Severus lunged for Remus, starting off again, and met him at a first
position. He quickly snapped his wrist, and met him at third. Another
flick, first, another, second. First, third, fifth, fifth, fourth, third,
second, first, first.
Remus stumbled backwards, using his left hand for balance as he met and blocked Severus' quick paced attacks. He stood still and met him at first, then quickly slipped into a sixth; to the right center.
Severus' eyes grew wide and he barely had time to met Remus' foil before they were again off, side-stepping down the field. First, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, sixth, first, third, second. Severus quickly snapped from his first into a lunge, but Remus dodged and aimed a jab into a first.
Remus let out a grunt as he and Severus held swords together, inches from each other again. His arms began to ache, and he felt a light sweat trickling down his neck, but he paid it no attention as he huffed a hot breath into Severus' face, the Potions master doing the same.
"It really doesn't matter who wins," Severus hissed as the duo remained inches from each other. "I'll get to teach anyw-ah!" Severus yelped slightly as Remus quickly pulled out of the stand-still and started into a serious of sixth position taps. Severus groaned and started to circle Remus, swinging his saber under, then over, meeting the other Professors taps with his own.
"What do you mean.. you-you'll st-ill ghet... get to teach it..?" Remus huffed, continuing his taps.
"You m-mhust be joking, Lupin.." Severus grunted, and dodged Remus' lunge, meeting an attempted third position jab with his saber. "You-you couldn't p- possibly have.. have forgotten your little... pr-problem?"
"Of co-course not.." Remus gasped, third position, fourth, first, second, second, fifth, sixth, seventh, fifth-second! "But wha- what does that have to do-do wit-th fen-fencing? Uhhg!" Remus stepped back as Severus started sidestepping to him. Third, second, fifth, second, first, seventh.
"They'll nee-eed someone to tea-teach during your-r ab-abse-sences.." Severus panted, then lunged. Remus dodged barely, Severus' lip curled in a sneer as Remus nearly caught him off guard. He shoved the foil away from his face.
"Beast.." He hissed.
"YAH!" Remus lunged. First! Third! Fifth! Second! Seventh! Fifth! Ninth! First! Sixth! Fourth! Second! Second! Second! Fifth!
"Aaah!" Remus stumbled backwards, feeling a quick and cold hit to his cheek. He looked up at Severus as he touched his finger to the now bleeding slice on his cheek. He lunged at the panting Severus.
"AHH!"
Hana blew her whistle, and started forward, but neither heard or paid attention.
Second! Fifth! Third! First! First! Ninth! First! Second! Tenth! Eighth! Seventh! Seventh! First! Third!
"Aaaaaaahh!" Severus shouted as he dropped his saber and stumbled backwards, holding his wrist. Remus lunged, tossing his foil aside and lifting Severus off the ground by his collar. Severus gasped.
Remus held Severus in the air easily with his right hand, his left at his side. He glared at the Potions Master as Severus reached up and wrapped his hands around his wrist. Severus began to squeeze.
"Aaaaaahhh!" Remus shouted in frustration, and tossed Severus aside. He kicked his foil into his hand and turned, pointing it to Severus' throat.
"Beast..." Severus growled, and Remus touched the tip of his foil to the man's skin.
"I'm not a beast. Let it go, Severus.."
"Murderer." Severus growled, his free hand groping for his saber. Remus narrowed his eyes.
"At least everyone knows what I am!" Remus hissed. "At least I don't betray people behind their backs, then hide like a coward and push myself away!" Severus shoved away Remus' foil and jabbed his saber into Remus' side.
"Severus! Remus!" Hana growled, now up to the two men.
Remus looked up, rubbing his side where Severus' saber had given him the equivalent of a long paper cut. He aimed his foil at Severus as the other man attempted to stand, both breathing heavily and covered in sweat.
"This isn't finished, not even close." He growled, then turned, and stormed off the Pitch into the darkness.
Severus heaved himself to his feet, shouted and tossed his saber, turning and exiting the Pitch in the opposite direction.
