Anaphora's face froze as the spell blasted out of her wand and whizzed - right past Anna and right at Jared Burke, knocking the wand powerfully out of his hand. She paled, and then turned scarlet. "Oh, I'm - I'm sorry Professor Burke!" she gasped. She hadn't meant to hit him - had she? A shadow flitted across her face, remembering how magic sometimes, under stress, expressed a deeply rooted desire. She didn't desire harm on anyone... right? Right, she affirmed herself firmly. You just missed, that's all. It's your first duel. Burke's expression shifted to something between surprise and shock when his spell failed, but only for a flicker of a moment.

"Fine. Now a little more aiming at each other." Burke said smoothly, expression impassable. Anaphora's eyes lingered on him an extra moment, searching for some kind of anger or animosity, but found none. She gathered herself and focused on her blonde opponent, who seemed slightly wilted. Anaphora suppressed a small twinge of satisfaction. Focus, she thought steadily. And aim.

She was confident as she raised her wand. It was time to push herself a little and try something beyond 2nd year. "Pinctio!" she cried.  


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