From: jools	Date: February 5th, 2011 11:12 pm (UTC)		(Link)

"You will," Jools asserted firmly. She tried to think of a good metaphor to explain what she thought was happening. "I think you started out at a 10. You dialed it down to a 2. This spell works best around 4."

She closed her eyes and concentrated on pulling herself far back and spoke the charm to show Lisette what it would look like when the desire was missing. A single drop formed on the end of her wand, slipping off and plopping onto the table. "That was a 1 and a half," she said with a little nod.

	From: voodoo_maman	Date: February 8th, 2011 01:39 am (UTC)		(Link)

"Okay, so somewhere around a four. Right." She took a deep breath and tapped her fingers on the table. Blowing out her breath, she lifted her wand and held it over the bowl again.

She gave it more oomph this time, but not as much as she had the first time. The water trickled from the tip of her wand in a steady stream and her dark eyes widened.

She laughed and glanced up at Jools. "Ha! I did it."

	From: jools	Date: February 9th, 2011 01:26 am (UTC)		(Link)

Jools watched and grinned when Lisette succeeded. It felt good to help someone and Lisette's laugh was more than a little contagious. "You absolutely did." Jools grinned. "Now do it again," she challenged. Consistency was important when trying to repeat a spell.

	From: voodoo_maman	Date: February 11th, 2011 05:04 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Lisette lifted her gaze to Jool's again and she watched her for just a moment. This girl was helping her for no other reason that to be helpful and Lisette was grateful. She might actually have a chance of passing her test tomorrow thanks to Jools' coaching. "Okay."

She lifted her wand once more, tried to recall the state of mind she'd been in a moment before and spoke the charm. She might have put it more around a five this time, but it was nothing like the ten of earlier. The water poured into the bowl and Lisette grinned. "I might actually pass that test tomrorrow."

"Thank you, Jools."

	From: jools	Date: February 19th, 2011 06:27 pm (UTC)		(Link)

"You will pass," Jools assured, if only to prove that Jools was an excellent tutor.

She hand waved the compliment. "It's nothing to help a friend," she said quietly. It was about as close as she ever got to confirming a friendship with anyone.

"Was there anything else you needed to brush up?"