Ava vs Avery closed

Action: sent

Ava was trying to bait a distraction out of Damion, that was for sure. When none came, she ignored him and turned her attention to the duel.

She tried to stay focused again. She aimed as well as she could, knowing that the effects of Avery’s spell was sure to wear off soon. “Tarantallegra!” She murmered, pointing her wand at him. In the last second she jeered to the left and almost fell over, making her miss.

"Looks like you are having a hard luck lately Ava." He proceeded to snicker and I rolled my eyes. It was becoming more and more clear who Damion was sure was going to win, and I was determined to prove him wrong. And to beat Avery. He would pay for that snarky smile he had given her earlier in the day.

"You gotta focus more Ava. I am sure your spells will hit, Avery next time." Advice from Damion? Now the world had turned upside down. “Yeah I’ll make sure to focus more next time.” A ring of truth mixed in with all of that sarcasm.

Ava was only disappointed that her had missed until she saw that Avery’s hadn’t either. “It’s the stupid tarantallegra that’s making me miss.” She muttered before readying herself again. She would not allow herself to fail. She could feel her legs slow down to a stop, meaning that she could aim again, and hopefully successfully.

@Ava Winchect, Y1, Metamorphmagus 70% HP (350/500) —————————— Stamina: 5 | Evasion: 5 | Strength: 5 Wisdom: 5 | ArcPower: 5 | Accuracy: 5 —————————————————— Metamorphmagus (-5 DC Transfig Spells as Y1 Metamorphmagus) ————————— Effects: None

• TAKING ON WINCHECT •

Monday 21st, November | Fourth Floor, Duelling Club
wc: 258
Avery's Speech

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	-----A very practically hissed that having missed his latest spell, intended for the girl opposite. He was above missing, above losing. Damion’s encouragement was noted with a curt nod, not betraying Avery’s internal position. “Come off it, Leveret.” He thought, he couldn’t afford to miss again. It wasn’t that he was going to run out of time, but he was going to run out of patience with himself, and snap. He could feel it brewing beneath the careful visage he maintained, like a hairline crack on porcelain that if pressured properly could split the mask into a number of pieces. With his freehand, Avery moved some of his black hair off of his forehead, taking another breath as he watched Ava’s spell shoot off to the side thanks to the lasting effects of his first Tarantallegra spell, following the direction of her magic with his dark eyes, which danced over the stands before they shot back to his opponent. Those were Slytherin students in the stands, and one of them he knew, sort of. He definitely couldn’t afford the embarrassment of a miss, let alone a loss. With renewed focus he flexed his fingers on the handle of his chestnut wand, hoping the gesture would aid in the clearing of his mind; as he had done so many times before; thinking back to the times where he had held a bow and shot at a target on the grounds of his home. Avery elected not to say anything, instead focusing on himself, on the duel at hand.
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Action Sent

Interacting with @Ava Winchect & @Damion White

Round 4

Avery vs Ava:

Reducio

Avery casts the Dancing-Feet Spell on Ava.
Wisdom DC: 9
Wisdom Roll: (1d20: 12) + 8= 20
20 > 9 → Success
Accuracy Roll: (1d20: 7) + 12= 19
Evasion Roll: (1d20: 19) + 5= 24
19 < 24→ Miss

Ava vs Avery:

Reducio

Ava casts the Dancing-Feet Spell on Avery.
Wisdom DC: 9
Wisdom Roll: (1d20: 20) + 5= 25
25 > 9 → Critical Success
Accuracy Roll: (1d20: 17) + 5= 22
Evasion Roll: (1d20: 7) + 10= 17
22 > 17 → Hit
Duration: 2 rounds due to the spell being a critical success.
Damage: 50 + 0 x 10= 50 + 50 (Crit Success)
–1 Accuracy and –2 Evasion ( for 2 rounds)
Effects: Avery loses -100 HP.

1. You have seven days (till 5th April) from now to owl me your actions and make a post consisting of a minimum of 200 words. If you do not make a post or owl me your action in the allotted time frame, your action is considered void.
2. Your stats, abilities, and spells have been locked in.
3. For your convivence, here is the Dueling System and the Dueling Spells.
4. The date of the match is November 21st 2022.

