Just Don't Blow Us Up [Daniel]

After the Italian left, Daniel didn't waste time on walking slowly and all but sprinted outside. He loved the library, he really did, but being between four walls would never compare to being outside. Especially by the lake.

When he reached the bank of the lake Daniel had to use all of his self-control not to launch himself in the water and swim a few laps. The water was surely freezing at this time of the year, although that rarely bothered him. He was just that addicted to water. Forcing his thoughts away from stripping and swimming, Daniel sat down on the soft grass, playing with a few grass blades absentmindedly.

And then his Slytherin partner arrived, distrustful as ever. He grinned up at the shorter boy mischievously. "No promises." He wasn't planning on setting anything on fire anyway. It was more likely that the spell would blow up and shove them into the water. Actually producing fire would be kind of cool though. "So, ready to try 'em out?"

His face fell a little. Lovino forgot already? Well, it made sense, he guessed. The Slytherin obviously wasn't very interested in spells, much less in making them. "Hopefully we can stop time." He would be happy if it only slowed down though. That was actually harder than completely stopping it, so he doubted it would actually happen but it would be nice.

Daniel pulled out his wand, not wanting to waste the time of his probably very busy and bored companion. He looked around for a nice place to aim at; the greenery was out of the question, he didn't want to set them on fire on accident. That left the lake. He turned towards the lake and did a quick tracking spell, sighing in relief when he found this particular part of the lake to be void of fish and the giant squid.

"You might want to stand back a bit."

"It makes you safe though." He threw Lovino a grin over his shoulder and turned back towards the water, lifting his wand once again.

He took a deep breath and said the first of the two possible incantations in a determined, clear voice. For a moment, nothing happened. The trees were still swaying gently, the water was still rippling a bit, and he could hear Lovino breathing behind him.

However, before the disappointment could set in, a burst of energy erupted from his wand and knocked him in the face, making him fall on his bottom with a startled "Uff!".

That hurt. He put a hand on his throbbing cheek, wincing. His face would be black in a few hours. But something happened. A pretty powerful something if his cheek was anything to go by. He grinned at his partner although the action almost made him groan in pain. That was some punch. "We're on the right track!" He couldn't keep the excitement out of his voice.

"I know, right?! It was pretty big hit, which means we're even closer than I thought we would get!" It could have at least broken his nose though. Oh well, he would take what he could get.

He tilted his head. "You can use healing magic?" That was a skill Daniel admittedly needed desperately. It would save him those painful days after testing a new spell. There were bruises that just refused to fade away quickly and painlessly.

Daniel looked at the boy kneeling next to him, glancing at the small container held in his hand. Oh. So it wasn't healing magic. Pity; Daniel trusted magic spells more than he trusted potions. But Lovino was very good at Potions, right? So, if he made whatever that was in the container himself, then it was probably effective. He sure hoped so.

He didn't understand why the Italian knelt down next to him though. It would have been easier to just give him the container, right? He held out his hand, expecting Lovino to just give it to him so he could put the healing thing on his face. He wanted to get back to work as soon as possible.

"A fractured cheekbone?" He wasn't so sure about that. Broken bones usually hurt a lot more than his face did right now. "I could always ask the nurse to heal me later. We know each other pretty well by now." Daniel had a slight tendency of getting himself hurt at least once a week.

"Ohhh, that's cool. I can only heal paper cuts." Not that he ever did. Why waste time with small cuts when they only throbbed for about a minute?

He tilted his head when Lovino went red and stood back up quickly. Why was he angry now? What did Daniel do? Strange. "Right, right, I'm on it." He opened the container and, without looking inside, scooped up a small amount of salve and put it on his face where it hurt the most, wincing slightly when his face throbbed in response.

After finishing with his face he stood up, ready to be in action once again. "Hmmm, I think I'll try the other one too. If it doesn't work, we can always work with this one."