January 5th, 1890 — Headquarters of the London Society for the Practice of Combative Magic

Well obviously Mr. Gallivan was going to wipe the floor with the school matron! What sort of match was this? If Mr. Gallivan didn't win then it was a damn good thing he'd had the sense to quit while he was ahead. Even a failed Auror-in-Training ought to be able to defeat the likes of Miss Sykes.

After a brief recap of the rules they were ready. "Please begin, Miss Sykes."

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