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Maxilocks · 02-23-2010, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Ivy Nienna

With her shield still up, Ivory glanced this way and that through the birds, trying to see what was happening when suddenly there were sparks from somewhere to her right. Big bright sparks that made her intention waver and her shield flicker uncertainly. Oooh pretty sparks...

The younger more naive part of her wanted to turn and look at the brightly colored spectacle that reminded her of fireworks but as she was just about to turn when immediately a light bulb went off in her head. She herself had just used the shoes as a distraction so maybe....

The split second dodge saved her from the Tickling Charm and from her now crouched position she watched wide-eyed as the flash of light that indicated the spell hit one of the suspended blue birds straight on its feathered breast.

Oh no! Her mind immediately went blank with worry for the bird until she remembered what it had been hit with.

Watching it intently, she saw as the bird regained its mobility and began flying in random patterns and ....laughing?

A funny chirping sound that was very similar to that of a squeaky toy being squeezed was heard again and again as the bird flew in swoops and dives, it's little chipmunk laugh echoing through the arena.

Giggling in spite of herself, the laughter suddenly caught in a knot in her throat.

As if in result to one of their fellow birds being unfrozen, suddenly the effects of her earlier 'Immobulus' spell wore off and all the birds became instantly unfrozen.

Concentrating her intent on her shield, she clamped her eyes shut and waited for the attack...Her fear was palpable thing as she imagined her shield eventually wearing down and the bird upon bird pecking her to a slow painful death. Yeah she probably was exaggerating but in her eleven year old mind death was imminent and she waited fearfully....and waited ... and waited.

Opening one eye only she looked around and then opened both and blinked. Eventually, she released a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the spell seemed to have at least worked in that it had immobilized their intent to attack so the current result was just many many blue birds flying around in circles around Ivory aimlessly as one of them squeaked in uncontrollable laughter.

Vowing to help the poor bird out later, she tried to find a good stance again with her still intact but almost flickering shield.

Her mind jumped from idea to idea...what could she do...what could she do.

She didn't know that many spells but she was smart enough to know that one worked with what they had including their environment. In this case, everything around her side of the arena was a whirl of flapping wings and chirping and squeaky alughter.

Praying that it would work, she brought her wand up and yelled "Protego"! as loud as she could hoping Gold would hear while thinking of confusion, bewilderment, uncertainty, befuddlement, and just plain being lost.

As quietly as she could she aimed her wand through split second gap between the birds and pronounced the incantation that had been her downfall last time as quietly as she could not knowing if Muffliato was in effect since she hadn't seen it bounce off.

"Confundo"

Crouching down again, she kept her feet moving hoping she'd be able to dodge in either direction if she saw the tell tale flash of light that indicated a spell having been cast.

Never.

Gold had never seen anything like this, before.

Unhappy birds, yes. But a bird that was ... umm, well, ticklish? Not ever. The corners of her mouth twitched into a grin, and she did not even think how this meant her Tickling Charm had just been laid to waste. Not worked, been totally avoided.

But then, of course, that came to mind, and Gold directed a really quick, "Incarcerous!" at Ivory, immediately following that up with a Jelly-Fingers Curse.

Then she turned her attention to the birds, once more. Quite a lot of them, and they were making it difficult to see, properly. "Finite Incantatem," she said, pointing her wand at the 'laughing' bird, to nullify the effects of the spell that had hit it. Too much laughing could be bad for a bird, right? Well, she did not really know, but it was best to stay on the safe side. No harming animals, without a reason!

In fact...

"Evanesco."

That should take care of the birds, once and for all. It did, in fact. They disappeared, even more quickly than they had been conjured, and -- and that was when the Confundus Charm hit.

That is what you get for lowering your defenses, to take care of birds. Gold had a single milisecond - maybe even less - to realize that she was about to be hit, and then she could not think clearly, was not even sure what she was doing here. At the back of her mind was, of course, the duel; but the back of your mind is not a place you focus too much on.

"Wha --?" she said, looking around. What was happening?! I've been confunded. Yes, she had. She remembered, now. But wait -- confunded? What was that? Some sort of high heel?

Uggh, too confusing!

Too much!

