Hmm. Go figure. Nora had actually gotten close to what the professor was asking for on the first try! That had been good for her confidence! Merlin only knew she needed that her first year at magical year! She took her wand out of her holster and squeezed her hand around it a few times. She was still getting used to it, but things were getting better by the day. Feeling like she was just as ready as she'd ever be, she spread out the first piece of cardboard then pointed her wand toward it. She made the whole horizontal wand motion then said, "Temran Madera!"

She blinked her eyes as there was a sort of pop around the cardboard, and then when she focused on it again, it was somewhat harder and resembled more of a board. It still wasn't what she thought it needed to be, but she could always keep working at it. While the professor roamed around the room, the first year took another shot at the spell. "Temran Madera!" she said again, moving her wand in another horizontal motion. To her surprise, the cardboard hardened even further, and upon knocking on it to test its strength, she figured she had succeeded.

She still had more work to do, but the professor was moving on. She grabbed her pipe cleaners and laid them out in front of her. The incantation seemed simple enough. The wand movement wasn't too bad either. "Palus!" she exclaimed, flicking her wand. Maybe it was the fact that she'd finally lucked out and managed to get the first spell to work, but to her shock, she got this one right on the very first try!