Did everybody hear that? AJ Valentine was no longer grouped with the little kids. Although, she didn't come out and state that little fact about AJ directly, but it was pretty much implied. Mmmhmm. For once it was okay that she wasn't grouped with the older kids either because mastering a spell without verbally saying it... PFFT. That sounded mad hard. As much as AJ liked a challenge, she just wasn't feeling the extra work today. Nope. You had one extra proud fifth year here today. A good day to be in the middle of the grade levels.

No need for notes. All she needed to do was practice, and practice she would.
De-puhl-so was how it was pronounced and it seemed easy enough. Thank Merlin for no tongue twisters. "De-pul-so, de-PUL-so," She repeated over and over until she felt comfortable. Now the wand movement was ever easier. She moved her wand about in a sweeping motion for good measure. Did she really need to practice that part? No, but it was doing wonders for her recently abused writing hand.