Y38 Duelling Match #12

[Katherine Alicastell]

Leading the competitors of the first round to the duelling platform, Katherine gestured for each of them to take up a position at either end, while she herself stepped up to a podium overlooking them. With a tap of her wand in the air, the headmistress pointed the tip at her throat, speaking out in a magically-amplified voice. "Welcome, competitors, to the first round of duelling. As always, the victor of this round will move on to compete in the next, and is brought one step closer to becoming one of this year's duelling champions. Wands at the ready, and prepare yourselves for the duel ahead." Katherine called, giving the students an opportunity to take on a comfortable stance. "Now, bow and commence."

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The duel begins now. You have 24 hours to post, or face disqualification. Ensure that you use the spell list for guidance on age-appropriate spells, and read over the dueling rules and points system. If you are knocked out or otherwise disarmed/incapacitated, or if you run out of points, you will lose and the duel will end. Have fun!
As an added note: Spectators are allowed to post in this topic once per competitors post, but are forbidden from directly interfering with the duels.

[b]Current Points:[/b] 150
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@Solomon Tofilau vs @Simon Thorne

 

[Solomon Tofilau]

Current Points: 150

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Sully figured it'd be pretty fun to take on Simon in a duel and he was ready with his wand the second they were done bowing. Simon always seemed so serious, even when they were working on Brotherhood stuff, so Sully decided to try and lighten things up first. "Rictusempra!"

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Action(s) Taken: Cast spell
Point Changes: -5
Points Remaining: 145

 

[Simon Thorne]

Current Points: 150

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Simon sighed when he saw he was going up against Sully. Over the past couple of years he had begrudgingly gotten to know the Gryffindor and his tolerance for him had slowly grown. He gave the other boy a curt nod as the duel began. He was surprised by his speed but threw up a shield charm quickly. "Furnunculus!" he cast back.

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Action(s) Taken: Cast spell x 2
Point Changes: -5., -5
Points Remaining: 145

 

[Solomon Tofilau]

Current Points: 145

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It was a shame Simon blocked his spell, but Sully hadn't really expected any different. He managed to throw up a shield of his own when Simon returned fire, before throwing out the eyebrow growing jinx he and Lysander had worked on, hoping to catch Simon off guard. "Supercilio!*"

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Action(s) Taken: Cast spell x2
Point Changes: -10
Points Remaining: 135
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[Simon Thorne]

Current Points: 140

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Simon frowned as Sully blocked his spell. He reacted out of instinct and cast a shield charm just in time. But he gave the Gryffindor a curious look when he realized he had never heard of that spell before. He didn't waste time and fired back. "Diffindo!"

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Action(s) Taken: Spell cast x 2
Point Changes: -10
Points Remaining: 130

 

[Solomon Tofilau]

Current Points: 135

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Sully always took it a little personally when his and Lysander's eyebrow spell didn't work, even if it was just because Simon had thrown up a shield spell. He supposed he should have been paying more attention to Simon though, as he wasn't able to get up a proper shield in time to block his next spell, feeling a sharp sting as the spell cut through his sleeve and sliced along his arm. "Ow, dude," he said, agitated, throwing back an antler jinx in response though his wandwork was notably sloppy with his injured arm.

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Action(s) Taken: Hit by spell, cast spell
Point Changes: +15, -5
Points Remaining: 145

 

[Simon Thorne]

Current Points: 130

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Simon cracked a grin as his spell made contact and Sully whined at him. "Sorry." he said a tone that was not convincing before blocking the other boy's next attack. "Confringo!" he cast next.

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Action(s) Taken: Spell cast x 2, Spell hit
Point Changes: -10, -20
Points Remaining: 100

 

[Solomon Tofilau]

Current Points: 145

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Sully clicked his tongue in annoyance, noting Simon didn't seem very sorry. Especially not when he shot an exploding jinx at him next. Sully didn't have a good enough grip on his wand with his arm stinging from the cut, so he had to dodge aside with a squawk. "If I didn't know any better I'd think you have it in for me," he said with a tense laugh, firing a canary transfiguration hex at Simon in retaliation.

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Action(s) Taken: Dodged spell, cast spell
Point Changes: -15
Points Remaining: 130

 

[Simon Thorne]

Current Points: 100

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Simon grinned at Sully. "Why would you think that?" he asked a little breathless. He wasn't tired yet but the longer the duel went on he could feel his heart racing. But the moment he had taken to keep up their banter caused him to be too slow on the draw and had to dodge out of the way before casting his next spell. "Obscuro!" he nearly shouted, hoping that if he could blind Sully he might get the upper hand sooner or later.

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Action(s) Taken: Spell cast, dodge
Point Changes: -10, -5
Points Remaining: 85

 

[Solomon Tofilau]

Current Points: 130

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"Just a hunch, aye," Sully called out, having to dodge around Simon's next spell again, his arm hurting too much to be able to cast a shield fast enough. In fact all his spells were slowing down. Frustrated, Sully sent back a simple stunning spell, clamping his other hand down on his cut arm afterwards.

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Action(s) Taken: Dodged spell, cast spell
Point Changes: -15
Points Remaining: 115

 

[Juniper Zumwalt]

Juniper was still exhausted from her own duel, glad to be furless, anterless, and have maincured eyebrows again. She wanted to at least see Simon's duel so she could support her boyfriend, a word that still felt weird... but nice. Taking a seat, she mustered up some vocal energy and gave a loud cheer. "Kick his butt, Simon!" she said, sticking her tongue out at Sully. She didn't care if he was Chloe's boyfriend - she wanted hers to win.

 

[Simon Thorne]

Current Points: 85

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Simon tried to hide his satisfaction, at least for now, as he watched Sully have to dodge his spell. He didn't want to get ahead of himself quite yet. But he was distracted when he heard some one shout his name and his head whipped around to see Juniper cheering for him. He smiled at her and was almost too slow to block Sully's simple stunning spell but he threw up a shield just in time. "Expelliarmus!" he cast back, also deciding to stick to the basics.

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Action(s) Taken: Spell cast x 2
Point Changes: -10
Points Remaining: 75

 

[Solomon Tofilau]

Current Points: 130

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Sully had a tendency to get ahead of himself, but when Simon looked away he was sure he was about to win. He'd already half raised his arms in victory when Simon managed to block it, and as Sully scrambled to lower his wand, arm still aching from the cut from earlier, Simon's disarming charm was already hitting home. "Ah sh*t," Sully said, watching his wand pinwheel across the stage. "Oh, sorry professor," he said with a cheek grin, sheepish about swearing in front of the headmistress and an audience. At least now he could get his arm sorted.

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Action(s) Taken: Hit by spell, lost
Point Changes: -all
Points Remaining: 0

 

[Katherine Alicastell]

Katherine frowned lightly at Solomon, and raised her hands to call the duel to its end. "Thank you, Mr Tofilau. Do try to refrain from that type of language in future." She said. Given the circumstances, she supposed it could be tolerated. It was far from the worst thing she'd heard amidst a duel. "Congratulations, Mr Thorne, you are the victor of this round. The both of you may leave the stage. Mr Tofilau, don't forget to collect your wand, and do see a nurse about that arm." She called, before stepping off the podium to gather the competitors for the next round.