Flora has no idea how she'd made it to the second round. By the end of her final round she'd felt a surge of confidence; now she felt she'd defaulted back to her natural insecurity on the dueling stage.

With a nervous glance between Mr. Macmillan and Mr. Thompsett, Flora lifted her wand and attempted to enlarge his nose. Hopefully to the point of distraction, if not true hideousness.

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