Originally Posted by Lexers

Lucas felt a little smug at being able to make her laugh. But it was his own laugh that erupted when she pinched him. "Oi!" he protested and put up his hands in surrender. "Definitely not going to make you mad anytime soon. I promise you all the cucumber sandwiches!" However, the Gryffindor couldn't help but smile shyly at the promise of being friends. "I think so. After all, you're a superhero now," he said, trying to keep from laughing, "I can be your sidekick." And Fidget could be his name because he was really good at that.

But Lucas was a boy and he couldn't help but squirm and nod. "It's, uh, really pretty." It WAS which was why he found the blush creeping up his neck so hard to explain. WHY was he so embarrassed. "Uh.. " and Lucas found himself unable to think of anyone in that movie other than Prince Eric. Prince Eric who Ariel kissed. Yeah. Huh. That was weird. "There weren't many guys in that film," he muttered, quickly to cover his pause. Awkward!

Right. Lucas had actually got the boat spell down. But the vine spell? EEK. Nope. But he ran over to his bag and pulled out the wood he'd spelled back into its original shape with a nifty Reverto the fifth year next to him had used. He glanced over at Lux and then made a quick wish that he wouldn't embarrass himself entirely and then said: "Lignum navicula," to the plank, watching with gentle surprise as it became an identifiable but not exactly serviceable boat. Um.

He laughed, a little nervously and whispered, "Reverto," watching it make a satisfying schwoop sound and turn back into a flat piece of wood. "You try," he offered, trying to keep the attention off him and tried the spell again himself.