Episode 2: Wizarding Duels

Headmistress McGonagall announced that a dueling competition would be held among the students. It would be for 5th to 7th year students only. The dueling competition held from October 12 to 14. The first day was for 6th years, second day was for 7th years and the final day was for the 5th years. Each house picked 4 duelists to go against each other. The list of duelists were:

Ravenclaw; Sean Wittford, MacKenzie Swift, Deborah Mason, Edward Mullen

Slytherin: Ray Noviat, Mary Junnet, Emile Hargreeves, Sasha Robbins

Gryffindor: Thomas Kursell, Serena Willows, Nora Fisher, Seamus O'Malley

Hufflepuff: Matthew Gibson, Annette Ramsay, Larry Fields, Carson Meeks

Now inside the mind of a certain Ray:

"The dueling competition seems pretty important. Me, Thomas, Matt and Sean all joined. Henry did not join. Mary also joined. It feels weird being in this competition against my girlfriend. But my feelings won't prevent me from trying to win the competition. The Professors have been on my back for slacking off recently. Maybe if I win, they can shut their traps. Let's see how it goes."

Now let's look at the Fisher:

"Professor Amelia thought it was a good idea for me to take part in this thing. I am not really into dueling. But I absolutely won't mind busting Thomas's ass. We have had a rivalry for quite some time. He honestly has no clue how women work. Who cares? The final would probably be among Sean and someone else. Sean is a wildcard. God knows what he is gonna do."

The competition began at 10 am. The referees were Professor Amelia and Professor Neville. In the first round, Ravenclaw faced up against Hufflepuff while Slytherin went against Gryffindor. There were eight duels. Two victors from each house went through the next round. They were:

Ravenclaw: Sean Wittford, MacKenzie Swift

Slytherin: Ray Noviat, Emile Hargreeves

Gryffindor: Thomas Kursell, Serena Willows

Hufflepuff: Matthew Gibson, Annette Ramsay

The duelists seemed pumped. Diana and Henry were among the audience. They cheered on their friends. Sean and Henry had suspicions about Diana at first. She came from a rich pureblood family. She was homeschooled for most of her life. But after new ministry rules required you to have institutional education for jobs, her mother admitted her to Hogwarts. She had her own private sorting ceremony. The sorting hat was in open field for a brief period of time. Sean used this time period to put on the charms that made the 'Sluggish Feast' possible. They were confused as to how someone could join Hogwarts in the 5th year. But they did not mind much as Diana turned out to be a very good friend of theirs. She also became good friends with the other girls. The second round was of the two house victors against each other. Now into the mind of Tommy Boy:

"That first round went well. I thought my hands would betray me and I would get handed a defeat by myself. But luckily that didn't happen. Unfortunately now I have to duel Serena. We are both prefects for Gryffindor. I have liked her since first year. I absolutely do not feel comfortable dueling against her. Why couldn't I duel Sean or Ray? This is unfair. Oh well, I hope things between us don't get heated."

Into the mind of Annette-Boo:

"Life as a prefect has not been going well. I am the only one who takes my job seriously. Emile lets his friends get away with a ton of stuff. Sasha and Eddie are just there. Tom and Serena play lovebirds. I am fucking fuming. But in order to keep my prefect status, I have to put on my 'Nice Student' façade. But this competition will help vent out all my frustrations." In the Ravenclaw duel, MacKenzie threw a 'Protego' on herself. But Sean used 'Accio' which caused her wand to go at his hand. His victory remark was, "That was pretty swift."

In the Slytherin duel, both Ray and Emile used 'Expelliarmus' which they both dodged. While dodging, Ray was able to hit Emile with a 'Stupefy,' causing Emile to get thrown off the stage and groan in pain.

In the Gryffindor duel, Tom seemed hesitant to duel Serena. But she showed the other prefect no mercy as she hit him with 'Confundo' and then a 'Stupefy.' Although it was Tom who got hit with the spell, the audience were the ones who became confused. But his friends knew different. They knew he had a crush on her for the longest time. Henry thought she might not reciprocate with his feelings. But Sean assumed she was just in dueling mode and would have even put her own mother into sleep.

In the Hufflepuff duel, Matt used 'Accio' but failed. Annette used 'Langlock' and it hit. Matt's tongue got stuck. But somehow he was still able to use 'Oppugno' which proved to be effective. Annette barely lost her cool. But she managed to keep herself calm. Matt had to recover his tongue with the help of his house head.

The semi-finals were to begin. Everyone was getting hyped. The duelists were ready for the next round.

Now into the mind of Bloody Mary:

"I lost in the first round. I would have not cared if the opponent was someone like Sean since nobody knows what he would do. But I lost to Emile of all people. I am truly disappointed in myself. I have to drown myself in a tub full of butterbeer to clean off this embarrassment. I didn't think I would win. But I also didn't think I would lose in the first round. As for the other rounds, The Gryffindor duel was very interesting. Though it did seem like Serena was feeling a tint of regret. But it does not matter now. I'm putting my money of Sean since he is up against Emile."

