Orinda had watched as her classmates attempted their various spells. She knew she should have started by now. The casting of Reducio would be easy, right? But she was surprisingly scared that she would get it wrong. What if she didn't live up to Acacia and Chrysanta's expertise? Still. She had to try.

Ruthlessly squashing her feelings of inadequacy, Orinda stared at the apple in front of her. Mimicking the movements that Professor Ellsworth had shown them, she cast "Reducio" and waited. Maybe it would happen quickly, maybe it wouldn't happen at all. Hopefully she wouldn't end up like Holly with a shriveled up rotten apple. Not that there was anything wrong with it, but she wanted to excel, not get stared at the way Orinda was currently staring at Holly.