Originally Posted by ToujoursPur (Post 10674329)

"Ready? And 1-2-3! Flipendo!" he cried with a wiggle, sending the jinx straight for her. Immediately readying his wand in front of his chest, he waved his wand back and forth, yelling, "PROTEGO!"

He was pushed back a few feet by her Flipendo, but overall that was his best shield charm yet.

"Yeah!" he cheered, pumping his fist in the air excitedly, "Did you see that?!" he asked her, bouncing on the balls of his feet.

Originally Posted by Starbreeze (Post 10673926)

Eino took his wand and waved it for the girl. "I ought to do it with my wand." There was no other way to do it, was there? "You can, umm, do it differently, if you wish to, though." He replied and began to fold up his sleeves in preparation. "I will cast the Knockback Jinx and you protect, then we exchange roles." He said and retracted a few steps, positioning himself three or so meters away from the girl.

"Ready?" He pointed his wand and drew a squiggly line, saying "Flipendo!". An orange light shot from Eino's wand and flew toward the Gryffindor girl.

Originally Posted by Magical Soul (Post 10674552)

Louisa's hand moved quickly, almost as quickly as her heart gave one hard beat against her chest. "Protego!" Her shield wasn't as powerful as before and it sizzled as the spell hit it. Luckily, she didn't get hit by it. "Phew. That was close." True.

The Ravenclaw then took a step closer to Gideon. "Do you want to practice anything else?" The shield charm was the most difficult one for both of them. But again, he seemed really in control with it. "And... why do you say 'ye'?" The question just came out genuinely. Her curiosity surfaced at last.

Originally Posted by fanficfanatict (Post 10674670)

Selina was about to draw her wand to prepare for their duel as she spoke, "Alright then Eino. Should we count down from three or-?" But before she could even finish her sentence a stream of orange light was hurling toward her head. Her hand flew up with her wand as she shouted due to reflex, "Protego!" The orange light dissipated before her eyes and she caught her breath.

Looking up in shock at Eino she said, "Merlin, Eino. I was NOT expecting that. Give a girl some warning."

Originally Posted by Granger1814 (Post 10673756)

Harlow...that was a unique name. Kourt flashed another smile towards the girl. Better know your partner's name; made things a bit more real.

"Just fine." She replied as she stood back up. "I've had worse while practicing dance, but at least we know we can cast the jinx." And that was the exciting part, that they were being successful in magic.

Kourt moved her wand in the squiggly motion. "Flipendo!" She cast.

Originally Posted by Starbreeze (Post 10674750)

Eino watched as Selina successfully blocked the Knockback Jinx and applauded her for it. "But you did so very fantastically." He reassured her with a nod. Plus, it was like this in real dueling, right? There was no countdown or warning, so it was impressive that she was able to block it so suddenly.

"Now, you try hitting me." Eino said as he prepared to cast the Shield Charm.

Originally Posted by fanficfanatict (Post 10674759)

Selina shook her head in amusement at Eino. He had a point... in a weird kind of way, but she would run with it. So shrugged her shoulders at him and said, "Okay then, just next time... give me a little warning... please." The last please was a little exaggerated to make her point.

Then she backed up and drew her wand, "Alright... one-two-three! Flipendo."

Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie (Post 10673368)

Kurumi shut her eyes tight, half expecting to hear the same thud from earlier from Kennedy's bum making contact with the floor. But that noise never came. Instead she heard his timid voice suddenly boom as he said the incantation and her eyes flew open.

"Brillia--- EEK!" She hadn't entirely expected him to counter with the same spell. Kurumi's wand twirled between her fingers and she pivoted on her left foot, her black hair swinging around her waist. "Protego!" Phew, just in the nick of time, although she was pushed back a few inches as the spell her only partially formed shield. He was quick. "I wasn't expecting that," she laughed.

Time to give these other spells a try, right?

Looking at this as a more playful game rather then an actual duel, Kurumi found the balance in her mind that she needed to actually believe and want to attack-ish. Throw her in the middle of a battle field and she probably would crawl under a rock for a while. Kurumi flicked her wand in his direction. "Everte Statum!"

