SPOILER!!: Tia! <3
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PhoenixRising 
Ooh. So Tia wasn't about to hide her impressed self when Adi said he was going to attempt it non-verbally. She never attempted one herself, but she'd heard they were quite the skill to master. "Good luck. Here's hoping," she crossed her fingers and gave him an encouraging smile.
But no such luck apparently, as Tia watched the older student with his attempts. Surely he must be doing something wrong because for some bizarre reason although she hadn't read TOO much on nonverbal spells yet, she felt like there was some key component to them. More than just greater focus.
But at long last, he conceded and cast it verbally so they could move on. "Stairs. I like that idea. Plus if we catch them while they're moving it might be more challenging to get just one stair...."
She followed Adi from the library, stopping at the stairwell. "Nonverbal spells... tell me more about what it requires..." Because maybe she'd try one by their last item? "Colovaria!" The fifth year cast, pointing at the step two from the top and smiled as it changed to the navy blue as the bookshelf before had. This was easy enough.
"After you go, maybe we should do an alternating pattern for four steps?" Tia suggested. It would require some focus, for sure. And would count as a third item, which left only two more for them to change...
You know how someone would have felt totally embarrassed about their failure in front of someone? Well, not Adi. He was more disappointed than anything to feel that way. At least Tia hadn't laughed at him but he did wonder if she thought he was lame as he followed her out of the library.
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Adi had not thought of that! The Moving Staircases would indeed make it more challenging.
"It sure would! No staircase moving or not would stop me.'' Hehe. Such a confident Hufflepuff he was. But onto the subject of non verbal spells... the annoying thing. Meh.
"Awhole heap of practice is needed because mental discipline and concentration are key. So I reckon all that practice should pay off eventually.'' Though that did not seem to be working out well for him AT ALL.
"Have you ever tried non verbal spells, Tia?''
But he would shut up now and let Tia do her thing again. Adi grinned broadly.
"That sounds like a plan! Yellow and Blue look great together, anyway.'' Too bad they could carve their names into everywhere they had worked so that everyone would see his and Tia's awesome work. Oh well. At least the Catman would know.
Anywhooo...
Adi's turn again!
"Colovaria!" POINT to the second step after Tia's as he focused on yellow. And there it was! One yellow step, joining the girl's blue one.