After her near death experience with the dummy Lex was ready to move on to the next one and to the non-verbal casting. There was always a bit of doubt when it came to that. Whether or not it would work--usually it didn't and she wasn't expecting this to be any different.

Okay.

Okaaaay.

Had to concentrate...focus on the movement of the rope...the intended spell--merlin this was so much easier with explosions. Was she the only one who noticed this? Things were a lot easier to visualize when they were hexes that you actively with everything in you wanted. This was just....cracking a rope. With a heavy sigh and a light shake of her head, she tried concerntrating again.

When she felt she was properly focused, Lex drew her wand back did that whip cracking motion as before.

There was a flutter of hope at the sight of purple line but it was a dull light at best that faded before it hit the dummy. Wow. Seriously? Might as well not have bothered glowing in the first place.