Not long after he'd finished speaking, Gaston saw Miss Swann's hand go up and called on her. He listened, nodding along at what she said. He had never had an occasion to use a flight charm to stack firewood, but it was a valid use nonetheless. "Very good, Miss Swann," he said. "i imagine a flight charm would come in handy for that." With a flick of his wand, he levitated a notepad onto her desk.

When Miss Fairfield's hand went up, Gaston was expecting an answer, but instead she had a question. He thought for a moment. "If you aim them carefully, they could probably go as far as Hogsmeade, but they would certainly reach anywhere on the school grounds," he replied. The girl soon came up with a different use for flight charms, and she too earned a notepad. Her answer made him imagine one day using that spell to entertain a child of his own, and the thought made him smile. "That would be a very fun use for a flight charm! Nicely done, Miss Fairfield."

And Mr. Dooley had come up with a good use for flight charms as well! Gaston nodded, smiling s he sent another notepad neatly across the room. "That sounds like a dangerous job! Thank goodness your family has flight charms to rely on," he said. "Thank you for your answer, Mr. Dooley."



Gaston knew it was only a matter of time before someone would mention brooms, and Miss Diggory offered an incredibly thorough explanation, complete with a bit of history. He beamed at her and gently levitated a notepad toward her desk. "Thank you for that eloquent response, MIss Diggory!" he said.

Mr. Ashbury-Hawthorne was thinking along the same lines and added on to what Miss Diggory said. He smiled to himself as the boy mentioned flying cars - he was wondering if someone was going to bring that up - but his smile turned into a full-on beam when he very nearly guessed today's activity. "True on all counts, Mr. Ashbury-Hawthorne," he said, giving the boy a knowing look as he sent a notepad toward him. He didn't want to give away to much just yet!



Miss Kramer's hand was the next Gaston saw. He listened intently to her answer, nodding along in places. When she was finished, he beamed at her. "Yes! That's exactly what flight charms are," he said. "I don't think I could've worded it better myself, Miss Kramer." With a flick of his wand, another notepad sailed through the air and landed neatly on her desk.



Blink, blink. Miss McKinley's answer wasn't one Gaston was expecting, but she was thinking. He had to give her credit for that! He thought for a minute. Now how should he put this? "Yes, that's true, Miss McKinley," he said, "but Peeves doesn't use magic to fly. He can fly because he's made up of so much pent-up negative energy." Did that make sense? He hoped it did! Now should he give her a notepad yet or not? He decided to give it to her; after all, she had been thinking outside the box!



Gaston noticed that Miss Cambridge seemed to perk up a little at the mention of flight charms, which made him very glad to see. His eyes widened slightly at her answer, but this time it was the impressed kind of shocked, not the unnerved kind. He was positively beaming as he looked back at her. "Yes, that must've been quite a sight for those poor onlookers!" he said with a slight chuckle. "Thank you for giving such a detailed answer, Miss Cambridge!" A flick of his wand aimed a notepad in her direction.



Miss Morrison's hand was the next one Gaston saw in the air. He called on her, but instead of an answer, she had a question... and a very astute one at that! He beamed. "I'm afraid Accio is not considered a flight charm," he said. "Flight Charms are so grouped because the flight is the desired end result. In the case of Accio, flight is just something that happens as a means to the desired summoning. That's a logical linen of thought though, Miss Morrison; good work!" He levitated a notepad in her direction.

Gaston wasn't sure whether or not to expect Miss Dalgaard-Volkova to answer. He thought maybe her current mood would keep her silent, but he was pleased when she decided to speak up. He nodded, giving her an encouraging smile. "Indeed it is," he replied. "Well done, Miss Dalgaard-Volkova!"

The professor waited a few moments longer; then when he saw no more hands in the air, he addressed the class again," Nice job, everyone! It's clear that you already have some basic knowledge of flight charms but just to recap..." He waved his wand and the following words appeared underneath the heading on the board:

He gave the class a few minutes to copy down the the information before going on. "As you can see, there are quite a few spells that fall under the flight category, but for now, we'll only be focusing on two..."

With a wave of his wand, a thick chalk circle appeared around "Rocket Charm" and "Levitation charm". "Now before we start practicing the spells themselves, who can tell me one of the major differences between the Levitation Charm and the Rocket Charm?"

OOC: Sorry for moving on early; I had something unexpected come up to keep me from posting later! Anyway, you have ABOUT 24 HOURS (1:15 AM EDT [GMT-4]) to answer this question.