Patchouli's strategy is a simple one, and one that a wizard is actually less likely to fall for.
She finds the target. She calls them over, pretending to cough and have a hoarse voice. Because they'd need to be closer to hear, right? Well she's laid a trap. A Water spell, made into a seal and made invisible, is on the ground along their path. The moment they step on it, they're soaked in a cascade of water, and Patchy high-tails it out of there before they realize what's going on.
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Date: 2012-04-01 01:04 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-04-01 02:14 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-04-01 02:22 am (UTC)She finds the target. She calls them over, pretending to cough and have a hoarse voice. Because they'd need to be closer to hear, right? Well she's laid a trap. A Water spell, made into a seal and made invisible, is on the ground along their path. The moment they step on it, they're soaked in a cascade of water, and Patchy high-tails it out of there before they realize what's going on.
Basically, would Neville fall for that?