 catching up! Iris Forsfelle l Slytherin Swedishfish Girl! ❄ Page-Turning Seamstress ❄ Jess's Soul Sister! Sweetest Swede!
Before she knew it the class moved on to the next question. What requires more effort, lifting up an object or bringing the same object down? Thinking Iris silently hummed to herself before raising her hand to answer. "I think both actions requires an equal amount of effort. However lifting something down might require more effort if you get surprised by the weight of it, and have to struggle to put it down without yourself getting damaged by it."
A practice portion followed and Iris dutifully practiced along with her other peers the incantations for the two charms and their movements. "Ah-seen-dee-oh, Ah-seen-dee-oh, Ascendio!" Iris recited to herself in a hushed tone to not distract anyone near her like her brother. "Deh-SEHN-doh, Deh-SEHN-doh, Descendo!" She contined to practice both incantations before moving on to the wand movements taking extra time with the elongated C shape since it felt prudent somehow.
The mini activity was next introduced and it got big eyes and jaw dropping from Iris as she stared up at the pillars with panic. Professor Edgecome wanted her to lift herself up on a pillar, and then down? What if she did it all wrong and fell down, was the floor cushioned? Iris watched intently how Professor Edgecombe lifted himself up and then lowered himself down like it was nothing. Stay calm she ordered herself. She was good at charms...She could do this. Taking a steadying breath Iris moved away from her brother and Nebula to not accidentally hit anyone if she fell.
Closing her eyes she drew her wand as she envisoned herself being lifted up just like she did with scoring a quaffle goal. Opening her eyes she casted firmly "Ascendio!" as she performed the upward motion aiming for the closest pillar. Her first attempt just lifted her up a few inches above ground before falling back down. Her next few attemps weren't much better. On her fourth attempt Iris was fuming with frustration and anger as she cried out "Ascendio!" and felt herself being lifted up with force up onto the pillar. Scrambling up on her feet she looked down over the pillars edge, immediatley wishing she hadn't..Stopping the panic that was creeping up she reminded herself that this is just like when you sit on your broom, your in control. Breathing in and out she steadied her pulse, and refocused casting firmly "Descendo!" Slowly she descended toward the ground, landing softly she sagged down in a heap on the floor. Now could this class be over?
Unfortunatley for Iris her professor had other ideas. Watching as an obstacle pillar course unfolded itself in the room the snakette just shook her head. Guess they weren't done yet....Picking herself up from off the floor Iris made her way to the starting point, armed with her wand. Let's get this over with, she muttered to herself as she casted "Ascendio!" and began making her way through the course.
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