Y40 Duelling Match #11

[Katherine Alicastell]

It was that time of the year again. Katherine lead the first round of duellists to their places on the stage, gesturing for them to stand at either end, while took her own on the podium to oversee it. "Welcome, competitors, to your first round of the duelling tournament. 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. A reminder to you all that spells can only be cast on anything already present on the platform. Now, wands at the ready, and prepare yourselves for the duel ahead." Katherine called, giving the students an opportunity to take on a comfortable stance. "Bow and commence."

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The duel begins now. You have 24 hours from this to post your first reply, or face disqualification. Once both duelists have posted, you will have 24 hours from your opponents post to reply, or be disqualified. Ensure that you use the spell list for guidance on age-appropriate spells, and read over the dueling rules and points system. Please also remember site rules apply, including power/god modding. You can find the site rules here. Duels will run until there is a winner or until 6 IRL days have passed, in which case the winner will be chosen by RNG. 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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@Harper Alston vs @Alison Urquhart

 

[Alison Urquhart]

Current Points: 150

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Alison was excited to be competing in the duelling tournament having not done so in a long time. She bowed to her opponent and moved back to her spot and raised her wand before firing a stinging hex at her opponent.

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

 

[Harper Alston]

Current Points: 150

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OWL year had proven to be much busier than Harper had expected. Her professors were relentless in assigning homework, and she'd had to devote a lot of time to catching up in Herbology. And that was on top of her animagus lessons and the workouts she did to keep in shape. All of that had left Harper with very little time to practice for the dueling tournament. Still, she was hopeful. She knew winning the entire tournament would be difficult, but she at least wanted to make it farther this year than she had last year.

Harper's first opponent was someone she barely knew despite four and a half years' worth of classes together. She did know, however, Alison hadn't participated in the tournament in a while (if ever), and Harper hoped this would give her the advantage. Ever polite, she greeted the girl with a cheerful "Hi!" before bowing. She was quick to block Alison's first spell and decided to return fire with a "Silencio!"

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Action(s) Taken: Cast spell x2
Point Changes: -10
Points Remaining: 140

 

[Alison Urquhart]

Current Points: 145

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Harper was nice but Alison wouldn't let that distract her. She blocked the silencing charm with a shield charm and returned a Bat-bogey hex back at her. If it did end up hitting her Alison hoped she would forgive her.

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

 

[Harper Alston]

Current Points: 140

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Harper wasn't surprised when Alison blocked her first spell; she knew the duel wouldn't be that easy. She quickly threw up a shield, grimacing a little at the girl's choice in attack. Harper still clearly remembered Professor Drage's demonstration of the hex. As soon as she was sure the danger had passed, Harper sent back a Bedazzling Hex, hoping it might blind her opponent.

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Action(s) Take: Cast spell x2
Point Changes: -10
Points Remaining: 130

 

[Alison Urquhart]

Current Points: 135

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Alison sighed and winced as she struggled to block Harper's latest spell. She was a tough opponent but she was convinced she could win the duel eventually. "Stupefy,"

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Action(s) Taken: Cast spell x2
Point Changes: -10
Points Remaining: 125

 

[Harper Alston]

Current Points: 130

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Alison seemed to flinch at the spell, which was an encouraging sign, especially this early in a duel. Harper readied herself for the counterattack and quickly sidestepped the red jet of light Alison sent her way. At the same time, she shot back a spell of her own, hoping to catch the girl by surprise. "Incendio!"

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

 

[Alison Urquhart]

Current Points: 125

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Alison was too slow in realising what spell had been cast back at her but had just enough time to turn so the fire only landed on her robe which she quickly pulled off and threw on the floor stamping it out before she raised her wand and cast a babbling curse back at her.

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Action(s) Taken: Hit by spell, cast spell
Point Changes: +15, -5
Points Remaining: 135

 

[Harper Alston]

Current Points: 115

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Harper had cast the Fire-Making Charm during duels before, but she'd never managed to hit anyone with it. It turned out there was a big difference between knowing the spell's effects and actually seeing them in real life. Harper watched, a little horrified, as Alison's robes burst into flames. The girl seemed unharmed, however, and while Harper was disappointed she hadn't ended the duel, she was also relieved she hadn't just burned one of her classmates alive. In the time Alison took to stamp out the flames, Harper was able to prepare herself for the counterattack. She quickly blocked the curse and sent back a Jelly Brain Jinx.

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Action(s) Taken: Spell hit, cast spell x2
Point Changes: -30
Points Remaining: 85

 

[Alison Urquhart]

Current Points: 135

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Alison was still a little freaked out over her robes catching fire but it was out and she was okay so she continued on with the duel. She raised her wand to block the jelly brain jinx and fired back a trip jinx.

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Action(s) Taken: Cast spell x2
Point Changes: -10
Points Remaining: 125

 

[Harper Alston]

Current Points: 85

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Harper blocked the jinx, deciding to take the choice in spell as a positive sign. Hopefully Alison was growing tired. Harper herself was definitely starting to feel weary, and she didn't want to have to contend with any more bat-bogey hexes. She raised her wand and waited a beat, hoping to catch Alison off guard, before shooting back a stunning spell.

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Action(s) Taken: Cast spell x2
Point Changes: -10
Points Remaining: 75

Edited because I can't read timestamps x.x

 

[Alison Urquhart]

Current Points: 125

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Alison blocked the stunning spell from Harper and fired back a Jelly Fingers curse at the other girl. The duel was starting to drag on a little and she was eager to see it out.

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Action(s) Taken: Cast spell x2
Point Changes: -10
Points Remaining: 115

 

[Harper Alston]

Current Points: 75

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Harper had always been quicker on her feet than with her wand, so she decided to duck under the curse, returning fire as she did so. "Obscuro!" The bedazzling hex hadn't worked, but maybe this one would.

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Action(s) Taken: Dodged, cast spell
Point Changes: -15
Points Remaining: 60

 

[Katherine Alicastell]

Out of Character:

This duel will be decided by RNG if a winner is not decided sooner.
The duel will time out at 11:59PM EST tonight

 

[Katherine Alicastell]

Out of Character:

As we're out of time, the winner has been decided.
Harper Alston is the victor.