One by one, the students demonstrated their charms. Some were better than
others were of course,
and there were different levels of skills one needed for certain charms. When it was Hermione's turn,
she sauntered up to the front of the room very casually. "Are you ready Ms. Granger? What was the
assignment you had?" Professor Flitwick asked.
Hermione smiled and said, "I'll need someone to help me out." Even though Seamus volunteered, he
looked nervous as she waved her wand at him and said, "Maturarte senescere!" No sooner that the
words had left her mouth, a cloud of smoke circled around Seamus. When it cleared, there was still
some one there, but a much older someone. Seamus had aged twenty years!
He still had the same dark hair, although there wasn't as much of it, and smirking smile, but he looked
more rugged. His usual smooth skin was now tougher looking and his body was taller and much
heavier. He looked around, not knowing what to think.
Professor Flitwick clapped his hands so hard he almost fell off his stack of books. "Very good
Hermione, very good. The aging spell is a difficult one to master." Hermione looked pleased.
"Do you want me to make him young again professor?" she asked.
He shook his head, "No, no, I will... actually, Madam Finbar, could you please do the honors? We
have yet to see you in action." The young assistant stood up slowly. She smiled at Seamus and waved
her wand. "Maturarte non senescere!" Another cloud of smoke appeared and soon, Seamus was back
to his normal, teenaged self. He smiled back at Madam Finbar. She wasn't bad at all. It might be nice
to have a fresh face in Charms class.
Soon after Hermione's turn, the professor called Sallie's name. Madam Finbar looked at her. Sallie
looked vaguely familiar to her. Sallie approached the front of the room gracefully. She smiled at the
professor, who said to her, "Now Sallie, I know you're new to Hogwarts and I don't quite know what
you're capable of, so I'm just going to give you something easy to do now. Every one else had all
summer to prepare for theirs, so it'll be ok if you haven't really gotten it yet." Sallie nodded.
Professor Flitwick placed a cup of water in front of her. "All you have to do is make my water fizzy."
She nodded again, and then stared at the cup, thinking for a moment. Then she waved her wand and
said, "Sibilare!" The cup rocked for a moment, and then a small explosion came out of it. Professor
peered into the cup. He shook it a little, and then took a sip. "Perfect Ms. McFly. Those American
witches have taught you well. Would you like to try a harder spell?" he asked.
"All right." she said. "Can I pick it out?" At that moment, Madam Finbar realized who Sallie
reminded her of. She smiled as Sallie waved her wand again. "Pluvia Aridus!" she cried. A flash of
lightning and a crack of thunder came from the ceiling and soon it was raining inside. Everyone
looked up and watched it, but not one person got the slightest bit wet. Professor Flitwick clapped so
hard that he actually did fall off his stack of books this time.
"Well done! Very well done. Why, I don't think I can even do that spell as well as that. Wonderful
Sallie. You'll do splendidly here."
Sallie made her rain cease and went back to her seat. The boy smiled at her. "That was so nice!" he
said. "I've never seen someone our age pull a charm as good as that, not even Hermione." Sallie
started to thank him, but before she could, Professor Flitwick looked up at the boy.
"Longbottom, it's your turn, come on now. Let's see it Neville." The boy got up slowly and dragged
his feet to the front of the room. He gave another boy in the back a look. The other boy joined him.
Neville turned to Professor Flitwick, "Dean is going to help me." He said, and then turned his
attention to Dean.
"Levisomnus!" he said with a flick of his wand. As he said it, the other boy fell to the floor in a deep
sleep. A few minutes later, Dean woke up screaming. When everyone turned to see what was wrong,
he looked around and realized where he was and why he was on the floor.
"I had a nightmare," he explained.
Professor Flitwick shook his head and groaned, "Neville, that spell is for people to
daydream, not nightmare. You really need to work on your charms." For a moment Neville looked
like he was going to cry, "Yes sir." he said, then he and Dean took their seats.
On the way out of class, Madam Finbar pulled Sallie aside. "You know, you look familiar and I
know you're from Salem. I'm a graduate of ol' SIW myself. Do you happen to know an Alexa
Mariposa? She's an old friend of mine, you look just like her." Sallie's eyes got wider and she
laughed a little. "Do I know her? Wow, you know her? That's so weird." Madam Finbar looked
confused.
