Well, nothing had happened the first time; Jemima was hardly surprised. Professor Ellsworth probably didn't expect anything of her, either, or at least she suspected her try had been so far off that there had been nothing simple to say to it. Still, she listened frantically to all the advice he had given some of her classmates after their attempts, and then hoped - no, prayed - that she would be able to keep up with the rest of them once the apple finally left the desk.

More of an arc, say it aloud, come on Jemima! "Accio apple!" She tried.

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