Authoress: Sorry for not updating in a while!
Jareth: (Runs across yelling, in nothing but his boxers) WHER ARE THEY!
Authoress: WHAT THE HELL?!
Zoe: YO JARETH!
Jareth: (Stops) WHAT?!
Authoress: Hey what's with the skivvies? (FYI: Slang for Underwear)
Zoe: You know, any other Labyrinth crazed girl would love to be in our positions, but we are not fazed a bit by Jareth….
Authoress: What? You think all the girls that watch Labyrinth are in it just for the plot?
Audience: (Silence)
Zoe: We didn't think so….
Jareth: I can't find my tights!!
Authoress: That's it? Oh, ok, well on with the Show!
Disclaimer: Don't own Laby-kins!
Water on the Brain
A Month Later….
"Now I expect a lot of you at Dueling club this evening," Jareth said in front of the class. "Professor Snape and Professor Linzel will be assisting me at that time. And I believe there was a challenged issued between them," he let out.
This caught the attention of many of the students. The made plans to see the duel. Rumors were going around the school at the speed of, well, magic.
"I heard that Professor Linzel was a Dueling champion in America."
"Well, I heard she has special powers to invoke the dead."
"I heard that she sucked."
"NO! I heard she and Snape were bitter rivals."
Linzel sat in her office laughing to herself. Jareth entered with a curious look on his face. She tried to calm herself.
"Have you heard these rumors?" she said between laughs.
"Yes, and it seems you are taking it very well," Jareth pointed out. "Don't forget what you have to tell the students before you duel Snape," Jareth said. Linzel got quiet.
"Kill-joy," she grumbled.
"What? You think I'm here to support everyone?" Jareth asked.
"Well you can at least show some for me," she growled and gathered up some books "I'll see you at the Dueling club!" she said exited the room.
Chatter was heard all over the school as the time neared for the Dueling to begin. Even some teachers were curious about the new substitutes. Dumbledore kept that face of indifference as everyone gathered for dueling club. He was excited too, but there was no need to overreact, like many of his students.
Everything was set up in the Great Hall. Tables were set up next to each other to form the dueling 'Arena', so to speak. Snape was smirking, remembering how he beat that wanna-be four years ago. Oh what a day that was.
"Now, we will begin the dueling in ten minutes. Some students signed up over the week to duel each other. The contestants playing each other are as followed: Draco Malfoy versus Harry Potter (No surprise there), Alexandria Spiritello versus Peeves (Big Surprise, seriously), Neville Longbottom versus Ron Weasley (Challeng issued as friends, or in other words for fun), and Professor Snape versus Professor Linzel," Jareth read all this off a parchment.
"Alex, you're taking on Peeves?" Hermione asked.
"That jerk dumped a whole bucket of red ink on me. He's going to pay," Alex said through clenched teeth.
"WHAT?!," Ron and Neville said when they heard the names on the list. There were some laughs and glares.
Harry and Draco were locked in the glaring contest of the century. It took a nudge from Alex to stop Harry. Draco winked at Alex and she blushed slightly. This was the last straw for Harry. 'He's going down' Harry thought darkly.
Sarah stood on the away from the crowded tables and leaned against a wall. She laughed as she noticed the two boys glaring at each other.
"Remind you of anyone?" Linzel asked as she walked up beside the brown-haired woman. Sarah blushed.
"I'll admit it, I was a brat at that age. It's what we seem to do. Glare at the enemy," she shrugged. "Hey, it's all I could do when Jareth showed up. Glare, glare glare. It reminded me of the saying, 'Careful, your face might get stuck that way,'."
"No kidding. So you here just in case Neville hurts himself?" Linzel asked.
"No, I'm here to make sure the three Fae in the room don't kill the mortals," Sarah said.
"Don't worry," Jareth said coming up to the two. "Peeves is a poltergeist, and Snape will be learning a good lesson. You're lucky I'm not dueling him," Jareth said.
"Yeah, yeah. The Bog of Eternal Stench. We've hear it all, Jareth! Go sing to someone else! Like the waiting students!" Linzel pushed him towards the tables.
