be curious, not judgmental Damien HAD turned out to be awfully nice, which was a huge relief. There had been nothing even SLIGHTLY fishy about him after all, and Sophie Brown decided then and there that Damien was a good guy. Definitely good. She approved.
When the professor went along to ask some questions about what was obviously the charm Arresto Momentum, Sophie let herself get distracted by Zander's good looks as the first few of her classmates chimed in with the basics on the spell. She sincerely hoped that wasn't what this whole class was going to be about, as Piers had taught this charm to her and the other seventh years who had been at school all seven years during their very first term, so maybe it was a segue into a similar charm? If not, it was going to be an easy enough class-- but Merlin, the Head Boy's hair was looking extra beautiful today, wasn't it? She wanted to ruffle it. It was probably a good thing he was so far away. His answer about cookies made her smile, though, and she shook her head in good humor. Such a nerd, Zander Adair.
With the basics of the spell covered, Soph went ahead to extend her arm into the air, and offered up her examples, too. "Arresto Momentum can be used... well, I've seen my mum use it against Bouncing Bulbs before to slow 'em down, so unruly plants in herbology can count as one use... 'n Professor Culloden taught us to use it to stop the flow of a potion, like, if it's exploding all over or something, or if it's spilling all over." Practical uses in their every day lives.
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