There were still a lot of people who could not do the spell yet. So Olly was not too upset about it. He did notice that Dot was getting pretty good at it. He made his way closer to her and watched carefully. If he could just to exactly what she did. Except all she did was the incantation and the circles, which was what he had been doing and still not succeeding. He sighed and tried again.

"Derivo Gravitatem." Circle. "Derivo Gravitatem." Circle. "Derivo Gravitatem." Circle. He was careful, ending the circles as he ended the incantation like was supposed to be done. And he was concentrating, he really was. He really wanted to be able to perform the spell at least once before class was over. Olly gripped his apple tightly, willing it to work, before throwing it up into the air, aiming directly at one of those darts. It did hit the dart, sending it straight into a red balloon with a satisfying pop. But the apple did not float there. It fell back to earth, though slower than normal. Almost like a feather, floating back down until it landed right in Olly's palm. Better than previous attempts but still not what was supposed to happen.