Noah wore a confused expression on his face when the Headmaster asked about strategy. Had he not said he'd use the placement charm? That made the creature docile, yes? He bit his lip, becoming a little more frustrated when the Headmaster announced that they would be learning said placement charm in class. Now he was just confused. He sighed, letting it go, there were other things to worry about and he figured he had just been too vague- hence, the question.

He had read about this charm and had even tried practicing it before back at his former skill. He nodded, watching the Professor's wand movement before practicing himself. Got it. He could do this. When the Headmaster let them go, he headed for the buckets and grabbed a bridle for his wooden horse.

Noah stopped in his tracks when he heard Aboli's question. He had to carefully cover his laugh as a cough before he began practicing the wand movement. However, he got distracted once more when he saw Ewan bowing to the wooden horse. Was he gonna name him too? he wondered and cackled. Turning back to the task at hand, he had to re focus. Okay, wand movement down. Now incantation. "Fixate. Fixate." Eying the wooden horse in front of him, he closed his mind and cleared it- letting all distractions slip away. All girl drama, boys dorm drama, family things... Imagine where you want to put the bridle.

He paused, picturing the horse's neck and face. Noah imagined what it was like to secure it. Opening his eyes, he took a deep breath, "Fixate." He pursed his lips.. He was close but didn't get the placement correctly. Walking over to the wooden horse, he examined it, making note of how it was constructed. AH! He had done it wrong. He jogged back to his spot and then tried imagining the placement of the bridle again. He could do this.