38. Rictusempra

“HAPPY SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY!” Lux said, giving him a big hug.
Teddy had even had to start shaving. That morning, in fact. Three little hairs were starting to grow on his chin, and Archer had given him a shaving blade.
“So! You’re of age now, what was the first spell you tried?”
“Uh I… I haven’t tried anything yet,” he said, getting two mugs from the cupboard and brewing a pot of tea for them.
“What? TEDDY! You’re of age. OF AGE! Come on, let me be here to see your first spell! What do you want to try? A summoning charm? Cleaning charm? Transfigure something?”
Ahh, he was about to make Ava very proud. “Uh well there was one spell I wanted to try,” he said, with a smirk.
“What one?” Lux replied, with a smile on her face.
“Rictusempra,” he said, pointing his wand at her.

Lux began giggling, swatting the air, and as much as Teddy was laughing at the sound of her laughter, he did feel terrible. It lasted about 10 seconds before he stopped the spell.

Uhhohh.. “I’m sorry Lux,” he said, his smile disappearing. “I just… couldn’t resist.” Oops.