Toni set her self comfortably next to the broom, and listened to the Professor the Professors instructions. Sure they didn't bite, but he said nothing about splinters and Toni didn't like splinters, not one bit. What was the point of this, to call a broom? Couldn't they just pick it up off the ground?

Loss of life an Limb? Did it happen before?... Probably because of splinters. Large splinters.

But Toni saw no place for her to argue about calling the broom, and it's splinters, so she simply did as instructed, as she always did.

"Up" he squeaked softly, and then flinched... but nothing hit her hand. She opened her eyes and looked down. It hadn't even turned over. Stupid Broom. Toni frowned slightly at the broom, then at the Professor. The Broom didn't like her. Everyone else was already getting it... why couldn't Toni?

Failure Toni, was failing! And The Professor would mark her down for it... 'Quickly, get it before he take points for not getting it.'

"Up." she said weakly, and yet again, nothing. "Up" this time beginning to whine. "Up. Up. Up!" Saying the last with more force than anything she had before. She leaned over at bit to see what was going wron--

"Owww." she whined and the broom missed her displaced hand and went straight for her face.