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Con_Stripes · 03-14-2010, 04:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DH Vixen

Mina thought for a second before raising her hand. "Isn't a second in a duel, kind of like back-up? A person wouldn't want to go into a duel completely alone. A second would be there to help if needed."

"In some ways, yes." Truebridge nodded at Mina.

Quote:

Originally Posted by The1HBIC

Marie raised her had, "Um SIr, would a second be the person that is there to take over if the first person dueling gets killed or injured so they couldn't continue with the battle?"

"If the Code Duello indicates it, then yes that can indeed be the case."

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Originally Posted by noodles

“Oliver, Sir. Oliver Greenwood.” The cocky James bond impression somehow didn't seem appropriate right now. Heh.

He raised his hand to answer the professor's next question. “A second is there to act as a replacement should something happen to the main dueller in battle.”

"Alright Oliver. A second may serve in that capacity." Ethan answered, still looking for more.

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Originally Posted by Ameh

Raiden's hand went up again.

"I think the original role of the second was to ensure that everything was fair and even, sir... Check the weapons and ensure that neither party had an unfair advantage. They could stand in for the primary duelers if something happened, but... I think that was optional?" He'd have to read up on dueling again. Raiden hadn't realised how long it had been since he'd last done so.

"Good. Thank you Raiden. Checking the weapons and also the arena where the duel is taking place are responsibilities of the second."

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Originally Posted by ☆Grrr..Meow☆

Brant raised his hand. "Well sir before the duel would happen, when they are making the rules of the duel, They would pick a Second person to carry on if they could not." he said

"But some duels do not require a second, it depends on the terms of the duel. But if its not a planned duel, and it was a fight to the death, I doubt that person would have a second.For things would be moving to fast to yell, Hey finish this fight for me." he said.

Truebridge nodded once. "As I said, a Second can serve in that capacity and certainly it is not required to have one."

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Originally Posted by Zoerawrr

"Mhmm," Jake replied, twirling his extra-special electric blue quill in his fingers. He wasn't looking at Truebridge, so he didn't notice the way the man kept looking. At the next question, he raised his hand that held the quill.

"If yuhh-you d-d-die," he said in as bland a way as he could.

And that was all he'd say to answer that.

"If you die, what? You can do better than that Jake." Truebridge frowned slightly, not noticing the stutter, just that the answer seemed... incomplete.

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Originally Posted by Draco21

Your not a loud to user them then? Oh then thats not good thought Violet when she heard Truebridges reply. Then she listened to the next question. Violet raised her hand. "A second is a back up I believe." said Violet.

"A second can be a back up, yes."

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Originally Posted by DanialRadFAN01

Chris raised his hand, "Well a second is like their tag-team memeber. If the dueler is unable to go on in the duel, their second could take over and finish their oponent or be finished themselves." the Prefect said nodding.

Ethan nodded, still looking for more.

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Originally Posted by Mad Eye Touz

"Neptune June Bott, Mr. Truebridge," Neptune answered his inquiry. See that class? He was ALREADY interested - despite the fact that he had already asked several others their name. Neptune was OBVIOUSLY special.

And she giggled about that while scooting her desk forward, out of line, and up up up towards the front. Simultaneously, she sort of raised her hand to answer. Ish.

"I can give an example. Let's say, IN THEORY, Raiden or Kellen challenged ARYA to a duel of revenge for spitting in MY drink at the sleepover we had in the Great Hall. One of them could name ME their second to take over if they randomly died or keeled over or became unable to perform before the duel." MMhmm. Neptune all but turned around and POINTED at Arya: One Who Spits In Drinks. "Then I would duel in their place, as their second. Or that's how we play at home."

What? Ethan was not following this spitting business, he shot a somewhat puzzled look at Neptune, picking out the part of her response that made sense to him.

"Yes, a second might serve in that capacity."

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Originally Posted by Zellanna

Lina twitched. She wanted to hex Neptune into next week. Or potion her. A really bad potion. That would send her home. Almost finals... she told herself. You can last a little bit longer...

"I always thought that a second was someone that was there if you needed them, like holding something for you or taking over if you needed them to."

"They do serve as your support team of sorts, and that can be in several capacities."

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Originally Posted by grangerfan8

Arya thought about the question as she twirled her quill and came up with nothing. Obviously it wasn't how long the duel lasted and he said it wasn't who lost...so what was it?

