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Ameh · 06-22-2016, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Callie

Flick. "Gemino!" Flick. "Gemino!" Flick. "Gemino!" Flick. "Gemino!" Yet, still only one ball. Hadley was getting a bit frustrated. First detention and now she couldn't even get the duplication spell to work.

Today was not her day.

Okay, she just needed to breathe, and regroup. Start by practicing the wand movement. She flicked her wand, then flicked it again, and again, and once more more precisely. About a dozen more practice flicks later, Hadley's arm was getting a bit tired. That was cue for her to switch to practicing the incantation.

"Gemino, gemino, gemino, gemino, gemino..." She continued practicing a dozen more times like she had with the wand movement. Now to put them together. Focus. Picture it in your mind and believe. There will be two identical balls. There will be two identical balls. Flick. "Gemino!"

One ball.

"Son of a--"

Haddie was not being very quiet, and it was easy to hear that she was having trouble. Jaemin set down the balls he'd duplicated for him and Olly and crawled across the empty ball pit he was sitting in until he was closer to hers; the small Slytherin popped his head up over the side, draping his arms over the soft blue wall, and watched her for a minute.

"Haddie, it's Geminio," he said helpfully, giving his wand a little example flick. "With an 'io' at the end."

A lot of people seemed to be struggling with that, so it wasn't really surprising. Jaemin nodded encouragingly at the Ravenclaw girl. She could do it!

06-22-2016, 12:33 AM	#94 (permalink)
Ameh Boggart Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 29,830 x4	♥Dunkin \| Pixie's Precious Pea \| kpop goddess \| sneaky sounder \| forever slytherin♥ Quote: Originally Posted by Callie Flick. "Gemino!" Flick. "Gemino!" Flick. "Gemino!" Flick. "Gemino!" Yet, still only one ball. Hadley was getting a bit frustrated. First detention and now she couldn't even get the duplication spell to work. Today was not her day. Okay, she just needed to breathe, and regroup. Start by practicing the wand movement. She flicked her wand, then flicked it again, and again, and once more more precisely. About a dozen more practice flicks later, Hadley's arm was getting a bit tired. That was cue for her to switch to practicing the incantation. "Gemino, gemino, gemino, gemino, gemino..." She continued practicing a dozen more times like she had with the wand movement. Now to put them together. Focus. Picture it in your mind and believe. There will be two identical balls. There will be two identical balls. Flick. "Gemino!" One ball. "Son of a--" Haddie was not being very quiet, and it was easy to hear that she was having trouble. Jaemin set down the balls he'd duplicated for him and Olly and crawled across the empty ball pit he was sitting in until he was closer to hers; the small Slytherin popped his head up over the side, draping his arms over the soft blue wall, and watched her for a minute. "Haddie, it's Geminio," he said helpfully, giving his wand a little example flick. "With an 'io' at the end." A lot of people seemed to be struggling with that, so it wasn't really surprising. Jaemin nodded encouragingly at the Ravenclaw girl. She could do it!