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This is a key stepping stone into determining your placement in the Curse Tournament so please take this seriously. A list of spells to use can be found HERE while the cost of physical actions can be found below.
Please note that these actions take away from the Fatigue Points section. Also note that these are only taken into account if you're attacking or avoiding a spell. If you're simply moving around the hall, these points don't need to be considered.
Text Cut: Physical Actions
Roll: 5 pts
Sidestep: 5 pts
Duck: 5 pts
Jump: 5 pts
Dive: 5 pts
Climb: 10 pts
Punch/Kick/Physical Attack OR Defense against physical attack: All points remaining are lost
Physical Inanimate Object Damage: 10 pts
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A referee (either Professor Airey or Professor Hirsch) will be present to oversee the duels and will only interfere if the duel ends or any foul play or unsportsmanship-like behaviour is displayed.
OOC: This duel must be completed by the 14th of June by 11:59pm GMT. You're required to make a minimum of 3 posts each in that time.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate in contacting me about them or posting them in the Dueling Club Rules thread. If you don't think you can post during that time or you don't think you can start/finish your duel, please let me know as soon as possible and we'll try and work something out.
Remember to keep a track of your points both in the title of your post (before any spells have been cast) and at the end of the post (after your charrie has cast a spell). Please refer to this post if you're confused as to how this works or, simply, come to me. Include as much information as you can about the spell in the spoiler section at the bottom of your post, including the directionality of the spell.
Also remember to be as realistic as possible with your charrie's age and ability.
First person mentioned in the thread title is the first person to start off the duel.
Apparently Hirsch had some kind of twisted sense of humor.
Not that Maggie minded per se. Honestly, there were few things she'd rather do than hit Maddie with few good spells. And without getting in trouble too! But there was still the issue of mutual friends and the way it would make her look if she actually enjoyed this too much. So she was going to be professional about this. Totally. This was just like any other duel.
And she was going to WIN THIS!
Giving the Ravenclaw a polite nod, Maggie waited for the other girl to get ready before bowing to her. Manners, she had them. Absolutely. Once all the dueling etiquette things were done, she straightened up rather quickly again, just in case Maddie was going to hex her right away. Which would be rude, considering. Ladies first and all, right? And Maddie definitely was NOT a lady.
Which was why Maggie was the one who got to cast first and while it was 'just' a Trip Jinx to start them off, she put some real effort into casting.
SPOILER!!: Points Tracker
Spells Cast:
Trip Jinx: Trips or otherwise impedes target. Difficult:
Caster Points:
H: 0
M: -15
F: 0
Opponent Points:
H: -10
M: 0
F: -5
Additional Effects: N/A
Directionality: At Maddie
Affected by Spells: N/A
Physical Movements: N/A
Depleted Health/Magic/Fatigue points: 0/-15/0
Maggie's Current Points: Health Points: 350 Magic Points: 335 Fatigue Points: 25
elephant-astic•wanderlust•stay in the ninedaaays the original Taco Belle•look at the flowers✿
If Maddie had the ability to read minds, she'd actually agree with the lesser M on one thing. She was indeed not a lady. In fact, as far as titles went, the eighteen year old was a self-proclaimed queen from the age of eight and though she was speaking much less about her desire to reign these days, it was still there tucked right beside her desire to be loved. So yes, not a lady, not ever. Queen Maddie was just that and today, a formidable foe.
She'd observed Maggie's duels last term. It was clear that the younger girl was agile, but also quick to anger. While this could assist the blonde with some added oomph behind her spells, it could also work to Maddie's advantage as keeping a clear head was always helpful in situations like these, and the brunette's head was clear as crystal today.
After a polite nod of her head, brown eyes found blue ones and the Ravenclaw watched and waited, curious and alert. The slightest movement of the Slytherin's wand had her sidestepping the spell, her face rather unreadable as she reacted. She didn't want Maggie to know what she was thinking, so as not to give any clues about what she might do in retaliation.