Something burst from her wand. Whether or not the spell had been performed correctly was another story. Hopefully it didn't turn him into a newt...or melt him. Kurumi was notorious for melting things when she tried new spells...

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Originally Posted by Tommehbell (Post 10674753)

The tight worried look eased off Harlow's face as the girl told her she was fine. That was good. It wasn't a great start to a friendship if you injured the person. "I love dancing," she giggled. And Kennedy was a great partner, but she didn't want to say that in case he heard and got distracted.

Harlow stood ready for the jinx, "Protego!" her voice wobbled as she spoke and a light mist flew out of her wand. It was a shield, but a weak one and the jinx broke through and knocked her back and few steps, but she stayed upright. "That was better." she commented. At least she could cast a shield.

Originally Posted by ortalismusicoh (Post 10674021)

Turning around, Nessie saw a fellow Huffie. "Yeah sure..that be great" said Ness smiling at who was now her partner. Being polite she smiled at the girl and introduced herself. "Im Nessie by the way."

Now back onto the dueling. "Um..So do you wanna go first?"Nessie asked rather nervously, she wasn't even sure what spell they were supposed to be using, but she would let her partner go first and then she would hopefully hear the correct incarnation.

Originally Posted by Lara_the_Firelady (Post 10673915)

Funny thing Josh had been just standing and watching those two wild girls; Marilyn and Cassie trying to hex each other wildly and at the same time eyeing Evelyn if anyone tried to hex him. Well...simply because if anyone would hurt her, he was going to do much worse to that person. At the same time, unlike he did in all other classes, he did not approach to the girl to be partners because...well...he would never want to cast jinxes and hexes at her.

So he was just watching...that was...until he had heard Carter's voice which made him move his dark brown gaze at his housemate and captain. ''Why not?'' he replied with a smirk and get his wand ready. ''Which one would you like to practice first? Stunning spell or this shield charm?''

Originally Posted by Divine Eagle (Post 10673819)

The shield charm was seriously hard.
Even he, a Ravenclaw with good insight underestimated just how hard it was.

"It's nice to meet you too Nora" he said, flashing her a quick smile before drawing his wand again.
"Yes" he said simply.

He leaned back (why did he keep doing this?) and pointed his wand towards her, careful not to hit somone else he said the incantation.
"Flipendo!"

Originally Posted by Gnaeus Spenser (Post 10674856)

"Oh, one last thing. We will be having our first duels by the end of the meeting. In a moment I will be selecting some students to step up and do a little demonstration for us. If you think you are ready to duel, please let me know as I come by." He winked at them and smiled before stepping down from the stage.

Originally Posted by Granger1814 (Post 10674915)

Kourt flashed another grin as Harlow mentioned that she loved dancing. "That's great! It's so much fun; I've been taking official classes for years." She said proudly.

Once the jinx had been cast, and once again penetrated through the shield, Kourt clapped her hands together once. "Much better." She was pleased to see that the girl hadn't tumbled back as she had done initially. That could only mean improvement!

She was preparing herself to practice the shield charm when the instructor began to speak once again. Listening carefully, she took note of the spells listed on the boards. Most of those...she didn't know. Well, except the stunning spell. They had used those in Herbology.

And they were really going to be dueling? Like...real duels? Erm...yeah, she wasn't ready for that just yet.

Glancing at Harlow, she cleared her throat. "You want to keep practicing with Flipendo? I only really know the stunning spell since we learned that in Herbology when working with toadstools..."

Originally Posted by Tommehbell (Post 10675052)

Harlow smiled, "My little sister takes ballet and figure skating classes. She's really good at it." Harlow had a feeling her sister was going to be a figure skater. Which she was happy about, she thought it was a really pretty sport. Persia could already do a lutz and she was only 4. "I've gone with her to a few classes and liked it." She just wasn't the dancing type. She just enjoyed the activity.

With a nod of her head she dusted her butt off again convinced there was a streak of dirt down her backside, "Thanks." she was proud of that shield even if the jinx got through. At least she was able to cast it this time.

