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It had been awhile since Simon had returned to Hogwarts, even longer since he had dueled as a student. Now he was back as a skilled fighter helping out the latest DADA professor with his older students in their own duels. The security man almost wished he and Zeke had been paired up so he could see how the boy he had first met watching quidditch before Hogwarts had grown in the years attending. But alas that wasn’t to be the case and he was okay with that.
He still made a note to try and watch the duel Zeke was in against the YATI. But for now it was time to clear his mind of other things and not make a fool of himself against a student, even a seventh year. The older man watching the Gryffindor Head Boy enter the center of arena to face him. Fitting it would be a fellow lion. “Mr. Paton,” he returned with equal politeness and bow. His wand slipping readily from his holster to his grasp as they separated, facing once more as Simon spun upon reached his starting point.
The MLEr was ready as the Head Boy was given the first move. The canaries were an interesting choice to him but he didn’t react with more than a slightly raised eyebrow. Instead he quickly formulated the best reaction to answer with. First was the non-verbal Protego Horribilis aimed to deflect the spell work back. Dodging was more worthwhile when you had an environment to work with in his experience.
“Incarcerous!” he returned firmly yet quietly as he aimed it at the younger man’s legs. Simon chose difficulty over keeping things non-verbal to not make things too hard to track at least early in the duel. The security man needed a better read of his opponent as they continued.
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