For one teeny weeny tiny second, Clifford had thought it was over. Her wand had been coming straight for him.. but of course, that had all been wishful thinking. She was too smart for that. It wasn't over. Not yet. But it would be soon.. he was sure of that much.

Yup, because Celandine Toussaint was going to wipe the floor with him.

How embarrassing was THAT going to be? Beaten by a girl. And a YOUNGER girl. Guh!

She was far too fast for him, and he didn't see the next spell until it hit him. Clifford felt his legs move underneath him. Without his permission, his legs started performing what felt like some sort of Irish jig.

"Finite!"

Now was NOT the time for dancing. Hmpf.

"Densaugeo!" Face screwed up in concentration, Clifford gave the spell his all, wand pointing straight for his opponents face. Take THAT!

Soooo Kazimeriz had once taken points from her for cowardly tactics similar to what she found herself doing at that moment. Hearing the spell and seeing the light flash toward her, Cela threw herself at the ground and blinked as it whirred over her head and hit the wall behind her with a resounding crash.

"You are SUCH a good dancer, Cliffie!" Celandine complimented the 7th Year and flicked her wand at him from her position on the ground and sent a toenail growing hex at Cliffords feet, following it up in a combo she'd learned courtesy of Nico. "Duro!" She shot off the stone charm at Cliffords shoes, intending that his toenails would grow, his shoes would turn to stone and there would be a lot of discomfort involved while she jumped to her feet again.

GASP!

Was that allowed!? She was taunting him. A scarlet flush crept steadily up the seventh years neck, leaving his face burning. GRRR. When he'd agreed to help her with some practicing, THIS isn't what he'd had in mind. Did she WANT to finish him off?

Taking a leaf out of Celandine's book, Clifford dodged the next couple of spells that were headed his way. Instead of throwing himself at the floor though, he jumped. Jumped as high as he could, right over that spell whatever it was. Thank goodness for Quidditch reflexes, huh?

He landed in a crouch, and pointed his wand at the ground infront of Celandine. "Expulso!" Hopefully that would distract her for ... "Furnunculus!"

Gasp.

The Quidditch God was AMAZING.

Celandine had just gotten to her feet and immediately found it necessary to throw herself at the ground again. ZOMG.

She peeked over her shoulder at the impact site in the wall where bits of stone were crumbling into nothingness.

Wow.

.... and then she was covered in boils.

OwieOwieOwie!

"Glisseo!" Celandine shot the slippy spell at Cliffie's feet and followed it up with, "Obscuro!"

She needed to gain a bit of time to deal to these owie boils.

Whooaa.

What HAD he done? Clifford's eyes widened in horror. Was that him? Did HE make the wall go all crumbly like that? COOOOOOL!!! Clifford was so thrilled at his awesome wall crumbling powahs that for a moment, he'd completely forgotten he was mid-duel.

Oopsy daisy.

Before he knew what was happening, the Head Boy crashed hard into the floor. OUCH. As if that wasn't bad enough, the impact seemed to have blinded him. Oh goodness. He was blind. BLIND!

"What did you dooooo!? My eyes!" Dropping his wand in panic, his hands moved to scramble at his face. EEEEEK!!!

*fangirls*
 

She pointed her wand on herself a bit desperately, "Finite Incantatem!" It took a moment for the boils to disperse and Cel lifted her chin bravely and got to her feet.

Right back into it!

He dropped his wand.

HE DROPPED HIS WAND!

"ACCIO WAND!" Celandine flicked her own wand for added power to go with her intent and while Cliffords wand started to move towards her Cela added a little something in case it was a trap, knowing that the glisseo charm would still be in effect and it was mighty hard to stand up on one of those.

She jabbed her wand at him and cast the kumquat-ear charm, the intent of course was to turn Cliffords ears into kumquats.

The hands scrambling at face move had been a good one it seemed. He wasn't blind.. just blindFOLDED. GRRRR. And he pulled the material away from his eyes just in the nick of time. His wand! NUUUU!!

He couldn't stand up - the floor was slidy.. as though it were covered in ice - so Clifford flung himself for his wand. Well, more like bellyflopped. Like a fish out of water. Wriggle!Bellyflop!

The result? He didn't get catch his wand like intended, his chin came down on the slippery floor and it felt like he bit his tongue clean in half. But that wasn't enough for Celandine, was it? Nope, next something happened to his ears.. something wasn't quite right.

"Whath did du dooo?" This time his hands moved to his ears. Ears that didn't feel like ears. "Whath 'appeneth? Me earths! Sthop! Du wiiin!"

"I win?" Celandine asked, catching Cliffords wand and holding both of them at the ready just incase the 7th year had some crazy wandless magic skills and he was just using his Slytherin cunning to get her off guard.

"You yield? Chocolate picnic time?"

"Du sthill wanna sthare choklit with me?" Clifford asked, voice raising in surprise as he batted at his sore tongue. It was still there at least.. that was handy, 'specially if they were really gonna have chocolate. "Ethan though I lothst and haff thunny earths?"

Eh.

"Finite!" Celandine cast at the glisseo and at the kumquats and immediately scooted herself over to kneel by Cliffie looking all concerned and stuff. "Where does it hurt?" She solemnly handed him his wand and peered at him, looking for bruises.

"Of course I'll share! And you have nice muscles." She told him a bit absently.

