Alright, now it was time so hit targets with paint. Simon had been looking forward to this assignment all week. It was different than other ones. Here, they would be exploding balloons of paint which to him sounded AWESOME. It would essentially be a game of paintball that he wouldn't lose to his overly sporty brother.

Dressed in an old pair of jeans and a t-shirt, he pulled his wand out of the backpack and began to prepare himself. First he surveyed the scene, watching the other students start the exercise and finish.

How could he approach this assignment? Hmm... He rubbed his chin. First, he had to practise the incantation. Second, the wand movement. Third, he would put everything together. Fourth, he would actually cast the spell. Finally, he would practise it over and over again and probably end up getting paint all over him and the nearby students.

Right. He wasn't getting any younger which meant that he had to start. Simon was a very busy young man. Many things had to be accomplished in a day. Pulling out his notes, he reviewed the last lesson.

The incantation was: Alarte Ascendare. "Al-arte. Ascend-are. Alarte Ascendare. Alarte Ascendare." Cool. He had gotten it. Next, he practiced the wand incantation. Point and aim. That was relatively simple. Now he had to put everything together.