She turned to listen to the dueling gnome talk. Her mouth dropped open when he said they would be doing actual duels. Harlow was so not ready for that. She looked over at Kourtney glad to see she wasn't the only nervous one. "I know a few other hexes. My brother taught me the bat-bogey hex if you want to try that one." It was sort of gross but she was better at that one than the knockback jinx. "But I know how to stun." not that she wanted to be lying on the dirty floor stunned, but she would do what Kourtney wanted to do.

Harlow was very accommodating.

Originally Posted by Granger1814 (Post 10675084)

"Very cool!" Kourt exclaimed. "It is a great activity, and great for keeping you in shape." And so was figure skating. She had watched a few girls perform, but never had picked up on it herself. She preferred solid ground and funky beats.

"Welcome." She answered with another smile, watching as Harlow steadied herself on her feet. Glancing about, she hoped that they weren't the only ones not having been successful at the shield charm. It was a bit difficult, after all.

Bat-bogey hex? Kourt hesitated slightly, but figured...why not? "We can try the bat-bogey hex if you want." She offered. "Though...I'm not exactly sure what that does?" Regardless, she would just have to try to protect herself from it.

Originally Posted by Tommehbell (Post 10675126)

Harlow nodded, "Yeah my sister practices with a coach 3 hours a day and she's only four." Harlow thought it was crazy, but her sister loved it and her parents wanted her to be good at it. And her coach said that was a good practice schedule for her age.

She beamed at the praise from Kourtney. She thought it was a rather nice try for a first year.

Harlow blushed a litte bit, "Um well it makes you boogers big and gives them wings and then they attack you." she told her shyly. It was a nasty little hex and quite gross if you asked her. But she was good at it.

Originally Posted by Granger1814 (Post 10675145)

"Very cool!" She said, very impressed that a four year old was so involved in figure skating already. Then again, she had started dancing at 3 years old, so she supposed it was the same concept.

When Harlow explained the actions of the hex, Kourtney's eyes widened and her hand automatically moved to her nose. "That sounds...nasty." She said with a nervous laugh. "But if you're good at it, then I suppose we can try it." She readied her wand to hopefully shield herself. Being stunned, she could handle...she wasn't sure about this hex though.

Originally Posted by Gnaeus Spenser (Post 10674856)

Gnaeus stepped down from the lunar phase stage and paced around the room. He wasn't trying to make the students nervous, he just wanted to watch their progress closely. As he walked around the room he nodded at the students, trying to make them feel more comfortable. Most were doing well, but some still hadn't been successful at charming a decent shield. After circling the entire room he ascended the stage and clapped his hands twice to get their attention.

"For those of you who have successfully charmed a shield, congratulations. For those of you who haven't, remember that Rome wasn't built in a day. You must have patience, continue to practice, and persevere. We still have plenty of time left, so I want you to dedicate it to practicing. You now have my permission to use any of the spells I approved earlier." He gestured to the board. "I am sure you know the incantations and wand movements to some of these spells, so feel free to use them. If you don't, you can ask an older student, or continue to practice the Knockback Jinx, Hurling Hex, and Stunning Spell." He once again took out his wand and flicked it, making additional text appear on the board. "Practice, practice, practice, but remember the Shield Charm should still be your priority."



"Oh, one last thing. We will be having our first duels by the end of the meeting. In a moment I will be selecting some students to step up and do a little demonstration for us. If you think you are ready to duel, please let me know as I come by." He winked at them and smiled before stepping down from the stage.

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OOC: IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ! In about 24 hours we will begin to do some real dueling. If you want to participate READ THE RULES, have your character notify Gnaeus in this thread, and send me a PM stating that you want to duel and you have read the rules. I will do about three or four duels, maybe more, depending on how many people want to participate. You may not choose who you want to duel against, but it will be against someone from the same year as your character, to make things fair. Please make sure that you will have the time to duel, we don't want to make them longer than a day. If you have any questions don't hesitate to send me a PM.