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Life started off complicated for young Eleanor Ross after being born to a muggle mother while showing her magical capabilities at an early age. Growing up in a household where her mot...
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Professor Lupin had a way of keeping every class entertaining, enough that every one of his students looked forward to his next lesson. That afternoon, he welcomed his class and informed them that they wouldn't need their textbooks, only their wands. They would be putting their Hex-Flection knowledge to use, using the Salvio Hexia incantation.
"Now, I'm sure Professor Flitwick has taught you the proper hand and wand movement. But in case you need a reminder," Professor Lupin said as he took out his own wand, "you are to point your wand down while keeping your opposite hand up, palm facing outward. Like so."
The class watched as he held his wand out, pointed it down while keeping the other hand up as he instructed. He called out the incantation and they witnessed a light haze that appeared somewhat like a shield appear before him. It seemed simple enough, they had learned the incantation in Charms the year before, however, Professor Lupin wanted them to practice using the spell with each other.
"Keep your hexes simple," he told them after instructing them to pick a partner and stand up, "nothing too nasty. Twitchy Ears and Sneezing get the point across. We don't need anyone going to the Hospital Wing if they can't deflect in time. You want to develop your response time, speed is key."
Of course, Marnie wasted no time claiming Eleanor as her partner, leaving Cedric to groan and walk off to find someone else. The two quickly decided that they would use the Sneezing Hex on each other to go easy on one another, with Marnie starting first on the offence and Eleanor on the defence. They stood several feet apart and raised their wands before bowing playfully to each other as they got started.
"Steleus!"
A green mist emitted from Marnie's wand and was cast in Eleanor's direction. While Marnie always gave off the lazy vibe with her demeanour, it was enough to catch an opponent off guard with speed. Eleanor felt as though she didn't have enough time to dodge the hit and she was right. But as the hex was supposed to hit her, Eleanor didn't find herself sneezing, instead, she heard Marnie sneezing.
Looking over, Marnie had entered a violent state of sneezing which attracted Professor Lupin's attention. He walked over, lifting his own wand and waving it slightly to release his student from the hex before he turned to Eleanor.
"Eleanor," he said, "we are currently deflecting, not countering. You should only be using Salvio Hexia if you are on the defence."
"But Professor, I-"
He didn't sound upset with Eleanor, but she still felt the sting of embarrassment as her face turned red. Giving her a pat on the shoulder and a small sincere smile, Professor Lupin walked off to monitor the other students in the room to make sure they remained on task. Marnie made her way over, wiping her nose with the sleeve of her robe.
"I didn't even see you call out the counterspell," Marnie said, "nice one, but I'm going to get you back for that. It may not be today or tomorrow, but I'm going to get you back."
