Stepping into the arena, Noelle was surprised to see her name matched with a professor's. Merlin's beard. As much as Noelle enjoyed Professor Stewarts Muggle Studies class, she was a little intimidated about dueling a professor. She went over the conversations and practices she had with Hirsch in her head as she walked to the middle of the arena. "Good day professor" She said brightly, giving a wave to the professor. She hoped the professor wouldn't be fooled by her friendliness. She liked the professor, but she took her dueling seriously. She wasn't about to go easy.

Most of the time, people said good luck before starting a duel.... that didn't seem right in this case. Saying good luck to a professor?? The professor was more experienced than she. Noelle shrugged her thoughts away and took a much needed deep breath. "Good luck professor" She said in spite of it feeling odd. She squared her shoulders and got into her dueling mind frame.

Bowing, she pulled her wand from the holster. First things first, she cast a featherlight spell on herself and then a gripping charm on her hand to keep a firmer grasp on her wand. Sometimes palms got sweaty and she needed a good grip.

Then Noelle pointed her wand at professor Stewart. "Levicorpus!" followed by a "Obscuro" She said, testing to see her reflexes. Speaking of reflexes, Noelle was already on the balls of her feet, ready for any spells to come back at her.

Did she mention that she took dueling seriously?