I heard the words Repello, and was disappointed to see that my leg-locking curse was easily deflected. Then again, had it actually struck I would have been disappointed even more. She struck me an excellent mind, with fast reflexes and a faster wand. I was not let down, given the ease she was able to block my spell. I didn’t have time to give her a nod of appreciation before another spell issued from her wand. 

[b]“Finite Inca---”[/b] I began, but I was just a fraction of a second too slow. Her levitation spell hit me and I found myself flying through the air and falling. Eyes wide, but still focused I mumbled [b]“Featherus Descendus!”[/b] and managed to stay my fall, instead of plastering to the ground. Landing lightly on my feet, I grinned. [b]“Wingardium Leviosa as an [i]offensive[/i] spell? My, my, I love the creativity! This will be a fun year!”[/b] 

Without giving her time to react, I decided to test the boundaries of this little duel with something a little more dangerous. I don’t want to hurt her of course, but her talent--I love a good challenge and I want to push her to her limits, maybe even to overcome them. So I give a quick wink then shout [b]“Electricus Minumus!”[/b] A jet of lightning (not very strong, but enough to knock a muggle completely out) shoots from the tip of my wand with a little sideways flick. I follow up with [b]“Aguamentai![/b]” attempting to shoot a stream of water upon my target, further increasing the intensity of the electric shock.