"We still bow first, correct?" Harry asked for clarification.
"Of course." Adrian and the Slytherins all bowed which Harry reciprocated. As soon as they raised up from their bow all ten Slytherins pointed their wands at him and let loose a volley of spells. Seeing a wall of lights and sparks heading for him Harry raised a powerful Protego. The ten spells bombarded the Shield Charm but dispersed without breaking through. Harry focused and six wands were jerked out of their owners' hands. The sudden squawks at being disarmed almost made Harry laugh. He levitated the wands over to Flitwick and Lupin who were supervising the Club. With only four opponents left, all of them appearing to be Sixth and Seventh Years, Harry inhaled and breathed out the thick smoke of the Fluctus Fumus spell.
"I can't see!" One of the Slytherins yelled. Harry heard a few spells being fired into the cloud of smoke. But he'd already moved off to the side. With a brief look of concentration Harry formed a standard Stunning Spell in his palm. A moment later, along with the Slytherins finally using spells to clear the smoke, and Harry had altered the Form of the Charm. With a wave of his arm a bright red wave of mana was released in a crescent shape. The wave passed through all four older Slytherins making them drop to the cushioned ground.
"That still takes too long." Harry mused as he flexed his hand. "A widespread Stunner is possible, but changing its Form takes a lot of focus."
"Excellent work, Mr. Potter." Flitwick praised the Third Year.
"Thank you, Professor." Harry bowed slightly to his Head of House.
"So which 'Team' wants to go next?" Remus asked the other three House groups.
"We'll do it!" An older Gryffindor spoke up. Harry couldn't recall his name or if he'd ever met the teen before.
"Alright then, line up." Remus motioned for them to stand across from Harry. A quick bow and the match started. Harry instantly snatched the wands of five of the ten Gryffindors.
'You'd think they'd learn from the previous match they just saw.' Harry thought to himself as he projected a strong, localized Protego around his forearm and smacked away the only two spells that would have hit him. The Artificer sent a wave of force at the remaining five Gryffindors. None of them could see it as it produced no light and all five staggered back. A few quick swipes of his hands and arms and his remaining five opponents were bound in animated ropes that wound their way around them.
"I believe that's the match." Remus intoned as he flicked his wand and freed the tied up Gryffindors.
"Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff? Who wants to go next?" Flitwick asked the two remaining groups. It appeared there was a small discussion between the two Houses before Hufflepuff stepped forward.
"Very good, now bow and you may begin." Flitwick instructed. The group bowed to Harry and Harry returned the gesture. In the first instant of the match Harry tried his Wandless Summoning trick. To his delight he only managed to snatch one wand this time.
'At least they're learning.' Harry internally praised the Hufflepuffs. He moved and swayed through the barrage of spells the Badgers were sending at him. 'So, not letting up, using your numbers against me. That's smart and shows their trust in each other.' Harry performed the Similitudo Spell and the Hufflepuffs looked shocked as two Harry's split and ran in opposite directions. The hesitation cost them. Harry reached out with his mana and then performed a simple household Charm. The Wringing Charm was a precursor to the Drying Charm for laundry. It spun clothes around tightly in order to squeeze water out of them so that they could dry faster on a clothesline. When used on the robes a person was wearing though…
"Ahh!"
"What the?!"
"Hey!"
"Ack!"
The Hufflepuffs quickly found their robes wrapped around them like straightjackets. The remaining nine opponents fell to the ground as they struggled to get out of their crushing robes. Harry summoned all of their wands to himself and then ended his spell.
"A wonderfully inventive use of a simple Charm, Harry!" Flitwick clapped. "Take this to heart students! Even Charms that aren't offensive or defensive in nature can still be applied in the Dueling Circuit!"
"Last group, right?" Harry asked Remus. He wanted to get back to his workshop. He had projects to work on still.
"Yes Harry." Remus grinned at his surrogate nephew. "Ravenclaw, you're up!"
"Hey, go easy on us Harry!" Terry Boot, one of Harry's year mates called out jokingly.
"Sure thing Terry!" Harry called back with a smile.
"Alright, bow and you may begin!" Flitwick called. As soon as the bow was finished Harry didn't bother trying to summon his Housemates' wands. A bright flash from a massive Lumos Charm went off right in front of the ten Ravenclaws.
"My eyes!"
"Ahh!"
"I can't see!"
"Where is he?"
Harry quickly bound all ten of the Ravenclaws in writhing ropes. When they were bound up he yanked all of their wands out of their hands.
"That wasn't easier, Harry!" Terry complained as he lay on the ground tied up.
"Sure it was." Harry chuckled. "You aren't hurt are you?"
"Just our pride." Richard, an older Ravenclaw in Seventh Year, stated as he kept his eyes closed.
"Well, I can't do much about that I'm afraid." Harry shrugged.
"Another excellent use of a simple Charm, Mr. Potter! Very well done!" Flitwick congratulated his student. "Mr. Potter just pulled off what's known on the Dueling Circuit as 'Bradley's Hello'. It was made famous almost three centuries ago!"
Harry tuned out the rest of the Dueling History lesson and approached Lupin.
"Well done, Harry." Lupin smiled at Harry.
"Do you have any advanced spells you could teach me?" Harry questioned the werewolf. "I've found almost everything useful that isn't in the Restricted Section."
"I might know a few." Remus chuckled. "Let's talk about it a bit later. I still need to finish up here."
"Thanks Remus, I mean Professor Lupin." Harry smiled.
"Get out of here and go snog your girlfriend or something." Remus jibed.
"Maybe I will." Harry retorted while puffing up his chest a bit. The two parted with chuckles and Harry made his way back to his workshop. That had been a good break but he had some projects to make progress on.
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