Hermione, Harry and Ron walked up to Madame Hooch, and they all turned to look at Severus' saber, which had lodged itself in the ground a few feet away, sticking straight up and swaying in the harsh autumn wind.
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Remus stumbled backwards, using his left hand for balance as he met and blocked Severus' quick paced attacks. He stood still and met him at first, then quickly slipped into a sixth; to the right center.
Severus' eyes grew wide and he barely had time to met Remus' foil before they were again off, side-stepping down the field. First, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, sixth, first, third, second. Severus quickly snapped from his first into a lunge, but Remus dodged and aimed a jab into a first.
Remus let out a grunt as he and Severus held swords together, inches from each other again. His arms began to ache, and he felt a light sweat trickling down his neck, but he paid it no attention as he huffed a hot breath into Severus' face, the Potions master doing the same.
"It really doesn't matter who wins," Severus hissed as the duo remained inches from each other. "I'll get to teach anyw-ah!" Severus yelped slightly as Remus quickly pulled out of the stand-still and started into a serious of sixth position taps. Severus groaned and started to circle Remus, swinging his saber under, then over, meeting the other Professors taps with his own.
"What do you mean.. you-you'll st-ill ghet... get to teach it..?" Remus huffed, continuing his taps.
"You m-mhust be joking, Lupin.." Severus grunted, and dodged Remus' lunge, meeting an attempted third position jab with his saber. "You-you couldn't p- possibly have.. have forgotten your little... pr-problem?"
"Of co-course not.." Remus gasped, third position, fourth, first, second, second, fifth, sixth, seventh, fifth-second! "But wha- what does that have to do-do wit-th fen-fencing? Uhhg!" Remus stepped back as Severus started sidestepping to him. Third, second, fifth, second, first, seventh.
"They'll nee-eed someone to tea-teach during your-r ab-abse-sences.." Severus panted, then lunged. Remus dodged barely, Severus' lip curled in a sneer as Remus nearly caught him off guard. He shoved the foil away from his face.
"Beast.." He hissed.
"YAH!" Remus lunged. First! Third! Fifth! Second! Seventh! Fifth! Ninth! First! Sixth! Fourth! Second! Second! Second! Fifth!
"Aaah!" Remus stumbled backwards, feeling a quick and cold hit to his cheek. He looked up at Severus as he touched his finger to the now bleeding slice on his cheek. He lunged at the panting Severus.
"AHH!"
Hana blew her whistle, and started forward, but neither heard or paid attention.
Second! Fifth! Third! First! First! Ninth! First! Second! Tenth! Eighth! Seventh! Seventh! First! Third!
"Aaaaaaahh!" Severus shouted as he dropped his saber and stumbled backwards, holding his wrist. Remus lunged, tossing his foil aside and lifting Severus off the ground by his collar. Severus gasped.
Remus held Severus in the air easily with his right hand, his left at his side. He glared at the Potions Master as Severus reached up and wrapped his hands around his wrist. Severus began to squeeze.
"Aaaaaahhh!" Remus shouted in frustration, and tossed Severus aside. He kicked his foil into his hand and turned, pointing it to Severus' throat.
"Beast..." Severus growled, and Remus touched the tip of his foil to the man's skin.
"I'm not a beast. Let it go, Severus.."
"Murderer." Severus growled, his free hand groping for his saber. Remus narrowed his eyes.
"At least everyone knows what I am!" Remus hissed. "At least I don't betray people behind their backs, then hide like a coward and push myself away!" Severus shoved away Remus' foil and jabbed his saber into Remus' side.
"Severus! Remus!" Hana growled, now up to the two men.
Remus looked up, rubbing his side where Severus' saber had given him the equivalent of a long paper cut. He aimed his foil at Severus as the other man attempted to stand, both breathing heavily and covered in sweat.
"This isn't finished, not even close." He growled, then turned, and stormed off the Pitch into the darkness.
Severus heaved himself to his feet, shouted and tossed his saber, turning and exiting the Pitch in the opposite direction.
Hermione, Harry and Ron walked up to Madame Hooch, and they all turned to look at Severus' saber, which had lodged itself in the ground a few feet away, sticking straight up and swaying in the harsh autumn wind.
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