Originally Posted by PhoenixStar

The enthusiasm was appreciated and needed. AJ was a firm believer that a good attitude got you places. Happy people just won at life and usually got better results. It made sense to her because bitter people were always complaining and looking at everything that could go wrong while happy people looked at the glass as half full, and found solutions to problems. They were already at an advantage.

The jungle wasn't exactly walking friendly, but this was like a walk in the park for the fourth year. AJ was always exploring and challenging herself. The real obstacle for her would be when she needed to use a spell. That didn't always come easy for her. Lux was good at that sort of thing though. Just another reason why this team worked.

Buzzing was happening, and it was actually getting louder. "I dunno. I hope they aren't bees either." Enough bee stings at one time could really cause them some problems. "Is it just me or does it sound like they were getting closer?" At least with this obstacle course you could hear danger coming. It was eerie to keep walking knowing something was coming, but having nothing happen for what felt like centuries.

Crunch, crunch, crunch was the sound he ground made as she made her way through the jungle. Then, out of nowhere a huge swarm was heading right for them. "Incoming!!!" AJ's hand tightened around her wand and she felt a bite. "Mosquitoes, and.... what is that?" There was something else with the annoying blood suckers. AJ started to flail her wand around attempting to smack them. Use magic, dummy. "Stupefy!!!" Would that even work on mosquitoes? It was sort a try.