Well, THAT didn't work, and Kate hadn't really expected it to. Did anything ever really work on the first try? Nope. Rarely ever. At least, not when Kate was learning these spells in classes. That wasn't the point, though. The point was she was stuck to a chair and she hadn't even budged a bit after the first casting.

Kate wiggled a little then tried again. With a point of her wand at the area that was stuck, she gave a strong, "Avexis!" She promptly wiggled again, but nothing happened. Kate lowered her wand and tried to focus for a moment. REALLY focus. What was it she wanted this charm to do? She wanted it to free her from being stuck to the chair. In her mind, she pictured herself standing up from the chair.

"AVEXIS!" she called out again, giving her wand a point. She wanted to try the spell before she had time to lose the vision of her standing up. Another wiggle told her the charm was starting to work. She could move about more freely, but she still couldn't stand. It was a start, at least!