2023/24, Stage 3 Gryffindor vs Hufflepuff: Match 4

Surely third time was the charm- Kim couldn't dodge them all right? Lea was partially right, but the one hit by Hades was still not enough to bring the Gryffindor down. Her own Flipendo would go veering off into the nothingness, a grimace at what seemed like the perfect aim instead vanishing into the distance. She had underestimated him- how well he was staying up for someone who looked to be quite miserable.

Four Knockback Jinxes shot across the podium- three at Kim and only one at the Hufflepuffs. He seemed to be holding on, even though he seemed on the verge of passing out. Rose was fairly sure her healing spell had worked, but she directed her focus elsewhere for this round.

“Impedimenta,” she murmured, the spell shooting towards Hades and hitting him. A small rush of victory ran through her body. Elsa also hit, somehow, Julian and Hades at the same time. Both of them burst aflame. “Nice, Elsa!” Rose encouraged her teammate. She never knew how anybody did that, since she had seen it a couple of times, but she always found it impressive when a spell was so big it hit two people.

They had finally hit somebody, and done some damage. The Gryffindors were back in the game.

@Kim Sato, @Elsa Veronica Bennett, @Bridget Collins, @Lea Hirsch, @Julian Pritchard, @Hades Schweighöfer

After the last round, Hades didn’t expect everyone to go after him. Being first Rose with a spell that reduced the speed of movements, and the next was Elsa who divided the spell towards him and his teammate Julian. The boy dedicated a gesture as vulgar as uneducated, but did not mind — ironically, he considered it unacceptable despite having used it on other people.

The last one was Kim, his spell also directed at him. Despite trying to eliminate the fire, the boy was fast enough to dodge. Once he looked at Kim, he gave him a mocking smile “Bad luck, don’t you think?” he replied with a certain glee. After his teammates, Hades was the only one who managed to perform the spell, hitting Kim and raising his head sufficiently.

Round 5

Rose Moon vs Julian Pritchard

Reducio

Rose casts Pressurized Water Charm at Julian.
Wisdom DC: 13
Wisdom Check: [d20: 5] + 11 = 16 > 13 → Success
Accuracy Check: [d20: 1], Critical Miss
New Target: Nicky
New Accuracy: [d20: 1] = 1
Auto-Dodge Chance (19-20): [d20: 15], no auto-dodge (Evasive Maneuvers I)
Evasion Check: [d20: 16] + 14 = 30
1 < 30 → Miss

Elsa Veronica Bennett vs Lea Hirsch & Julian Pritchard

Reducio

Nicky spell spreads Wind Jinx at Lea and Julian.
Auto-Fail Chance (15-20): [d20: 15], auto-fail (30% AFC)

Kim Sato vs Hades Schweighöfer

Reducio

Kim casts Knockback Jinx at Hades.
Wisdom DC: 9
Wisdom Check: [d20: 16] + 7 = 23 > 9 → Success
Auto-Hit Chance (19-20): [d20: 4], no auto-hit (Calming Presence)
Accuracy Check: [d20: 10] + 10 = 20
Evasion Check: [d20: 16] + 9 = 25
20 < 25 → Miss

Lea Hirsch vs Kim Sato

Reducio

Lea casts Blasting Curse at Kim.
Wisdom DC: 17 + 2 (LC) = 19
Wisdom Check: [d20: 14] + 12 = 26 > 19 → Success
Accuracy Check: [d20: 1], Critical Miss
New Target: Hades
New Accuracy: [d20: 7] = 7
Evasion Check: [d20: 14] + 9 = 23
7 < 23 → Miss
Damage: 10 + (8 x = 74

Julian Pritchard vs Rose Moon

Reducio

Julian casts Blindfolding Spell at Rose.
Wisdom DC: 10 + 2 (LC) = 12
Wisdom Check: [d20: 1] + 12 = 13 > 12 → Success (Perfectionist)
Accuracy Check: [d20: 3] + 11 = 14
Evasion Check: [d20: 17] + 12 = 29
14 < 29 → Miss

Hades Schweighöfer

Reducio

Hades casts General Counter-Spell at himself (Impedimenta effect).
Wisdom DC: 9 + 2 (LC) = 11
Wisdom Check: [d20: 1] + 9 = 10 < 11 → Fail (no critical failure effect)
Impedimenta Effect: Evasion

12th May 2024 - Afternoon

The duel had been slower going but with generally decent performances across the board, which was why Bridget was shocked to see how quickly it broke down. They all geared up in the ways she expected them to: more attempts by Hufflepuff to finish Kim off, Rose and Elsa holding up their offensive, Hades trying to deal with the Impedimenta, Kim still very set on hitting Hades. But then things became much harder to follow.

Rose's spell went... Bridget wasn't even sure where, honestly. It was perhaps closer to Nicky than anyone else, but Nicky didn't even need to move to avoid it. At the same time, Nicky was dealing with a spell that sputtered out on her, the exhale of her breath being the closest thing she got to the torrent she'd imagined. Kim and Julian were the only ones to miss in unspectacular fashion, even if Julian looked like he'd had a little trouble with the spell, while Lea fumbled one of the last spells you wanted to fumble. Confringo was much more brutal than Flipendo, harder to cast but it didn't need to be as carefully aimed. She probably should have been more careful, though; it struck the ground near Hades, sending a shower of splinters into him while his counter spell fizzled out.

Not that much had changed, ultimately. Kim was somehow still standing. There was probably a bit more embarrassment in the air now, though.

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1. You have 96 hours from now to write your posts (50 words min).
2. In the same time period, send me (Bridget Collins) your team's actions per owl. Do not hint at your actions in your post.
3. If you don't post in the allotted time frame, your action is void.
4. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to owl or DM me.
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Though a lot seemed to happen, nothing really… happened. No one was hit, at least, except for Kim, who was unable to dodge a blasting curse from Lea. Rose, intending to shoot a pressurized water charm towards Julian, somehow missed so bad it almost went towards Nicky, but it was also way off target of her. Either way, the aim was terrible, and hit nobody. Nicky didn't do too much better, her spell failing before it reached the other end of the stage, probably because of how big her spell was the last time.

Rose dodged a spell from Julian, and Hades tried to stop her spell with what seemed to be a counter-spell, but it didn't work, as his movements were slowing more and more.

Good. They had put the Hufflepuffs on the defensive- this meant they still had a chance.

@Kim Sato, @Elsa Veronica Bennett, @Bridget Collins, @Lea Hirsch, @Julian Pritchard, @Hades Schweighöfer

Lea blinked. Stood there on the piste and blinked.

That was probably the worst round for both teams that she had experienced. No one seemed quite sure who their target was or how to even cast spells from the looks of Hades and Elsa. Her success was rather unfortunate, realizing à little too late where the spell had gone as shards peppered her teammate.

"Ah uhm- can we pretend this whole round just... didn't happen?"