So her spell had worked, it was just that her aim was off. The tornado was making it hard for her to make contact with the dummy, but she wasn't going to let that stop her. All she needed to do was fully concentrate and block everything else from her mind.

Looking around between the blown leaves she saw that a few people were having some success, and of course those people had to belong to the Slytherin house. Why did the universe hate her? Didn't it know that she was trying REALLY hard to beat them?

Then a dummy appeared right before her very eyes as if it was in slow motion. This was her time to prove that a first year could be helpful. "Carpe Retractum." The rope shot out in the right color and look!!! IT wrapped around the dummy and it was coming to her. Maybe her luck would be changing after all.

"Lions, help! Can someone finish this off for me?" She knew that she wouldn't be able to do it, and house points were at stake here.