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Tom was very nervous as he continued his bowing and he was grateful when the Professor called time but then his eyes went wide as he heard that they were going to be practicing a spell. He then heard that it was going the be the shield charm and he felt a bit of relief until he heard what they were doing. He spent all his time, trying to learn the spell. "Protigo!" He practiced the spell did the wand movement but nothing happened, okay so maybe that wasn't right. What had the Professor said, he rattled his brain and then he tried again. "Protago!" He did the wand movement and soon the spell worked and he smiled. He stepped over the line and bowed, trying to get the perfect 45 degree bow that most of the students seem to be able to do. |
SPOILER!!: lol Grantham And hear her he had. Tedious? "You're complaining is equally tedious," if not ineffective. "Yet here I stand without complaint." A gem he was. A saint. Putting up with her unnecessary comments like that. It was the teenage phase setting in. Soon, she'd be rolling her eyes at him, snapping her fingers. Full on backtalk. Yep. Any day now, then detentions for sneaking on boats would be the least of her worry--as would dummies you had to bow for. There it was. The bow the dummy had been waiting for. It, in turn, bowed at the girl, mimicking her angle for angle. As it wasn't a savage animal, it did wait for her to straighten but the moment the girl did, spells came flying in rapid succession. A break? Time to think? What were those? The dummy was determined to disarm her and would not stop til then. SPOILER!!: James It did take a moment for the dummy to re-calibrate where it was aiming but it did eventually get to shooting at the floor where the girl had dropped. The problem? She was already back on her feet and the dummy once again had to raise its aim. This time, when it did, there was a shield waiting. A shield? HAH! The first two spells bounced off it, but determined as the dummy was, it kept firing until the shield shattered. Time to dive again? SPOILER!!: Ryan ....Was that it? VICTORY! With an air of elegance, the dummy bowed once again to its defeated opponent before rising and going still as it had been before the "duel". It's job had been complete. The boy was without a wand. Oh. Malachi looked to the dummy, then the Slytherin. "Shake it off, Ryan." He walked over to the boy and fetched his wand from the floor. "Try again, more focus this time. You'll get it." The Headmaster offered the boy his wand and an encouraging smile mostly because the lesson wasn't over yet and giving up wasn't an option, but also because he genuinely cared that he give it another shot in the hopes of improvement. When at first you don't succeed, yeah? SPOILER!!: Bellchant Way too many?? NO SUCH THING!!! In fact, after returning the 90 degree bow, this dummy was all about the rapid fire shots and it let the girl have it--them--truly. The spells were somewhat evenly spaced, but sent one behind the other without any signs of letting up. [spoiler=Jenovick] Quote:
Perhaps, with a few more years of experience and the necessary power required for such an advanced spell, it would hold up against the rapid onslaught of the dummy. Perhaps the spell would have more power if she tried one closer to her current skill range. Whatever the case, within a few more spells, the shield the girl had cast shatters and leaves her open once more. Best think of something, quickly. SPOILER!!: Castillo Once again, the dummy returned her bow, pleased to know it wasn't being rushed into a bow before it was ready. Similarly, it did wait for the girl to straighten before doing so itself but when it did straighten it shot a test spell at her. Just...testing reflexes. A moment later, it shot another, at quite the even tempo. A pattern? SPOILER!!: Rose The dummy didn't attack--with spells. It was AGHAST at the fact she would choose to start casting spells before it even had the chance to return the bow. THE VERY BASIC OF COURTESY!! The NeRvE. One did not cast before both opponents had gotten into position. Rather than throw magic her way, the dummy reacted in much the same way the others had when they were offended. It rammed into the girl with full force (the brunt of the blow absorbed thankfully by her padding--but the force was such that it would've knocked her back beyond the line. Next time, maybe she'd take the duel one stage at a time instead of jumping the wand. Hmph. SPOILER!!: Kim She could think as fast as she wanted, but while she stood behind that red line, the dummy would not react. It was equivalent to her doing nothing at all as it was outside the dummy's range of reactions. Perhaps if she moved forward, as she'd done the first time back during practice. SPOILER!!: Simpson The bow was acceptable and this saved the boy an unpleasant tumble with the dummy. What it didn't save him, however, was the sudden rapid firing of spells after the dummy, too, bowed. Of course, it had waited for the boy to straighten but once he did, there was no hope of an end. |
Tom was happy when the dummy gave him a bow back, that was one thing done at least, he would have been sad if he hadn't even managed to learn how to bow properly. He smiled as he stood up straight and WHAT THE? This wasn't fair, the dummy was firing way to many spells at him, "Protago!" He shouted as he did the wand movement. This dummy should at least slow the pace down, he eyes were begging the dummy to slow down a bit. |
