You practice
the Depulso a couple of times, just to be prepared. When you feel confident
enough you select the only option on the display: “Ready”. It takes a couple of
seconds for the magical barrier to dissipate, but it eventually does and only
the fact you already have you wand at ready allows you to cast the Depulso on
the bouncing plant.

Unfortunately,
it seems this spell may be a bit beyond your grasp. It did push the plant a bit
away, but not enough and now it seems even more intent in hitting you in the
face, like the riddle said. As you try to run away the purple monster bounces
on your legs, tripping you. As you fall on the ground, you drop your wand. The
plant is now upon you, giving you quite a beating with all its bouncing. The
only things you think of doing are calling for help and protecting your head.
You’re pretty sure you got some bruised ribs now and you’re starting to lose
consciousness when you hear your father’s voice yelling “Flipendo!”

You wake up
later that day in your bed with you mother hovering around you. When she sees
that you are awake, she starts crying. She is a bit hysterical, saying how
scared she had been that you father would be too late or that you may have
suffered severe damages from the beating you received. She explains that the
healer treated you for cracked ribs, lots of bruises and some lacerations, but
that you are otherwise fine now. She takes a deep breath and tells you that
your father and her have decided that maybe you are not ready for your own
greenhouse yet. You are affronted by their decisions but considering what just
happened, you can’t really blame them. You’ll just have to try to convince them
again next year.

THE END