He was completely determined to do this! Jay had beat him on every spell so far and he wanted something, anything to prove to him his wand was working. He was ready to write to mum and say it just wasn't working! 'Expecto Patronum' he muttered again and again and used the circular wand movement over and over practicing. Different memory...the one of his mum wasn't enough. How about down in the Alps with mum and dad...no that didn't seem enough.

What memory could he use? The day he was accepted to Hogwarts? No....getting into Hufflepuff??? He concentrated on that, his mind circling around the day, right before the feast began. He had been so scared he'd be in Slytherin! He centered his mind and said "Expecto Patronum" firmly. A poof of something appeared but didn't stay or form anything. THAT WAS SOMETHING! RIGHT???