Was Brownie growing tired of this exercise? He had definitely become more active, crawling around on the floor near Janelle. "Hang in there buddy. I'll get it right soon." At least she hoped she would, for both their sakes. Janelle didn't want to restrict Brownie too much, but at the same time, she didn't want him to crawl away from her. Getting a sudden idea, she reached for her backpack. Then she used her backpack, textbook and notebooks to create a makeshift pen for her bug. He had plenty of room to move around, but he couldnt' get too far away. Perfect.

That problem solved, she got back to work. Janelle began to visualize Brownie again. The she took her time and pictured him turning from bug to dead leaf. Step by step. She did this several times, every now and then turning an eye toward Brownie. Her pen was a good idea, but it was probably not foolproof. Janelle then looked at Brownie. She imagined him transforming into the leaf, right before her eyes. She could do this, she could.

"Ok Brownie, we're going to give this one more try. Relax. It will all be over before you know it." Ready to try again, she knew it would be better if the bug stayed still. Wand in hand, Janelle moved closer to him, but not too close. As she visualized Brownie changing, Janelle told herself that he would be ok. She would not hurt him by doing this. Hopefully that would make the difference between succeeding and failing with this spell.

After waiting for Brownie to become still, Janelle made a left swish with her wand, right above him. "Follio Anmortum", she said, putting all of the confidence that she could muster into her voice. Janelle was almost afraid to look, but look she did. A smile began to form as she saw that Brownie now looked like a brown leaf. It wasn't quite as dead looking as she had hoped, but it was progress. Janelle didn't want to take too long to admire her work because Brownie had to be changed back to his regular self. Holding her wand, Janelle changed Brownie back to his bug form. Thank Merlin, he turned back into the Brownie that he was supposed to be. Janelle knew that she'd need a few more tries before she got the spell absolutely right.