• TAKING ON WINCHECT •

21st November | Fourth Floor, Duelling Club
wc: 230
Avery's Speech

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	-----H is passion gave way to anger and it boiled to the front of his features, creating a nasty snarl. His legs magically gave way to the effects of her spell, kicking out like some kind of donkey just as he casted his own spell. “Tarantallegra!” He had said, just as he was struck with the slick casting of his opponent’s version of the same spell. It was the most infuriating thing to have happened, and it was a turn of events he certainly had not expected. He had put his all into casting the last spell, and now he was hop-skipping around like some kind of fool, and a fool that was being watched. “I’ve heard less commentary at a quidditch game!” He spat in annoyance before he added: “Good going, Winchect.”, which was laced in so much venom no one in the magical world could mistake his Hogwarts house. Throughout all the bouncing and flouncing, he learned the rhythm of his rather exerting movements; movements he wasn’t sure he could do. Avery wasn’t a dancer, not in this form at least, but he could spot rhythms and patterns as though it was second nature. Once he had determined the ebb and flow of this merry dance, he went to strike with his wand again…
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Action Sent.

Interacting with @Ava Winchect & @Damion White

Action: sent

Ava hadn’t been able to cast a spell straight with Avery’s charm on her. But now charm free, she was going to be able to preform her magic.

A quick, practiced movement. A short word, uttered quietly. “Tarantellegra!” A quick flash, and her spell had succeeded. Avery’s jerky dance was proof of it. She took a mental picture of it, proof of her coming victory. Hopefully he would experience just as much difficulty casting spells as she did.

Ava wasn’t sure what had happened to Avery’s spell. She was pretty sure it had been cast correctly, but she wasn’t dancing, so it must have missed.

“Good going, Winchect.”, despite the nice words, they were slavered in annoyance and shot at her. “Nice dance, Leveret.” She shot back along with a glare.

Aspen wood. Made for duelists. Maybe the wand wasn’t so broken after all. Only thing that was broken was her luck. Even that had come around in the end.

How much long would the duel last? Time would tell. Ava thought it would end soon, but the winner was still unclear in her mind. At the ready, soldier. She had to remind herself to take deep breaths. No reason to get ahead of herself. She needed to focus. Would she try a simple spell or a hard one? She wasn’t sure yet.

@Ava Winchect, Y1, Metamorphmagus 70% HP (350/500) —————————— Stamina: 5 | Evasion: 5 | Strength: 5 Wisdom: 5 | ArcPower: 5 | Accuracy: 5 —————————————————— Metamorphmagus (-5 DC Transfig Spells as Y1 Metamorphmagus) ————————— Effects: None

Round 5

Avery vs Ava:

Reducio

Avery casts the Fire Making Spell on Ava.
Wisdom DC: 9
Wisdom Roll: (1d20: 13) + 8= 21
21 > 9 → Success
Accuracy Roll: (1d20: 9) + 11= 20
Evasion Roll: (1d20: 15) + 5= 20
20 = 20→ Impaired Hit
Duration: (1d6:1) Not Aflame 1d6, 1-3: not aflame, 4-5: 1 round, 6: 2 rounds)
Damage: 25 + 0 x 5= 25
Effect: Ava loses -25 HP.

Ava vs Avery:

Reducio

Ava casts the Fire Making Spell on Avery.
Wisdom DC: 9
Wisdom Roll: (1d20: 11) + 5 - 5 Skilled Transfigurer= 11
11 > 9 → Success
Accuracy Roll: (1d20: 4) + 5= 9
Evasion Roll: (1d20: 3) + 8= 11
9 < 11 → Miss

1. You have seven days (till 13th April) from now to owl me your actions and make a post consisting of a minimum of 200 words. If you do not make a post or owl me your action in the allotted time frame, your action is considered void.
2. Your stats, abilities, and spells have been locked in.
3. For your convivence, here is the Dueling System and the Dueling Spells.
4. The date of the match is November 21st 2022.

• TAKING ON WINCHECT •

21st November | Fourth Floor, Duelling Club
wc: 310
Avery's Hex #136b5c

Outfit:

Reducio

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	-----F inally, he had flicked his hand in the necessary motion and magical sorcery spewed froth from his wand, creating a roiling ball of flame that seemed heavy and gloopy, as though drops of flame could, at any moment, fall from the projectile and set the carpeted piste alight. His fist clenched around his wand in triumph, before he saw with his ebony eyes that his strike was not true, and was rather off mark. His faulted spellcasting had caused the projectile to fall apart near to Ava, which only allowed a lick of flame to grace her. A hit was a hit, he thought. He had learned this phrase from his family, all of which were exceptional witches and wizards. Most of all, was his grandmother; Ordelia Norden. Whilst she was an Obliviator, within the department of magical law enforcement, she was also renown for her duelling prowess. She had given him some loose guidance when he was much, much younger, but not that Avery was starting to take duelling seriously, he made a mental note to visit her. Ava had cast the same spell back at him but thankfully the nature of his dancing legs had given him an edge, a the simple movement between kick flicks had pulled one leg back behind the other, turning his body side on to make for a smaller target, and her whipper-snapper firebolt zipped past and missed him by an inch. There we go, that was an okayish round he thought, whilst he was still kicking away like a donkey a bit of luck had finally come his way. All that there was to do now was to relax a little bit, loosen up and wait for Damion’s commentary; which never came. He didn’t complain there, perhaps with this renewed confidence and free head-space, he might well make a go of this.
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Action Sent

Interacting with @Ava Winchect & @Damion White

Action: sent

Not too difficult to use a worn spell. It wasn’t Ava’s first time using the spell, and it certainly wouldn’t be her last time. She would surely hit her dancing target--right?