And then she heard crazy 'claw. Of all the places to start this up why did it have to be in class?

Sighing inwardly she turned to the girl who insited on making her life miserable, speaking in a low tone. "It wasn't your drink...it was mine." Really, how many times was she gonna have to say it? And why couldn't she just get over it, after all she deserved what she got.

She turned back around without looking at the professor, thinking about what crazy 'claw had said. Raiden and Kellen would never duel her over somthing that was a lie. Besides, they both were her friends. Her eyes flickered over to Raiden, nope he always helped her, never harmed. Neptune was just crazy.

"I do not believe that has anything to do with the subject at hand." He frowned slightly at the Hufflepuff. "Both of you, I do not know anything of drinks and spit and I do not care to." He eyed Neptune as well. "Any more on the matter will result in point reduction and detention."

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Originally Posted by SenoritaMaxie

"Gold Laksh, sir," Gold said politely. It was sort of new that the professor did not know her name, because most of the staff did, and she had never really told any of the professors.

She raised her hand again, when he asked a question. "Professor, a second is basically a representative of a party in a duel," she said quietly. "Someone that party really trusts. The seconds settle the time and place of the duel, and check the wands, to ensure fair play."

"So.... a second makes sure that rules are followed, in the course of a duel. Steps in to continue the duel, too, when the party he or she represents, is killed, or no longer able to duel."

"Yes Gold. A Second makes sure the rules are followed, settles the time and location of a duel and checks the wands." Ethan agreed. There was still more... he looked toward the next student to answer.

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Originally Posted by Miss Lissy Lou

Jack had been so fascinated by all the accounts of duels in his history book, that he had kind of spaced out and completely missed the next question. EEEP! He looked around and gathered from the other answers that they were describing seconds...that was not a hard question at all! He raised his hand, even though numerous other students had already answered.

"A second is the person who is there to take over in case you can't duel anymore. Not all people have seconds in their duels though, right? Especially if it's not something you plan," he added.

"Yes. Right." Truebridge nodded. More?

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Originally Posted by Mrs. Weasley

The original the role of the second was to find a suitable place for the duel to take place, to make sure the wands were of equal ability, and to make sure the duel was fair. In the 16th and 17th centuries it was a common practice for the seconds to fight too. Later on the role of the second became to make sure the rules were followed and to try to bring about a reconcilation between the duelers."*

*Information found at Duel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"I see someone is a student of history." Truebridge commented. "Often in the past the seconds did indeed fight one another and often this had to do with class differences. Seconds were responsible for ensuring fairplay and indeed for attempting to reconcile where perceived offence or slights of honour were the basis for the duel. They could step in where the primary duelist was unable to participate and the Code Duello indicated the duties of the second and whether or not they were to also participate."

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Originally Posted by Luna Laufghudd

Miranda's eyes had started to go into glaze over mode, her thumb nail still between her teeth, when the voice of the Professor made her blink. Huh? The Professor had said something!
"Ah, yessir. Sorry, sir." Er. What had she apologized for? She wasn't sure, which showed in her expression, but Truebridge had probably seen her and thought she wasn't paying attention - which she wasn't really, but how did he know she hadn't just drifted off thinking of something he said?

Seconds. Right. Miranda shifted in her seat and tried not to fidget. But the suspence was sort of making her want to... "Sir," Miranda raised her hand, "Are we going to be learning new defensive and..." attacking? "...other useful spells? With all due respect, I don't think whoever is attacking the students is going to care about proper dueling rules." Miranda hesitated, slightly surprised she had even spoken to a professor like that.

But really, she needed to learn if she was to help catching the villain. Right?

Ethan turned to face Miranda and spoke quite expressionlessly. "If you do not wish to be here and learn you are more than welcome to leave. This is a theory class and, as with all things, the best place to begin is at the beginning. Knowing why we do things is often a fundamental component in doing things well and aids in understanding any opponent one is up against." He paused and looked around the class.

"Lost knowledge is lost skill. If you do not have the basic knowledge in which to anchor your skills, you will never truly master them. And knowledge never gained? It amounts to skill never gained. So I would appreciate your patience and your attention." He looked to Miranda again as he finished talking in his quiet tone, which somehow carried throughout the arena all the same.