Just as quickly as she'd moved, she was aiming for her opponent. "Cantis." Maybe Maggie's voice was nicer than her personality. Here's hoping.
SPOILER!!: Points Tracker
Spells Cast:
Cantis: Causes target to involuntarily sing
Caster Points:
H: 0
M: -35
F: 0
Opponent Points:
H:
M:-17
F:
Additional Effects: N/A
Directionality: At Maggie
Affected by Spells: N/A
Physical Movements: Sidestep -5
Depleted Health/Magic/Fatigue points: 0/-35/-5
Maddie's Current Points: Health Points: 400 Magic Points: 365 Fatigue Points: 20
...they would never know if her voice was nicer than her personality.
Because while Maggie had a tendency to let her emotions cloud her judgement, right now she wasn't agitated enough for that yet. Or at all really. She was being totally zen about this duel. Just a duel like any other. Even though winning would be even MORE satisfying with her current opponent. That was it though. She wasn't going to let her dislike for Maddie affect her dueling.
So she too sidestepped the first spell the Ravenclaw sent towards her. With eaaaaase. Like pls. That had been way too easy.
Maggie wasn't going for anything too strong or offensive just yet so for now she was mainly just trying to embarrass Maddie. Make her look dumb in front of Dima the audience watching them. Which was why she sent a Sardine Hex at the other girl next while she kept moving around the room. A moving target was in fact a lot harder to hit after all.
She'd been doing this for a few years now.
SPOILER!!: Points Tracker
Spells Cast:
Sardine Hex: Produces sardines from the target's nose.
Caster Points:
H: 0
M: -10
F: 0
Opponent Points:
H: -15
M: 0
F: 0
Additional Effects: N/A
Directionality: At Maddie
Affected by Spells: N/A
Physical Movements: Sidestep (-5)
Depleted Health/Magic/Fatigue points: 0/-10/-5
Maggie's Current Points: Health Points: 350 Magic Points: 325 Fatigue Points: 20
elephant-astic•wanderlust•stay in the ninedaaays the original Taco Belle•look at the flowers✿
Starting off simple was all well and good but Maddie found herself feeling underwhelmed. They could cast and dodge the simpler spells all day long, she was sure, but it wouldn't make either of them better at the end of the day and she doubted Hirsch would be impressed by their current performance. With this in mind, she uttered a firm "Protego,"deflecting the sardine hex back at her opponent. Maggie might be a moving target but Maddie had excellent aim and her eyes never left the blonde.
Seconds later, Maddie's eyes still trained on the Slytherin, the cheering charm was said with conviction and sent her way, too. Now, she hoped, they could stop playing around and just get down to it.
SPOILER!!: Points Tracker
Spells Cast:
Protego: Creates a shield against MINOR spells (jinxes, hexes and curses), and sends them in rebound to the original caster(i.e. Shield Charm)
Caster Points:
H: 0
M : -15 (deflecting)
F: 0
Opponent Points:
H: 0
M: 0
F: 0
Additional Effects: If spell being defended against is deflected back at the opponent (and is successful) the opponent takes the damage of the returned spell.
Directionality: At Maggie
Cheering Charm: Target becomes content and happy, and stronger castings may cause the target to succumb to uncontrollable laughter
Caster Points:
H: 0
M : -40
F: 0
Opponent Points:
H: -10
M: -17%
F: 0
Additional Effects: Spell must be nullified before victim can resume casting OR victim can only cast 'happy'/'positive' spells while under the charm's influence.
Directionality: At Maggie
Affected by Spells: N/A
Physical Movements: N/A
Depleted Health/Magic/Fatigue points: 0/-55/0
Maddie's Current Points: Health Points: 400 Magic Points: 310 Fatigue Points: 20
Maggie HAD in fact expected the spell to come back at her - there was no denying that Maddie knew how handle a wand after all. Nonetheless, she'd apparently underestimated just how fast it would come back at her so in the end all she could do was jump out of the way. Which was done very gracefully however. Very gracefully indeed. Like, she even added a small twirl on the spot to make sure she was facing the Ravenclaw again.
