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Marcus made his way around the classroom watching as each of the students tried out their holsters and he nodded every now and then at the students.
As he walked passed Celandine, he gave her a smile. "You have obviously been taught well Miss Toussaint. Do you have a private tutor during the summer?" And he liked the fact that she was willing to help out another student. "I like the pink by the way." He chuckled softly as he looked out over the class.
"How is everyone going with their holsters? Be sure to find one that suits you because I am allowing you to keep them. So make sure you get the right one."
"My brother teaches me, sir. He used to be a Slytherin here and went to Durmstrang before that. He's kind of a scary dueler. He could probably take you, sir." Celandine told Professor Lawson matter-of-factly. She believed it too. "And he lectures me about this stuff ALL THE TIME. The old Hufflepuff prefect does too and it's just easier to learn it than it is to argue with them. They are scary." Cela smiled tentatively.
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Raiden's stomach went all wonky the second he realized that Celandine Toussaint was standing next to him again. His hand twitched accidentally and his wand popped out of the holster unbidden; luckily he caught it by the end just before it went out of reach, only looking slightly awkward while doing it. So distracted by that, he nonetheless took immediate notice when she took his hand and put it on her arm. It wasn't quite the same reaction as he had with Kiri; whereas Kiri's hands and accidental brushing usually felt like electricity, Celandine's felt like fire. He resisted the urge to blow a puff of air on his hand to cool it down and instead focused very intently on the feel of her muscle as she flicked.
"I kinda like how... easy it is to draw from these," he mumbled after she had finished telling him about why dragon and manticore were better and how he could charm it to do things. "How long have you been using these, Celandine? They're really useful. Much better than the silly little pocket my mum sewed into my robes."
He very carefully took his hand back and tugged the straps a little tighter around his arm, tucking his wand back up into it again. He tested it out; it did come out with less effort now. Huh. He grinned at her, nodding.
"Thank you. You're really smart."
"See what I mean?" Cela laughed a little when Raiden's wand launched from his twitching. "The leather is really good for practicing and getting used to the feel of it on your arm. She nodded enthusiastically. "It is easy and you can, once you get used to it, start the wand movement and incantation even while it's releasing into your hand." Pretty much as soon as the wood touched your skin, infact.
"How long? Ummmm. I got my first holster at the end of my first year and Nico started making me practice with it through that summer until I got used to it. I got this manticore one from him for my birthday this year." She eyed it in satisfaction.
Pink. Awesomeness. "Oh no, pockets are good, and using your opposite sleeve is really good and discrete; not everyone is like Nico and goes around holstered all the time."
Paranoid Slytherin.
"If you have short sleeves and you don't have a holster, you can keep it on the outside of your hip or folded under the top of your waistband assuming you're wand isn't too long." In demonstration, Cela released her wand from her holster and held it across her stomach, tucking the waistband of her skirt over to secure it in place, her shirt coming untucked in the process and revealing a brief flash of tanned midriff.
"I am smart." Celandine agreed, "But I read a lot and practice a lot too. You should practice making the smallest movement possible and then practice casting on the draw, that's fun." Celandine looked over at Professor Lawson, wondering if that was okay to start on.