Duelling Salle

[alt_justin]

It's one of those days when one feels truly lucky to be resident in the Protectorate. The opportunity to take advantage of a duelling course such as the Headmaster and Professor Desai have provided is jolly well exciting. I can't wait to test out the dummies; Headmaster Dolohov was bally well pleased with the job he and Professor Desai did on them. He hinted at a few surprises that ought to present quite the challenge.

The Headmaster has also asked me to provide brief tutorials to those of you who might be unfamiliar with etiquette for a duelling obstacle course. I was fortunate enough to have run the course already this morning, what, and found it quite the workout. I plan to go through it another two or three times this week.

So if anyone would like an orientation, I should be able to take four or five people through the basics in about half an hour. I say, what about Saturday, for those of you who need to arrange your testing with the Professors? I'll conduct one tour at 9:30, after breakfast, and another before supper, at 5:30. For everyone's safety, what, one ought to limit the number to no more than six, so please leave a note here to let me know if you'd like to participate.

-Finch-Fletchley

Comments

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[alt_harry]

I think we should be using the salle as much as possible. And working with as many people as possible, not just each other.

Including Dolohov and Desai.

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[alt_ron]

True enough.

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[alt_ron]

Still. I want to run it with both of you.

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[alt_justin]

Ron,

Yes, absolutely. And they plan to 'refresh' it now and then, so we shan't get too familiar with its twists.

I do think their dummies will be a help, as well. We can practise tag-team defence and such.

-J

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[alt_justin]

Harry,

Yes, absolutely, and everyone who can ought to take the testing. I wish I could tell you what it involves, what, but Professor Dolohov cleared me without having to duel anyone.

Ron and I had asked for a private place where we could practise against one another, thinking we could open it to everyone in the Order. We got this instead, which is both better and worse at once. It's well-equipped, but the room would have given us that, if we'd asked for it. It's official, which avoids any of the 'Fighting Club' nonsense and any waffle about whether or not we're 'authorised' to use it. But the chance to duel regularly against two people (or more) whom we're likely to face at some point in battle--that is bally well perhaps the best advantage they could be giving us.

I've already set up a standing appointment with Tosha every Tuesday morning and I hope he'll want to meet more often in time.

It's just dashed unfortunate that it's only open to those of us in years six and seven, as Evelyn and Artie can't join us. For that we'll still need the secret room, what.

-Justin

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[alt_hydra]

He cleared me already, as well.

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[alt_sally_anne]

I took the test. It didn't take long. He hit me with one spell that's a bit obscure and doesn't actually do anything right away -- if you leave it, though, it causes muscle spasms that can cause your body to basically tear itself apart. I recognised the hex but I don't know the spell that removes it, so I asked him to take care of it afterward and he seemed really pleased.

I think that was part of the test. So if he casts something on you that you don't recognise, ask him about it, and if he casts something that you know could do real damage, have him remove it -- don't leave and head to the Hospital Wing.

Also, one of the dummies can now be set up to fire hexes a bit randomly. For anyone who tends to flinch. (I flinch a lot.)

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[alt_pansy]

I'm going to try to get cleared by Saturday.