Sallie laughed again. "She's my mother."
and there were different levels of skills one needed for certain charms. When it was Hermione's turn,
she sauntered up to the front of the room very casually. "Are you ready Ms. Granger? What was the
assignment you had?" Professor Flitwick asked.
Hermione smiled and said, "I'll need someone to help me out." Even though Seamus volunteered, he
looked nervous as she waved her wand at him and said, "Maturarte senescere!" No sooner that the
words had left her mouth, a cloud of smoke circled around Seamus. When it cleared, there was still
some one there, but a much older someone. Seamus had aged twenty years!
He still had the same dark hair, although there wasn't as much of it, and smirking smile, but he looked
more rugged. His usual smooth skin was now tougher looking and his body was taller and much
heavier. He looked around, not knowing what to think.
Professor Flitwick clapped his hands so hard he almost fell off his stack of books. "Very good
Hermione, very good. The aging spell is a difficult one to master." Hermione looked pleased.
"Do you want me to make him young again professor?" she asked.
He shook his head, "No, no, I will... actually, Madam Finbar, could you please do the honors? We
have yet to see you in action." The young assistant stood up slowly. She smiled at Seamus and waved
her wand. "Maturarte non senescere!" Another cloud of smoke appeared and soon, Seamus was back
to his normal, teenaged self. He smiled back at Madam Finbar. She wasn't bad at all. It might be nice
to have a fresh face in Charms class.
Soon after Hermione's turn, the professor called Sallie's name. Madam Finbar looked at her. Sallie
looked vaguely familiar to her. Sallie approached the front of the room gracefully. She smiled at the
professor, who said to her, "Now Sallie, I know you're new to Hogwarts and I don't quite know what
you're capable of, so I'm just going to give you something easy to do now. Every one else had all
summer to prepare for theirs, so it'll be ok if you haven't really gotten it yet." Sallie nodded.
Professor Flitwick placed a cup of water in front of her. "All you have to do is make my water fizzy."
She nodded again, and then stared at the cup, thinking for a moment. Then she waved her wand and
said, "Sibilare!" The cup rocked for a moment, and then a small explosion came out of it. Professor
peered into the cup. He shook it a little, and then took a sip. "Perfect Ms. McFly. Those American
witches have taught you well. Would you like to try a harder spell?" he asked.
"All right." she said. "Can I pick it out?" At that moment, Madam Finbar realized who Sallie
reminded her of. She smiled as Sallie waved her wand again. "Pluvia Aridus!" she cried. A flash of
lightning and a crack of thunder came from the ceiling and soon it was raining inside. Everyone
looked up and watched it, but not one person got the slightest bit wet. Professor Flitwick clapped so
hard that he actually did fall off his stack of books this time.
"Well done! Very well done. Why, I don't think I can even do that spell as well as that. Wonderful
Sallie. You'll do splendidly here."
Sallie made her rain cease and went back to her seat. The boy smiled at her. "That was so nice!" he
said. "I've never seen someone our age pull a charm as good as that, not even Hermione." Sallie
started to thank him, but before she could, Professor Flitwick looked up at the boy.
"Longbottom, it's your turn, come on now. Let's see it Neville." The boy got up slowly and dragged
his feet to the front of the room. He gave another boy in the back a look. The other boy joined him.
Neville turned to Professor Flitwick, "Dean is going to help me." He said, and then turned his
attention to Dean.
"Levisomnus!" he said with a flick of his wand. As he said it, the other boy fell to the floor in a deep
sleep. A few minutes later, Dean woke up screaming. When everyone turned to see what was wrong,
he looked around and realized where he was and why he was on the floor.
"I had a nightmare," he explained.
Professor Flitwick shook his head and groaned, "Neville, that spell is for people to
daydream, not nightmare. You really need to work on your charms." For a moment Neville looked
like he was going to cry, "Yes sir." he said, then he and Dean took their seats.
On the way out of class, Madam Finbar pulled Sallie aside. "You know, you look familiar and I
know you're from Salem. I'm a graduate of ol' SIW myself. Do you happen to know an Alexa
Mariposa? She's an old friend of mine, you look just like her." Sallie's eyes got wider and she
laughed a little. "Do I know her? Wow, you know her? That's so weird." Madam Finbar looked
confused.
Sallie laughed again. "She's my mother."