"Um, thanks," she said with a small bow. Kennedy would make a terrible Death Eater - if those sort of people ever came back. Kurumi bit on her bottom lip to try and suppress the giggles that were threatening to come out when she saw his facial expression. Well...at least he was trying, right? This was much better than him just standing there like a rag doll. Kurumi shook her head and rolled her shoulders, performing the wand movement twice more to make sure she had fluidity and all that figured out before casting.

"Expelliarmus!" she chirped as she performed a sharp d-shaped movement and watched her spell shoot towards the Slytherin prefect.

Vlimia turned around, seeing a girl of about her age. Finally! "Hi! Want to be partners?" She asked the other girl boldly. Usualy she didn't just go up to sombody like that, but it seemed like the only option. "I'm Vlimia, by the way." Vlim added.
VLIM-eeh-uh. Vlimia. She smiled as she recalled how many times people had read her name and mispronounced it. VLIME-ee-uh... VLIM-eye-uh... VLIM-eeh-ah. That was three too many people.

Eh? She wanted Raven to try first? Okay

Raven was ready with her wand, pointing to her partner, she casted the disarming charm.

"Expelliarmus!" She said the incantation loudly.

Yeah, he was scary now.

Frowning and trying to look mean. He'd make a great villain. Meh.

The fifth year was too busy in his acting that he didn't notice when Kurumi cast the spell and was taken by surprise when he looked up and it was just inches away from hitting him. His wand flew out of his grasp and into the air. He waited to hear a clatter of his wand hitting the ground, but it never came.

Hmm...where was his wand?

He looked around the ground and rubbed the back of his neck. Where'd it land? Kennedy was oblivious to the fact that his wand had landed in the center of his massive curly fro.

The wand proudly stuck out of his hair like an arrow.

*snort*
 

Ooops...Kurumi thought that Kennedy had been ready for her spell, but judging from his slightly deer in headlights expression, he hadn't been as aware as he had let on. Perhaps he was trying to get more into character? He really should just give it up because he would make a terrible villain. How very Hufflepuff of him!

Kurumi watched as his wand flew out of his hand and...oh...hehehe. Now Kurumi couldn't help but giggle as the wand nestled himself in the mass of messy curls on his head, sticking up straight like an antenna trying to get radio reception. "Your wand is um...in your hair," Kurumi said as she walked over, deciding to take it out for him when...

o____________O

"Um...."

Somehow, the Slytherin's wand had got all tangled up so bad that the Gryffindor fear they were going to have to...cut it out.

Offensive stance. Right. Vickers tried to mimic what Gideon was trying to do. He felt awkward, given that it was the first time he's done any kind of stance-- offensive or defensive. He shifted his legs a bit then gripped his wand. "O-Okay." Did he feel less nervous? Yes, but only because now he's distracted with trying to keep from falling over.

Why was she giggling? Had he done something? Kennedy's eyes looked up as if he'd be able to see the wand. He blushed at the situation and when Kurumi walked to him he raised his eyebrows.

His wand was really in his hair, wasn't it?

"What?" he said, slightly worried. Was his wand okay? Then he tugged at the wand and...Ouch. It was tangled. He tried to tug it out and he winced. This was just great. "Just pull it out quickly," he urged her. Before anyone else saw in what predicament he had gotten himself in.

Well, okay then… Sky herself believed in just winging it, but she realized that not everyone believed that. "That's fine with me, not a burden at all." she said casually, twirling her wand between her fingers. It did irritate her a little because, well what if the teacher decided to move along without them? But whatever…

"Expelliarmus. Oh and by the way I think we're only supposed to be working on expelliarmus." Nate said.

"Oh ok. Protego." Nate waited a few moments. Then he said "Expelliarmus." He was getting ready for her next spell. This was going to be an easy lesson.

Just...pull it out quickly?! Kennedy really didn't know what he was asking... "But...it's...really stuck...really REALLY stuck," Kurumi murmured, tugging on the wand a bit more. She chewed on her bottom lip for several moments and glanced around the dueling area. Everyone seemed to be rather distracted by their own spellcasting to really notice the pair of them.

"Kennedy...we might need to cut it out..."

"Alright, here I go." Silvia waved her wand as had been demonstrated by the professor. "Expelliarmus!" Nothing seemed to happen. She tried again. "Expelliarmus!" she said. "Well, I didn't really expect it to work on the first time anyway. It'll probably take a few tries to get it right. Maybe you should give it a try now."

Silvia turned around when she heard the other girl speak. "Oh, hi. I'm Silvia. Do you still not have a partner? You can join Alex and I if you want, and we can take turns."

Nate was about to say protego but before he knew it his wand went flying out of his hand. Then he just stared at her in amazement. "Good shot." After Nate said that Nate went to retrieve his wand. He picked it up from the corner that it was in and ran over to where he was standing before. Nate did the motion and with some emphasis he said "Expelliarmus." Hopefully this would work Nate tjought in his head.

He felt her tug it and he winced. He wanted it out.

OUT!

It was REALLY stuck? Kennedy slumped his shoulders. He should have accepted Selena's offer to cut his hair. Gaaah! "Oh gosh," he said, shutting his eyes. This was going to be so embarrassing. Like hide his face with a paper bag embarrassing.

"If there's no other choice," he said, opening his eyes and looking at her. "Go ahead." She wouldn't leave him bald, right?


RIGHT?

Thankfully this time he was prepared. "Protego." He waited a few moments to cast expelliarmus. Then after that he said "Expelliarmus." While pointing his wand at her wand.

Nate was ready to direct another expelliarmus. When he was ready he said "Expelliarmus."

Seeing the spell coming at him he quickly said "Protego." Then Nate thought to himself him saying that's right I got ninja like reflexes.

Minerva tried hard not to lose her wand this time, but she knew it would happen. When her wand left her hand again she smiled "good job Justin." she then went over to pick her wand back up. As she got her wand she snapped back up facing Justin. My turn she thought and traced a d with her wand "Expelliarmus" she watched as his wand was hit by the spell.

"I know right. We should continue though until she says-. Expelliarmus." Nate was trying to trick her into thinking he was going to finish the sentence, but instead did the spell.