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Originally Posted by
aussiegirl 
Here's a lesson for all you kids out there.
Don't fly on the back of a thestral with your eyes closed.
Marcus couldn't do it. He just couldn't open his eyes while he was in the air. He had only managed to fly once and that he did for Iliana but it seemed that it wasn't going to be a regular thing for him.
So with his eyes firmly shut, they hit the third turn and it was a sharp one and he was quite unprepared for it. Perhaps if he had of had his eyes open he probably would have saw it coming. As it was he didn't and so he was about to pay the price for it.
Because the turn was so sharp the thestral tilted downwards and Marcus felt himself slipping sideways. He made a grab for the thestrals mane but it slipped through his fingers. His hands flailed around him but it was no use he was sliding off before the thestral could right itself.
There was a few seconds there where he felt like he was suspended in mid air and then the air was rushing passed him before he hit the ground. Lucky he had placed a cushioning charm on the field otherwise that would have hurt.
His body bounced a couple of times and he had enough time to look up and see Evelyn cross the finish line. Marcus laid back down and groaned loudly, he was never going to live this down.
She felt the thestral finally slow down, making another looooong turn around before the feeling of landing made her open her eyes.
Her strong grip on the black horse did not loosen until they came to a
complete stop and she was sure that they were not moving. With her shaky breathes, she slowly sat up, staring down at the neck of the thestral with complete awe and shock. That...was...
AMAZING!
A smile inched it's way onto her face, as a bubble of laughter started to fill her. No broom in the world could compare with flying a thestral! Wait wait wait. Who won!? Looking around, she saw Lawsguini's thestral walking around in front of her, but no Lawsguini. Was he already off the horse? Eh, he was probably going over to celebrate with Professor Morgan and Kay or something. She lost didn't she... Looking back to the frightening turn, shaking her head slightly since she could still feel her heart pounding in her chest, her laughing would now
definitely have to wait for the moment.
Evelyn suddenly spotted something, or
someone, laying on the ground, and it looked a lot like Lawsguini.
And he was waaay over there. Which meant...SHE WON!
"WOOOO!" she cheered, suddenly holding her hands up in the air as the realization finally struck her. TAKE
THAT KAY! Pffft, forget Lawson and the fact that he could be hurt...she WON! No, no wait. That was wrong. She had to go and be nice and see if he was okay didn't she? Ugh. But it was so boring compared to celebrating and planning what she would make the Professor do for a day. Lowering her arms, she sighed and directed the thestral to go over to the Professor, but her smile continued to grow until it really was the biggest smile she ever had worn. Which wasn't much, but it was still something.
And finally the giggling and laughter started when she stopped next to the relaxing Professor on the ground. Sliding off the thestral, she stood there next to him, her breathing still a little shaky, and she was trembling, but..still, she just stood there over Lawson for a few moments; smiling and taking in the victory. Until she had to speak of course.
"You don't like to fly, do you."
It was more of a statement than anything. Yea, she had seen his eyes closed while in the air.