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"Alright, good work everyone. Since a good number of you have successfully made the arrows appear, I think it's time for the big task. No need to fret if you haven't managed yet, this will be another opportunity to practice." How so? More like where so? "As those markings in the distance trees are displayed, we will be doing target practice. However, those aren't the only targets available." Cue his wand movement in the general direction. Suddenly beyond the stumps but closer than the tree markings, mannequins appeared from the ground with spotted marks of their own. Each on the arms, legs, mid section, and head. "For those wanting a bit of a challenge," Cue another wand movement, two of the mannequins furthest away began to move towards a tree to seemingly hide behind. "While it is important to make your mark directly, it is valuable to be able to do so in amidst action. So you'll be aiming at the mannequins, whether stationary or moving, and if you just want to test your aim, the markings in the tree should suffice, like so," Performing the curved check ark wand movement once again, "Arundo," Sending an icy blue arrow at the furthest tree, clipping the side of a moving mannequin making it freeze in the process before it landed in the middle mark of the tree behind it.

"Now it's your turn to give it a try," Professor Madigan faced the class again to then add, "Just do your best to hit at least one target at any distance and there may be a surprise in the end," Of what though? Well, it wouldn't be a surprise anymore if he hinted. But for now, he would see how things fared out.

Bella had after she had successfully gotten a blue arrow to sprout out of the tip of her wand, continued to practice the spell with determination to if not master it, at least feel confident with it. She had to stop every now and then though to wave away the butterflies that kept appearing around her. It was annoying and she was wondering if she had been pranked or worse cursed. Bella didn't like thinking about that. Maybe she could ask Professor Madigan about it later?

Bella just shot the professor a glance just at the same time as he called for attention to give them the new set of instructions for target practice on trees and mannequins. Bella moved so that she stood with a clear view of a stationary mannequin. She flexed her wand arm and then she performed the curved check mark movement as she said confidently and aimed. "Arundo!" The blue arrow shot out of her wand and hit the mannequin in the left arm after a few seconds, and Bella let out a loud excited "Yesssss! I dit!" Which of course caused a new swarm of butterflies to appear around her to circle her head which made let out an exasperated sigh. "Go away! Not now."


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Again and again he tried to hit the trees far off in the distance but to no avail. With a small sigh, the third year Gryffindor flopped to the floor, crossed his legs and rested his head in his hands. “I can’t do it. Stupid targets are too far away.”
Bella was done waving off the butterflies and was picking out her next mannequin target when she overheard Hooper's words of exasperation. Feeling bad for the eagle boy she headed over to him. "Hi Hooper, we can practice together on the stationary mannequin that I just hit if you want? It's not too far away and we can try another mannequin a little further away when we both feel confident with the spell." Bella showed with a hand gesture to the mannequin that she meant.
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