so she knew she wasn’t accidentally causing it to grow too tall. She’d let out a breath she hadn’t known she’d been holding as her tree finally stopped, well over six feet in height, and reached out to stroke the trunk. It was a gorgeous tree, and she almost felt hugging would be too simple. She respected it too much.
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