Kate had never carved a pumpkin before. Her mom and dad had carved one for her, but she'd never carved one herself. This was kind of exciting, even if it was a constellation pumpkin instead of a smiling one. Kate readied her wand, preparing to start the carving. She paused...and just stood there trying to remember the incantation. Ugh! She was just saying it as she carved off the top of the pumpkin.

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She relaxed and just focused on remembering what the incantation was. It was something with the word pumpkin. Pum...Pun... Then somebody by her said it, and she got so excited about remembering the constellation that she accidentally called it out loud for no reason at all.

"Punktumus!" she called out.

Oops. She hadn't meant to say it that loud, or even out loud at all. She was just remembering what to say. Errr...she should start the spell before she forgot it again. She pointed her toward her pumpkin. "Punktumus!" she called out, actually casting this time.