Seeing as Zhenya just kind of failed it, Liesel was feeling a bit kind. "That's okay Zhenya! I'll try it." She didn't take charms at Hogwarts but at her old school she was alright at it. "Wingardium Leviosa" she said as she controlled it on to the roof. It on the roof now and she then said "Adhaero" and it stuck on to the roof. Maybe she should take charms?

"Were good no, I think. Now who want to get in it?" she asked the two other girls. She did not want to get in it. What if it broke?

"I'll get into it if no one else wants to. But what about wheels. Have we got them fixed on the wagon yet?"Alyssa asked her team members? She wasn't sure since she had been busy fixing the wood to make the floor and the walls of the wagon.

"Is it okay, if I just did the sticking charm one more charm on everything, so that we make sure that it doesn't fall apart?" she asked both Zhenya and Eve.

Alyssa took out her wand and pointed it and first one side of the wall, where it connected with the floor and said,"Adhaero" A beam of light shot out from her wand and engulfed the pieces of wood. Then Alyssa walked over to the opposite site of the cart and repeated the same sticking spell on the other piece of wall that was connected to the floor, pointed her wand at it and said,"Adhaero". Again a beam of light shot out and hit the pieces of wood. Alyssa then holstered her wand, and began inspecting the cart, shaking it a little to make sure that it would be able to hold the weight of someone in it.

"Looks good and safe to me." she told her team mates giving them the thumbs up.

"Thanks girls," Zhenya said to her team members. What a big fail that was! Ugh. But... "THERE'S NO WHEELS!" Zhenya said, looking around for some wheels.

She didn't know the accio spell yet, so she didn't even dare trying to do that. Who knows what would have come at her if she did. Probably someone elses cart? No, not on her head thanks.

Zhenya did conjure up a ring of orchids and held it over the wall of the cart and said "Adhaero," and was happy to see they stuck. Now it was pretty! But they needed wheels... and handles? Who would go in there?

"Did you want me to go in the cart?" she volunteered. It would be fun!

Penny looked around and couldn't believe what she was seeing. And she still didn't have a team! Sighing the Ravenclaw ran a hand through her hair and cast around. Maybe someone else still hadn't gotten a team together. This was totally unacceptable for a 'Claw.

"Does anyone not have a partner?" She drawled.

"I think that I've mastered the Accio charm especially after taking care of my metallic egg two terms ago. I'll go fetch the wheels and bring them over here. Step back everyone"

Alyssa looked over at the pile of wheels nearby, concentrated on the summoning spell, before pointing her wand at one of the wheels and called out,"ACCIO WHEEL" A wheel immediately flew over and landed in front of her. "One wheel here, 3 more to go" Alyssa then repeated the same summoning spell calling out, "Accio Wheel" three separate times and soon all 4 wheels were lying in front of them.

Zhenya jumped back with a "WHOA!" as the wheels flew past her. "Good job," she said to Alyssa, before walking over to one of them.

"So... we need to stick them to the cart! Okay..." she picked up her wand and said "Wingardium Leviosa," at one of the wheels, securing it next to the cart... "Er.. can someone help me levitate the cart so we can get the wheels at a good spot?" she asked. Otherwise the wheels wouldn't be lifting the cart up. Then she would try again... see if she could use the sticking charm.

Alyssa pointed her wand at the cart and said, "WINGARDIUM LEVIOSA"and the cart rose up in the air. "Quick Zhenya get the wheels at a good spot. Once you have done that, you can try the sticking charm yourself. And then I'll summon the handles." Alyssa called out to her team mate while pointing her wand at the cart and concentrating on keeping it levitated.

Zhenya quickly whipped her wand around to levitate the wheels at the right place whilst Alyssa held the cart up. She looked around the bottom to make sure the cart and wheels were even so they didn't get wonky or anything. It looked good! She didn't want to stop what she was doing otherwise the wheels would fall down, but she knew her sticking charm wasn't as good as Alyssas.

She pointed to each of the four wheels and said "Adhaero," and saw that the wheels stuck to the cart, but she knew it wasn't a strong spell. It would just be enough to HOLD them in place, so that when she and Alyssa switched spells, the wheels didn't fall, or the cart didn't fall.

"Okay, I'll lift the cart now and you can re-do my spell because it probably isn't very strong, and the wheels will probably fall off," she said, and cast "Wingardium Leviosa" at the cart to take over Alyssa's current job.

"I'm sure that you're spell worked fine but if you want to be extra safe, I'll be happy to do it again." Alyssa told her friend. So she stepped forward and pointing her wand at the front wheel, she concentrated on what she wanted the spell to do before pointing her wand and saying,"Adhaero". A beam of light shot out and hit the wheel. Alyssa quickly pointed her wand to the wheel at the back and repeated the spell before crossing over to the opposite side and casting the stick spell on the other wheels as well. "Okay, Zhenya, you can let the cart drop down now and let's hope the wheels hold." Alyssa told her.

