"Great! You want to try a shield charm first?" Cael readied his wand, mimicking the back and forth movement of the Professor by using his elbow as the axis.

Swish. Swish. Swish. "Protego!" Cael cried, continuing the motion.

A thin blue light stuttered and sputtered into existence before quickly going out with a small puff. "Huh..." Cael said, scratching his head and smacking his wand against his hand a few times to loosen it up.