#4 - Practice

Grace grinned. It was cool to be able to duel with people, and it was a lot more fun. She nodded, it was a lot of fun to watch the duels, and she and Gerald had already duelled once before. She could wait a little longer, she didn't think Ruby and Ryan would take too long. Hah. Ruby and Ryan, Grace and Gerald. Their names had the same letters.

"I'm all good with that. If it's not too difficult, or if there's enough room, Gerald and I could even duel at the same time. Then it'll be like a little tournament. she hummed, "Well, I mean, Gerald and Ryan can't duel each other, but other than that." she nodded.

Ryan was excited that they said he and Ruby could go first. He headed to the duelling area and faced her. 'Ready when you are, Ruby,' he said. Ryan aimed his wand carefully and waited. 'You can go first, if you want?'

It felt great to find something he wasn't too apprehensive about, which boosted his confidence. Ryan felt he could improve at this and maybe one day become a skilled duellist. He decided to make that a goal for his time at Hogwarts. There was a rush he got from it, and he was happy to have found something he could actually do.


[OOC: Only one duel at a time, per thread. But once Ruby and I are done, Gerald and Grace can go next. It would be pretty funny if a group of 1st years ended up with the higher duelling skills lol]

Ruby DP: 5
Ryan DP: 5 2

Ruby cast an offensive spell (score: 4), which overpowers Ryan's defensive spell (score: 1). Ruby wins the round.

Ruby DP: 5 1
Ryan DP: 5 2

Ryan cast an offensive spell (score: 5), which overpowers Ruby's defensive spell (score: 1). Ryan wins the round.

Ruby DP: 5 1 x
Ryan DP: 5 2

Ruby cast an offensive spell (score: 2), but Ryan's defensive spell (score: 5) overpowers it. Ruby - free-rp the outcome of your choice. Ryan wins the round and then the match.

Grace finished up her pumpkin juice and cheered for her friends, both Ryan and Ruby did an excellent job. She turned to Gerald and smiled, "Alright, let's do this thing!" she said with enthusiasm. "You wanna go first, Gerald, or should I?" she adjusted her robes as she stood proudly.

Gerald DP: 5 2
Grace DP: 5

Gerald cast an offensive spell (score: 2), but Grace's defensive spell (score: 5) overpowers it. Grace wins the round.