Zhenya held it up whilst Alyssa secured the wheels properly. "Thanks Alyssa," Zhenya said, when she had finished. She was sure it would hold, so she flung her hand up to break the spell and the cart stayed where it was. It didn't wobble and the wheels didn't fall off, and she was so glad!

"WE DID IT!" Zhenya said happily. "Oh, we just need a handle," she said, looking around. She forgot where she put it.

The Hufflepuff was indeed good. Very good so. She watched Zhenya and the Hufflepuff girl talk and fix things. Ahh that was good. Watching was good. Because you didn't have to do anything...much and you could learn things too. Success. She was awesome. She figured out those things since she was SO smart.

"Ok thats good!" she complimented the girl. "And I'll put the handle on and then were good to go." This turned out pretty well. Awesome. "Wingradium Leviosa." She said as she controlled the handle. "Adhaero!" she exclaimed as it stuck were it was meant to go. "Were good to go!"

"Yay We did it. Now all we have to do is for someone to get into the cart and for someone to pull it. I can pull it or push if either of you want to jump in." Alyssa offered.

She really didn't mind pulling or pushing, as long as they got the cart to the finishing line, that was all she wanted to do.

Zhenya was amazed at their end product!

"SHOT GUN!" she yelled and hoisted herself into the cart. She secretly wished she had a whip so that she could whip whoever was driving the cart to go faster. Although... that would be a 'Bad Thing' and she would probably get detention.

"Who wants to be my driver?" she asked in mock poshness.

She wished there was a cushion and a seat belt or something and some curtains... and a mug of hot chocolate and some food. She could really do with some food. Or.. maybe a crystal ball? Then she could try to read someones fortune.

Alyssa laughed when Zhenya said that she was riding shot gun. "I'll be happy to be your horse, your ladyships." Alyssa smiled at both Eve and Zhenya. "Hang on because we're going for a ride."Alyssa called out. She rolled her shoulders and flexed her arms and then grabbed hold of the cart and started pulling. "Whew! Thank goodness you ladies don't weigh a ton or this is going to be a very long ride." Alyssa laughed as she dragged the cart, stretching her leg muscles and pulling all the way until she crossed the finish line where the Professor stood waiting.

"Yay we did it!! We finally made it past the finishing line. Thank you Zhenya and Eve for allowing me to partnerup with the both of you. I really appreciate it."

Zhenya laughed at Alyssa's response to her being the one in the cart. This had been a lot of fun! And really quite easy too. Maybe she could make one for her twin siblings and pull them around the yard when she got home.

"No problem Alyssa," Zhenya said with a big smile on her face.

They were doin' whaaaaat? BUILDING.

That was cool, but not for someone who was useless at magic. Theodore's head darted around at his classmates as they began forming groups. WHERE was West? Or Sophie? Typical. His only real pals had gone walk-about.

"I NEED TO JOIN A GROOOOOUP!" He shouted.

Then he saw a girl who was looking for someone. YES, she looked relatively old enough.

"You can work with meeeeeeeeeee!" Theodore skipped up to her. But they needed more recruits!!! MOOORE

Watching Ira as she did the same for the right wall, Nora clapped her hands enthusiastically with a large grin on her face. They had the floor and the walls... now the wheels, the handle and... maybe a roof? They'll figure something out. "How about I levitate the whole thing and you try to stick the wheels? Or vice versa; you can do whatever you think you'll manage better." That was fair, right? Nora only hoped she knew what she was signing up for. She WILL manage with any spell, right?

Spike went to nod, but decided against it as his turban threatened to lurch forward. Seriously, why would someone choose to wear one of these things? He didn't know about it looking the part, but it was a massive nuisance. And he hadn't got to the divination bit yet.

"Well, if nothing else, it'll be a bit of entertainment." And he might as well be dressed up in this hideous garb for some reason. Even if it was for the turban-wobbling amusement it provided for his classmates.

Tired? Pffft? He wasn't a fit Claw Quidditch player for nothing! He wasn't sure that the word 'tired' was allowed in Captain Ellie's vocabulary. Not until they'd got back up to the Common Room after practice, anyway. He didn't get to say so though, as the Professor interrupted with the next instructions.

And...it had to be said, Spike's eyes lit up. He knew next to nothing about fortune telling and silly clothes and divination. But BUILDING things? That he could definitely do! Well, if his partner could do the sticking bit. He was usually a hammer and nails sort.

"Well, Kate Osmium," Spike said with a grin spreading across his face, "Fancy being partners?"

Derrick stood and slowly glanced around.He didn't have a partner but at least he wasn't the only one.''Excuse me,But I'm looking for a partner as well''Derrick said smiling.

FROWN!!

So, apparently Dylan needed to work in a team...but everyone had already teamed up. Meh, totally lame. Perhaps he'd ask around and see if he could join anyone...

