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Felixir · 02-02-2017, 05:59 AM

Abey would forever continue to deny that he was a Gryffindor probably, but the mention of a black hole charm made his big brown eyes light up in the way that was truly reminiscent of a Gryffindor when faced with a dangerous adventure. THAT charm sounded COOL, and Abey WANTED TO TRY IT. Or at least SEE it in action. He had a reeeeeeeeal hungry look in his eye, even as Professor Sir moved onto the next student. At that moment though, Abey also caught the eye of an older student, a girl from Gryffindor house, who was looking at him all smiley and everything. Abey smiled back, because of course, and gave a half-shy little finger waggle of a wave to wordlessly say hello. Because manners.

...

Okay, look, it was all well and good having that stuff written up on the board, but Abey didn't pay it even the slightest bit of notice actually. He had what he needed from when he heard the Professor saying the proper incantations, and showing them the proper movements. As they were all demonstrated, Abey mouthed the words along with him and moved his own hand to mimic those wand movements, and then fidgeted in his seat until they were allowed to get going.

Whiiiiiich didn't take long at ALL. So, Abey set down his now empty mug, and withdrew his wand, ready to get started.

Accio first obviously because that was the one he would need to use first in order to practice the other one. That was logic. There was no point in practicing the incantation and wand movement on their own first either, not in Abey's opinion. He could do all that while actually trying to cast the spell, and he'd know it was right when it worked. It was time efficient and also Abey was impatient to get moving.

"Accio!" With that same wand motion that the professor had done - which sort of looked a little bit like drawing a strangely-shaped hill - Abey attempted the spell, his eyes on the contents of the trunk. Naturally, considering he was a first year who had never attempted this spell before, nothing actually happened actually. He clicked his tongue and turned the laurel wand over in his hand. Perhaps maybe if he focused on a specific ball to summon his way, rather than on the general insides of the trunk? It made it a little more difficult that way because everyone else was summoning from the same place too, but it might also make it easier because he was aiming for something specific.

"Accio!" He tried again, wand motion and all, with his eyes fixed on just ONE of the snowballs. But stiiiiiiill nothing. HMMmmmmmmMMMMmmmmMMMmMMmm.

Abey paused for a while, and paid attention to what was going on around him, looking to the other, more experienced students for guidance, particularly the successful ones. By observing others, he started to notice a slight difference in his own pronunciation of the spell, and the way everyone else was saying it. While they were all saying it like 'AK-ee-oh', his own pronunciation was closer to 'EK-ee-oh'. It was very very veeeeeery subtle, but it was there, and apparently it made all the difference. Perhaps an accent thing, maybe probably. Mama had said that that might happen. Or perhaps just an Abey thing.

Also, Abey had noticed that some people were saying 'Accio' and others were saying 'Accio Snowball'. Did specifying make it easier to summon the thing? Perhaps he would experiment with the two, and try saying the 'snowball' part next time. For now, though, he wanted to focus on the one-word method, especially as he was having trouble with that one word.

But now he knew what he needed to be careful about in his pronunciation, and though it felt a little unnatural to make that 'ACK' sound, Abey would try his hardest to try and force it. In time, it would become more natural, and Abey knew that because that was another thing that Mama had said to him.

Raising his wand again, Abey tried for a third time to attempt the spell, focusing on the one snowball again.

"Accio!" This time, something DID happen. Abey saw it; the snowball he had been staring at DEFINITELY zoomed towards him. Or, at least... it started to. Abey's heart leapt as he saw it start to fly towards him, only for him to blink in confusion as it suddenly changed course and moved off in the direction of another student.

... Oh. Well. Okay. That was okay. Someone else had been aiming at the same target, and of course their spell was stronger. Well... that was okay.

........ It WAS okay, actually. Because did they see? It had started towards ABEY at first, which meant that Abey's spell had actually totally completely absolutely worked. Abey perked right up at that thought, though he maybe sort of had possibly actually MAYBE been starting to get a little disheartened. But he could do this.

Come onnnnnnnn, snowball! "Accio!" Fourth time's a charm! (Haha, get it?! A CHARM.) (Though actually the third one had technically sort of worked too.)

The snowball, summoned by Abey, had indeed soared right towards him. Again, it didn't totally actually reach him, but this time it didn't fly away, it only dropped onto the floor halfway towards him. Nearly nearly nearly! One more time, with feeling! "ACCIO!"

Finally eventually at LONG LAST the little snowball made of some kind of cotton wool was adequately summoned by Abraham Botros Jr., and it flew right into his waiting hand. Abey, naturally actually, SQUEALED in delight.