She was glad the dummy took her new bow as acceptable because even if her bottom could handle another blow her ego could not. She didn't need to look like a first-year in front of people in this class. Though she didn't have too much time to think about it because the dummy started quickly with its attack. Glad that her wand was up and ready she had no struggle to do the movement and say with very assertive tone, "Protego" and moved slightly to her left, though there wasn't just one spell coming for her she hoped that one protego should do the trick, but if it didn't she needed to be ready, "Protego duo" her wand was moving quickly and easily into its motions for the spell. |
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Taking his stance once again in front of the dummy and took a bow with his wand at the ready, and waiting for the dummy to return the bow and fire a spell at him. |
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Whitney took a look around, to see what her classmates were doing. Oh. She was supposed to stand in front of the line. She moved to just in front of the line and bowed again (a perfect 90 degrees again). She wasn't going to be the one to start the duel, obviously. Nope, she was going to let the dummy start, whenever it was ready. |
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She'd heard that spells were more powerful when you put intent behind them, so she tried her best to focus on a shield protecting her from the insane rapid firing coming toward her. As hard as she tried, though, she still fumbled around a little bit and ending up stumbling back behind the line. She stopped to catch her breath, and when she did, she looked at the headmaster. "THAT," she said, pointing toward the insane dummy, "is why we need dueling etiquette." Her dummy had obviously not been paying attention to the first part of the lesson. |
Minjae was a little frustrated that the dummy had not bowed down immediately. But when it did eventually on the first try as well, he brightened up again. Getting up slowly, the Hufflepuff looked to the side to look at the Headmaster before he walked back over the red line like instructed. Shield charm…. this really was NOT the lesson he had hoped they’d get. The Shield charm was his specialty! He did not want to review it again by practicing for ten minutes! Still, with a detention already been given out , Minjae did not want to risk faking his practicing so he found a place, made sure he could not hurt anyone and took out his wand from his wrist holster and began to practice. It had been a while and the fourth year was secretly glad that he did not step over the red line without practicing first but eventually the Hufflepuff had it by making a shield in front of him. Ten minutes was a very long time when you were BORED so when the Headmaster called them back and they were told to duel the dummies, the teenager became more alert. Finally something he wanted to do! He still held his wand in his hand as he stepped over the red line, feeling a rush of energy as this was the best part of the lesson so far. DUELING YAS. Well, kind of…not really BUT STILL! Like before, the Hufflepuff bowed again and waited for the dummy to start as he was the one defending today. ”Bring it on!” |
It seems that Fiona had been a tad overconfident. She gritted her teeth in frustration as her Shield Charm was broken, leaving her vulnerable. Quickly, she made the specific wand movement as she clearly yelled, "Protego!!" Hopefully, this time would be an improvement. |
catchup? catchup Lucas stared at the dummy in confusion as it........ did nothing?! Uh? Was that a good thing? Because he couldn’t really tell right now. He looked around him, silently hoping that he wasn’t the only one with a still dummy but all he could see were attacks being made and, uh....... Oh Merlin oh no. Before his brain could think any further, Trent had started speaking and so, he turned his attention to him, instead. Defence? Protego? The fifth year couldn’t help but steal a glance at the dummy he was working with. If he was being honest, he felt a little better at the idea of only working with a defensive spell, but only a little. There was still a large part of him that didn’t like this at all. Didn’t Trent say that he would enjoy this lesson? Merlin, that was....... wrong. Practising was something he could do so he decided to focus on that. For ten minutes. In fact, he tried to focus on a stronger version of Protego in the hopes that it might make him feel a little better prepared. Kind of like having a better sword before you go into battle. Kind of. And then the ten minutes were up. Was it time to start panicking? Oh merlin oh merlin oh merlin This was...... fine. He guessed. Taking some deep breaths, Lucas shuffled forwards, his green eyes set on the dummy in front of him. "Uh, hey!" Should he introduce himself? Probably not, right? Instead, he gave the dummy a 90 degree bow, just as he had done previously. Let the battle commence? This was not his kind of lesson. |
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Um, WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA. Whoa. Whoa. Why was it moving so fast?! Bernie tried the horizontal wand movement as many times as she could, yelling, "Protego! Protego! Protego! PRO-TEG-O!" but she wasn't sure if it worked, or if a shield went up before the spells did. Didn't this dummy come in a slower speed, like for second years?!???! |