Grace, it was an important aspect of dueling too. Yes.
It was NOT due to the twirling - not at ALL - but somehow Maggie wasn't fast enough to protect herself from the next spell heading her way. It simply came way too fast for her to react. Ugh. What kind-
Aw, wasn't Maddie just the prettiest? "I really like your hair!" Absolutely. It was really nice the way-
Okay. Focus, Traulton. This was NOT happening to her again. No way. She still hadn't entirely forgiven Zeke for that stunt he'd pulled last term. That had been a whole other level of cruel. So nope. Taking a deep breath she quickly cast "Finite!" on herself before narrowing her eyes at her opponent slightly. Okay, it was ON! Like so totally on. Maddie wouldn't know what hit her.
"Impedimenta!"
SPOILER!!: Points Tracker
Spells Cast:
Finite: Terminates spell effects.
Caster Points:
H: 0
M: -15
F: 0
Opponent Points:
H: 0
M: 0
F: 0
Additional Effects: N/A
Directionality: At self.
Impedimenta: Generally impedes the movement of the target towards the caster (may trip, freeze, bind, knock back, etc).
Difficult
Caster Points:
H: 0
M: -25
F: 0
Opponent Points:
H: -10
M: 0
F: -5
Additional Effects: N/A
Directionality: At Maddie
Affected by Spells: Cheering Charm (-10/-17%) - Terminated effects by Finite
elephant-astic•wanderlust•stay in the ninedaaays the original Taco Belle•look at the flowers✿
Maddie was going to contribute her momentary lapse to the fact that Mags had said something nice to her. The amusement was evident in that moment and the brunette took a second to think about how she could use that moment to her advantage in the future, but it had been a second too long. She wasn't ready for the Imediment Jinx that had been cast her way. It knocked her back, causing her to stumble slightly, though she didn't hit the ground. Well, okay then. This was the duel she'd been hoping for.
Having righted herself rather quickly, the Ravenclaw kept her feet moving, circling the blonde. She wanted to increase her chances of a hit and she knew exactly how to do that thanks to all the studying she'd been doing for NEWTs.
"Incarcerous!" It was said clearly and in conjunction with the Homing Spell, which would increase her chances of hitting her target substantially. Her eyes never left the Slytherin, her expression eager, waiting to see if it worked.
SPOILER!!: Points Tracker
Spells Cast:
Incarcerous: Ties target up with ropes
Caster Points:
H: 0
M : -10
F: 0
Opponent Points:
H: -15
M: 0
F: -5
Additional Effects: Target must unbind themselves before can cast/move again
Directionality: At Maggie
Homing Spell: Offensive spells which follow the target with constant speed and accuracy
Caster Points:
H: 0
M : -25
F: 0
Opponent Points:
H: -25
M: 0
F: 0
Additional Effects: Can be combined with other spells to 'lock' those spells onto the target (point system remains in effect for BOTH spells). Spells locked onto a target can ONLY be defeated with Magic (NOT with use of physical/fatigue avoidance)
Directionality: At Maggie
Affected by Spells: Impedimenta (-10/ -5)
Physical Movements: N/A
Depleted Health/Magic/Fatigue points: -10/-35/-5
Maddie's Current Points: Health Points: 390 Magic Points: 275 Fatigue Points: 15
Well, okay, not quite but close enough. The spell had hit Maddie which was satisfying enough for now. And despite the fact that Maggie was trying VERY hard not to look too smug, she....just didn't quite succeed. Seeing her offensive spell hit the Ravenclaw was just too good. Unfortunately, the other girl hadn't fallen-
OMG!
Ugh, seriously. She had to stop getting distracted by her own awesomeness. It was bad. And counterproductive. To escape the spell Maddie had sent her way Maggie first threw herself onto the floor, landing on her back (OUCH!) but the spell was following her. Like....no. That was bad. "PROTEGO!" Wow. Okay. That was close. Very close. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. And what made matters worse was that Maggie was now literally on. the. floor.
