Dueling Club: Duel 3 - A Lesson in Practical Skills

[slyfoxesq.livejournal.com]

Activity: Dueling Practice
Points: Participation Only, 10 pts.
Deadline: Friday, March 13 @ 10 PM CST.
Details: For this activity, you're going to be doing a little research into the sorts of spells you would use in a duel. I highly recommend that you pay attention and retain what you learn, because this knowledge is going to be invaluable in our second March activity, when we will be having a Dueling Tournament. You've been warned! ;)

I am going to give you a list of ten spells. Your job is to suggest a spell (not a potion or object) which you could use in response to each spell cast at you. You can be as creative as you want, since very few of these actually have obvious counter-spells.

Rules
• You may only use any given spell once. Each of your responses must be unique.
• You can not just say "I dodged it." But you can be as creative as you want, so long as you cast something in response. (Think about how the various competitors solved the puzzles they were presented with during the Triwizard Tournament. They all came up with unique solutions.)
• You may feel free to use spells from the films and video games in addition to the canon ones from the books. No spells from outside the Potterverse, though.
• If your reasoning is not obvious, explain your choice. I do not want to be puzzling over how you intend to use such-and-such spell against an unrelated attack.
• You may use a "chain spell" (like Hermione did a few times), that is, two or three spells back to back which cumulatively have the desired effect.
• Don't forget to sign with your name/house.
• Make sure you are on the roster before the activity ends!

The Spells
1. Incendio
2. Levicorpus
3. Stupefy
4. Diffindo
5. Serpensortia
6. Carpe Retractum
7. Confringo
8. Duro
9. Expelliarmus
10. Impedimenta

<b>1.</b> <b>2.</b> <b>3.</b> <b>4.</b> <b>5.</b> <b>6.</b> <b>7.</b> <b>8.</b> <b>9.</b> <b>10.</b> Name//House

If you have any questions about this activity, please ask!

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Comments

Questions?

[slyfoxesq.livejournal.com]

Ask away!

Re: Questions?

[djmayhem-aubrey.livejournal.com]

Are we just coming up with defensive/counter spells, or offensive spells as well? =)

Re: Questions?

[slyfoxesq.livejournal.com]

You can use offensive spells as well. :) (Also, it's not necessary or expected that you be able to escape this whole series of spells completely unscathed. ;D)

Re: Questions?

[djmayhem-aubrey.livejournal.com]

Oh, of course not! I just wanted to make sure that I could use both if I wanted to! =D

Re: Questions?

[arobynsung]

Are we allowed to use hypothetical objects in the room?

Re: Questions?

[slyfoxesq.livejournal.com]

It would be more beneficial for you not to, since I'm not sure if that will be allowed in the Tournament later this month, but you may as long as the object is something you could reasonably expect to find in a room where Dueling Club would be meeting. ;)

Re: Questions?

[accountingwitch.livejournal.com]

*whistles as she hides her destroyed stone cat*

Re: Questions?

[slyfoxesq.livejournal.com]

I MOURNED FOR THAT CAT ;_;

Re: Questions?

[accountingwitch.livejournal.com]

NOBLE SACRIFICE

Re: Questions?

[slyfoxesq.livejournal.com]

IT CAN'T BE A NOBLE SACRIFICE IF IT WASN'T THE CAT'S CHOICE

Re: Questions?

[accountingwitch.livejournal.com]

HOW DO YOU KNOW

HOW DO YOU KNOW IT DIDN'T PSYCHICALLY PUSH ME OUT OF THE WAY TO TAKE THE BLOW

Re: Questions?

[slyfoxesq.livejournal.com]

..Because you said you dodged and it was standing behind you. :|

Re: Questions?

[accountingwitch.livejournal.com]

...Don't make me edit my entry.

Re: Questions?

[slyfoxesq.livejournal.com]

NO EDITING. I SAID SO AND I AM BOSS SO THERE.

[slyfoxesq.livejournal.com]

Could you explain how #5 and #8 would be effective? Thank you!

[trivalent.livejournal.com]

I am confused. We can use "all spells" but are given these ten spells. Should we only use those ten or are they a sample?

[slyfoxesq.livejournal.com]

You have to find a spell which you could use in response to each of those ten spells. So for example for #1, you must suggest the spell you would use if your opponent in a duel cast "Incendio" at you. I hope that makes things more clear!

[slyfoxesq.livejournal.com]

You can only use any given spell once, so please change your answer to either 6 or 9. Also, please make it clear what you are casting that spell on. Thanks!