"Helic umtus!'' Adi tried again and flicked his wand. "Helic umtus! Helic umtus! Helic umtus!'' Flick. Flick. Flick. The balloon stubbornly remained half inflated. The Hufflepuff was seriously getting annoyed now. He knew Professor Airey said it was advanced magic but it was very frustrating to be trying without achieving proper results.

Okay. Adi needed to calm down and re-focus. ''Helic umtus!'' Flick. Much to his surprise and relief, the object continued to swell. And this time it didn't stop. Great! So...Airey said something about a watermelon size? Yeah, the balloon was there. "Finite!''

Too bad he hadn't mastered the spell because it took him numerous duds and twice with the spell working to fill the balloon. But on the bright side, he had accomplished the task.