03-14-2010, 04:23 AM	#81 (permalink)
Con_Stripes Mooncalf Join Date: May 2008 Location: GMT +12 or 13 Posts: 7,031 Hogwarts RPG Name: Oz Thickey Sixth Year Diagon Alley Proprietor: Leon Odessa	The Eye of Sauron \| Zan-y \| Snake Charmer Quote: Originally Posted by DH Vixen Mina thought for a second before raising her hand. "Isn't a second in a duel, kind of like back-up? A person wouldn't want to go into a duel completely alone. A second would be there to help if needed." "In some ways, yes." Truebridge nodded at Mina. Quote: Originally Posted by The1HBIC Marie raised her had, "Um SIr, would a second be the person that is there to take over if the first person dueling gets killed or injured so they couldn't continue with the battle?" "If the Code Duello indicates it, then yes that can indeed be the case." Quote: Originally Posted by noodles “Oliver, Sir. Oliver Greenwood.” The cocky James bond impression somehow didn't seem appropriate right now. Heh. He raised his hand to answer the professor's next question. “A second is there to act as a replacement should something happen to the main dueller in battle.” "Alright Oliver. A second may serve in that capacity." Ethan answered, still looking for more. Quote: Originally Posted by Ameh Raiden's hand went up again. "I think the original role of the second was to ensure that everything was fair and even, sir... Check the weapons and ensure that neither party had an unfair advantage. They could stand in for the primary duelers if something happened, but... I think that was optional?" He'd have to read up on dueling again. Raiden hadn't realised how long it had been since he'd last done so. "Good. Thank you Raiden. Checking the weapons and also the arena where the duel is taking place are responsibilities of the second." Quote: Originally Posted by ☆Grrr..Meow☆ Brant raised his hand. "Well sir before the duel would happen, when they are making the rules of the duel, They would pick a Second person to carry on if they could not." he said "But some duels do not require a second, it depends on the terms of the duel. But if its not a planned duel, and it was a fight to the death, I doubt that person would have a second.For things would be moving to fast to yell, Hey finish this fight for me." he said. Truebridge nodded once. "As I said, a Second can serve in that capacity and certainly it is not required to have one." Quote: Originally Posted by Zoerawrr "Mhmm," Jake replied, twirling his extra-special electric blue quill in his fingers. He wasn't looking at Truebridge, so he didn't notice the way the man kept looking. At the next question, he raised his hand that held the quill. "If yuhh-you d-d-die," he said in as bland a way as he could. And that was all he'd say to answer that. "If you die, what? You can do better than that Jake." Truebridge frowned slightly, not noticing the stutter, just that the answer seemed... incomplete. Quote: Originally Posted by Draco21 Your not a loud to user them then? Oh then thats not good thought Violet when she heard Truebridges reply. Then she listened to the next question. Violet raised her hand. "A second is a back up I believe." said Violet. "A second can be a back up, yes." Quote: Originally Posted by DanialRadFAN01 Chris raised his hand, "Well a second is like their tag-team memeber. If the dueler is unable to go on in the duel, their second could take over and finish their oponent or be finished themselves." the Prefect said nodding. Ethan nodded, still looking for more. Quote: Originally Posted by Mad Eye Touz "Neptune June Bott, Mr. Truebridge," Neptune answered his inquiry. See that class? He was ALREADY interested - despite the fact that he had already asked several others their name. Neptune was OBVIOUSLY special. And she giggled about that while scooting her desk forward, out of line, and up up up towards the front. Simultaneously, she sort of raised her hand to answer. Ish. "I can give an example. Let's say, IN THEORY, Raiden or Kellen challenged ARYA to a duel of revenge for spitting in MY drink at the sleepover we had in the Great Hall. One of them could name ME their second to take over if they randomly died or keeled over or became unable to perform before the duel." MMhmm. Neptune all but turned around and POINTED at Arya: One Who Spits In Drinks. "Then I would duel in their place, as their second. Or that's how we play at home." What? Ethan was not following this spitting business, he shot a somewhat puzzled look at Neptune, picking out the part of her response that made sense to him. "Yes, a second might serve in that capacity." Quote: Originally Posted by Zellanna Lina twitched. She wanted to hex Neptune into next week. Or potion her. A really bad potion. That would send her home. Almost finals... she told herself. You can last a little bit longer... "I always thought that a second was someone that was there if you needed them, like holding something for you or taking over if you needed them to." "They do serve as your support team of sorts, and that can be in several capacities." Quote: Originally Posted by grangerfan8 Arya thought about the question as she twirled her quill and came up with nothing. Obviously it wasn't how long the duel lasted and he said it wasn't who lost...so what was it? And then she heard crazy 'claw. Of all the places to start this up why did it have to be in class? Sighing inwardly she turned to the girl who insited on making her life miserable, speaking in a low tone. *"It wasn't your* drink...it was mine."