Apparation Lesson #3

[Irene Finch]

Irene sat in a chair in the front of the room, waiting for the students to arrive. Last week’s lesson had gone about as expected, which is to say that it was just short of disaster. There had been no shortage of splinchings during the lesson. On the other hand, a few of the students had actually succeeded in apparating, though there accuracy still needed work. Overall, there was still a lot of work for the students to do, but they weren’t without hope.

As the last student arrived, Irene smiled brightly and stood up. “Hello. Today, we will resume practicing with the hoops” she began as she pulled out her wand and made a hoop appear in front of each student. “I am hopeful that those of you who weren’t able to apparate last week will do so this week, and those of you who were able to apparate last week should practice getting into the hoop each time. Your test will require you to be accurate when you apparate.”

By now, she knew that the students must know the three D’s, so she didn’t feel it was worth repeating. She only hoped there would be fewer splinchings today. “Alright. You may begin and I’ll be walking around.”


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Keep practicing!!

 

[Kasey Blake]

Kasey walked down the staircase, her high heeled shoes tip-tapping on the cement as she descended. She was not dressed in Ravenclaw robes because soon after they were done with apparating she was going to Brightstone with Ashley to have a girls day out. Jay had even promised that he would meet her their, she was looking forward to a social day but before all of that she was to do her apparation lessons in which she had pretty much succeeded.

She hoped her outfit wouldn't bother anyone or lead to people gaping at her. She hated being the center of attention. However as she walked into the Great Hall where all the house tables had gone as usual she caught a few eyes looking at her, maybe it was because she was wearing a mini skirt after ages and revealing her slender legs by choosing such an outfit could be the cause of the eyeballs out of their sockets. She didn't know but hey she was going to have a day out and meet a guy she sorta liked, what else was she to wear?

She heard to Irene's speech and took a deep breath. She just had to practice more making sure she was accurate and stayed focused. Concentrating on her three D's she visualized being in the hoop, felt herself turning at the point leaving the ground going through a vaccum tube and appearing in the hoop. Phew, she thought smiling as she once again launched into her Destination. Determination. Deliberation.Destination...