April 27th, 1894 — Hogsmeade Memorial Assembly Rooms
Dueling Tournament

Given his druthers, Kit Moony would have stayed well clear of the whole event. Combative magic was for the field, in his estimation, and combative competition was best conducted with one's own fists. Here, the contestents were merely playacting combat.

(He had not inherited some of his fellow aurors' respect for the art of a genteel duel.)

The tournament, however, had needed judges, had offered extra coin to do so and, as an auror—even one rather rough around the edges—Kit had been a desirable candidate, able to see the minutiae in spellwork that a translator from International Co-Operation would be woefully unaware of.

So here he stood.

Selwyn, of course, he was familiar with from work; Mrs. Selwyn (not the former's wife, Kit knew that much) was unfamiliar to him, but he'd been told she had a tournament victory under her belt. Perhaps, at least, this would be interesting. The wizard reminded both participants of the rules of the tournament, taken from a notecard in his hand to ensure he'd not forget anything. Then, there was no need for further ado.

"Mrs. Selwyn, you will begin when ready."

Angelica Selwyn casting first. Please tag Trystan Selwyn in your post. You have 48 hours, or forfeit!

  

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This should have been Angelica's element. She was already a dueling champion and proud of her title, but this year was something much more essential. This wasn't about proving herself to the world at large, today, Angelica had something to prove to herself.

She watched calmly as her brother-in-law was announced as her opponent because, of course, he bloody was. Of course, the person standing between her and her next opponent was the older version of her current problem. In fact, Angelica had weighed going to Trystan Selwyn with her concerns, hopeful that his place as leader of the family would smack some sense into her husband, but she'd also heard the stories. Trystan Selwyn was as likely to help her as bed her, and Angelica wasn't certain if one option was more dangerous than the other. Today, she needed to cause all men in the family a bit of pain.

Giving the required niceties, Angelica locked eyes with her opponent before sending a smirk and a jet of flame his direction.

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Trystan Selwyn

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“Fancy seeing you here,” Trystan said with a laugh to Angelica, as they traded niceties and Moony pretended they didn’t know yet how to cast spells off in turn.

He might have considered the possibility of going easy on his sister-in-law for a split-second or so, but judging by her smirk she had no intention of letting him off without a test. (Given the state of her marriage to Emrys, Trystan supposed that she might actually need the occasion to vent some rage.)

Fire, hm? He flicked his wand into a freezing charm at it, hoping to stop the spray of flames mid-motion.

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A jet of fire, it occurred to Kit, was probably a bit lethal for a 'friendly' competition such as this—or it would have been, had Mrs. Selwyn been up against an incompetent. Given who she was facing, the auror was wholly inclined to ignore the matter.

She had good form, good speed, but was stymied by her deciedly-experienced brother-in-law.

"First round, Selwyn," Kit announced with about as much emotion as a lazy shrug. "Mr. Selwyn. Who will begin the next round."

A. SELWYN 7.5 | T. SELWYN 12
Trystan Selwyn casting first. Please tag Angelica Selwyn in your post. You have 48 hours, or forfeit!

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Trystan tilted his head at that, amused at the result but not going to rest too easy on his laurels, just in case Angelica did not take kindly to being bested. (If she was anything like his wife, well...)

He chose Incarcerous this time, a binding spell – a little flashy, but not so vengeful as her fire.

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Angelica Selwyn

  

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Had they been in another room, without an audience, Angelica may have applauded her opponent for being the second Selwyn brother determined to put her on ice. She had to thank the eldest brother, though. At least there was still a brother capable of being amusing.

Angelica put every ounce of frustration into her Depulso, fully intending to send Trystan and his smug little head flying. If the next moment found her bound by her philandering brother-in-law, she wouldn't be the first witch to resent it.

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A second earlier, and aim might have been interrupted enough to make a difference.

But Mrs. Selwyn's spell, quite impressively, managed to hit the mark, and Selwyn's did not, and the wizard-slash-former auror was flat upon his ass. Kit let out a single, punctuating laugh at the sight of it. No doubt Selwyn had bruised his ego as well as his behind.

"Second point, Mrs. Selwyn!" Kit announced. "When you're ready, Madam, our tie-breaker."

T. SELWYN 9 | A. SELWYN 9.5
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Angel's eyes going wide was far more respectable a reaction than Mr. Moony's, but her smirk could only be called smug. If her brother-in-law had half the ego she suspected, the ridiculous amount of pleasure on her face was asking for him to put through the wall. She was too damned pleased with herself to worry about just how hard he could hit.

Still smirking, already pleased with her performance, Angelica cast Stupefy with a snap of her wrist.

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Trystan Selwyn

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Oh, that hurt a little – her smirk worst of all. (It was very Ambrosia of her.)

Determined not to lose the whole duel to her after that incident, Trystan attempted a deflection spell, hoping that she might end up merely stupefying herself.

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It was done. Though Mrs. Selwyn had had a surprisingly good second pass, the tie-breaking casts saw her stunned by her own spell, an clever bit of spellwork by her opponent. Kit declared Selwyn the winner of the duel.

A. SELWYN 7.5 | T. SELWYN 12

  

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