Wheeeeeeeee!

IIIIIIIIIII'M GONNA SWIIIIIIIIIIING....

The gnome clung onto the girl's (Hattie) arm and started swinging round and round and rouuuuund. She waved it this way and that and it moved this way and that in a mad bid to cling on. There was no getting rid of it NO-

All of a sudden, there was a flash of blue light, a small wind that ruffled the few hairs on the gnome's head and it...... froze. No movements, not even a muscle, just two big eyes looking murderous.

But before it could do more than look at the younger Hufflepuff, vines shot out at it, cast by one of the older kids (Scarlett), and pulled it downwards. The gnome let go and fell to the floor where it lay frozen and unable to move. Well done, Hufflepuffs.

No sooner had the other gnome started climbing that it felt its feet being lifted off. It tried to cling on, scratching and clawing at the girl's (Ava) leg, but it was lifted off and THROWN. The gnome fleeeeeeew, froze in midair and landed with a THUMP.

If the other older Prefect girl (Noelle) thought she was free, she was very wrong. While she was turned around, another gnome ran at her from behind and juuuuuuuuumped.....

..... and CLING.


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The older of the Hufflepuffs (Remy) was struggling. While he shot out a vine from the ground, it was weaker than it should be and didn't do anything apart from stop a gnome in its tracks. There was a loud giggle and the gnome came pelting out from around the vine as quickly as it could.

READY OR NOT, HERE WE COME.

The gnome jumped, flew and landed with a THUMP on the tall boy's leg.

CLING.


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The girl's (Sam) attempts were a good one but it didn't do anything to the gnome that was clinging onto the other girl's (Rhea) leg. The vines that shot out from the ground grazed the gnome's hairy feet but didn't trap it.

The vine that grew wrapped itself around her leg but kept the gnome attached to her as well. The gnome, in a mad bid to free itself, clawed up the girl's (Rhea) leg. Claw, scratch, claw...

A younger girl's (Skylar) attempt made a vine shoot out from the ground, close to the other vine. Unluckily for her, the vine stopped short a few inches above the other girl's (Rhea) ankles. Pity.

A silver lining? The gnome that was attached to her leg froze in place, but not before it left a few scratches.

Maybe casting together might do the trick...


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The girl's (Maddie) attempt was a good one but the direction of her spell was off. The closest gnome clung onto her leg for DEAR LIFE and rooooooolled around it to avoid the growing vine.

The gnome that followed stopped dead in its tracks as vines wrapped around its tiny legs. It tuuuuugged at the vine where it stood but before it could do more than rip the vine off the ground, something else came for it.

If it wasn't for the command, the vine might not have been successful. The vine cast from the older human (Katy) wrapped around the standing gnome's stomach and launched it backwards and away from the group.

The clinging gnome clung harder, digging its fingers into the girl's (Maddie) leg. It was NOT going ANYWHERE.

Meanwhile, one gnome ran straight towards another young girl (Emmeline). Her feeble attempts made the gnome giggle and pelt HARDER towards the young one. Tough luck.

Finally, a vine shot out and wrapped around the gnome's ankle, toppling it over. But the attempt was still more feeble than it should be so instead of ensnaring the gnome, it ripped up from the ground.

The gnome, bound by the vine, continued its journey towards the young girl. Another vine, a stronger vine from (Olivia), shot out but because of the velocity of the rolling gnome, it missed it by inches.

Wheeeeeeeeee!


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Unluckily for the Head Girl, three gnomes stopped at the sound and made a beeline straight for her. The vine that grew was larger than one of the gnomes who bumped straight into it and fell backwards. But two more were running, running, running....

One launched itself at her feet and dug its sharp teeth straight into her ankle. Another jumped and clung onto her wand arm.

Swiiiiiiiiiing!


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The boy's (Eddie) attempt was a good one but, unfortunately, all it did was attract the attention of two of the gnomes. They looked at each other, grinned, before launching themselves at the young boy.

JUMP.

And CLING.

Straight for the legs to TOPPLE him over. And, for good measure, one bit down on his leg.


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A vine sprouted out from the wand of the young boy (Kyle) and wrapped themselves around an oncoming gnome. The gnome wobbled on the spot but couldn't do more than shout, "Gerroff! GERROOOOOOOOFF!" Tug tug.

While the fist attempt was a good one, the second one? Not so much. A very thin and very weak vine shot out of the ground and wrapped around the gnome's leg. There was a loud riiiiiiipping sound as the vine ripped out of the ground and trailed behind the running gnome.

Better luck next time, kid.


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Standing there isn't going to do much for you, kid.

Two gnomes, clearly not ready to back away just yet, ran straight for the older boy (Nathan). They jumped in unison, launched themselves at the boy and TOPPLED him right over.

GET DOWN.

One gnome, giggling, moved to the hand with the wand and bit down on his finger.


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Claw claw, scratch scratch....

A loud THUMP and a cracking sounded as the gnomes' heads hit each other. Dazed and confused, the one gnome fell back and toppled off of the boy's (Ronan) feet.

A vine shot out and trapped the legs in place but, being confused, it didn't do anything for now.

The second gnome flew back in an arch and landed some feet away from the boy. Dizzy, it shook its head and started walking in a random direction, slightly duck-footed and bumping off of people's legs.

A moment or two later, the first gnome reached out and clung itself onto the young boy's leg, clinging harder than ever. Be careful, it might have grown fond of your leg, kid...


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Bowling for Gnomes? You bet.

No sooner had the Depulso spell been cast by an older kid (Tenacius), then the gnome started roooooooooolling this way and that, knocking over more gnomes and hitting people's legs as it did. If he listened closely, he might just hear the sound of the gnome giggling madly.

Maybe you could use this as a tactic, kid...