Now onto Matty's mind:

"Crap! I'm up against Serena. Is she trying to wreck the entire gang? I don't even know at this point. Hopefully I can defeat her. But then Tom would be furious at me. Maybe I should just disarm her. That way no one is hurt. It would be cool if Sean and I go up against each other. I'm confident I can take him down in a duel. The audience seems excited. Maybe I should put a bet. Nah. The refs would probably throw me out. I won't mind Professor Amelia kicking me though."

The first semi-final was between Serena and Matt. Matt's tongue went back to its normal state. So he can now duel properly. Unfortunately for him, Serena threw 'Silencio' which made him mute. She then used 'Expelliarmus.' But instead of disarming him, it sent him flying off into the wall. He groaned in pain. But nobody could hear anything. Serena gave a pretty cocky smile and went off the stage.

The second semi-final was between Sean and Emile. Emile was prepared. Sean looked sloppy. He looked tense. When the duel began, Emile threw an 'Incendio' which Sean dodged. He then slid his way towards Emile and hit him with a 'Stupefy' which sent him flying. This time, his groans could have been heard. Sean's friends were hooting in cheers. The audience were impressed. He looked like the favorite to win the competition. The final was now decided. It was Sean vs Serena.

Now let's look at Serena's brain:

"So Sean has made it into the finals. Good for him. I don't know him that well personally. From what Tom says, he is an interesting fellow. Speaking of Tom, I feel guilty dueling against him. I didn't mind dueling Matt or Seamus. But I know that Tom has had feeling towards me for a long time. Hopefully he is not mad at me. Our prefects tasks would get pretty awkward if that were to happen. Let me just forget this for a moment. My main focus now should be defeating Sean and winning the duel."

Now into the ultimate dickhead's mind:

"Holy mother of fucking shit! I did not think I would get this far. I just dodged and spewed out some shit from me mouth. I honestly cannot believe with my own eyeballs that it worked. Professor Flitwick decided to put me in. It was unanimous. Now I just have to beat Serena. Tom would have been mad if she hadn't beaten him already. She also busted Matt so no mercy for her. I gotta do it for the boys. The hell is even the prize for this damn competition?"

The final duel began. Sean of Ravenclaw vs Serena of Gryffindor. Who shall win? Serena seemed determined. Sean showed a different type of confidence. Serena threw an 'Expelliarmus.' But Sean said something odd. He said 'Reversia.' As he said the spell, Serena's spell went backwards and hit her hard. She went off the stage quite easily. The audience were silenced. The referees were mind blown. The tension was broken as Diana, Henry, Ray and Matt cheered. The audience then began cheering. The refs had the following conversation,

Amelia: What in Merlin's beard did he say?

Neville: I heard him say, "Riversha."

Amelia: Is it allowed?

Neville: The spell worked. The opponent went off the stage. So it counts.

He went towards the referees. They congratulated him and gave him his prize. The prize was 100 galleons. His friends approached him after he received his prize.

Matt: Congrats man!

Henry: Hell yeah! Ravenclaw for the win!

Ray: That duel was pretty one sided if you ask me.

Diana: What was that spell?

Sean: A special spell I made.

Henry: The fuck is it called?

Sean: It's called 'Reversia.' It reverses the opponents spell and redirects it towards them.

Matt: Bro that's overpowered!

Ray: I know. Is it even allowed?

Sean: I mean I did win the competition and the Professors allowed it. So I guess…

Diana: Won't others now use this spell?

Sean: I would like to see them try. Just saying it won't work. It requires much more than that to master this spell.

Henry: Well I'll be damned.

Matt: Let's go celebrate. We should be able to eat an insane buffet with 100 galleons right?

Sean: Of fucking course!

Ray: What is it? Won't you treat us?

Sean: Let me put my resources to use then we can eat a buffet the size of a dragon.

Others: Aww yeah!

Meanwhile on the other side,

Tom: Hey! Are you okay?

Serena: Yeah I'm fine.

Tom: That's good.

Serena: What on earth was that spell?

Tom: I don't even know myself.

Serena: Crap! I really thought I would win.

Tom: It's ok. You still did pretty well.

Serena: I'm sorry for our duel.

Tom: Sorry for what?

Serena: Sorry for beating you so embarrassingly.

Tom: I messed up. I lost my focus. It's not your fault.

Serena: But still…

Tom: It's fine. Plus if I was against Sean, I would gotten my ass handed harder.

They both shared a laugh.

Professor Neville looked at the cheerful students. He seemed happy. In his mind:

"The students looked cheerful. It reminds me of the duel in my 2nd year. We had Lockhart as our DADA professor. Harry and Draco went up against each other. That was where we all found out he spoke Parseltongue. I was shocked at first. Everyone thought he was Lord Voldemort's heir. But I knew that was false. He was too pure of a person to be his heir. I always looked up to him. He has been a true friend of mine and I am grateful for him. Oh boy! I will have some nostalgic talks with Hannah tonight."

The rest of the week went by peacefully. Some students tried out Sean's spell. But nobody was able to do it. Sean was amused by this. No other soul knew how he did it. And he hopes nobody ever does. The spell was to be used in important situations. Well for now, he enjoyed watching other make fools of themselves trying out the spell.