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Stellaris.
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Well thank Merlin AND Dumbledore that his stutter and lisp were gone or they would have had a REAL problem on their hands in this lesson. Not that the Hufflepuff was particularly confident with the spell anyway...conjuration was NOT something he was particularly good at. Charms were much more his speed which was the only reason he had any luck with the Doubling Charm in Transfiguration.
"St-el-la-ris," he repeated aloud, doing so just a feeeeeeeeeeeeew more times to try and get it to roll off his tongue more easily so he could attempt to put it with the wand movement. Or that WAS the plan until he heard his name and of course his ears perked up.
"HUH?" he grunted loudly, turning around to look as the librarian spoke to his two friends. Leaaaaaaaaaaaning over in his seat,
which meant he was sorta crossing over in front of Flynn because he had to hear better.
....AHA! Derf couldn't help but GRIN because his thoughts HAD beeen RIGHT! And now he remembered what the A word was he was spiraling about because he COULDN'T remember. Asterism. HA! Derf's chest puffed out and he was feeling pretty confident...but also even MORE confused in a way too. Because....Derf had given him stars? No...he had given him the name of an (AND NOW HE KNEW THE NAME!) asterism...not stars. Although he was pretty sure he could name at least ONE of the stars in that asterism if asked - which thankfully he had not been because he really probably couldn't. And then crestfallen came too, for reasons.
But STILL, thank you Phillippa for helping him restore faith in himself and his ability to retain information.
Now...back to this spell. Sigh.
Tracing a star in the air with his wand a few times - and Derf drew his starts from bottom right leg up and then down and across - he gave the incantation a go along with it. ""St-el-la-ris!" he chirped. To his delight, light DID erupt from his wand...but it was short lived as it SHOT out of the tip and riiiiiiiight smack towards his desk partner, Flynn's, forehead. "LOOK...." But it was too late. ".....out?"
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