** Really, how many times was she gonna have to say it? And why couldn't she just get over it, after all she deserved what she got. She turned back around without looking at the professor, thinking about what crazy 'claw had said. Raiden and Kellen would never duel her over somthing that was a lie. Besides, they both were her friends. Her eyes flickered over to Raiden, nope he always helped her, never harmed. Neptune was just crazy. "I do not believe that has anything to do with the subject at hand." He frowned slightly at the Hufflepuff. "Both of you, I do not know anything of drinks and spit and I do not care to." He eyed Neptune as well. "Any more on the matter will result in point reduction and detention." Quote: Originally Posted by SenoritaMaxie "Gold Laksh, sir," Gold said politely. It was sort of new that the professor did not know her name, because most of the staff did, and she had never really told any of the professors. She raised her hand again, when he asked a question. "Professor, a second is basically a representative of a party in a duel," she said quietly. "Someone that party really trusts. The seconds settle the time and place of the duel, and check the wands, to ensure fair play." "So.... a second makes sure that rules are followed, in the course of a duel. Steps in to continue the duel, too, when the party he or she represents, is killed, or no longer able to duel." "Yes Gold. A Second makes sure the rules are followed, settles the time and location of a duel and checks the wands." Ethan agreed. There was still more... he looked toward the next student to answer. Quote: Originally Posted by Miss Lissy Lou Jack had been so fascinated by all the accounts of duels in his history book, that he had kind of spaced out and completely missed the next question. EEEP! He looked around and gathered from the other answers that they were describing seconds...that was not a hard question at all! He raised his hand, even though numerous other students had already answered. "A second is the person who is there to take over in case you can't duel anymore. Not all people have seconds in their duels though, right? Especially if it's not something you plan," he added. "Yes. Right." Truebridge nodded. More? Quote: Originally Posted by Mrs. Weasley The original the role of the second was to find a suitable place for the duel to take place, to make sure the wands were of equal ability, and to make sure the duel was fair. In the 16th and 17th centuries it was a common practice for the seconds to fight too. Later on the role of the second became to make sure the rules were followed and to try to bring about a reconcilation between the duelers."* Information found at Duel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "I see someone is a student of history." Truebridge commented. "Often in the past the seconds did indeed fight one another and often this had to do with class differences. Seconds were responsible for ensuring fairplay and indeed for attempting to reconcile where perceived offence or slights of honour were the basis for the duel. They could step in where the primary duelist was unable to participate and the Code Duello indicated the duties of the second and whether or not they were to also participate." Quote: Originally Posted by Luna Laufghudd* Miranda's eyes had started to go into glaze over mode, her thumb nail still between her teeth, when the voice of the Professor made her blink. Huh? The Professor had said something! "Ah, yessir. Sorry, sir." Er. What had she apologized for? She wasn't sure, which showed in her expression, but Truebridge had probably seen her and thought she wasn't paying attention - which she wasn't really, but how did he know she hadn't just drifted off thinking of something he said? Seconds. Right. Miranda shifted in her seat and tried not to fidget. But the suspence was sort of making her want to... "Sir," Miranda raised her hand, "Are we going to be learning new defensive and..." attacking? "...other useful spells? With all due respect, I don't think whoever is attacking the students is going to care about proper dueling rules." Miranda hesitated, slightly surprised she had even spoken to a professor like that. But really, she needed to learn if she was to help catching the villain. Right? Ethan turned to face Miranda and spoke quite expressionlessly. "If you do not wish to be here and learn you are more than welcome to leave. This is a theory class and, as with all things, the best place to begin is at the beginning. Knowing why we do things is often a fundamental component in doing things well and aids in understanding any opponent one is up against." He paused and looked around the class. "Lost knowledge is lost skill. If you do not have the basic knowledge in which to anchor your skills, you will never truly master them. And knowledge never gained? It amounts to skill never gained. So I would appreciate your patience and your attention." He looked to Miranda again as he finished talking in his quiet tone, which somehow carried throughout the arena all the same.