No no no no. The dummy was too fast, and Phoebe had to scramble after her wand when her shield spell broke and her wand skittered across the floor. She grabbed it and rolled over to cast again, but again her wand went flying. NOT FAIR. She was a second year up against a sixth year dummy! "DUMB DUMMY!" Phoebe grabbed for her wand again, and when it went flying a THIRD time, she screamed in frustration and kicked the dummy in the shin. "How am I supposed to learn anything if you won't let me CAST A SPELL?" |
After Naya executed her bow, she waited. Finally, she got a response. The dummy returned her bow and didn’t seem to be offended. That was good. She guessed that she had done okay, for now anyway. Then hearing the Headmaster’s voice, she stepped back behind the red line and listened to the next directions. They were moving on and Naya made sure to give the Headmaster her full attention. It was time to practice the shield charm because it was all about defense today. The fifth year had her wand ready. She copied the wand movement several times before adding the incantation to the movement. “Protego”, she said, as she repeated the spell. Naya wondered whether or not she should up her game and try the harder level of the spell. She decided to stick with the basic Protego, for now. After going over the spell, Naya heard that it was now time to try it for real. She didn’t fancy getting her wand knocked out of her hand, so she really needed to do this thing right. Taking a deep breath, Naya stepped back in front of the red line and faced her dummy. He was kind to her before, but this time would be very different. She locked her eyes on the dummy and slowly bent forward until she was in the 90 degree position like before. She knew what she had to do and tried very hard to maintain her focus. “Alright Mr. Dummy”, she thought. “Let’s do this.” |
Was he supposed to bow again? Alexandre hadn't even thought of that. But then he kept waiting and waiting and nothing was happening when he thought it would. He glanced around, and it seemed as if the others were bowing again. That made sense, he supposed. The first bow was just a practice one and now it was the real one before the real duel. Right. Okay. He bowed again, the same 45 degree angle as the first, and waited for the dummy to bow as well. |
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So she would take it slowly. Staying in her 90 degree stance until she felt properly ready to immediately fire back at the dummy who would surely waste no time in beginning to fire spells. She wasn't daft. She could see how hard they were firing at the other students, her peripheral vision was very useful. Gripping her wand in hand, Nina readied herself and planned to count the seconds before its first attack. When she straightened her back she did not waste a single moment in time, immediately ducking to dodge the first spell that came only four seconds later and lifting her wand to cast her own in response to the second, also four seconds after the first. "Protego duo!" Might this be a pattern? She knew not to grow comfortable in it, knowing Professor Trent to be very clever in his methodology. Though she did keep the count of four in mind. It was best to be vigilant. |
Relief hit Kaiser like a wave. He had by now donned the protective padding, and faced his dummy from behind the line, though had managed to delay his bowing for long enough that Trent had addressed them again. And that was where said relief had come in. There hadn't actually been any real need to dawdle; the bowing was only leading up to practicing a shield charm. No going on the offensive, even to defend. That was... that was good. So, when Trent had told them all to get going, Kaiser - his demeanour now a little clearer of the preoccupation that had been clouding it - had confidently stepped forward over the line. He didn't see much need to practice, and anyway, time was running short, and he still had to bow before the dummy would throw a Disarming Spell at him. Maths had never been Kaiser's strong point, and even after a few years of Astronomy lessons, all that stuff about degrees and angles made him totally glaze over, but Trent's examples - and all the other students he had watched since - had been enough to tell him exactly what the bow should look like. He faced off against his so-far-inactive dummy, and bowed. The 45 degree one, or his best attempt, because the idea of bowing the full 90 degrees made him nervous in a way he couldn't really comprehend, let alone explain. |
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Even though Carsyn usually had quick reflexes, they were taken off guard by the blow of the dummy, knocking her back across the line. Had she done something wrong? She wasn't supposed to cast spells yet? Peering down the line at some of her peers, she frowned in confusion. They were casting. They were bowing. Oh. She hadn't actually bowed within limits of the dummy yet. Apparently vigilance should be reserved for ACTUAL duels, yes? Maybe? Or was this a test of dueling etiquette too? Smoothing her uniform out, the fifth year took a deep breath before taking another step forward to cross the line. And bowed. Forty-five degrees, whilst keeping her eyes on the dummy all the same in case for any sudden movements once more. Apparently couldn't be too sure ?? Maybe her dummy was broken? Only time would tell as she awaited with bated breath, holding the bow ... |
