Fireballs... huh. Alright. Charlie kept rowing but made the decision -- unconsciously, perhaps -- to not process the fireballs. That would serve her well, seeing as she would probably have a panic attack if she chose otherwise, That, of course, would do her no good in participating in the rest of the class. As they kept rowing down the river, and kept rowing, and kept rowing, Charlie remained almost eerily calm (because, of course, she was filtering out the fireballs).

Land ho! Charlie wasted no time in setting down her oar and clambering out of the boat, snapping out of her eerie calmness. Readjusting her robes, she refrained from nearing the headmaster for a moment to wait for Stasya, Rylee, and Isla. Whatever was next, it would serve her well to have a group around her (and she hoped her presence was beneficial, or simply welcomed, also).

She then approached the headmaster, noticing that her socks and shoes were practically soaked. Charlie was, in no way, pleased by this, but there wasn't anything she could about it now. She had more important things to concentrate on.

Battling monsters, apparently. Fake ones, though... right? They were definitely fake....

Charlie furrowed her brow -- as if that would do anything to help -- as she concentrated on the spells that would help them battle the hinkypunk monsters. So, light made them grow solid, and they'd use a knock-back jinx to seal the deal. Simple enough... she guessed.

As the headmaster paused, Charlie scrambled to practice all of the wand motions -- sans wand, of course, as that might be dangerous until she had a better idea of what she was doing. She mouthed lumos, concentrating hard -- therefore further furrowing her brow -- and then making a loop with what would be her wand hand. Simple enough, she thought happily. Maybe she would try lumos maxima in the practical!

And now for the knock-back jinx. Charlie concentrated on Headmaster Trent's hand motions, mirroring them and mouthing flipendo over and over.

And now for the practical.... Charlie had this in the bag. The hinkypunks were fake, anyhow. Even if she failed miserably at tackling the hinkypunk monsters, she would leave class unscathed (she would prefer not failing, though).

She smiled at both Rylee and Stasya respectively, letting them now that she thought she had it but really appreciated the support.

As the first hinkypunk approached her, Charlie drew her wand and stood her ground, quickly reviewing the wand movements and incantations they were just taught. "Lumos maxima!" she exclaimed loudly, feeling quite giddy when the hinkypunk solidified. She couldn't get too ahead of herself, though, as she had to knock him back, too.

"Flipendo!" she exclaimed even more forceful, cheering when the hinkypunk went toppling. She felt confident enough to try it on another monster and did such.

Charlie could take on the world now.