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Waterloo 
Sage leant against his desk and watched as Lexi taught the growth charm and the kids started trying it on their newly planted seeds. Honestly, he didn't very much like the charm. It was cheating, wasn't it? What was the point of planting something only to have it grow instantly!? He liked the natural growing process better.. watching the seeds you've planted and cared for grow all by themselves.
Of course, he didn't say any of this out loud! Nope, he drew his wand and practised on the flame lillies he'd planted in demonstration.
Wand work wasn't his strongest subject.. he'd always been gifted with the more hands on subjects like Care of Magical Creatures.
He wasn't expecting to be a TOTAL failure though.
...
He muttered the incantation and imitated Lexi's wand movements.. and to his horror, his plant pot exploded with a loud CRACK!!, showering him and anyone in a 2 meter radius with soil.
"Oops."
Cue the burning ears.
The Slytherin lad was still peeking closely at his tiiiiny seedling in the pot, prodding the delicate seedcoat off. Thinking of blowing it away with a great big gust of air, he took a deep breath....
... and ended up with mouthful of soil....
...and in his eyes... and practically his entire head.
"FWOOARRGHH!" he spat off the soil onto the ground.
"Wha? Whor derd da?" he whined as he tried to clear the dirt from his eyes. He groped blindly for his wand, and instead knocked his pot over, sending it rollling off the table....