On her back. Like, how pathetic did that probably look right now? Ugh.
"Fumos!" It was both to give her time to get up again AND to hide her from more people seeing her like this.
SPOILER!!: Points Tracker
Spells Cast:
Protego: Creates a shield against MINOR spells (jinxes, hexes and curses), and sends them in rebound to the original caster (i.e. Shield Charm).
Caster Points:
H: 0
M: -10 (just defending)
F: 0
Opponent Points:
H: 0
M: 0
F: 0
Additional Effects: N/A
Directionality: At self.
Fumos: Produces a cloud of dark grey smoke.
Caster Points:
H: 0
M: -50
F: 0
Opponent Points:
H: 0
M: 0
F: 0
Additional Effects: Is NOT a shield spell (will not cancel incoming spells), but ONCE cast allows BOTH duelers to avoid next cast offensive spells without use of magic or fatigue points.
elephant-astic•wanderlust•stay in the ninedaaays the original Taco Belle•look at the flowers✿
If Maggie was going to use the smoke to her advantage, so was Maddie. The seventh year decided that her opponent's inability to see what she was up to was beneficial for several reasons. It gave her time to take a breath, evaluate her performance, and to cast a quick and quiet Disillusionment Charm on herself. She then proceeded to move away from where she'd been standing before. When the smoke did clear, Maddie cooper would be no where in sight.
Now you see her, now you don't, Traulton.
SPOILER!!: Points Tracker
Spells Cast:
Disillusionment Charm: Target blends in with it's surroundings (Chameleon Charm)
Caster Points:
H: 0
M : -50
F: 0
Opponent Points:
H: 0
M: 0
F: 0
Additional Effects: Target can avoid opposing spells without use of fatigue or magic points, so long as the spell is in effect.
Directionality: At self
Affected by Spells: N/A
Physical Movements: N/A
Depleted Health/Magic/Fatigue points: 0/-50/0
Maddie's Current Points: Health Points: 390 Magic Points: 225 Fatigue Points: 15
There were probably people who would consider casting that spell a bad move but at least it gave Maggie enough time to get up off the floor unharmed. Quickly tucking a strand of hair that had gotten loose back into her pony tail, she then started moving again while she waited for the fog to clear. Now, she was ready to hit Maddie back. Just a little longer...she should be able to see her in just a-
...or not.
Nooooooooooo.
Maggie bit her lip just in time to keep herself from literally groaning out loud in frustration. All she ended up doing was wrinkle her nose. Like, seriously? SERIOUSLY? Invisible. UGH! Hopefully the other girl wasn't sneaking up on her right now. Ugh Ugh Ugh. She tightened her grip on her wand and turned on the spot once, pointing it at every possible direction just in case Maddie was already sending spells her way.
"Homenum Revelio."
Hopefully she wasn't right behind her. Just in case Maggie turned around rather quickly and pointed her wand again. EEP.
SPOILER!!: Points Tracker
Spells Cast:
Homenum Revelio: Reveals any human presence near the caster (Human Presence Revealing Spell).
Caster Points:
H: 0
M: -25
F: 0
Opponent Points:
H: 0
M: 0
F: 0
Additional Effects: Can be used to cancel/negate disillusionment type spells
Directionality: At Maddie? Sort of?
Affected by Spells: N/A
Physical Movements: Roll (ish) (-5)
Depleted Health/Magic/Fatigue points: 0/-25/0
Maggie's Current Points: Health Points: 340 Magic Points: 144.75 Fatigue Points: 10
elephant-astic•wanderlust•stay in the ninedaaays the original Taco Belle•look at the flowers✿
The satisfaction one could feel because of an enemy's reaction was immense and Maddie found herself grinning as Maggie realized what she'd done while she wasn't looking. She could almost feel the frustration radiating off the blonde and she couldn't blame her, not really. She'd have been frustrated too had the roles been reversed. Lucky they weren't.
