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Cassirin
Aboli went from trying to disarm her to trying to MURDER her all at once, and it was quite disheartening. DID SHE KNOW THAT SHE HAD FORGOTTEN HER ENTIRE THIRD YEAR OF LEARNING? Most of what she couldn't remember was spellwork.
It didn't help that her sister was being attacked by Bernie across the room, and maybe a later!Phoebe could blame her inability to duel properly on the fact that she wanted to protect Kizzy. Or maybe she was just bad at duelling. Something to think on.
As it was, Phoebe wasn't prepared to throw up a shield. Like it didn't even occur to her to do it, and she stepped out of the path of the first two spells and right into the third one. Up in the air she went, her robes now dangling around her face, which was quickly turning to red. Ahem. This was undignified. "I would prefer you not pay me as if I can't even give a decent effort, but considering I'm upside down... hold up, will you? OI, BERNIE, IF YOU HIT MY SISTER, I'LL ROAST YOU FOR BREAKFAST."
Aboli did NOT know, Phoebe, NO. She was just trying to not lose yet again in this class. And in her mind, she still thought Phoebe had SORTAKINDA volunteered to lose. So why not just make it as quick and painless as possible?
As the fourth year dangled, Aboli stepped closer. She laughed a little, and nodded.
"Of course I will. I never break a promise." Not that Phoebe knew her well enough to know if that were a lie or not. It wasn't, but Aboli pointed her wand at the girl. "
So accept payment or force me into taking it from you by FORCE, James," she said, more force to her words than she actually felt in her heart.
Wait wait wait WAIT.
Aboli had JUST spent time getting Bernie out of detention (did the girl have detention? She had no idea. She had been too busy moping over her own) and she was NOT going to let Bernie get in more....trouble? Chaos?
"Oy, don't THREATEN Bernie! That is RUDE - " she pointed her wand at Phoebe and -
"EXPELLIARMUS!"
By force it was? If her spell made contact, that was.