Holy Hippogriffs! These dummies were NOT playing around and Cecelia hit the deck, so to speak, when HER opponent dummy started firing spells at her. It was fast, waaaaay faster than the second year had anticipated, and she wasn't sure she'd be winning THIS duel. UH. UM. "Protego!" She spoke clearly and forcefully as she cast the spell, hoping it'd do SOMETHING. Otherwise this girl needed HELP. |
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She took a deep breath again, "Protego!" This time she watched as her wand did as it was supposed to do and send up a shield... okay it wasn't the best shield, but she just hoped that it actually did the job. especially because she was pretty sure the protective armor Headmaster Trent forced them to wear wasn't going to do much. |
SPOILER!!: Simpson The eyes of the first year did nothing to appease nor dissuade the dummy. It was now on a war path and intended to send that wand flying one way or another. That being the case, the dummy didn’t stop. Many spells pelted against the boy’s shield charm, hammering away at its magic. How long would it last was anyone’s guess but the dummy was patient and kept at it. SPOILER!!: McCarthy Here, the spells hammered against shield as well. The dummy showed no signs of ceasing but instead ramped things up a bit. It didn’t take long for the first shield she’d cast to shatter but by then, the second, stronger shield was in place and it seemed to be deflecting the spells well. For now. How long could the girl’s shield last? Longer than the dummy’s determination? They would have to see. SPOILER!!: Ryan Once again, the dummy returned the boy’s bow and waited for him to rise. It was, afterall, good etiquette but make no mistake, the moment Ryan straightened, he would find himself once more under hard attack. SPOILER!!: Blaze Her exact bow was returned with a brisk, exact bow from the dummy. Courtesies taken care of, the dummy waited for her to straightened before anything else, but once she did, she would find that the dummy did...nothing. How...curious. Constant vigilance, yeah? SPOILER!!: Quartermaine The dummy was ready the moment the bow had been offered. Once the girl straightened, she would find herself in the same position as several of her classmates—under rapid fire. Reflexes would surely come in handy here, as would a good shield charm. SPOILER!!: Bellchant On the floor or on her feet, it made no difference to the dummy that just kept hammering away at her shield. It would break, surely, it was simply a matter of when and of how much it could take before it was no longer effective at protecting her. Then the wand would be lost. Malachi inclined his head toward the First Year, conceding easily to her statement. Yes. It was one of the reasons they needed etiquette during duels. Merlin knew it was hard enough without people going crazy. Well observed. SPOILER!!: Yoon Bring it on?? That it would! Once the dummy returned the boy’s bow and the pair had straightened, the dummy unloaded everything it had been holding in. Several spells shot toward the boy at once, barely a second’s pause between each. It intended to dislodge that wand and it would be giving it its all. SPOILER!!: Jenovick This time, the shield seemed to put up more of a fight. Even while her first shield shattered, the spells did not stop coming but it appeared the girl was quick on her feet. The only question now was how long a shield of that scale could survive an unyielding assault. The dummy had no intention of stopping. They would have to see. SPOILER!!: Dakest Commencing was a good idea. How else would they get to the activity? The dummy returned the boy’s bow easily enough but once the pair straightened meeeeeerlin this kid was in for it. Several spells were shot, all together, all coming from a slightly different angle in an attempt to dislodge the Gryffindor’s wand. Had he been ready? SPOILER!!: Grantham Oh great slayer of dummies, could you not handle this S I M P L E assault that happened to not be so simple in the first place? All that talk and the yet...yet here the dummy continued its rapid firing. A few shields went up and many were struck down. Shattered. Gone. But they kept popping back up. Who would run out of juice sooner? The Gryffindor or the dummy? SPOILER!!: James Victory! Victory! And another Victory! Each time the dummy sought to go out of commission, the girl grabbed her wand once more and compelled it back into action. No fear, it could handle th—eh? The dummy’s head tilted to look at the little girl when she approached and kicked it. It...she...well if that was the duel she wanted. The dummy, like many of its counterparts earlier sought a more physical means of reproach. It rammed right into the girl and her special padding (that thankfully took the brunt of the tackle—and knocked her right back behind the line. That would teach her. ”Wait, no—“ But it was too late. James had already given up on magical means and gone for a physical approach. Malachi cringed as the girl was sent flying back behind the line. While he was sure she wasn’t hurt, it was...yeah. “Physical force