Janelle smiled as the Professor praised her patronus attempts. "Thank you sir. I''ll keep trying." And that she would.......keep on trying until she got it right. Fortunately or unfortunately, she would put her "emerging" patronus to the test. The professor explained what they would be doing for their main activity and Janelle was all in. She was just a little bit afraid, but she kept telling herself, "None of it is real". If she just kept that in her mind, she'd be OK. At least that's what she hoped.

Walking over to the maze, Janelle kept thinking, "It's not real, it's not real." She paused at the entrance to the maze, took a deep breath and plunged ahead. Following the twists and turns, Janelle was a little anxious. Not as anxious as she would have been had she not known what was coming, but still. She tried to focus on the path that she was taking with her wand held at the ready. She tried to keep her happy memory close by, so she could retrieve it at a moments notice.

Coming to a fork in the road maze, Janelle wasn't sure which way to go. She had a 50-50 chance of making the right decision so she decided to turn right. Right? Wrong? Who knew? Janelle just had to deal with the consequences of her choice. Suddenly, the path began to narrow. It became so skinny that Janelle had to walk through it sideways. It was a good thing that she wasn't claustrophobic. Just as quickly as the path had narrowed, it widened again. However, before she could feel any relief, she made a left turn into total darkness. It happened so fast and Janelle couldn't seem to find the passage she had just come down. Even though she knew that there was nothing to fear, she felt a little scared.

Janelle felt for the side of the maze, just to try to get her bearings. She held her wand tightly and tried to think of her happy thought. If she thought casting the spell was hard before, this was taking it to another level entirely. Taking deep breaths to steady her nerves, Janelle tried to concentrate. She circled her wand and said, "Expecto Patronum". Unfortunately, the spell didn't work this time. She knew that she was capable of creating at least some smoke so she focused and prepared to try again. Not real, not real, not real. Janelle concentrated, pictured her happy moment and waved her wand. "Expecto Patronum", she said more forcefully this time. And then........her brief silver smoke happened. Janelle was relieved when the light returned and she was able to see again. This aisle was not very long and Janelle made her way ahead while she still had the light going for her. Shoulders tense and eyes darting, she moved ahead and tried to anticipate the next obstacle.