Duelling Match Number 8

[Professor Misha Haden]

Professor Haden leads the two contestants to the stage, appointing them into the north or south part of the stage. He tells the rules as well as the point system. He walks off the stage and orders the duel to begin, as he keeps a watchful eye.​

Out of Character:

All right, make sure that you use the spell list for guidance. No board rule breaking is acceptable. Have fun! I have a copy of the code that you should use with every post. Remember, when you are knocked out, unable to shoot anymore spells, you lost. And if you run out of points, you lose.
The duel begins now. If someone doesn't post after 24 hours, they are disqualified.

[b]Current Points:[/b] 
[hr]RP content[hr][b]Action(s) Taken:[/b] 
[b]Point Changes:[/b]
[b]Points Remaining:[/b]

 

[Alana Finch]

Current Points: 150

---

Alana had been pretty happy when she had found out her opponent for the first round of duels. Gabriel had abandoned her at the Yule Ball after she'd tried to help him, not even giving her a chance to apologize and certainly not apologizing himself. Alana was still upset about it. They were supposed to be friends! Moving to her position, she dipped her head, hoping it would serve as a bow. Her red eyes stared at her opponent, her wand raised and then she shot off a trip jinx, the incantation leaving her mouth with some anger behind it.

---

Action(s) Taken: Shot trip jinx
Point Changes: -5
Points Remaining: 145

 

[Gabriel Fletcher]

Current Points: 150

---

Gabriel smirked as he faced Alana, dipping his head only as far as she before assuming a defensive stance. He'd still not apologized for having left her at the Yule Ball, and he suspected that this was what the bitterness in her tone was owing to. "Protego," he countered successfully, his smile widening. He didn't want to hurt her her, as such, but he certainly was not planning on holding back just because she was a girl. He raised his wand, reciting the incantation of the Jelly Brain Jinx and firing it toward Alana.

---

Action(s) Taken: Cast Protego, Cast Jelly Brain Jinx
Point Changes: -5, -5
Points Remaining: 140

 

[Alana Finch]

Current Points: 145

---

Gabriel countered her jinx easily enough, though it was his smile that annoyed her more than his counter. Her eyes narrowed at him before she returned the smile sarcastically. Alana dropped to the ground, her quidditch reflexes kicking in as he cast his spell. It was her best shot. Her shield charm was not very good, a fact she hoped to keep secret. She had almost been a second too late though. Gone was the sarcastic smile on her face as she got back to her feet, the spell having soared over her head. “Nice try, Gabriel” she muttered under her breath before shooting the fur growing spell his way. She’d never tried this spell outside of class, but she would enjoy seeing him covered in fur.

---

Action(s) Taken: Cast fur growing spell
Point Changes: -5,-10 (dodging)
Points Remaining: 130

 

[Gabriel Fletcher]

Current Points: 140

---

Gabriel raised his wand to protect himself against Alana's fur growing spell, but he was a second too late. As soon as it hit him, dark brown fur the colour of his hair began sprouting all over his body and face. He blushed beneath it, muttering "Finite," and returning to his defensive stance. "Is that the best you can do?" he taunted, smirking as the fur began to disappear.

---

Action(s) Taken: Hit by spell, cast spell
Point Changes: +15, -5
Points Remaining: 150

 

[Alana Finch]

Current Points: 130

---

Alana let out a gleeful laugh as the spell hit and Gabriel's skin was suddenly fur covered. She wasn't out to hurt him, but she certainly didn't mind embarrassing him a bit. It would serve him right. "Oh, you haven't seen my best yet, Gabriel" she replied before deciding to be more aggressive since he seemed to want that. "Why waste my best?" she shrugged, a smirk on her face, the silent on you hanging in the air. "Petrificus Totalus" she stated, doing the wand work to hopefully hit him and end this match.

---

Action(s) Taken: Getting serious; also casting a spell
Point Changes: -20 (for landing the other spell), -5 (for casting spell)
Points Remaining: 105

 

[Gabriel Fletcher]

Current Points: 150

---

Gabriel side stepped quickly, his reflexes too slow to cast a successful shield charm before the body-bind curse reached him. He snarled at Alana's comment, brandishing his wand out in front of him. "Diffindo!" he said, hoping to get a good hit. His concern for hurting her was quickly slipping away.

---

Action(s) Taken: Dodge spell, cast spell
Point Changes: -15
Points Remaining: 135

 

[Alana Finch]

Current Points: 105

---

It happened so quickly. Too quickly. One second Alana was watching Gabriel side step her spell and the next she felt a burn in her shoulder, her shirt turning red as her blood seeped through. Her wand fell to the ground with a small clatter, the shock and pain causing her grip to loosen. Tears sprang to the teen's red eyes as she rushed forward to pick it up again, knowing that this could be the turning point of the match. The wand slipped out of her fingers on her first attempt, but she succeeded on her second.

---

Action(s) Taken: Bleeding
Point Changes: +15 ( hit by spell)
Points Remaining: 120

 

[Gabriel Fletcher]

Current Points: 135

---

When the spell struck Alana's shoulder, Gabriel lowered his wand, suddenly feeling sick. What had overcome him to use such a spell on his friend? He'd been angry, yes, but he knew that he'd been at fault for not apologizing as much as Alana had been for not checking to see if he'd been OK after the ball. The dark haired Slytherin took a cautious step forward, tears springing to his own eyes. He'd never wanted to hurt a girl before - not even in a duel.

---

Action(s) Taken: Spell hit
Point Changes: -20
Points Remaining: 115

 

[Alana Finch]

Current Points: 120

---

Alana's hand was trembling as she gripped her wand. The sting from the cut, no gash, in her arm was still bleeding freely, drops all over the floor and covering her arm. The Slytherin knew this was a duel and now she knew that Gabriel wanted to win it, but so did she. "Stupefy" she yelled as she rose, hoping the spell would be better than her grip on her wand. It was only as she stood that she realized that Gabriel was a lot closer to her than he had been. To check on her? Finish her off? Alana didn't know.

---

Action(s) Taken: Cast spell
Point Changes: -5
Points Remaining: 115

 

[Gabriel Fletcher]

Current Points: 115

---

By the time Gabriel realised what Alana was doing, it was too late. He lifted his wand to conjure a shield, but the bolt of light hit him before he could so much as open his mouth. He was flung back down the stage, his unconscious body landing in a crumpled heap at the opposite end.

---

Action(s) Taken: Hit by spell
Point Changes: +15
Points Remaining: 130!

 

[Professor Misha Haden]

After an intense exchange between the two fourth year students, the boy, Gabriel fell after Alana's curse hit him in the chest. Misha stepped forward, "Alana Finch wins the duel," he declared in a content tone before he walked over to the fallen boy to revive him.
​