 Harvey Forsfelle :: Ravenclaw ~ Mrs. Steve Harrington ~ Claimed by Bits ❤️ ~ Queen of Typos ❄ Magical Mosh Pit ❄
Thank goodness he hadn’t actually fallen over, because he would have landed directly at Edgecombe’s feet. Or maybe he would have even crashed into the man. As it was, crisis was averted and his harvest? The man praising his attempts. Harv grinned. “Thanks, professor! That was a nice way to lead into the bigger activity, by the way.” Even professors deserved nice words for their lesson planning when it was due.
Since he was finished with his practise, this left the Ravenclaw free to give his undivided attention to the new activity. He watched with interest as the classroom changed once more. Not much was needed to explain the new pillars’ presence. The set up made it quite obvious what the goal was. Seeing them, a new sense of determination rose within Harv, the sort he felt during those Gobstones matches where one of his shots depended heavily on the outcome of the match. It was a very welcome feeling, distracting him temporarily from his grumpiness.
With the reassurance of the Cushioning Charm’s presence, the third year got started, just after Iris - who was already doing well, he noted. “Ascendio.” His wand was pointed upwards, and to his surprise, he began moving in that direction immediately. And so he had conquered his first pillar, one on the ceiling. “Descendo.” The elongated C shape wand movement was traced out. It was a repeat of that attempt that saw him descending onto the pillar below the first. Excellent! He was getting the hang of this.
Harv continued the task, which was not always smooth sailing. There were some occasions when the spell had to be repeated numerous times so that he could proceed; there were a few times when he bumped himself - his head, a hand, a leg - on the pillars. But with each pillar, he was closer to the ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ - the end of the challenge.
“Descendo.” With another cast of the Descending Charm, he descended onto the last floor pillar. He had made it to the end! Sure, it had taken a little longer than he would have liked but he’d take the win! |