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Felixir Banshee Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posts: 50,229 Hogwarts RPG Name: Charlie Upstead Gryffindor Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Aurelio Kaiser Slytherin Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Alexei Petrov Slytherin Third Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Typhon Prince Slytherin Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Achilles Zacharias Ravenclaw Fifth Year x12 x12	mention of liv in the first paragraph :3c (monster post oops not sorry) Lovely™ \| Captain Hurted \| Ariana's Bane \| Resident Antagonist \| Unparalleled Delight Abey would forever continue to deny that he was a Gryffindor probably, but the mention of a black hole charm made his big brown eyes light up in the way that was truly reminiscent of a Gryffindor when faced with a dangerous adventure. THAT charm sounded COOL, and Abey WANTED TO TRY IT. Or at least SEE it in action. He had a reeeeeeeeal hungry look in his eye, even as Professor Sir moved onto the next student. At that moment though, Abey also caught the eye of an older student, a girl from Gryffindor house, who was looking at him all smiley and everything. Abey smiled back, because of course, and gave a half-shy little finger waggle of a wave to wordlessly say hello. Because manners. ... Okay, look, it was all well and good having that stuff written up on the board, but Abey didn't pay it even the slightest bit of notice actually. He had what he needed from when he heard the Professor saying the proper incantations, and showing them the proper movements. As they were all demonstrated, Abey mouthed the words along with him and moved his own hand to mimic those wand movements, and then fidgeted in his seat until they were allowed to get going. Whiiiiiich didn't take long at ALL. So, Abey set down his now empty mug, and withdrew his wand, ready to get started. Accio first obviously because that was the one he would need to use first in order to practice the other one. That was logic. There was no point in practicing the incantation and wand movement on their own first either, not in Abey's opinion. He could do all that while actually trying to cast the spell, and he'd know it was right when it worked. It was time efficient and also Abey was impatient to get moving. "Accio!" With that same wand motion that the professor had done - which sort of looked a little bit like drawing a strangely-shaped hill - Abey attempted the spell, his eyes on the contents of the trunk. Naturally, considering he was a first year who had never attempted this spell before, nothing actually happened actually. He clicked his tongue and turned the laurel wand over in his hand. Perhaps maybe if he focused on a specific ball to summon his way, rather than on the general insides of the trunk? It made it a little more difficult that way because everyone else was summoning from the same place too, but it might also make it easier because he was aiming for something specific. "Accio!" He tried again, wand motion and all, with his eyes fixed on just ONE of the snowballs. But stiiiiiiill nothing. HMMmmmmmmMMMMmmmmMMMmMMmm. Abey paused for a while, and paid attention to what was going on around him, looking to the other, more experienced students for guidance, particularly the successful ones. By observing others, he started to notice a slight difference in his own pronunciation of the spell, and the way everyone else was saying it. While they were all saying it like 'AK-ee-oh', his own pronunciation was closer to 'EK-ee-oh'. It was very very veeeeeery subtle, but it was there, and apparently it made all the difference. Perhaps an accent thing, maybe probably. Mama had said that that might happen. Or perhaps just an Abey thing. Also, Abey had noticed that some people were saying 'Accio' and others were saying 'Accio Snowball'. Did specifying make it easier to summon the thing? Perhaps he would experiment with the two, and try saying the 'snowball' part next time. For now, though, he wanted to focus on the one-word method, especially as he was having trouble with that one word. But now he knew what he needed to be careful about in his pronunciation, and though it felt a little unnatural to make that 'ACK' sound, Abey would try his hardest to try and force it. In time, it would become more natural, and Abey knew that because that was another thing that Mama had said to him. Raising his wand again, Abey tried for a third time to attempt the spell, focusing on the one snowball again. *"Accio!"* This time, something DID happen. Abey saw it; the snowball he had been staring at DEFINITELY zoomed towards him. Or, at least... it started to. Abey's heart leapt as he saw it start to fly towards him, only for him to blink in confusion as it suddenly changed course and moved off in the direction of another student. ... Oh. Well. Okay. That was okay. Someone else had been aiming at the same target, and of course their spell was stronger. Well... that was okay. ........ It WAS okay, actually. Because did they see? It had started towards ABEY at first, which meant that Abey's spell had actually totally completely absolutely worked. Abey perked right up at that thought, though he maybe sort of had possibly actually MAYBE been starting to get a little disheartened. But he could do this. Come onnnnnnnn, snowball! "Accio!" Fourth time's a charm! (Haha, get it?! A CHARM.) (Though actually the third one had technically sort of worked too.) The snowball, summoned by Abey, had indeed soared right towards him. Again, it didn't totally actually reach him, but this time it didn't fly away, it only dropped onto the floor halfway towards him. Nearly nearly nearly! One more time, with feeling! "ACCIO!" Finally eventually at LONG LAST the little snowball made of some kind of cotton wool was adequately summoned by Abraham Botros Jr., and it flew right into his waiting hand. Abey, naturally actually, SQUEALED in delight. __________________ Days of Potter 2023:___________________________ Which Bertie Botts Flavour Are You? You are Chocolate!