Serena was amused. Already Professor Pride had managed to make an impression and a good one at that. As Serena had predicted, she was having no trouble keeping reign over her class. Rising from her seat, she walked over, waiting for a break in the group before scooping up a caterpillar. She wrinkled her nose slightly, not really caring for any types of insects, vertebrates or invertebrates.

Upon sitting, Serena removed her wand, repeating the words a few times in her head. Once she had accomplished the correct nonverbal reciting of the spell, she pointed her wand at the caterpillar and intoned. “Animaic Inanimus.” She watched as the caterpillar began to transform, but the process stopped soon, leaving a yellow pencil with a eraser end wiggling. Suppressing a giggle, Serena chanted “Inanimus Finite” and the caterpillar returned to its original form.

Trying to clear her mind of all thoughts, Serena waved her wand once more, repeating the spell. This time it worked. With a smile of relief, she changed the pencil back to a caterpillar. However, her delight was interrupted by the sound of someone bursting into tears. Looking over, she spotted a Ravenclaw who had apparently flicked her wand just a bit too hard. She glanced up at Professor Pride, wondering just what she would do.