Hey, it's me again. I have written a chapter about a dueling tournament. By the way, this is still Hogwarts, but there is a bit of a continuity blip, with Dumbledore still alive. Anyway, it's a kind of ideal Hogwarts. But you don't care. Here's the story.
Dumbledore stood up to address the assembled students in the morning.
"Today commences the beginning of the tryouts for the Hogwarts dueling tournament," he said. Applause came from all over the Great Hall.
"The prize is 250 House Points for the House of the winner," Dumbledore continued.
There was a great amount of mumbling about how much this was, and that it would give the house of the winner a huge advantage in winning the House Cup.
"Professor Kirisame? Could you explain any further?"
"Yes, Albus," Professor Kirisame responded.
"Thank you, Marisa," Dumbledore nodded. Professor Kirisame was, in fact, Japanese. She taught Defense Against The Dark Arts. She knew a lot about Eastern magic. She's also the youngest teacher to ever teach in Hogwarts, at 28. There was very much speculation about how she would meet her end.
"In this competition, instead of the usual goal of disarmament, the goal is to... well..." Professor Kirisame petered off.
She then got back on track.
"Let's just say that we are giving Madame Pomfrey a bit of extra work. Of course, there are certain spells that are forbidden, such as the Unforgivable Curses. Tryouts include tests for spell variety, accuracy, knowledge, and skill. Any spells that you have learned yourself can be used. If you have any more questions, come ask me during your free periods," Professor Kirisame said, concluding the morning announcements.
"It's like the Triwizard cup," John Felden whispered to Axel Rodgers.
"You mean you might get yourself severely disfigured?" Axel asked him.
"Yeah. It's bloody dangerous. My money's on you," John said.
"Why, because I have the most spells in my roster than anyone else?" Axel guessed sarcastically, knowing the answer.
"Yup," John said, and then they parted ways.
Professor Kirisame was teaching about a certain type of magic called danmaku in Defense, and she popped a quiz on us. The class was frightened but quickly got over it because it wasn't any quiz. It was a personality quiz! The paper was magically enchanted to make questions disappear and re-appear, at the end showing what danmaku bullet types and spell cards that the person who was being questioned would use.
Axel got the bullet of lightning, ice, and fire.
John got the bullet of the Sagitta Magica.
Kendra Dellington got the bullet of heart and soul.
Xander Braxton got the bullet of energy.
Everyone's was different.
"Now, class, what is the real purpose of this fun activity?" Professor Kirisame asked.
Kendra, who was not known for being particulary smart, raised her hand and was called on.
"Yes, Ms. Dellington?" Professor Kirisame asked.
"There were two reasons. One, that danmaku is individual to the user. Two, everybody is different inside," Kendra said.
"Brilliant!" Professor Kirisame exclaimed.
The school bell rung.
"Class dismissed," Professor Kirisame said.
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