Post by Phugsius Charadus on Jul 29, 2009 14:13:47 GMT -5
(OOC: First to Niobe plz)
Phugsius quickly walked onto the dueling field underneath the scorching sun. He sat on the bleachers in the shade of a tree with his robe off. Spain was so much hotter than England. Sometimes it made him wish he were back in the rainy fields of Hogsmeade. He sat waiting for Niobe. He'd showed up early so that way they could get right down to business. A strong breeze blew from the East. This was heaven, if only the breeze would stay...
Post by Niobe Wattson on Jul 29, 2009 14:22:25 GMT -5
The Hufflepuff wouldn’t be late to these lessons. Her own yellow trimmed robes were hanging over her arm as the redhead rushed out of her Common Room and into the sweltering hot summer heat. At least there was magic in the Castle to keep it cool! This was ridiculous! Ah well, it was why she hadn’t bothered to wear the robes outside, but she kept them with her in case a Professor were to come by. At least she wore muggle clothing that depicted her house colors so people would know she was of Hufflepuff. There was some benefit to having a muggle father. Niobe was in jeans and a yellow t-shirt with a badger on the front and her red hair was pulled back into a ponytail.
She was assuming she wanted her hair out of her eyes for these lessons, and it helped keep her hair off the back of her neck in this disgusting heat. Her wand was in her pocket, but she didn’t bother to try and summon a breeze with it as she walked to the Dueling Fields. Most likely she’d get nothing out of the spell, or worse, get something a bit more than a breeze.
Phugsius was easy to spot sitting under the shade of a tree, evading the summer son. She took a deep breath and walked up to him. Niobe was glad to be able to see the Slytherin again, however she was dreading these lessons. Never before had trying to teach herself better wand lore ever ended well. Why should this time be any different?
“Hey Phugsius.” She said quietly as she approached, ditching her robes unceremoniously on the ground.
Post by Phugsius Charadus on Jul 29, 2009 14:43:41 GMT -5
"Hey Niobe, you slept well then I presume?" Wow! Even in the summer heat she was.... He couldn't think about that now he had to focus on helping her learn how to use a wand. "Okay, let's get started. Accio Crate" With an upward flick of his wand a beaten up crate came flying out of the castle and soared through the air landing in front of Niobe.
"First thing we're going to, do is try some simple wand movements. Please get out your wand, Niobe and we'll start off easy" The boy flicked his wand at the crate and it rocked back and came to it's resting position again. "There is nothing too adept here. All you have to do is flick your wand and the crate should rock back"
Post by Niobe Wattson on Jul 29, 2009 15:05:41 GMT -5
She nodded in response to his question. Niobe had slept well once she had dug up a vial of a sleeping draught she kept for her serious times only. Times when she wanted to be absolutely sure she didn’t want to sleep walk and keep her body in bed instead. It had made her sleep through breakfast but at least she wasn’t at the bottom of the lake or halfway to Drakborough. It wasn’t a potion she could take all the time though as there was a serious dependency risk, so that night she’d have to hope she didn’t leave her bed.
Her blue eyes followed the crate as it landed with a thunk in front of them, sighing in admiration. At least he could summon that crate! It was beat up so she wouldn’t have to worry about it exploding though they were standing rather close to it. She obliged him and took out her wand, the wood feeling warm and familiar in her hands. The vine wand with unicorn hair had always felt natural to her, it just didn’t help her with the magic!
Niobe let a shaky smile come out as she turned her eyes from Phugsius to the crate, obviously becoming more uneasy by the second. A simple flick of the wand…just a simple movement, right? Hestitantly she gave a flick of the wrist. Nothing happened. Blue eyes flashed as she flicked her wrist with a bit more determination…and nothing happened. Her face became more steadily red, though for all the Slytherin knew it could be because of the heat.
Her wand moved again, this time in a motion that was more of a rapid wave than a flick. Something happened, but it was not the desired result at all. A large crack split the top portion of the crate in half with a sharp sound. Niobe’s wand went down in frustration as she muttered darkly under her breath. “This is usually what happens…even the simplest of things…”
Post by Phugsius Charadus on Jul 29, 2009 15:24:03 GMT -5
Alright Phugsius think he saw the problem. He quickly flicked his wand at the crate muttering "Reparo" and the crate mended itself, again. With another wave of his wand there was now a red dot on the yellow crate near the top. He walked over and took her hand lining the wand up with the red dot. He placed his head so it was almost resting on her shoulder. There was a moment where he almost envied this moment but, he had to clear his mind of that for now. He closed one eye so he could look down her arm and make sure her wand was continually aimed right.
