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

The rules and other formalities seen to, Nik indicated for Miss Dempsey to begin.

Porphyria Dempsey Reuben Crouch
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— set by soph! —

She hadn't necessarily expected to win a duel at all, but that she had certainly made her want to win another. She was tempted to start off with that flobberworm spell that had worked so nicely for her last time, but - as fun as it was - Phyri felt it a bit of a cop-out of creativity, to do the same thing twice.

So melofors seemed as good an option as any. Porphyria gave her wand a flourish and hoped to see Mr. Crouch's head encased in a pumpkin.

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a sublime set by Lady! <3

Dueling a woman! This was particularly exhilarating. Ben couldn't have been happier that they'd lifted the ban on women using combative magic (though he might feel differently if her spells went off too well).

With a flourish, Ben cast a rebounding charm before him, intending to send her spell back to her.

  

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MJ made this <3

Crouch's efforts saw Miss Dempsey hit by her own spell. Once the effects were taken care of, Nikolai indicated for the wizard to begin the next pass.

DEMPSEY 6 | CROUCH 10
Reuben Crouch Porphyria Dempsey
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— set by soph! —

For his round, Ben wanted something that would be suitably amusing but wouldn't embarrass the lady too much (assuming, of course, his success), so cast a light-hearted charm which would force her to tap dance uncontrollably.

  

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MJ made this <3

Well, damn it.

Personally, she might have preferred the prospect of a more severe spell being angled her way; Porphyria had to brace herself for the thought of tap-dancing quite as strongly as she might have for an oncoming Cruciatus Curse. As it was, she opted for something similarly careless and light; hopefully the fur that sprouted uncontrollably all over him would not only make him look a fool, but hinder his line of sight.

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a sublime set by Lady! <3

"Congratulations to Mr. Crouch," Nikolai announced, the duel concluded.

CROUCH 9 | DEMPSEY 7
Reuben Crouch Porphyria Dempsey

  

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— set by soph! —