Nice muscles...?

Clifford was so grateful to have the normal ground back.. and his ears too, that he simply took the compliment. Well, he DID have nice muscles.. his mirror told him so every morning while he practiced his flexing. Hehe.

"It'th justh my thongue.." brown brows knitted together and he poked his sore, pink tongue out. He'd bitten it pretty hard.. but heh, no matter.. "choklit will make ith aaaall betther," he grinned lop-sidely, eyeing Celandine expentantly.

He'd earned this.

"I'll fix your tongue first." Celandine told him and caught his tongue neatly to cast a basic healing spell on it before letting him go and reaching into her pocket for the bag.

She enlarged it and unsealed it, the chocolate smells wafted immediately and Cela unceremoniously upended the entire contents of the bag on the ground between them.

There was SO MuCH CHOCOLATE.

Cela gave Clifford a curious look and picked up a chocolate frog with both hands. She ripped into the packet, carefully put the card aside and practically stuffed the chocolate into her mouth.

Apparently she felt manners were unnecessary at that moment. Cela was pretty sure Cliffie would understand.

The ready, set, GO! he'd been waiting for didn't come and Clifford shuffled impatiently on his hands. NUUU! Was this punishment for being a big girl and losing?

Lower lip trembling ever so slightly, he couldn't help but give into the temptation. Chocolate was his weakness. And boooooy, did that smell DEEE-LISH! Without asking, he grabbed himself a chocolate frog and tore the wrapper swiftly off with teeth before shoving it in his gob and NOMMING. MmmmMMMmmm.

Nuh uh.

Cela was a faster chocolate frog eater.

Again putting the card neatly aside, she picked up another, tore into it and shoved the chocolate in her mouth, even though she hadn't quite finished the other yet.

NOM NOM NOM.

PSSH.

She might've been smarter than he was. She might've been dueling goddess.. but when it came to chocolate noone beat the master that was Clifford Carden. NOONE!!

As he swallowed the chocolatey goodness, Clifford picked up TWO frogs - one in each hand. After using his teeth to tear off the wrappers he shoved both in his mouth and sighed happily. Yuuuumm.

Cela's jaw dropped a little, revealing chocolatey teeth. WOW. TWO at once?

Cela couldn't get the wrappers with her teeth but she did have an idea.

FROG CATCHING RAWR!

She flicked her wand and used a severing charm to rip into all of the packets, causing chocolate frogs to start jumping around everywhere. She watched one hungrily and leaned forward to snag it with her mouth while it was mid-hop.

She shot a triumphant grin at Cliffie and nommed the frog.

LOOK MA NO HANDS!

"Impressive," Clifford commented, eyebrows raised. She was like a frog catching a fly! That WAS cool. It wasn't cool that chocolate frogs were hopping around in the hopes of escaping. Clearly they didn't want to end up in Clifford or Cela belly.

Well, that was TOUGH. LUCK. RAWR!!!

Catching his own frog, Clifford squished it in his fist until it was DEADED. MmmMMmm. Melty chocolate all in his hand. Beaming happily, he dipped his forefinger in the chocolate, leant forward, and drew tribal marks on both of Cela's cheeks. YAY!

Celandine absolutely beamed and rummaged around the side pockets of her bag until she found a couple quills. She freed the feathers from the nibs and used her wand to fashion headbands out of the discarded choc frog packets and attached a feather to each.

She put one on and quite solemnly handed the other to Cliffie.

Then she tackled another chocolate frog, lay on her back and popped it in her mouth for some heavy duty nomming.

ZOOMG!

How totally freakin' AWESOME! Clifford was dead against all things girly, but Celandine made that headband look so cool! Grabbyhands! Unable to refrain a giggle, the Head Boy thrust it on his head. "Howzit look?" He asked with a chocolatey grin and a pose. SQUEE!

"Fierce." Celandine told him with a grin and added, "RAWR!" Making the little tiger claw gesture for emphasis. "You need warpaint tooo!"

Celandine snatched up a frog, let it melt in her hands for a moment and carefully drew some chocolate warpaint over his cheeks.

"AWESOME!" Now they were ready for chocolate frog catching!

Oh yeah! Warpaint FTW! Chocolate warpaint tooo! He couldn't wait to parade down the halls and show this off. Hehehe. "Chocolate frogs ain't REAL frogs, are they?" Clifford asked quizzically, swiping at one that was almoooost escaping and stuffing it in his mouth. "Y'know.. like.. real frogs that have been covered in choclate.." he said, spraying chocolate everywhere.

"Nooo they are chocolate that is charmed to bounce around like a frog." Celandine licked her frog and it wriggled a few times before the charm wore off from her ministrations. "I have more. There are some behind the humpback witch statue and some in a hollow in the Whomping Willow and more in my dorm of course."

And elsewhere, but Cela kept most of her stashes strictly underwraps.


... and some were admittedly underwater.

Oh. Well, that was no fun. Clifford had always thought they were REAL frogs. Hmmm. Then what did REAL frogs taste like? He'd find out.. later.

"You're telling ME where your seret chocolate stashes are?" Clifford asked, eyebrows raising in bewilderment. Smart Ravenclaw? SNORT. He might just have to 'patrol' by the humpback witch and the Whomping Willow now. Bwaha.

"I lost all my goodies in the floods.." Siiiiiigh.