Seneca Lestrange v. Lorna Van Patten

[Elliot Carmichael]

Miss Van Patten again! This time she was dueling against a Lestrange, who was a first year and therefor, Elliot thought, at a bit of a disadvantage.

"Miss Lestrange to start," he announced after reading the rules.

  

[Seneca Lestrange]

She could have easily been paired with Cousin Archelaus or Miss McGonagall, but she had been paired with a second year instead. It was slightly unfair, but Seneca decided to think of it as proof of her great skill. They wouldn’t pair someone hopeless with a greater opponent unless they completely had to!

For her first display, she had brought a silver spoon as a prop, which she would attempt to transfigure into a hand-mirror of the same material.

  

[Lorna Van Patten]

Hoping that using the charm for fire would count as sufficiently ladylike if Lorna didn't cast it on anything or anyone, she cast a leisurely "Incendio."

  

[Elliot Carmichael]

Miss Lestrange had done well for a first year! But her hand mirror was still the slightest bit spoonlike, whereas Miss Van Patten's incendio charm was near-flawless.

"Miss Van Patten takes the round," Elliot said, "She may also start the second."

Seneca 5, Lorna 6

  

[Lorna Van Patten]

Grinning to hear she'd gotten the first point, she swished her wand again and tried to cast a freezing charm on the fire, so that the flames might crackle into interesting-looking orange ice. Almost like a sculpture. Maybe.

  

[Seneca Lestrange]

Seneca was not pleased by her failure. She attempted to turn her "mirror" into a silver picture frame.

  

[Elliot Carmichael]

That had been close, but the first year's transfiguration was incredibly successful for her age level.

"Miss Lestrange takes the round, and will begin our tie-breaker," Elliot said.

Lorna 7, Seneca 8

  

[Seneca Lestrange]

Yes, this was much more to her liking!

Picture frames looked a lot like some pendants, so Seneca attempted to turn her picture frame into that.

  

[Lorna Van Patten]

Oh no! If she didn't try harder, she might be beaten by a first year. Chewing on her lip, Lorna tried for a colour-change charm, hoping her sort-of icy flames would begin to flicker green and blue and purple.

  

[Elliot Carmichael]

Miss Lestrange's frame was stuck as a half-frame-half-pendant thing. Miss Van Patten's flames flickered as intended.

"Miss Van Patten takes the duel!" Elliot announced.

Seneca 4, Lorna 6