"Yea, yea...I'll be smart enough to duck, though." Dylan was playing around and goading her a bit...but that was cool. Alice wouldn't be OMG SO OFFENDED. Alice wasn't that type of girl and that was a reason the Slytherin dug her.

"Yea, good job on that one." Positive affirmations for Miss Alice. After patting her on the head...he lifted his wand and prepared to send another shield charm towards the dummy. He had his game face on...Concentrating and focusing on all the things. "Finite."

Inhale. Exhale.

"Contego dummy!" He worked his wand in the zig-zag motion, sending out more magic towards the practice dummy. It felt like had worked...These types of spells weren't that hard for him anymore. He'd practiced them so much saving his own skin...Ahem. Yea...

"Knock the dummy back if you dare, Fischer..."

He took a step back and urged her forward....