To achieve a strike, one must follow through.

Click.

Of course! His intention and spell were good alright, but he did forget about following through a spell. Spells will not work if it was lifted and assumed right after executing it, right? Jace’s theory made sense to him of course, but he needed to try it out again to prove his point.

“Alohomora.”

Jace held his breath and waited for the lock to open.

Click.

Tilting his head to the side, Jace reached out and pulled open the cabinet slowly...and retrieved a small box inside. Once out, he gently closed the cabinet again, and tried to lock it with a locking charm. “Colloportus.” The lock rattled in an odd way, making Jace step back away from the cabinet. Obviously, the locking charm didn’t work as it should.

Jace comically scratched the back of his head, wondering where he went wrong this time.