Originally Posted by SilverDragon

Silvia nodded her head in thanks to the girl who suggested she check her pronunciation.

"I think I'm just concentrating too much on the wand movements and not enough on everything else," she said. She took a deep breath and thought to herself, wand movement, incantation, and intent. She was starting to get the hang of the wand movements, so this time Silvia focused instead on the incantation and her intent.

"Prehenso!" she said. She thought she felt something in her hand but it was faint. "I think I'm starting to get it," she said. "Prehenso!" she said again, making sure to concentrate on all three aspects of spell casting. This time she really did feel a tingling sensation. It worked! she thought as she ran her hand across the desk.