 Bowtruckles Post 3 / Tree Post 1 Napoleon of Crime - Gryffinclaw - ❄ Lunar Library Lurker ❄ - Owl Emissary - Pirate Auror
It seemed to be working. For shortly after he had shaken the bucket in his grasp, and again for good measure, the bowtruckles were attentive. Seeing the attention the creatures were giving the captive food, Benny gingerly set down the bucket and tentatively moved away to see if they came out further. To see what was making the noise in the bucket and possibly smelling like food to them. Before long the bowtruckles were too busy eating the offering to notice Benny was even further away and paying attention to the professors once more as they moved on.
Wand trees...samples...using the severing charm.
Diffindo. Now that was a spell he already knew from another lesson somewhere down the line over the years. Up...down...up...down. Benny practiced it anyway to make sure he was getting it down pat. He certainly didn't want to harm the tree if he could help it, the living entity far more due respect then say the fabric they had used to make the lanterns in the ancient runes lesson.
Up...down...Up...down. His wand following the professor's earlier movements as he murmered the incantation over and over in his mind. Benny then focused on imagining making the slices into the tree as had been demonstrated for their benefit.
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