Maddie was prepared for Maggie's next move and expecting it, she was able to position herself behind and to the left of the sixth year so she had a good position to catch her off guard when the spell she'd cast revealed her. "BOO!" She said loudly, almost teasingly. Moments later casting a series of spells at her opponent.
"Calavrio!" From what Maddie knew about the younger girl, this particular spell was one she'd want to block at all cost. She imagined the Slytherin couldn't deal with being seen with no hair so she was banking on her focusing her energy on not being hit by this particular spell, giving her more of a chance to successfully cast another on her.
Silently and only seconds later, she cast the Slug-Vomiting Charm at the blonde, too.
SPOILER!!: Points Tracker
Spells Cast:
Calavrio: Causes target's hair to fall out
Caster Points:
H: 0
M : -15
F: 0
Opponent Points:
H: -12
M: 0
F: 0
Additional Effects: N/A
Directionality: At Maggie
Slugulus Eructo: Causes target to vomit up slugs for ten minutes (i.e. Slug-Vomiting Charm)
Caster Points:
H: 0
M : -15 + Nonverbal-25
F: 0
Opponent Points:
H: 0
M: -15
F: 0
Additional Effects: Target cannot cast a spell for the post in which the charm hits them
Directionality: At Maggie
Affected by Spells: Homenum Revelio (no point loss) Physical Movements: N/A
Depleted Health/Magic/Fatigue points: 0/-55/0
Maddie's Current Points: Health Points: 390 Magic Points: 170 Fatigue Points: 15
The moment her own spell was in effect, Maggie let out a small shriek in surprise. OF COURSE Maddie was behind her. But unfortunately not where she'd pointed her wand. Nope. The other side. Ugh. Of course. This was very embarrassing and the little wince she hadn't been able to contain wasn't exactly helping either. UGH UGH UGH UGH UGH! The other girl got a glare for that. NOT FUNNY! Not funny at all. If she knew of ANYONE who'd just laughed at her then she would probably hex them. For sure.
As it were though, the only person she COULD hex right now was Maddison Cooper.
WHO WAS CURRENTLY SENDING HORRIBLE SPELLS HER WAY!?!!
"Protego!" Maggie cast the spell so forcefully that when it hit her shield it deflected back to the other girl. Let's see how Maddie liked having no hair! HA! Stepping backwards and to the side she took a moment to think over which spell to use on the Ravenclaw. Like, she'd learned from her mistakes. No impulsive-
Oh no.
Maggie did not anticipate the spell headed her way AT ALL. It wasn't fair either. Like, it was a non-verbal one too. UGH. UGH. She heaved. No. This was so gross. Could she like die right then and there? Without thinking of possible consequences, she turned around and leaned her forehead against the wall. Mostly so the people watching wouldn't be able to see her throw up slugs.
Ugh. Hopefully the effect would wear off enough for her to use her wand again soon.
SPOILER!!: Points Tracker
Spells Cast:
Protego: Creates a shield against MINOR spells (jinxes, hexes and curses), and sends them in rebound to the original caster (i.e. Shield Charm).
Caster Points:
H: 0
M: -15 (deflecting back)
F: 0
Opponent Points:
H: 0
M: 0
F: 0
Additional Effects: If spell being defended against is deflected back at the opponent (and is successful) the opponent takes the damage of the returned spell.
elephant-astic•wanderlust•stay in the ninedaaays the original Taco Belle•look at the flowers✿
Maddie wasn't fast enough to block the rebounded spell and even as her hair started to fall out, the balding brunette kept her wand trained on Maggie, waiting and watching to see if she'd start to vomit those disgusting slugs. Ew. Yup. There they were and honestly, if Maddie didn't find her opponent to be such a horrible human, she might've even felt sorry for her.
...Maybe not.
Her hair was falling out, yes? Back to that. Lucky for Maddie, her face was aesthetically pleasing enough to rock even the no-hair look but still, it wasn't ideal. It didn't do anything to her ability to cast spells, though, and they were still in the duel.
