 ~ Mrs. Steve Harrington ~ It be like that sometimes.
Hybridisation.
Huh. Now there was a term this third year had not been familiar with before. Never mind, it was better late than never to learn something, right? He wrote the term in his book then underlined it before adding a little blurb on it’s meaning. He also made a note of Tiffany’s answer which he thought was of equal importance.
With the spell information revealed, Idris was pleased to see that there was at least one that he had already mastered, thanks not just to practise in class but also extra practise with Dad E. It helped to be the favourite related to the Charms professor. As for the second spell, he hadn’t used it before. That meant he might have to work a little more on that one.
After making notes on the spells, Idris reached for his wand to practise the slicing motion a couple of times. He imagined it as using a knife, as he would when helping his mama in the kitchen. That was quite helpful for Id getting the hang of the movement. Next came the incantation. “Flip-n-snip-wit-it, Flip-n-snip-wit-it. Flipnsnipwitit.” Quite the fun little incantation that was!
After practising the Severing Charm as well, the third year set a few of the twigs before him. He was quite ready to give the spells a go.
Idris decided to refresh his skills by practising the Severing Charm first. All his attention was fixed on one twig before him. “Diffindo!” The corresponding wand movement was done causing the twig to be cut neatly in half immediately. The Lion was quite pleased with himself. Charms being one of his easier subjects really was a convenience.
Now for the second spell.
“Flipnsnipwitit.” His target of the slicing motion was a piece of the twig that had just been severed, the piece that held a couple of leaves. Unfortunately for him, all that manifested out of that attempt was a whole lot of nothing. Id wrinkled his nose comically in disappointment. He would have liked to trim the leaves on the first try. He would have even settled for trimming away a single leaf. This failure just made him more determined to continue trying.
And so Id refocused. “Flipnsnipwitit.” The wand movement was done. Much to his delight this time around, a leaf fell away, fluttering gently onto the surface of his workstation. He did a little shake that could be considered a tiny victory dance before going back to his practise.
Last edited by FearlessLeader19; 03-14-2025 at 03:17 PM.
Reason: Adding second part of practise.
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