Catching up Rhibear ~ Madam Solo ~ Dark Brooding Girl ~ Accio Jedi ~ Gryffinclaw ~ Just a doll Fiyero smiled at Professor Tanner's reaction to his dramatic bow. There, now that was more like it! He hovered in the air, listening carefully to her next instructions. Lean down to go faster, point the handle in the direction you want to go to turn, pull up on the handle and lean back to break... okay, that sounded simple enough. He so had this! His face fell a little when Professor Tanner said no speedsters. Darn, he wanted to show everybody how fast he could go! Oh well, there were still other things he could do on a broom...
He leaned in towards the broom handle and sped off. So what should he do first? He thought about asking to join the race those two girls were having, but decided against it. Somehow he didn't think they would appreciate him streaking past them. Then an idea occurred to him! He'd try to draw shapes in the sky with his broom. He nudged the handle up, then left, then left again, then down, then right, then another right until he'd made a sort of figure-8 in the sky. Wow, this was awesome!
Fiyero was having so much fun that he barely hear Professor Tanner saying they could leave whenever they liked. As if he'd actually want to leave early! He was going to use every minute of flying practice he had left to the fullest. So now what shape should he try? He'd already mastered the figure-8, so he decided to take it a step farther and try a loop-de-loop. He nudged his broom up, gripping the handle tighter as he turned upside-down. Wow, everything looked really funny this way! "Hi, everybody!" he called down to his classmates and Professor tanner. He raised one had to give them a wave and nearly lost his grip on the broom handle. He managed to regain his hold just in time. Note to self: don't try to wave and steer at the same time.
After completing the loop-de-loop, he tried a few more shapes: first a triangle, then a square, then a star. The star was especially hard, since there were so many turns involved. He finished with a spiral, gently winding downward until he touched down.
__________________ Old voices I had thought long since dead whisper of another life I might have led  If I could take that second chance, If I could make my life anew, If only dreams came true... |