 Granddaddy Ravenclaw | | Jermione Granger
There were a few things that went through Nicky's mind when the pairings went up. The first was that she was being (unjustly) punished. Making her face a YATI! The second was realizing that Maggie had not been assigned one and was instead dueling another student, which had made her smirk, and led to thought three which was that this was an expression of confidence from Hirsch. Thought four was that Nicky would finally get to try out some spells that might have been.... risky with a peer. But this chick was trained to take care of herself, right?
So Nicky stepped into the duel calmly, confident in her own skill but not cocky. She knew nothing of this woman's approach. Nicky has first move, and so she was had considered it far more than any prior duel. She didn't anticipate having much time to think. The blonde has finally settled on seemingly random and unorthodox combinations, that hopefully the woman wouldn't anticipate.
Bows made and places taken, Nicky silently held her wand aloft. Verbal sparring was not on the menu for today. She opened with a nonverbal colloshoo aimed squarely at the woman's feet and followed by a burst of green sparks at eyelevel to hopefully distract or disorient. Finally, she muttered a quick bat-bogey hex before getting her feet moving. She would not be a static target.
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Has anyone ever sung you a lullaby?
You can fly above the rain clouds
Close your eyes
Let the melody carry you
Leave all your fears behind You can float across a rainbow sky
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