Hey everyone. I know I said that I would write in a couple days, but this week has been WAY busy, so I haven't had any time to. Spring Break is in a week, so I MIGHT be able to write some, but I don't know. I am getting my wisdom teeth out, so I'll be sick, but if I feel good enough, I will write lots.

Thanks everyone who reviewed. I came home from school the day after I posted more and I had like 5 reviews, I loved it. Anyway, here's the duel between James and Snape.

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The group didn't have to go far to find Lily. Actually they didn't find Lily, she found them. "Hi guys," she said as cheerfully as she could, "I was looking for you." "We were looking for you, too," said Remus, "Are you okay?" "Oh yeah, I'm fine," replied Lily, "Thanks for asking. "You won't be fine when you hear what James is going to be doing tonight," added Sirius. "Oh," said Lily, "and what might that be, James?" "Oh, umm, me and Snape are having a duel tonight because of what he called you," said James hastily. "You're doing WHAT?" asked Lily. "Having a duel." replied James simply. "But, you don't know any curses," said Lily, "You'll get yourself killed, I mean Snape knows a ton of curses that can seriously hurt you." "Oh does he?" asked James, "How do you know this?" "He told me," Lily replied, "I was walking down the hall and he told me to move out of his way. I said I wouldn't and he said I better move unless I wanted to feel the pain of one or many of the curses he knew." "I see," said James, " he probably doesn't know this, but I also know a few curses that my father has taught me, they might not be as powerful, but they can knock him out long enough for me to win."

"James," started Lily, "I don't think this is such a good idea. If anyone finds out you are going to be in serious trouble by the headmaster or Professor Mcgonagoll."

James laughed and said, "Maybe, but they are never going to find out about this." "Is that so?" asked Lily, "How?" "Oh, it's a little thing called entertainment." said James, "everyone will want to be there to be entertained and if someone who was there told a teacher or the headmaster about the duel, they would get in trouble, too, and no one likes getting in trouble." "So, you are just assuming you won't get in trouble?" asked Lily. "Right," said James, "I believe that if someone were to tell about the duel they would get in trouble unless they told a teacher about it before it happened and no one wants to do that because they will want to watch it." "Okay, whatever you say," said Lily, "But if you get in trouble just know that I warned you."

James laughed and said, "Okay, but it won't happen." Lily just rolled her eyes and went to walk with the girls.

The Gryffindors went to their other classes and dinner, not thinking about the duel until they were back in the common room. The boys decided James should practice some spells before midnight, so they got a rat from their dorm (Sirius said it was Peter's so it would be okay if they used it.) and James practiced until 11:45 when they decided they better get to the astronomy tower.

When they got there, they found Snape talking with some other Slytherins. When he saw them come in he said, " I was wondering if you were going to show up, Potter." "Oh, I wouldn't have missed this for anything," said James. Both James and Snape's friends walked out of the center of the room, so the duel could begin. As Lily walked by James, she said, " Thanks for doing this for me, James. I hope you know that I don't want to be here because we are breaking a rule, but I came to support you as a friend." "Thanks Lily," said James with sincerity, "that means a lot to me." Lily smiled and said, "No problem, James. Good Luck. I hope you win" She walked to where the group was and gave James a thumbs up.

"If you are done talking to your girlfriend, Potter," said Snape with a sneer, "can we start this thing? I don't have all night." "Oh, we won't need that long," replied James, "How hard can it be to win against you?" "Watch it Potter," replied Snape, " It's going to be harder than you think." They each walked to their respected side of the tower and got ready. Lucius Malfoy came out from the audience and said, "Ready…. Duel."

James said Rictusempra at the same time Snape said Expelliarmus. James spell hit Snape just as his wand flew out of his hand over to Snape, who had sunk to the floor from the spell. While Snape was currently out of it James ran and got his wand. He hit Snape with a tickling charm, and said, "What did you say about this being hard Snape?" The tickling charm wore off and Snape raised his wand and put his own tickling charm on James. When the charm wore off James got up and said, "Tarantallegra." Snape legs started jerking out of control, like they were doing a quickstep. Everyone started laughing at what Snape was doing. James decided to Let Snape out of the spell. "Finite Incantatem," said James, "I'm glad I know the counter curse." he thought to himself. Both boys raised their wands and said Petrificus Totalus at the same time. Both boys fell to the ground, stiff as a board. Both sides of people rushed to the two boys who were on the ground, unable to move. They both lay as stiff as a board. Sirius and Remus picked up James and carried him to the common room, under the invisibility cloak. Snape's friends did the same, but went to the Slytherins common room.

That was the end of a short, but well fought duel. Both James and Snape had come to the duel hoping to win, but both James and Snape left the duel as equals, neither had won, and neither had lost.

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Well there's the chapter on the duel. I know it probably wasn't very intense or anything, but you have to remember that they are only first years so they only know the few spells they've been taught and the spells they already knew from home. I hope that you enjoyed this somewhat. I don't know when I'll be able to write next, but I'll try to do it sometime this week. Please tell me what you think. C ya.

-Katie