Bleh, he was totally uncomfortable with this. COMPLETELY.

Reaching his hands over his head, he simply yelled out, "Can I work with anyone?"

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Spike went to nod, but decided against it as his turban threatened to lurch forward. Seriously, why would someone choose to wear one of these things? He didn't know about it looking the part, but it was a massive nuisance. And he hadn't got to the divination bit yet.

"Well, if nothing else, it'll be a bit of entertainment." And he might as well be dressed up in this hideous garb for some reason. Even if it was for the turban-wobbling amusement it provided for his classmates.

Tired? Pffft? He wasn't a fit Claw Quidditch player for nothing! He wasn't sure that the word 'tired' was allowed in Captain Ellie's vocabulary. Not until they'd got back up to the Common Room after practice, anyway. He didn't get to say so though, as the Professor interrupted with the next instructions.

And...it had to be said, Spike's eyes lit up. He knew next to nothing about fortune telling and silly clothes and divination. But BUILDING things? That he could definitely do! Well, if his partner could do the sticking bit. He was usually a hammer and nails sort.

"Well, Kate Osmium," Spike said with a grin spreading across his face, "Fancy being partners?"

That was a nice way to look at things. Her way! So the smile that followed his words wasn't on her face just because he'd stated the obvious, but because she'd thought about it seconds ago. She liked him. If he was capable to laugh at his misfortunes, at least when it came to this small one with the turban, then he was a cool kid. "Exactly," she said, the smile still there.

Soon enough, the Professor was giving out instructions about the reason for them being out here. And her smile widened. Her restlessness came in handy here, because she loved keeping herself busy and...this definitely counted as keeping oneself busy.

Hmmm? Her gaze turned away from the Professor and landed on Spike as he said her name. Then the question was registered in her ears. "Of course!" she said, nodding at once, "Come, let's start!" she knew very little about building stuff, but she was good at Charms...and it became clear he wasn't when he was presented with the idea of sticking the turban to his head. She moved towards the pile of...everything, and then eyed him again, "You'll need to take the turban off as this is built, might serve more as a distraction than entertainment," something to consider, since she needed him with a wand instead of both hands on his head.

Oh. So she must have like dazed off a bit in her fortune telling dreamy state because now everyone else was pairing together. And she kind of didn't have a pair or a team. Ermm. Ooh. Lookie! There was someone who didn't have a team. Picking up the edges of her skirt, she skipped over to the guy. Whom she didn't actually know.

Jangle. Jangle. Jangle. Jangle.

"Heeey!" Indy mused with a big smile. She was totally going to be on his team. "You can work with me." And they would totally be the best team ever. "But we need some more people?"

Yay! He had a partner...and she was as eager to start building as he was. Awesomeness. He pushed his billowy sleeves up, in preparation for the task. Except, they were being as much of a nuisance as his turban with their silky icky fabric, and promptly fell back down to his wrists. With a sigh, he started rolling them up properly.

His turban? He looked up to Kate from his sleeve rolling, and it promptly fell back over his eyes. Point taken. It would definitely inconvenience wagon building. "Good point," he said, finishing rolling up his second sleeve, before putting his turban to one side. His head suddenly felt a lot free-er, and he shook his curls lightly, puffing them back up to their usually unruly mess.

Grin.

"So, we need wood." And Spike being Spike, this meant running to go get it manually. Wands were risky and only used on occasion. Hands were trusted. Unless Kate wanted to levitate it, of course.

"How big do you think? Two planks across the bottom, or three?" He tilted his head thoughtfully. "Three would be stronger, as there'd be less force on a single central joint. But it'd be heavier to pull too..."

Eying everyone in the area...EVERYONE...he was about to yell his question again when he heard...something.

Jangle. Jangle. Jangle. Jangle.

What...

Before he could even think, a girl was standing in front of him. A blonde girl with a huge smile. Usually Dylan would have found this type of thing strange...but for now, he'd go with it. Since they didn't have their robes, he couldn't rightfully say what house she was in...being as he didn't remember from last year.

It was LAME how he hadn't participated that much. LAME, I say.

Meh, she was cute. Just an observation...Yes, he might have grinned at her while responding, "Hello, yourself." Musing his hair some, he *SIDE/EYED* the rest of their classmates. "...And we can attempt to recruit."

There was so many people in the area...and so many things...It was a little confusing who was in groups or by themselves. Shrugging that off, he started yelling again, "We need more people? Join us!!"

"I'm Indy!" Because introductions were good. Indy looked around. There must be other people who didn't have partner. Hmm. Another person could be useful. But they probably could get away with two people. Although Indy would like three, because then it would be easier to push. Seeing as one of them had to be in the wagon when they were pushing it. "We can....if there is anyone left.." Because well it looked like lots of people were already in pairs.

"Er....come join us. We're cool." Of course they were. Now come on guyyys. Join our team. Pretty please.