Welcome back my lovely readers, I do hope you are all enjoying my favourite season? You are? Good. I'm glad to hear it. This month you will find this reporter escaping the house to find peace and solitude in the Forest of Dean. It is not too far from my home and after my last trip to Momma Fox, I was reminded that I have not been here in quite some time. I had forgotten it somewhat in my quest for knowledge of the literary kind and have decided to re-explore the place filled with happy childhood memories of chasing fairies and hunting bowtruckles.
So as I walk under the shade of the beautiful oak and elm trees, I am reminded of one of Mummy dearest's favourite sayings, which I believe she stole from a certain Mr Robert Louis Stevenson.
"It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit."
It most certainly works in my opinion and I now see the wisdom in their words. The outside world is sometimes an overwhelming place is it not? Everywhere is so busy and loud these days, (Yes I am thinking of the SOUP offices when certain members of staff get a little "overexcited"). It is certainly a wonderful experience to be able to escape all of that and find peace and serenity in the gentleness of the trees.
That being said though, I have hit a snag on my wanderings. Namely, a very large branch that is blocking the path I wish to take. I can neither climb over it nor under it. It is a good job that there is a perfect spell to use so that this situation can be remedied for both myself and you if you find yourself in such a predicament.
I am of course talking about Mobiliarbus. This happens to be the incantation for a charm that enables a witch or wizard to levitate a wooden target a few inches off of the ground and then move said object in any given direction. It works on anything from trees to wands. Anything that is mostly made of wood. The words of the incantation come from the Latin terms mobilis, meaning "movable", and arbor, meaning "tree" and to pronounce it correctly, you should say it as "mo-bil-lee-AR-bus". The most important thing is to place the emphasis on the "AR" sound. If you cast it correctly, then a blue light should emanate from your wand tip and your target will begin to rise. If cast incorrectly because of either mispronunciation or your failure to point directly at the center of the target to be moved, you may find yourself sitting on your bottom in the mud. So please be careful.
I myself have been using this spell quite a lot lately in the fit of spring cleaning I was dragged into last month by our darling editors. It is much easier to clean behind large wooden dressers and cupboards if you can levitate them out of the way instead of having to manually drag them. The whole process was much less painful even if it meant I did not have the pleasure of a certain Nightshade brother assisting me. But that's beside the point now, isn't it?
Raising my own wand and giving the aforementioned branch a subtle poke as I murmur the spell, I soon manage to slide the obstruction out of my way. The path now clear, I may continue with my walk. However, I believe that I am beginning to ramble my dear readers and my talking to my quick quote quill is raising some funny looks from the local fauna, so I will sign off. Until next time....Be safe and enjoy the sun! - Nikita