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Jo smiled when Professor Mancini reassured her that she would get the charm in no time, but the smile faltered when she moved away. The twelve-year-old was nowhere close to casting the gripping charm successfully, even though she felt that she was saying the incantation and doing the wand movement correctly. Perhaps she lacked the magical power that only older and more experienced witches and wizards had?
Anyway, the lesson was moving on and they were about to climb trees - whaaat? - so she decided to ask for help. "Professor, can you cast the charm for me as well? I'll make sure to work on it in my own time."
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