The pitch was dark, and as Remus stepped into the area marked off by the
white lines, he squinted across the field, not sure if he'd seen movement
or not. He pulled his robes around himself closer, his foil at his side. He
kicked the ground lightly with a scuffed up brown boot.
"Professor Lupin? Is that you?" He heard a light voice ask from his left. He turned and was able to make out three figures. He sighed and shook his head. It was Hermione Granger, Ronald Weasley, and Harry Potter. They walked onto the field to join him.
"What are you three doing out of bed? Just because you're seventh years doesn't mean you can wander the school grounds at night." He crossed his arms over his chest, feeling the wind whip his hair around.
"We came to watch you beat up Professor Snape." Ron yawned, and Hermione rolled her eyes.
"Actually, Professor, we over heard Professor Snape talking to a few Slytherins about a Fencing club, and about bringing up interest, so, we decided to show up."
"Of course you over heard it," Snapped a voice from behind one of the stands. "You're always eaves dropping." Ron turned to look back at Remus and rolled his eyes as Severus Snape, trailed by Hana Hooch walked out onto the field.
Severus was wearing a rather nicely tailored dark green robe atop his normal solid black outfit. Remus soon took notice that at his side was not a foil, but a saber.
"A saber, Severus?" He sighed as the Potions master and the flight instructor walked over.
"Yes. My hands often moved to fast for me, when I was younger, and I couldn't hold a foil. Now of course," He quickly lifted his saber, and took a defensive stance. "I never drop my saber." Remus narrowed his eyes, and looked at Hana.
"And you are here because?"
"Because you need a ref." She flashed him a vicious grin, and motioned for the three students to back up off the Pitch. Remus looked at his watch, 7:28. He sighed and took off his robe, tossing it to his side as Severus backed up a few feet and did the same.
"Ok, we'll start off with three matches." Hana snickered from the corner, refraining from licking her lips as Severus rolled up his long black sleeves, and Remus loosened his collar. Remus looked over at Severus, and the other man narrowed his eyes.
"On my whistle then..." Hana sighed, and brought the bronze object to her lips. Remus and Severus quickly snapped into a ready position. Their leading feet in front, facing their partner directly, and their back foot sideways, the heel of their front against the arch of their back. Their free hand was back at their side as they angled out to face one another, lifting their weapons. Hana looked from one to the other as Hermione pulled a long and heavy cloak from her side pack, and the trio of students covered themselves with it.
A loud whistle rang out, and Remus' left hand shot into the air, as did Severus's.
The duel had begun.
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"Professor Lupin? Is that you?" He heard a light voice ask from his left. He turned and was able to make out three figures. He sighed and shook his head. It was Hermione Granger, Ronald Weasley, and Harry Potter. They walked onto the field to join him.
"What are you three doing out of bed? Just because you're seventh years doesn't mean you can wander the school grounds at night." He crossed his arms over his chest, feeling the wind whip his hair around.
"We came to watch you beat up Professor Snape." Ron yawned, and Hermione rolled her eyes.
"Actually, Professor, we over heard Professor Snape talking to a few Slytherins about a Fencing club, and about bringing up interest, so, we decided to show up."
"Of course you over heard it," Snapped a voice from behind one of the stands. "You're always eaves dropping." Ron turned to look back at Remus and rolled his eyes as Severus Snape, trailed by Hana Hooch walked out onto the field.
Severus was wearing a rather nicely tailored dark green robe atop his normal solid black outfit. Remus soon took notice that at his side was not a foil, but a saber.
"A saber, Severus?" He sighed as the Potions master and the flight instructor walked over.
"Yes. My hands often moved to fast for me, when I was younger, and I couldn't hold a foil. Now of course," He quickly lifted his saber, and took a defensive stance. "I never drop my saber." Remus narrowed his eyes, and looked at Hana.
"And you are here because?"
"Because you need a ref." She flashed him a vicious grin, and motioned for the three students to back up off the Pitch. Remus looked at his watch, 7:28. He sighed and took off his robe, tossing it to his side as Severus backed up a few feet and did the same.
"Ok, we'll start off with three matches." Hana snickered from the corner, refraining from licking her lips as Severus rolled up his long black sleeves, and Remus loosened his collar. Remus looked over at Severus, and the other man narrowed his eyes.
"On my whistle then..." Hana sighed, and brought the bronze object to her lips. Remus and Severus quickly snapped into a ready position. Their leading feet in front, facing their partner directly, and their back foot sideways, the heel of their front against the arch of their back. Their free hand was back at their side as they angled out to face one another, lifting their weapons. Hana looked from one to the other as Hermione pulled a long and heavy cloak from her side pack, and the trio of students covered themselves with it.
A loud whistle rang out, and Remus' left hand shot into the air, as did Severus's.
The duel had begun.
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