"Expelliarmus!" The eighteen year old threw everything she had into the spell, just wanting this to be over as the image of the blonde vomiting slugs was starting to make the Ravenclaw a bit queasy. Perhaps it was the sound more than the sight. Blergh.
SPOILER!!: Points Tracker
Spells Cast:
Expelliarmus: Disarms the target (of whatever they are holding) and can be used to knock-back a target if cast forcefully enough
Caster Points:
H: 0
M : -10
F: 0
Opponent Points:
H: -15
M: -15 (ONLY if spell disarms caster of wand)
F: 0
Additional Effects: N/A
Directionality: At Maggie
Affected by Spells: Calavrio (because of rebounded spell, -12) Physical Movements: N/A
Depleted Health/Magic/Fatigue points: -12/-10/0
Maddie's Current Points: Health Points: 378 Magic Points: 160 Fatigue Points: 15
Oh, yeah, also while dueling someone you did NOT like at all and are currently losing to due to the throwing up of slugs. Yeah. That was the worst feeling ever. Wasn't there some kind of rule that Maddie had to wait for her to NOT BE DEFENSELESS like this before attacking again? WAS HIRSCH SEEING THIS? WHY WAS HE NOT JUMPING TO HER DEFENSE??
THIS. WAS. NOT. FAIR.
Maggie heard the spell and while the heaving was slowly becoming less frequent she still didn't have the strength or agility at the moment to defend herself. Feeling her wand leave her hand she couldn't really do anything about it. Instead she groaned softly, her forehead still resting against the cold wall. Was it over? Could she like die right here? Yes?
The worst part was that she couldn't even appreciate Maddie without her hair. Ugh.
elephant-astic•wanderlust•stay in the ninedaaays the original Taco Belle•look at the flowers✿
Moving quickly, Maddie placed her foot on Maggie's wand and gently rolled it towards her half of the room and out of the blonde's reach. She wouldn't put it past her to be acting and there was no way she was going to touch her wand, in case it'd landed in some of those thrown up slugs. Yeah, yuck. No thank you.
Next it was time to remedy this no hair situation. "Finite." There, that was better. She felt more like herself already.
Hirsch would be along soon to declare this thing finished, yes? She had studying to do. NEWTs and all.
SPOILER!!: Points Tracker
Spells Cast:
Finite: Terminates spell effects
Caster Points:
H: 0
M : -15
F: 0
Opponent Points:
H: 0
M: 0
F: 0
Additional Effects: MUST be directed at one spell at a time (one Finite for EACH spell desired to be cancelled). Will not cancel everything in the vicinity of the caster. (Finite MUST be cast on EACH spell to cancel them. The exception is spells that combine into ONE big spell: like Oppugo and Avis combine into attacking birds. ONE finite would be required to get rid of the attacking and the birds. If it was say, Rope and Ice, however, these are two separate spells that would need separate Finite's to cancel)
Directionality: At self
Affected by Spells: Finite Physical Movements: N/A
Depleted Health/Magic/Fatigue points: 0/-15/0
Maddie's Current Points: Health Points: 378 Magic Points: 145 Fatigue Points: 15
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What was it with the sixth - and seventh, in the case of Miss Cooper - girls and their need to be, well, less civil towards each other? This wasn't the first duel in which this was happening and frankly, the man was slightly alarmed.
But hey, at least no one was seriously injured this time. Even if there was more hair loss.
Hogwarts students and their hair.
That didn't stop the man rushing towards the two girls, particularly Miss Traulton who was too busy to notice the end of the duel. He avoided the slugs being vomited up, though, but that didn't stop him from sliding a little on the guck and slime that was there thanks to the appearance of the slugs. He cast a Finite Incantatem towards her which, hopefully, was going to deal with the slug vomitting issue. "Miss Traulton? How are you feeling?"
Oh, and he needed to say something to Miss Cooper, didn't he?
Turning to the Ravenclaw, he shot her a small smile. "Excellent display of spellwork. Both of you. And well done on winning your first duel, Miss Cooper."
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