In a calm voice the boy started explaining to her, "Ok, I need you to try and focus on that red dot. Keep your mind focused on that dot and nothing else" He still held her hand. "I'll move your wrist. Let me know when you think your ready".
Post by Niobe Wattson on Jul 29, 2009 15:49:42 GMT -5
He was going to make this as basic as possible now, even she wouldn’t be in control of the movement of the wand. Only the determination was going to be her job. Niobe wasn’t sure if was uneasiness or something else that spread over to her when Phugsius came over and placed his hand over hers on her wand. That same warmth that had come the night before when he did this came back and she bit her lip. His head was so near hers, and well, he was just so close. Why did her stomach suddenly flutter a bit? No, don’t focus on that. Red dot.
But even though all she had to do was focus on that red dot she found it to be an incredibly difficult feat. Why do I care if his hand is on mine? No, red dot, just focus on the red dot. But he’s so close! She could feel his breath by her ear, as warm as the summer heat. Wow, was it just the summer heat that made things so warm? Red dot! Focus on the red dot!
“Kinda hard to focus.” Niobe’s voice was a barely audible squeak as she fixated her blue eyes on that damn red dot! As if all she had to do was stare at it to get the desired concentration, to stop being so aware of the Slytherin and focus on the wand magic she had come to do. The Hufflepuff settled for some concentration, just thinking about the red dot over and over as the rest of her brain shut out ideas of Phugsius.
“I think I’m ready…” Her voice was quiet, knowing this would be the time to try it.
Post by Phugsius Charadus on Jul 29, 2009 15:59:59 GMT -5
Phugsius could tell he was distracting her a little bit, but if she could focus now it would make things much later if she was in a duel, or facing a vampire. he did admit though, her hands had a certain smoothness to them that he liked. The boy could also smell her as close as he was...
HE had to focus now and make sure the wand moved correctly. Now he maneuvered the girls hand in a slow flick motion. Phugsius was sure something would happen, whether it was going to work he didn't know, it all depended on whether she was focusing on the dot.
Post by Niobe Wattson on Jul 29, 2009 16:08:18 GMT -5
Well, as hard of a time she was having focusing she was at least able to focus enough on the dot when he did the movement of her wrist that something did happen. And for once it wasn’t something exploding or jumping away or cracking or setting on fire. The crate simple tipped, landing on its side and producing a large smile on the Hufflepuff’s face. Rarely did her spells do what they were supposed to, and she wasn’t quite sure why it had this time. “Well isn’t that something. Four years of magic training and home schooling with mom and I can finally make a crate tip over with help.”
Despite her words there was a smile on her face and her blue eyes were sparkling as she looked over her shoulder at the Slytherin. “Maybe I just need more of that Hufflepuff determination that our house is supposed to be good at.” Her voice was quiet, though she felt quite warm at the thought she had just used her wand without disastrous results.
Or maybe it was warmth felt because Phugsius still held her wand arm and was still so close to her. Niobe couldn’t tell, she was so naïve to these things.
Post by Phugsius Charadus on Jul 29, 2009 16:22:07 GMT -5
"Good bloody job, Niobe" He said as he looked into her sparkling blue eyes "See I told ya you could do it" he smiled. "All you need is some confidence, determination helps as well" He didn't want to, but he had to try and let her do it on her own. "Ok Niobe you need to try it on your own now, he smiled and flicked his wand putting another red dot on the crate "You still get the red dot though. Don't worry, if you can do it once, you can do it again"
Post by Niobe Wattson on Jul 29, 2009 16:28:52 GMT -5
She felt the same when he let go of her hand, congratulating her well for a spell that a first year should have been able to do. And here Niobe was here in her fifth year. It was a shame he couldn’t see her in any of the subjects she really excelled at and instead had only seen her with a wand in her hand. The red tinge returned to her face at his praise, not really knowing what to say in response. He placed another red dot on top of the crate that she had already overturned and she was left to try again.
The Hufflepuff took a deep breath and squared herself towards the crate. There was a flick of her wand, but even as her wrist moved she could feel that she wasn’t into it. Not letting it get to her she focused her blue eyes on that red dot and nothing but that red dot. Another wrist movement, but she got nothing more than a slight rattle out of the crate, hardly enough to constitute a victory.
Narrowing her eyes she flicked the wand again, this time seeing with satisfaction as the crate rolled over again. Instantly her face went red and her eyes lit up again, this time she looked at Phugsius. Well, that had gone much better than the first time. If a vampire ever attacked her she could at least flip a crate if it was next to him. It was a start.
