Maddie wasn't sure what happened. Maybe she was too busy thinking. Or maybe she was too busy listening. Either way, she missed a whole question and didn't realize it until the lesson had moved on. Oops. She took a few notes on a spare piece of parchment, though, so just in case the professor walked by and checked on each student, she'd at least know Maddie was participating.

Whooooa. They were going to conjure a rope made of fire?! That was awesome! She watched in awe as the professor demonstrated the spell. That was just too cool! She noted how this spell was different than the one learned at the NEWT level. At least if she didn't get the spell right off the bat today, she wouldn't get burned! And then...SUPER WHOA! Look at that snake! Maddie drew a few happy faces on her parchment to show how excited she was about today's lesson.



She did frown a little when she was lumped in with the little kids and required to wear a cloak and hat. It made her feel like "Ickle Maddie" instead of the fourteen year old she would soon become. Nevertheless, she put on a cloak and a hat in order to get started. First--incantations! "Ignisio Funem!" she called out. "Ignisio Funem!" Then... "Anguisfors! Anguisfors!" Next, she practiced the wand movements. Pretending that she had flames, she made whip-like movements with her wand. Then she practiced an S-shape which wasn't that hard at all.