Lyra watched the other students as they began practising the Deprimo spell. She shivered when a wave of cold air blew inside the classroom and looked at Nataly as she gasped loudly. Lyra looked outside and saw it was snowing, it was beautiful in Lyra's opinion. She loved the snow even though it was very very cold and she hated cold. Lyra blew on her gloves covered hands that Professor Svensson had given the students and rubbed them against each other, trying to get a bit warmer.

Lyra's thoughts were disrupted when she heard the professor speak again. YAY finally they could try the spell!. Not bothering to practise saying the spell, Lyra immediatly let her wand fall out of her wristholster and pointed it at the plank that Nataly had placed on the table. "Deprimo!" she shouted and moved her wand. But nothing happend. Lyra didn't give up so soon, she pointed her wand again and said "Deprimo!" but still nothing happened.

Lyra continued saying the incantation and waved her wand. With each attempt her movements became more violently as she jabbed, poked, twirled and whatnot her cherry wood wand. But the spell didn't work for her. Mumbling something dark under her breath, Lyra placed her arms over each other and pouted her lips. Stupid plank..stupid spell.. hmpf. she thought as she eyed the plank suspiciously.