As soon as Astrid heard the Professor's instruction to land, she steered her broom back towards the starting line. Landing was far from her strong point and she inwardly cursed herself for not taking Allie up on her offer to practice with her. Sighing in anticipation for a fall, Astrid leaned forward and started to lower her broom slowly, leveling out as she approached her destination. Her landing wasn't nearly as graceful as she would have liked, but she was on the ground and not on her back so she would call it a success. She dismounted her broom on slightly unsteady legs and hoped that the next set of instructions would present far less of a challenge. Why did she have to be so afraid of flying? she thought, shaking her head slowly.