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Felixir · 02-01-2019, 01:32 AM

See, this broom was nipping about a bit. This was much better, but it was a shame they couldn't go very high. Abra didn't really see why they weren't allowed to fly up high, unless it was to protect the brooms somehow, but he didn't say anything of the sort. Just flew and dodged left and right to avoid bludgers (there didn't seem to be much point in trying to rise and dive), and turned those cotton balls red whenever he passed one.

"Colovaria," he cast, as he nipped past yet another of the little cotton balls. He focused on the colour red and, lo and behold, it turned red as he tapped it with his wand. Abra supposed he should really be trying to cast the spell non-verbally at this point, but he was already test-riding a broom, dodging bludgers, and changing the colour of those cotton balls, which seemed like enough to be getting on with in one go. "Colovaria." Another cotton ball turned red.

He'd spent plenty of time on the Cleansweep, so Abra flew back to where his things were, dismounted the broom again, and went back to note down a few more things.

SPOILER!!: Parchment

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