Dylan was not late. No, he was not...but he HAD been running the whole way here (NOT BECAUSE HE WAS LATE). That had totally been a thing. This term had been all about exercise, yea? Well, he was doing it. Lots of it. Always running, jogging, or just taking walks around the dangerous grounds these days. Definitely more than he had last term...or any other term...come to think of it.

Alice was waiting on him, though...and he quickly moved into the dueling arena to join her. "You ready to get started?" The challenge was simple enough. Dylan remembered all the shield charms he'd been taught...for reasons. He'd always protect himself when the need arose...without trying to exert violence. Impiriano would always been his favorite, though. It was just all-around awesome...and making him for like he was wearing armor..."Do you know the spell?"

If she didn't, he was about to demonstrate.

Taking a deep breath, the Slytherin centered and focused his magic. Because he was charming something else, it was more difficult to achieve...At least it was for him, anyway...Might not have been for everyone.

BREATH.

"Contego dummy!" He quickly maneuvered his wand in a distinct upward zig-zag motion, sending his magic out towards the non-moving dueling dummy. It was hard to tell if the spell had worked...but for that, he turned to his Gryffindor companion. "You ready to test it? And then you can have a go..."