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I'll SEEK you OUT
FLAY you ALIVE
One more WORD and you won't SURVIVE
And I'M not SCARED
Of your STOLEN POWER
I SEE right through you any HOUR

MARINA EUGENIE ALDRED
PROUD HALFBLOOD
SLYTHERIN THIRD YEAR

I won't soothe your pain: Neutral | I won't ease your strain: Hopefully we won't be the only ones... | You'll be waiting in vain: Belle and Ronyo | I got nothing for you to gain: Dueling Club| Wearing

Marina entered the courtyard, happy to be back at dueling club. Her wand was in her back pocket as usual when she wasn't in uniform, and she was remarkably chipper despite the gloomy looking clouds overhead and lack of overall sunshine. "Hello, Belle. Hello, Ron," she greeted her older fellow Slytherins, kicking away a loose pebble and watching it bounce across the cobbled court.

Prejudice is stubborn and ignorance is hard.

EYES on FIRE
Your SPINE is ABLAZE
Felling any FOE with my GAZE
And JUST in TIME
In the RIGHT PLACE
STEADILY emerging with GRACE

Seeing Marina show up had Ronyo considering his question answered, as he knew the fiery red head had the spark to wish to fight on. In truth Ronyo had hoped to see most of the Chimera here in the club given their tenacity and drive he had sought them out for. It was the same push that was needed for fighters, for warriors, for protectors of things they held dear. With a motion Ronyo retrieved his two wands and gave a few waves for one of the dragons to go and land on Marina's shoulder, and once it landed it gave a mock roar and ruffled its wings.

"Good to see you Marina, glad you could make it out."

Then another little voice greeted them and Ronyo turned and his smile wanted to grow brighter but it was at its limits. Seeing Heather show up was fitting for the fellow beater and likely something she could use some help with. She had shown great courage over the summer, as all the Chimera had, and so her bravery was never in question but bravery could use training at times. He moved over to the Hufflepuff who choose to sit down on a patch of ground and found a place next to her. He made another wave and the second dragon landed on the ground in front of the blonde girl and gave a roar and crouched down looking to be ready to fight.

"I was hoping you would show up, no tougher duelist than us Beaters. Just try not to knock me out here as well, I can only take so many blows in one sport at a time," He smiled and gave the girl a nudge with his shoulder as the small dragon did a back flip and reared up and then lifted a leg up and spread its wings out trying to look tough.

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Chase Henrick
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Chase walked into Dueling Club, still finding that he was the only Ravenclaw there. Not that he minded. Seeing some new people meant that this club was gaining momentum, unlike last year with just a couple people.

{OOC; Yicky post Dx}

Peter Klein

Peter made his way into the meeting area. He heard that the dueling club would meet today. He saw dueling as a practical alternative to Quidditch, if he didn't make the team. Slytherin house seemed to out number the other houses, but that was already expected. Then a realization that his new friend David also came, made him feel he was in the right place. "Sup David. I see you decided to come see the deal on dueling as well." He leaned against a wall and awaited for more members to arrive.

More and more people were showing up, some Ronyo knew and expected to see, Michelle being her quiet self and melding into the background, and even Chase was not a total surprise as he had been around last year as well. Hearing Heather speak up Ronyo chuckled a bit and waved his wand a few times and the dragon made an attempt at the crane kick he had been holding but missed falling over by his wings flapping quickly to keep him up.

"Don't sell yourself short, dueling is more than the spells you know or the years you have under you. You have to be able to face your opponent and not flinch when a spell is thrown at you. If you can look your opponent dead on when they fire and miss you have already won the duel without ever raising your wand. Also you have more real world experience then many in this class will ever have, and that counts for a lot more than you might think," as the girl mentioned just wanting to learn he nudged her again, "If I know you, you'll be running this club in a few years I think. You'll learn a lot by doing I feel, as it helps teach us more about what we did right and wrong and how to correct it ourselves," As he spoke the dragon moved back down and reared up in his kicking stance again, this time he jumped and kicked and landed on his other foot and gave a little mock roar, "just keep trying until you land on your feet."