"Students and faculty, we will now begin with the dueling. To start us off are Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter," the two stepped up to him. (AN: Have any of you seen Zoolander? This reminds me of that one part David Bowie is in). "Please limit it to mostly charms, we don't want blood everywhere," Jareth told the two and they nodded, never taking their eyes off each other.
The two adversaries walked to their sides of the dueling stage. They pointed their wands towards the ceiling in respect for each other and on the count of three the duel began. One, two, three! (AN: I'm not very good at this dueling thing so please bear with me)
Draco wasted no time at all. He muttered some words and a yellow light shot of his wand. The charm hit Harry square in the stomach and knocked the wind of him. He stumbled back, but soon regained composure. He ducked as another charm just missed him. He pointed his wand at Draco.
"Himaldris Trinity," Harry yelled and a green light shot from his wand. The light seemed to come together and form three swords of light. The charm hit Draco. He felt a quick and sharp pain hit him in the stomach and arms. He almost lost his wand.
"This is going to go on forever," Linzel muttered as she watch a black streak go from Draco's wand. And the duel did go on. After about a half an hour Jareth broke up the duel.
"Gentlemen we only have a little time. Let's just call this match a draw," he said as he stepped between the two. The two threw each other glares and got off the podium. Jareth sighed.
"Alright, now we have Ron Weasley and Neville Longbottom," he announced. Ron got up but Neville didn't.
"Sorry to waste your time Professor, but someone put our names on the list as a prank," Ron said. Jareth glared. Linzel shot a nasty look to the two laughing Weasley twins.
"Alright, if anyone else wants to waste our time, they can come up here and duel me," Jareth threatened and Linzel held in her laughter. The students kept silent. Jareth raised the parchment and looked down. "Alexandria and Peeves," he said. Peeves flew through the wall and positioned himself at the end of table.
"So I'm challenging a little child huh?" he asked.
"Careful, Peeves, that child is my daughter," Jareth said quietly as he walked by him. Peeves paled considerably. Peeves knew who Jareth was. He had cousins in the Underground.
"You are going to pay," Alexandria said and whipped out her wand. The duel started. Peeves gathered a little ball of magic in his hand and sent it a Alexandria.
"Yetra Guardrem," she said and a black streak shot out of her wand and hit the little ball of magic. The ball exploded and little sparkles fell to the floor. At that point Peeves started to float away.
"That cowards trying to run away," a student said out loud.
"Oh no you don't," Alexandria said. "Ornate Spectrum!" she shouted. Out of her wand a white light came and zoomed towards Peeves. It hit peeves and he immediately turned to silver. He shrunk to the sized of a necklace pendant.
"Anybody want a Peeves necklace?" Linzel asked, amused.
"Don't worry, he'll turn back in about a week," Alexandria said and pocketed her wand. She went to the end of the table, jumped up, and grabbed the Peeves charm out of the air. She landed on the floor and tossed Filch the charm. "You like revenge?" she asked. Filch smirked and hobbled off.
"Now, the last duel is Professor Snape against Professor Linzel," Jareth said and quickly got off the podium. He walked over to Dumbledore and said something to him, but none of the students heard. Dumbledore nodded and Jareth smiled evilly.
"Uh oh," Sarah said sarcastically.
Authoress: CLIFFIES ARE GREAT!
Zoe: Yeah, yeah sure
Jareth: Just get to the couples!
Authoress: THE VOTES SO FAR!
Linzel/ Snape- 7
Linzel/ Sirius- 1 1/2
Linzel/ Lupin- 2
Alex/ Draco- 7
Alex/ Neville- 1
Alex/Harry- 0
Authoress: I'm really starting to think about taking wonder boy off the list.
Jareth: Fans probably wouldn't care
Zoe: No kidding
Authoress: I have a question! Anybody here a Anime fan? Cuz I might post my Sailor Moon/ Laby crossover.
Jareth: God help us!
Zoe: Hey, I'm in that one!
Authoress: Love to hear you comments!
Zoe: Your good ones of course!
All: PLEASE REVIEW!