They were just dummies. They were just dummies.

Noah had to repeat this to himself. Oh how he wished to just repeat that this was all just a horrid dream and he was going to wake up the day before he had to get on the train to Hogwarts for the start of his Seventh Year. He pinched himself as he listened to the instructions before realising that his naive thoughts were silly to entertain much longer.

Just do as they say, said a voice in his head. She had asked him to stay safe because if he dared to raise his voice... someone would get hurt. Rosier had made the threat all very real.

Readying his stance, he focused on the dummy in front of him and tried his best to block out the screaming. Instead he tried his best to focus on the wand movement. Triangle. Triangle... The screaming persisted and he was distracted by dark thoughts. The children... He thought of his siblings and his friends... and.... His hand was shaking rapidly now. He lowered his wand, taking another deep breath in, before resetting his stance. He'd try again. When he lifted his wand this time, it didn't shake. He repeated the word in his head, blocking out his thoughts and just.. just staring at the dummy in front of him. Just. a. dummy. Not. an. actual. person. C'mon Noah. However, his hand shook as he grasped his wand. Imagine.... Imagine its Rosier in front of you, he wished to think... but fighting Rosier and being put in that situation.... Noah wasn't sure if he could cast such a spell on another person.... Having the power to take someone else's life away just felt wrong. He narrowed his eyes.

He took a deep breath in, calming himself, before casting, "Bombarda." After the first dummy, he took another breath and cast the spell again.