Okay, okay, okay. She knew she wasn't giving as much concentration as she could. That was what was wrong. She just wanted to avoid another trip to the hospital wing was all. But she was tired of her magic not working!

She closed her eyes and blocked everything out, picturing the little round clock she was going to transform the lock into. Or not... wait.. she could do better. She could make the round lock square. She nodded her head in affirmation of herself. Yes, she could, thank you very much. She opened her eyes and stared, threateningly, at the lock.

Circle, circle, circle, flick! "Horolus!" she said. Almost commanded.

She watched as, before her eyes, the numbers changed to 1 through 12. The center sprouted little hands that began ticking.

Ellie glanced at her own watch and smiled. The correct time, too. She was just awesome. And though the lock didn't change fully, she was quite pleased with herself. So far...