Post by Phugsius Charadus on Jul 29, 2009 16:48:14 GMT -5
Phugsius watched as she attempted to flip the crate. With two failed attempts she managed to make the crat topple.
Phugsius smiled widely. He was proud of her. It was a small victory, but it was a victory that would help lead to others. She managed to flip the crate herself which meant the would be able to start with more complicated spells.
"Good, very good. focusing is a big part of spell casting. I want you to take this crate and practice flipping it. Doing that will help you focus, and then we can start with more spells. What you've done today has gotten your foot in the door. When do you want to meet up again? I'm free most of the time i'm not catching sleepwalkers in the dungeon" Phugsius looked into her blue eyes, they almost entranced him.
Post by Niobe Wattson on Jul 29, 2009 16:58:20 GMT -5
For some reason she thought that focusing wasn’t her problem. It wasn’t like Niobe was bad at focusing on things. Perhaps it was some determination lacking, but another part of her suspected that she refused to keep failing in front of Phugsius. She was sick of the embarrassment and would like to be able to do simple spells with her wand. At least simple ones, she wasn’t even asking for much. It sounded like he was going to leave her to practicing with the crate, and her stomach fluttered unpleasantly at the thought of him walking away. Why was it acting that way?
“I guess I’m free anytime I’m not sleepwalking all over the grounds.” She said with a slight smile. “I should spend some time practicing potion brewing but I can do that any time.” There was a calming draught she was interested in trying, but now was not the time to think of those things. She had to keep things from her mind that weren’t involved with her wand magic. That was really hard when she was feeling so peculiar towards Phugsius.
The Hufflepuff caught his emerald eyes with her bright blue eyes, shocked at how pleasant they were. She didn’t even notice that she was moving her wand arm until she felt something she knew was doing magic. Her eyes snapped away as the movement of her wand sent the crate flying several yards away with a loud crash. “Oh shoot.” She said under her breath, ignoring the fact that she was a witch and it was hot out and went off after the crate to bring it back.
Catching his eye like that certainly did something to her focus…it made it impossible.
Post by Phugsius Charadus on Jul 29, 2009 17:13:08 GMT -5
Phugsius felt odd, he almost couldn't break eye contact with Niobe. He just wanted to stay there and.....
"CRASH!" The crate had gone flying through the air and landed several yards away. As he saw Niobe running toward the crate he took a hold of her arm and brought her back. "Instead of running all the way over there try summoning it" Phugsius thought moving the crate was enough but he was looking for any excuse to continue the lesson. He was searching for any excuse to try and keep eye contact with her, to touch her. This was such an odd feeling though, he hadn't felt it in so long... "Come on, try it. Move your wand in an upward motion and say 'Accio Crate'. If it doesn't work i'll try helping you again"
Post by Niobe Wattson on Jul 29, 2009 17:23:45 GMT -5
She felt that familiar hand wrap around her arm and keep her from running off after their wayward crate. Her face paled at the idea of him trying to get her to cast a summoning charm. Those were more complicated than simple banishing charms or trying to get a crate to flip over on its side. She gulped a bit and looked at the Slytherin and then at the crate, then back at Phugsius. She didn’t want to let him down and wasn’t going to say no. So trying to ignore the hand on her arm she faced the crate and raised her wand.
“Accio crate!” She said, expecting more than the wiggling she got as a result. There was no red dot to help her this time and this spell was more complicated. Pursing her lips she tried the wand movement again and the spell. Two more times she moved her wand, obviously getting more flustered and her face going from pale to red, her blue eyes prickling. The success from the last spell had washed out of her, this one was too hard.
God damn crate… The dark thought came into her head and she attempted one last time, brandishing her wand and saying the spell forcefully. “Accio crate!!” With those words the crate rose off the ground and headed at them, but with much more speed than the girl would have liked.
It only took a few seconds before Niobe realized she had overdone it and the crate came flying back, crashing into the two students with overzealous force. Well, she had summoned it!
Post by Phugsius Charadus on Jul 29, 2009 17:38:02 GMT -5
Phugsius saw the crate coming at them and brought her behind him as the crate smacked into his back and sent both of them flying. Before he knew it he was looking down at her his body ontop of hers. Their faces were inches apart. He could have almost..... should he? no he didn't know how she felt toward him. She could just think of them as friends. He still wanted to help her too. Would it make things awkward? so many thoughts were running through his head. He could feel her warm body pressed up against his... then he realized that his back was hurting, but he didn't care right now. His face was beet red... he could feel it
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