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Originally Posted by RachieRu  After watching the Professor show them what to do, and waiting for the signal Hattie kicked off gently. She wanted to be gentle, because she really did not want to fall off. She hovered off the floor a little bit, not too high because she didn't want to go off balance. "Oh wow..." She murmured. This was cool. She really loved flying. It was one of the best things in the world. Smiling, she nudged her broom handle forward a little, and came back down to the floor.
"That is SO cool Professor!" She was loving this lesson. It was totally one of the best ones she had been to so far. And away they went! First off the mark was Hattie, which usually meant she had done this before. " Glad you are enjoying yourself, Miss Paton!" she exclaimed, likewise hovering several feet off the ground. Quote:
Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy The blond Gryffindor boy fidgeted a little as he waited for Professor Tanner to give the signal. Come on, get on with it! Couldn't she see he wanted to do some flying? The moment he saw the signal, Fiyero kicked off from the ground, taking extra care not to do it too hard and go rocketing into the sky. He hovered about four or five feet off the ground for a minute, high enough to show he wasn't scared but not so high as to get a serious injury if he fell, before nudging his broom handle back toward the ground.
He'd barely touched down when he kicked off again, hovering in the exact same spot. Hey, Professor Tanner said they could try it more than once, right? And he was going to take full advantage of the time to do it as much as possible! He touched down and took off again two or three more times, bowing with a dramatic flourish as he landed his broom for the final time. There, I'd like to see somebody top that, he thought triumphantly. Tiara actually laughed aloud at Fiyero's bow. Someone was clearly proud of himself. " Oh well done, Mister Jones!" Quote:
Originally Posted by Kimothy The Slytherin raised her dominant hand over the broom, which she had placed on the ground. Here goes nothing! With nothing else in her mind but her will to have her wand in hand, Vivian took a deep breath. "Up!" And WHOOOOSH came her broom, and the eleven year old grasped her fingers around it. She had a small hint of smugness plastered on her face. See? Easy. Thanks to her aunt Elise who had taught her a couple of tricks or two before coming to Hogwarts.
And now for the actual riding of her broom, Vivian's most awaited part of the lesson! She mounted her broom and looked around to survey her fellow first years. All good, so maybe it was now the right time. She kicked off the ground with all her might and sort of floated on the air for a moment. This was no trouble, definitely. And to add a little Fairfield touch, Vivian raised her left hand and then the rock n' roll sign. "Woohoooo!" She was totally a pro at this.
A couple of moment later, she returned her left hand onto the broom and nudged the handle down, her feet reaching and stepping on the ground at last. Vivian sent a BIIIG BIIIIIIG grin towards Professor Tanner. Vivian Fairfield = Boss level 100. Well this one was certainly proud of herself as well! Getting into the spirit, Tiara actually mimicked the girl's hand gesture back to her. " Solid!" she said, in a most unTiara-like fashion. What could she say? This lesson got her excited, too. Quote:
Originally Posted by ginnilie The feeling of the broom in her hand was breath taking. Even though it was just a school broom, having that power was so. cool. I mean, magic is cool and stuff but being able to FLY?? THAT was the really cool stuff. When Professor Tanner gave the instruction to mount the brooms, Arielle didn't hesitate. She was so ready to fly. So. Ready. And she got on her broom and kicked off. Flying even felt cool. The sensation rushing through Arielle as she suspended in air made her feel so free and light. She didn't want to come down. But she knew the lesson couldn't continue if she didn't, so she nudged the handle forward and touched back down on the ground. All she hoped was that the next instructions would be to get back in the air again. Clapping, Tiara watched as yet another of her pupils found success. " Good one, Miss Lestrange."
She was happy with them. No one had tried to go zooming off and score a goal with an imaginary Quaffle like a dunderhead. " Excellent, everyone! You may keep practicing the takeoff and landing more if you wish, or you may actually try some movement."
" To accelerate, lean down so you are less upright and more flat against the broom handle. The flatter the faster." From her place in the air several feet above their heads (because no one would appreciate their professor kicking them), she slowly flew away from the students. As she turned back toward them, she yelled, " As I turn, I just carefully urge my broom handle in the direction I wish to go. The faster you go, the more you will want to lean into the turn to stay balanced." By now she was nearing the group again. " To brake, pull up slightly on the handle and lean back a bit." Doing so, she ended up right over their heads again.
" No speedsters, please. Not everyone has good control over their brooms at this point." She didn't need any crashes or injuries. Tiara landed so there would be one less person clogging the air. " So please spread out and be alert to your surroundings. Go for it!"
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