Chapter 413: Something Strange Going On
"Ah, ah, ah." James lit up at once.
He got there first, flicked his wand, and a Hover Charm settled over the fallen wand.
Lily's wand rose, drifting higher and higher, past the reach of her fingers, and hung there turning lazily in the air.
"Can't reach?" He doubled over laughing.
A glance sideways at Snape on the floor handed him a word already waiting on his tongue.
"Strut for it, Evans. Jump a bit higher, maybe you'll get there."
She rushed forward, head tipped back, stretching for the wand above her, up on her toes with her hand out. Nothing.
He was delighted. He came two steps closer, teasing the wand along like a string in front of a cat, floating it left, then right.
His whole attention sat on that hovering wand and the sight of her failing to reach it.