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demented_death_eater 
"Five points from Slytherin for announcing your tardiness," Professor Vindictus grumbled and turned his attention back to the lesson. "Good...very good. Now lets try some basic flying. Push off like I told you to and lean forward on your broom - do this very slowly because your broom will begin to accelerate the more you lean. To slow down, gradually sit up and pull the broom towards you. I want each of you to try this and attempt to fly around half of the pitch. No show-offs, please."
Torie did as she was told until once more she was hovering above the ground. Much more relaxed this time, she hardly flinched at all when the Professor ordered them to fly slowly around the pitch. She leaned forward gently on her broom and began to fly. At first she wobbled a lot as she got used to the way the broom quickened or slowed its pace due to her body movements. A few times, she jerked the tip up sharply as she noticed she had begun to fly too fast. In a few minutes, she decided she had gotten the hang of it. This was fun! Once she had flown halfway around the pitch, she stopped her broom and gently lowered herself to the ground. Still straddling the broom, she watched as her classmates attempted to fly.