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Thankfully, Lottie wasn't in any rush. Wherever she needed to be after this could totally wait a while longer. And as far as rushing magic... she didn't particularly enjoy it, so, "No problem," just how important was what she was looking fooooor? OH. Heh. Snacks. Well, as a matter of fact, Lottie could do homework without any snacks, so she failed to understand this. Didn't mean she had to, so she just nodded. "Of course." Raspberries were a good snack, you knooooow, better than gummy worms. Much better.
Another nod. Yes, boats.
The fifth year was about to take out her notes because she sort of forgot the second part of the spell when... no need. That was the one. Why, thank you, Ella Bishop. "Lignum Navicula, yes." Navicula, that's the word she was forgetting about.
And she watched, for a moment. "Intent." She spoke once Ella's boat was on sight. Lottie thought it was okay, but Bellaire probs wanted a better boat, yes? Yes.
So, it was Lottie's turn. And she was focusing on the piece of wood, her eyes almost piercing it. Intent. Sooooo, "Lignum Navicula!" A hard tap on the wood made way to a... well, the boat did look sturdy enough, but she was mostly looking for one that the Giant Squid wouldn't turn to pieces, you know?
A sort of unbreakable one. And smoother in appearance. She'll have to think about that next time she waves her wand at the wood, but for now..., "Reverto!" Mmmhmmm. Hey, there, wood.
"Any clues as to what the next lesson will be about?" Or the second part of it, or whatever.
Intent.
Ella glanced over at the younger girl and then back at her piece of wood. Whether Lottie was reminding herself of this little factor or correcting the blonde, Ella wasn't sure. She simply nodded her head instead of commenting, though. She already knew her boat had been lame. She
knew.
And then it was Lottie's turn and the head girl watched curiously, wondering if she was trying to transfigure a boat or burn a hole in the wood. That would have been a neat parlor trick, wouldn't it? The eighteen year old almost wished for it to happen but no such luck.
"Nice." The boat. It looked strong enough. Apparently it wasn't to Lottie's liking, though.
"Probably bigger boats. Maybe we'll be making some we can float in." If they were learning survival spells or whatever, it made sense that they'd eventually use them in a real life survival situation. Plus Bellaire seemed the sort to want to put them in harms way just to watch them squirm. Best way to separate the weak from the strong. Fabulous but evil, that's what she was. Ella was sticking with that.
After snacking on another gummy worm, a red one this time, the blonde focused again on the little square of wood in front of her.
Intent.
Strong, sturdy, and buoyant. All those things were in her mind as she eyed the wood.
"Lignum Navicula!" TAP! It wasn't bad, the boat. Markedly better than her first attempt, actually. The blonde picked it up and weighed it in the palm of her hand, observing the sides and then turning it over to see the bottom. It looked like it might float well, that was for sure.
"What do you s'pose we'll need the rope for?" Vine...vine rope...rope vine. That thing. What would they need it for? Ella's hopes for a rope swing were surely wrong.