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Originally Posted by
Tegz 
"Not so much, but you'll get it if you keep trying." It was a nice and basic stinging hex after all. Jim grinned as he watched, there was already a difference in Spike's focus.
Spike gave a little nod, feeling more confident as he caught sight of Jimmy's grin. He
would have this sussed by the end of this session.
"Er-ti-kate!" bamBAM.
His eyes widened. Nothing had happened to the dummy that he could see, but he'd
felt something. He couldn't really explain it. Almost like an electric tickly feeling...through his arm and down his wand. Was that proper magic? It certainly felt more that just waving a stick around any old how. Like it had a purpose. A smile crept across his lips.
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Originally Posted by Hero Jimmy
"Hey good work. You wanna try it on me?" Brave Jim. "I'll tell you how much it stings hehe." He held out his arm, sleeve rolled up. When it hit they'd be able to SEE his skin get all red too.
"Give it a go."
Sneaking a glance to Jimmy, he saw the older boy offer to be practiced on. That was an awesome thing to do. That was why Jimmy was one of his heroes. Because he did awesome stuff like that. And although Spike didn't want to practice on Jimmy, he did want to get his spell to the stage where it'd leave a decent mark on the skin and hurt if he needed it to. And so he could see he'd done something properly.
He thought about that feeling he'd had before, and then seeing a sore red rash on skin. He held his wand comfortably in his left hand, and then looked at the dummy.
"Er-ti-kate!" bamBAM.
His face lit up, as he saw it hit the dummy. Not all that strongly, and not precisely where he was aiming, but it was still a hit. He gave himself a little clap.
Now to get it good enough to show Jimmy. So it might actually be considered an offensive spell, and not just a slight nuisance for a couple of seconds.