02-23-2010, 09:11 PM	#20 (permalink)
Maxilocks SS Featured Author Türk Bilgini Bugbear Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: {in a leap of faith} Posts: 31,791 Hogwarts RPG Name: Sarani Glass Graduated x12	♥ Mrs. Itachi Uchiha™ & MAJNOO! : Bleach & Kyo & Natsume ♥ [ Maxh!Jesh ] Quote: Originally Posted by Ivy Nienna With her shield still up, Ivory glanced this way and that through the birds, trying to see what was happening when suddenly there were sparks from somewhere to her right. Big bright sparks that made her intention waver and her shield flicker uncertainly. Oooh pretty sparks... The younger more naive part of her wanted to turn and look at the brightly colored spectacle that reminded her of fireworks but as she was just about to turn when immediately a light bulb went off in her head. She herself had just used the shoes as a distraction so maybe.... The split second dodge saved her from the Tickling Charm and from her now crouched position she watched wide-eyed as the flash of light that indicated the spell hit one of the suspended blue birds straight on its feathered breast. Oh no! Her mind immediately went blank with worry for the bird until she remembered what it had been hit with. Watching it intently, she saw as the bird regained its mobility and began flying in random patterns and ....laughing? A funny chirping sound that was very similar to that of a squeaky toy being squeezed was heard again and again as the bird flew in swoops and dives, it's little chipmunk laugh echoing through the arena. Giggling in spite of herself, the laughter suddenly caught in a knot in her throat. As if in result to one of their fellow birds being unfrozen, suddenly the effects of her earlier 'Immobulus' spell wore off and all the birds became instantly unfrozen. Concentrating her intent on her shield, she clamped her eyes shut and waited for the attack...Her fear was palpable thing as she imagined her shield eventually wearing down and the bird upon bird pecking her to a slow painful death. Yeah she probably was exaggerating but in her eleven year old mind death was imminent and she waited fearfully....and waited ... and waited. Opening one eye only she looked around and then opened both and blinked. Eventually, she released a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the spell seemed to have at least worked in that it had immobilized their intent to attack so the current result was just many many blue birds flying around in circles around Ivory aimlessly as one of them squeaked in uncontrollable laughter. Vowing to help the poor bird out later, she tried to find a good stance again with her still intact but almost flickering shield. Her mind jumped from idea to idea...what could she do...what could she do. She didn't know that many spells but she was smart enough to know that one worked with what they had including their environment. In this case, everything around her side of the arena was a whirl of flapping wings and chirping and squeaky alughter. Praying that it would work, she brought her wand up and yelled "Protego"! as loud as she could hoping Gold would hear while thinking of confusion, bewilderment, uncertainty, befuddlement, and just plain being lost. As quietly as she could she aimed her wand through split second gap between the birds and pronounced the incantation that had been her downfall last time as quietly as she could not knowing if Muffliato was in effect since she hadn't seen it bounce off. "Confundo" Crouching down again, she kept her feet moving hoping she'd be able to dodge in either direction if she saw the tell tale flash of light that indicated a spell having been cast. Never. Gold had never seen anything like this, before. Unhappy birds, yes. But a bird that was ... umm, well, ticklish? Not ever. The corners of her mouth twitched into a grin, and she did not even think how this meant her Tickling Charm had just been laid to waste. Not worked, been totally avoided. But then, of course, that came to mind, and Gold directed a really quick, "Incarcerous!" at Ivory, immediately following that up with a Jelly-Fingers Curse. Then she turned her attention to the birds, once more. Quite a lot of them, and they were making it difficult to see, properly. "Finite Incantatem," she said, pointing her wand at the 'laughing' bird, to nullify the effects of the spell that had hit it. Too much laughing could be bad for a bird, right? Well, she did not really know, but it was best to stay on the safe side. No harming animals, without a reason! In fact... "Evanesco." That should take care of the birds, once and for all. It did, in fact. They disappeared, even more quickly than they had been conjured, and -- and that was when the Confundus Charm hit. That is what you get for lowering your defenses, to take care of birds. Gold had a single milisecond - maybe even less - to realize that she was about to be hit, and then she could not think clearly, was not even sure what she was doing here. At the back of her mind was, of course, the duel; but the back of your mind is not a place you focus too much on. "Wha --?" she said, looking around. What was happening?! I've been confunded. Yes, she had. She remembered, now. But wait -- confunded? What was that? Some sort of high heel? Uggh, too confusing! Too much!