So he’d survived the first night - that was a feat in itself. Cliff hadn’t seen any signs of the beast while he’d been traipsing through the woods, although he certainly had one spent a couple hours at most out there. He cocked an eyebrow at her. “Well don’t I deserve a prize for not being ripped in half?” The sarcasm dripped from his words as he brazenly took another step forward, eyeing the gun she had wrapped her fingers around. If she was going to shoot him she probably would have; muggles were known to be trigger happy, and even a wizard wouldn’t be daft enough to use magic in a place that so expressly forbid it. (Or well, most of the magical community, because he had no qualms using magic when it benefited him.)
Scowling at her, Cliff crossed his arms as the woman barked out words. “Well I’m a betting man, but even I know someone wouldn’t be daft enough to draw the beast to them.” He made a point to eye her up and down; he couldn’t outrun a horse, that much he knew, and maybe that was her plan. She'd be hailed a hero for finding the beast and there wasn't a single soul who'd miss him. A witch, he decided, who thought she could trap a beast with magic, or a very daft muggle with a death wish. Cliff took another step forward to taunt her, just in time for her to spew some foreign words he didn’t understand.
The two dogs charged forward at him without warning and Cliff stumbled backward as he fumbled for his wand in his sleeve. One of the dogs moved faster than the other; he made a quick decision to cast a [url=https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Freezing_Charm]spell[url] on the further one first, a burst of blue sputtering out the end of the wood, ultimately freezing the dog in place. The first dog went after his leg in the moments he’d used to cast the freezing charm, causing Cliff to grit his teeth as he felt the dog nip at him; he kicked at it with a flurry of curses against his lips as he finally cast stupefy on it. The second dog collapsed to the ground. He wasn’t the best with magic. Hogwarts had been rough for him despite having left after his OWLs, and without Algernon and Aldridge, he wasn’t sure he would have passed his classes at all.
The spells he did know were ones he used to steal objects.
Anger flared across his face as he glared at the girl. At least he wasn’t dead. “What the fuck! Are you a sadistic worshiper of the beast hoping to find its next sacrifice or just a bitch?” Cliff growled as he stomped forward with his wand raised. He was going to be arrested either way now, so he might as well make it worth it.
With his other hand, he moved to grab at anything he could of the horse - reins, hair, ear, it didn’t matter to Clifford. “Give me one good reason I shouldn’t knock your ass out here and now? Drag you into the forest and make you bait.” He snapped at her.
Scowling at her, Cliff crossed his arms as the woman barked out words. “Well I’m a betting man, but even I know someone wouldn’t be daft enough to draw the beast to them.” He made a point to eye her up and down; he couldn’t outrun a horse, that much he knew, and maybe that was her plan. She'd be hailed a hero for finding the beast and there wasn't a single soul who'd miss him. A witch, he decided, who thought she could trap a beast with magic, or a very daft muggle with a death wish. Cliff took another step forward to taunt her, just in time for her to spew some foreign words he didn’t understand.
The two dogs charged forward at him without warning and Cliff stumbled backward as he fumbled for his wand in his sleeve. One of the dogs moved faster than the other; he made a quick decision to cast a [url=https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Freezing_Charm]spell[url] on the further one first, a burst of blue sputtering out the end of the wood, ultimately freezing the dog in place. The first dog went after his leg in the moments he’d used to cast the freezing charm, causing Cliff to grit his teeth as he felt the dog nip at him; he kicked at it with a flurry of curses against his lips as he finally cast stupefy on it. The second dog collapsed to the ground. He wasn’t the best with magic. Hogwarts had been rough for him despite having left after his OWLs, and without Algernon and Aldridge, he wasn’t sure he would have passed his classes at all.
The spells he did know were ones he used to steal objects.
Anger flared across his face as he glared at the girl. At least he wasn’t dead. “What the fuck! Are you a sadistic worshiper of the beast hoping to find its next sacrifice or just a bitch?” Cliff growled as he stomped forward with his wand raised. He was going to be arrested either way now, so he might as well make it worth it.
With his other hand, he moved to grab at anything he could of the horse - reins, hair, ear, it didn’t matter to Clifford. “Give me one good reason I shouldn’t knock your ass out here and now? Drag you into the forest and make you bait.” He snapped at her.
[Please feel free to hit Cliff at your leisure; he probably deserves it.]
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