She put the win in Slytherin

The duelling arena was a wide room, completely empty of anyone except Caelani, though Angelique knew she ought to call her Madam Bittel at school. It was tough since she'd called her by her first name all the way through summer when she was working at S&S.

Brienne said she'd meet her here. It suited Angelique to pretend she liked the Ravenclaw girl, especially if it meant she got to practice duelling on her.

Oh well, since she hadn't turned up yet, Angelique would get to choose which duelling area they used and which end of it she stood at. Not that it really made any difference, but 'Lique liked having lots of space to move in, so she chose a place right in the middle of the room, and sat down cross-legged, waiting for Brienne to walk through the door.

"Just a shadow of the woman you should be, like a garden in the forest that the world will never see..."

As she walked down to the Dueling Arena, she whistled and sung one of her favorite songs. It wasn't exactly happy, but it was a deceiving song. One that appeared to be happy though it had a violent and negative connotation.

"...there's no need for what's been done, there is enough for everyone. Frustration brings a heavy hand to bear....". If any song could be my theme, Brienne thought, this would be it.

What exactly was she doing in the first place near the Dueling Arena? She was going to duel with Angelique. She peered inside the arena area, there were only two people. Bittel, the dueling instructor, and Angelique.

Caelani hadn't exactly been surprised that Angie was the first person to take advantage of the school's duelling facilities. After all, the girl had already tested the rules; she was at an advantage over her peers and if she was a true Slytherin, she wouldn't want to give it up.

So Calli sauntered over to the duelling station the girls had chosen and checked their positions. This was the part of duelling she hated. The part where she watched and other people did the fun stuff.

"You can start when you're ready," she said.

The girls sized each other up. At least, Angelique sized up Brienne, so she assumed Brienne was doing the same thing. If she wasn't, it would be her loss, right?

The Ravenclaw was singing. 'Lique didn't recognise the song, but then, she didn't recognise most of the things her peers listened to. She preferred more obscure artists, like Sonus Attack.

If Bri was trying to distract her, it didn't work. Angelique had intended to let the other girl get the first spell in. It wasn't usual duelling practice, but Angelique found it handy. Usually, you'd try to strike first, so you wouldn't have to defend right off the bat, but sometimes it was good to get a feel for how strong your opponent was, or what spells they preferred.

Apparently, Brienne thought the same thing, because she wasn't taking the bait. She just stood there, too. It was getting ridiculous, and if there was one thing Angelique couldn't stand it was looking ridiculous.

"Ictus!" she let fly with a modest hurling hex.

Not that Angelique disliked people being afraid of her, but if Brienne was going to be that petrified, she should at least have a reason for it.

15 - 0 (opener) = 15
0 hits
Hurling Hex

The member 'Angelique Pyrites' has done the following action : Dices roll

'test' : 4

Brienne was sizing up her opponent. She didn't mind being on defense at first so she'd observe what he opponent would use, and how she'd use it. A smile played across her lips like a child in a leaf pile. So what if the other girl gets first attack? She didn't mind at all.

A Hurling Hex was thrown, woah, this kid was good. "Obsidio!" She blocked the attack with the Blocking Charm. She planned out her attack, would she use the Stinging Hex or the Hurling Hex like Angelique did? Decisions, decisions, decisions. Stinging Hex.

"Aculetus!" Brienne made a motion with her wand like a whipping. She aimed for the Pyrites girl. The Stinging Hex would likely hit, or at least she hoped so. The attack that her opponent tried had missed.


Tally:

15 - 6 = 9 (Block)
0 Hits (Blocked a hit)
Stinging Hex, Blocking

The member 'Brienne Ravenquist' has done the following action : Dices roll

'test' : 5, 5, 1, 2, 3, 1, 4, 3, 3, 1, 1, 4, 1, 6, 1

I'm just going to pop in as Caelani to clear this up.

When you do a duel it always helps to have the duelling rules and the spells open in another tab, at least until you get used to it. I still do that now, just to make sure what I'm saying now is consistent with what I originally wrote.

The reason you're confused is because you forgot to put your tally in. Your magic points are for defending against Angelique's attack. If you want to block her spell, you can take the amount she rolled for and multiply it by 1.5 and block her attack. You'd get an equation that looks like this:

15 - 6 (blocking) = 9

15 is you original magic points, 6 is the amount you use to block and 9 is how many magic points you have left to use. You'd then carry over the 9 and use it at the beginning of your tally for the next time you blocked.

The number next to the dice is how many dice you're using. Right now, we always leave it at 1.



Now, since you dodged, your current tally should look like this:

15 - 0 (hit) = 15 << your magic points
1 hit << your hits
stinging hex << your spell

I hope this makes it clearer. I'm not going to post with Angelique yet, so you can still block if you want to. If not, just edit the tally in and PM her account.

Ow, stinging hex! Angelique tried to dodge, saving her strength for blocking later, but the hex hit her right on the arse. Now she wouldn't be able to sit down properly all day.

She pursed her lips and brushed her skirt down with her free hand; already the tops of her thighs were beginning to flush from the irritation.

"You hurt my legs, so yours should suffer too, right?" she suggested. "Tremulus!"

She feinted, aiming for Brienne's left leg, then twitched her wand to the right; where Brienne would fling herself if she tried to dodge.

15 - 0 (hit) = 15
1 hit
Jelly Legs Jinx

The member 'Angelique Pyrites' has done the following action : Dices roll

'test' : 4