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DaniDiNardo 
"Mum wouldn't let me go somewhere that has no fire unless she's found another way of keeping me warm and knowing I can't cast means I wouldn't be where there's anything cold." He explained, an almost stoic expression on his face. By now, Blaise had come to understand and accept that he would never depend on magic to save his butt. He would either find another way or die.
Granted, his wand occasionally did things during those duels he was still forced into but that was a controlled environment. Fat chance of him depending on his wand in the real world.
The boy watched the stick figure come to life...sorta. It was only animated.
Were he less experienced in how this sort of thing went, Blaise might have been filled with hope at the sight of a First Year getting the spell right on the very first try but he knew better. Furthermore, while he did skip these lessons, he did keep up with the reading on his own and sometimes went on ahead. Animation happened to be an advanced form of charms work. Kudos to her for getting it so soon but for him, it wasn't likely to happen.
Let's forget that it was advanced magic for a moment, the Charm wouldn't work for him because he had no wand to practice with. Blaise stood, staring at his easel and the line he'd painted. Perhaps he could will it into motion on his own. Merlin knew that'd be the only way it would move at this point.
He stood there watching Blaise, his glances might be going to Daxton and of course the rest of the class, but he was watching Blaise.
"Unfortunately as much as we as adults and parents want to protect our children there might come a time where it isn't your mother who placed you somewhere you might need a fire. There are dangers all over, you could get lost, taken, try to run away." Plenty of dangerous things even in the castle could happen that the boy would need his wand to save his life.
He turned to see that Miranda had done it on the first try. Impressive for a first year, but not fully out of the ordinary here.
"Very good Miranda, this spell is a basic animation. There are many charms that can make the art work do many more things, but lets start with the basics at the moment."
Turning back to Blaise he couldn't help but notice he hadn't even brought out his wand.
"You do have your wand today don't you? It is needed for every charm lesson. A wizard should never go anywhere without it." If he didn't have it there really was no point of being in class today.