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"Uh-huh," Toby nodded. But then grinned and nudged Cutty. "I live near the woods. There are woods near beaches. Reverto." This last part was Toby undoing the spell and turning the boat back into a block of wood, before continuing with what he was saying. "I mean, technically the woods are part of a nature park or something, but it's massive."
Leaving the other comment, about what was wrong with him, alone for the time being, Tobias put his focus solely on this Transfiguration. He pictured a PIRATE SHIP in his head, like the kind that you saw in toy shops. The one he was picturing in his head even had writing down the side, like when boats had names. Surprisingly, the more details he could picture, the more confident Tobias felt about this spell. When a full formed image was in his mind, Tobias wasted no time in raising his wand and tapping the wood again.
"Lignum Navicula!"
That had done the trick. After only a second, Tobias found that his block of wood had transformed into a fancy little sailboat. He was most pleased with the fact that he'd gotten the inscription nailed. There, on the side of the boat was a shallow, but still visible, etching: Toby.
"Check it out," he said enthusiastically, holding it out to show Cutty. Lookit, even a little captain's wheel and everything.
But was it seaworthy?
"Shall we test 'em in the lake now?"
What?! How had that attempt at manipulation failed to produce the result Cutty was looking for. The
'Oh, no, it's alright. Lemme explain further.' result that would've helped Cutty dive into his questions about Tobias. Though, he was able to gain some insight however vague and it was thus: Tobias had an unusual brain. The tricks which worked on others, may not work on him.
Cutty reached a ...how did he even get it dirty between the library and here?...finger into Toby's ship admiringly and touched the wheel lightly to see if it would turn. "
Let's!" The Slytherin boy concurred with the idea of trying to get them afloat. He hopped off the boulder and carried his Greecian battle ship to the water, bent down and pushed it into the Black Lake, watching it get carried out by the momentum.
His eyes fell upon the waterline and widened at something which was revealed to be a coin that was promptly brushed off and tucked away into the boy's pocket. Beside it, though was a long shred of wood that Cutty hit with the spell imagining it to be a canoe. He put a small pebble into it for weight and some leaves before launching it out after his war vessel. "
Incendio!" He hissed directing his spell towards the leaves that caught and burned until sinking the little canoe. What a lovely and destructive sight. He waited until Tobias had finished launching his boat before getting to the vines, soon-to-be-ropes.