Ava held her wand at the ready. She was waiting for the signal. Wait. Wait. Go! "Incendio!"

The fact that Ava knew what she was going to do, wasn’t dancing, was almost completely focused on the task at hand and had still missed made her furrow her brows in anger.

Ava was so angry she felt hot from head to toe. She felt heat in her face--oh. Avery had hit her. The smoke was coming off her sleeve and was making her face warm. She waved it in the air to put it out. Even though he was dancing, he had still hit her. She waved her arm She glared at him, and unconsciously shifted her hair to a fiery red color. Reflecting her temper, no doubt.

Ava wouldn’t fail again. She would hit her target, no matter how many tries it took her. She needed to win this duel. Her eyes flitted over to Damion, who had quit with his commentary. It had helped her before. She had been able to channel his comments into her magic. Seemingly opposite to Avery, who hadn’t enjoyed the commentary at all. He had even stated that she didn’t like it.

Focus, Ava. She reminded herself multiple times, raising her wand.

@Ava Winchect, Y1, Metamorphmagus 65% HP (325/500) —————————— Stamina: 5 | Evasion: 5 | Strength: 5 Wisdom: 5 | ArcPower: 5 | Accuracy: 5 —————————————————— Metamorphmagus (-5 DC Transfig Spells as Y1 Metamorphmagus) ————————— Effects: -25 HP

Round 6

Avery vs Ava:

Reducio

Avery casts the Fire Making Spell on Ava.
Wisdom DC: 9
Wisdom Roll: (1d20: 20) + 8= 28
28 > 9 → Critical Success
Accuracy Roll: (1d20: 17) + 11= 28
Evasion Roll: (1d20: 10) + 5= 15
28 > 15→ Hit
Duration: Aflame for 2 rounds (Critical Success)
Damage: 50 + 0 x 5= 50 + 50 HP
- 40 HP for two rounds (Critical Success)
Effect: Ava loses -100 HP.

Ava vs Avery:

Reducio

Ava casts the Fire Making Spell on Avery.
Wisdom DC: 9
Wisdom Roll: (1d20: 20) + 5 - 5 Skilled Transfigurer= 20
20 > 9 → Critical Success
Accuracy Roll: (1d20: 20) + 5= 25
Evasion Roll: (1d20: 2) + 8= 10
25 > 10 → Hit
Duration: Aflame for 2 rounds (Critical Success)
Damage: 50 + 5 x 5= 75 + 50 HP
- 40 for two rounds (Critical Success)
Effect: Avery loses -125 HP.

1. You have seven days (till 11th May) from now to owl me your actions and make a post consisting of a minimum of 200 words. If you do not make a post or owl me your action in the allotted time frame, your action is considered void.
2. Your stats, abilities, and spells have been locked in.
3. For your convivence, here is the Dueling System and the Dueling Spells.
4. The date of the match is November 21st 2022.

• TAKING ON WINCHECT •

21st November | Fourth Floor, Duelling Club
wc: 260
Avery's Hex #136b5c

Outfit:

Reducio

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	----- A hiss escaped him, as yet another incendio struck him. He sucked in a breath over his gritted pegs of calcium as he moved to again pat the initial blast quickly, but he was getting overwhelmed now; she was casting reliably and he had not expected that of her, so he made the decision to endure the pain of the ongoing burn and channel that pain into fuel that would fire up his focus. Slowly, he turned his dark gaze back to Ava; it had taken over his expression completely as he now understood something he hadn’t thought possible until now; losing was very much on the cards. It was only then he realised that his own spell had hit, which was some pleasant news. This was going to be a close one, all he had to do was clutch up and deliver, as he’d seen his brothers do, as he’d seen his quidditch team do. Avery shot a look to Damion, and could almost sense that he recognised this too. It was some confirmation that he didn’t particularly want, but it was a good benchmark to know that he was understanding the circumstances of the duel properly. It was good to humble oneself, on occasion, and this was one of them. He flexed his hand around his wand again and took a breath, as he had in many similar moments he experienced when roaming the grounds of Moredell Manor; with his bow in hand. A deep breath solved many problems, but it wouldn’t be so easy to solve this one…
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Action Sent

Interacting with @Ava Winchect & @Damion White