Alright. Time to get this party started. Cutty held his ivory looking aspen wand and put a finger to the tip. "Commander Bond, I've been expecting you." The Slytherin childman held the wand across his chest and bowed toward Benzi Rider. This meant beginning the duel.

"Serpensortia." He said, conjuring the thin little gray snake. He needed something fast and wanted to get Benzi's defenses going if this was to be a worthwhile venture for the two of them. It was a close tie as to who wanted Benzi to become an auror more; himself or Cutty. And so Cutty had decided that despite Rider being his best mate, there would be little to no mercy. An easy feat for a sociopath who did NOT take his healing potions that morning. Thus, the black mamba, the fastest snake in the world and deadliest on the Continent, joined their little soiree. Mordaunt hung back to hone in on Benzi's reaction.