Heath was hanging on to Professor Peralta’s every word as she explained the spell. He liked this spell because it sounded both fun and practical, so he wanted to get it exactly right. He furiously jotted down notes, only looking up from his parchment to listen to the practice instructions. Wait, they were doing what? He blinked, unsure what to make of the directions. As excited as he was to try the sticky toes charm, launching himself from a swing at a target sounded a bit... dangerous. Oh well, he supposed he’d give it a go anyway. What other choice did he have?

Pushing his worries aside for the moment, Heath focused on practicing the incantation. “Dig-iti Vi-scosi,” he said under his breath. “Dig-iti Vi-scosi, Digiti Viscosi, Digiti Viscosi…” That incantation wasn’t too hard! Neither was the wand movement, for that matter, but he still practiced it a few times, more to stall his turn at the swing than anything else. Double tap right foot, double tap left foot… Finally deciding he could stall no longer, he trudged to the nearest swing. Well, here goes nothing!

He sat on the swing, looking down at his bare feet. “Digiti Viscosi,” he cast clearly and firmly, giving his right foot a double tap with his wand and then his left. Did that work? Merlin, he hoped it did! There was only one way to find out. He began to swing back and forth slowly and deliberately. His speed gradually increased as he pumped his legs, and the target came nearer and nearer into view. He had to time it just right! As the target came closer, he let go of the swing and launched himself into the air, aiming for the bullseye.

He closed his eyes, bracing for a fall, but none came. When he looked, he saw his feet stuck to the target… the outermost white ring of the target. So he hadn’t hit the bullseye. That was mildly disappointing, but on the bright side, he landed somewhere on the target. And he got the sticky toes spell to work on his first try. He’d take that as a win!