Wand in hand, Adi gave it an upward flick and said, "Animalis Fidelis!'' Time to see if this worked! "Let's go for a short walk, Homer,'' he thought. But Homer remained where he was. "Animalis Fidelis!'' Another upwards flick and a repeat of his thought.

Adi took off slowly, hoping Homer would follow. He glanced back. Nope. The Puffskein was still there and still looking at Adi with what the boy was sure was mistrust. Hmmm. Either the Puffskein was really, very stubborn or he hadn't done the charm right. The latter seemed more likely.

The Badger jogged back to Homer. "Animalis Fidelis!'' He did the wand movement once more.