Callie was very pleased as she walked around the room, and watched everyone practice. "They're taken the charm rather seriously and showing great restraint at the temptation to take those balloons and start a water balloon fight," Callie thought to herself. "I'm really impressed with you guys, great job so far." Callie told the class.
Perhaps she had spoken too, soon. . .
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It seemed surreal to Tino that both girls now had a hand on each of his arms, like their own superpowerforce, and were each pulling him to their own side with their tractor beam vision. "I . . ah. . . I," Tino continued to blabber, not having a precipitating social situation to fall back on for instruction. Was this the part where he had to chose sides? What if he chose the wrong side? What if one of these girls was the good, and one was the bad? What if his choice, in this very moment, determined his entire future in the fight of Good vs. Evil?
Tino decided, at this moment, that he much preferred his imaginary animal friends.
Oh no! One of them was taking action! The honey-haired girl was using the lesson charm to float the balloons over the heads of molasses-haired girl and another boy, apparent enemies of her clan. "Wait!," Tino cried, "No! These weapons are to be used for the good of mankind! I'll never let you! Arrrrhhhhhhh--" and he flung himself in front of Willow and Dominic, snatching the waterballoons out of the air.
Tino turned, balloons in hand and trying frantically to think of what he could do with them so they couldn't be used against anyone, ever, ever, again. No one would die this day on his account!
And then he stuffed them quickly down his shirt front and folded his arms triumphantly. His new figure was slightly confusing.
She watched the Ravenclaw boy rant something about weapons. "Weapons?" Callie began to respond when the boys sudden actions . . . reaching out, grabbing the balloons and putting them under his shirt took Callie by surprise. "What on earth?!"
Callie was about to summon the balloons right out of his shirt, when another student did one better . . .
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BanaBatGirl "Galloping Gargoyles!" Punzel exclaimed, for clearly that was the only possible reaction to the Ravenclaw snatching her balloons out of the air. "Who said they were weapons, eh?" she added, taking a step toward the kid and pointing her index finger at him.
"I was just practicing the charm! Honest!" The finger went closer to his chest, where the two balloons were making an oddball shape. "C'mon now, don't you want to earn Ravenclaw some points?" Poke poke, pokity poke - the finger prodded the balloons he was hiding under his shirt. Not too hard of a poke, but if he tried to dodge away....surely the things would burst....
Uggh he will just not leave me ALONE! Rapunzel turned from poking the Ravenclaw to glace at Book Boy.
"For once...I might agree with you...." she said slowly, blinking at him for one second. Was it possible that they thought along the same lines...ever?!
But then it was back to poking the Ravenclaw.
"C'mon, it's just a levitation charm...." poke poke poke "...and I'd really hate to get in trouble for not following directions..." poke poke poke POP.
"Oooops." Rapunzel took a step back and bit her lip to keep from giggling. She'd done gone and did it - one of the balloons under the boy's shirt had burst...and spilled ice cold water all the way down the inside of his shirt.
Callie watched as suddenly a clumsy hufflepuff girl crashed into the Ravenclaw boy hiding the balloons under his shirt.
She grinned with delight as the balloons popped under his shirt. She couldn't help herself, but she had to do it, she had to give the girl points for her clumsiness! "Well done!" Callie clapped. "Five points to Hufflepuff for teaching your friend here a
nice,
cold lesson that fooling around in my class doesn't pay, nor does stealing my precious balloons!" Callie laughed. "Ahh, I couldn't have done it better myself!"
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"And with that my friends, I think it's time to bring this class to an end." Callie called out.
"Excellent work today everyone. I hope you all learned a little lesson in patience, and concentration today as you practiced this spell. I'm not a fool," Callie laughed, "I know how tempting it was for all of you to want to take one of these balloons and throw it at a friend, or even at an enemy . . . but you didn't. You all controlled yourselves and showed great restraint. I'm very proud of all of you."
"Now let's see. . .Hmm, if I could have three volunteers who can properly cast the Tergeo Charm to come forward, I will ask you to dry your classmates off as they head out the door." Callie thought aloud as she scanned the room for the first three hands to go up. "Come on now, don't be shy. Extra points are up for grabs here guys!"