is against the rules.” He reminded, offering her a hand up. SPOILER!!: Lindsay The dummy, polite as it was, returned the 90 degree bow well enough. It did of course wait for the girl to straighten but once she did, there was likely nothing to stop the dummy as it would begin the same rapid assault many of her classmates were now under. Hopefully she was ready. SPOILER!!: Pascal The dummy did bow, yes it did and it waited there for the boy to straighten. As it turned out, however, the dummy wouldn’t begin this attack so soon. It stared at the boy, as if...waiting...and waiting....but it wasn’t truly waiting and second later spells began flying in rapid succession. It would remove that wand. SPOILER!!: Castillo Best to be vigilant indeed while the dummy continued to test her shield. It felt sturdy. Unlike to break with these evenly spaced attacks and so, quite without warning, the dummy fell into the same pattern many others had. Rapid spells. One right behind the other. It would attempt to wear the shield down. Break it with shear force. How long could it hold up? SPOILER!!: Kaiser Oh look, the boy who had done nothing earlier had now returned. The dummy appraised him then his bow. In turn, it bowed too. Was he ready? The moment they both straightened, the boy would find himself under rapid fire attack not unlike that of several of his classmates. Be prepared! It was happening and the dummy had no thoughts to stop. In fact, it had no thoughts at all. SPOILER!!: Morin The dummy wondered the same. A few more spells? Several more? What would it take for the shield to break? It was prepared to find out, so the dummy kept at it, increasing both the speed and force with which it cast. Surely something had to give one way or another. SPOILER!!: Rose Holding the bow was smart. Waiting for the opponent to return the courtesy was equally smart. It saved the girl another ramming and meant they could begin. In turn, the dummy would wait for her to straighten but once she did, the girl was sure to find herself under rapid and unrelenting fire. Hopefully those eager reflexes will kick in in time. SPOILER!!: Summers Oh, it did something. Of course it did. A shield did appear and the spells the dummy shot bombarded it with everything they had. Unrelenting as they were, it took little time for the shield to shatter. Perhaps it was time for another? Or she could stand there and await her fate. Truly, the dummy wouldn’t have minded. Give in now and they could have peace. Those were the dummy’s terms. SPOILER!!: Rivers The dummy was indifferent to the shield that was cast. It had a duty and it would carry it out. As a result, the spells began coming in harder, making near visible dents in the girl’s shield until they were no more. Without protection, it was surely time to get some more. Regardless of her choice, the dummy took aim at her wand. It was on a mission and wouldn’t be stopped. |
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For now, though, it was time to go back in for a second round, which she really didn't want to do but pretty much had to. At least she wasn't as terrified of the dummy as she was before. She knew what to expect--insane, rapid firing. The first year turned away from Trent, who she'd been talking to, and looked back at the dummy. She increased her grip on her wand and stepped back across the line. This time, she did a forty-five degree bow. It made her feel like she was paying more attention to her surroundings. A second later, she'd stood back to her full height. Alright, |
SPOILER!!: Headmaster Naya did not have to wait long. The dummy returned her bow and it was on. The spells came at her fast. Since she knew what was coming, Naya was ready.....at least she thought she was ready. She made a quick wand movement and yelled, “Protego”. The Gryffindor was happy to see that a her shield appeared and not a moment too soon. The spells kept coming and Naya wasn’t sure how long she could keep her shield intact. This was hard. Maybe Naya should have gone with the Protego Duo. Maybe that would have held up a little longer, but she hadn’t practiced that spell. For now she was trying hard to concentrate and maintain her focus. The dummy was relentless. Spells kept coming and coming. Naya wondered how long the dummy could keep up the attack. Unfortunately, she was thinking about that and for a brief second, not about maintaining her shield. Big mistake. The shield was down. She tried to get herself back together and start again. “Protego”, Naya said again. |
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This, this dummy though? Trent could KEEP IT. "STAAAAAHP," the second year yelped, still trying to throw up, "PROTEGO! PROTEGO! PROTEGOPROTEGOPROTEGO!" against the dummy. It was just becoming TOO MUCH. She couldn't say a three syllable spell as quickly as the dummy could fire off disarming ones! It wasn't fair, and with every cast of the stupid thing, she started to lose her grip on her wand. She could tell. This was the dummy's fault. Her fingers were getting sweaty from all this spellcasting, and and and plus the dummy was trying to disarm her, and after one, "PROTEGO!" too slow, she full on dropped her wand as though it were a magnet and the floor was a Muggle refrigerator. Bernadette FUMED. She should throw a Phoebe James and KICK THE DARN THING. |
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