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Post by Katie Bell on Sept 18, 2007 23:02:33 GMT -5
...Let's just duel.
Katie's blond hair was pulled back into a well-kept ponytail. Her hair curled at the bottom as it dangled from the back of her head. "Ugh." she grumbled as she trekked beside the river. She had no idea why she was even here in the first place, but she had nothing better to do and the River was nice..sometimes. She twirled her wand thinking about George. Oh, dear George. Katie was impossibly in love with the Weasley boy, and yet she seemed to never find the time to talk to him. She had been so busy with the animals at her shop, they had taken up most of her beloved time.
Katie's jeans brushed against each other over and over, creating a slight swishing sound. Her green and gold top read Holyhead Harpies on the front as she looked down at the words. Katie's ambition was to join the quidditch team for women. It would make her happier than anything ever could, however Katie wasn't of age yet. She was only 18 and she believed that she should wait to be 20 first. She sighed and carried on walking, unaware of who or what was around her.
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Post by Bellatrix Lestrange on Sept 18, 2007 23:36:37 GMT -5
Bellatrix's hair was the opposite of how Katie's looked. Unkempt, her dark black hair hung unkempt and untidy down her back. It didn't just curl at the bottom, but from the bottom all the way to the tip of her head. Though they weren't pretty curls either; they were frizzy and disheveled.
She really had no idea why she was here at this river place either, but it was nice to be out of the Malfoy Manor. She enjoyed her sister Narcissa, but after awhile sitting in that house just got on Bella's nerves. Awaiting the Dark Lord's return was agonizing at times. Her sister had suggested somewhere away from other wizards and witches so that she wouldn't be tempted to curse anyone, so she had apparated to this place. A little too peaceful for her liking, but at least it was something.
What is that brushing sound? Bellatrix had asked herself in her head. That's when she spotted her -- Katie Bell. Of course, she didn't know who she was really, but she saw her in the distance walking. Who else would be at this exact same spot at this exact same time? Bella did not like it. She slowly took out her wand and side-stepped behind a tree by the river, keeping as out of sight as possible. She waited cautiously, quietly for Katie to get closer. Then she would see if she should approach the girl or not.
That was, of course, if Katie didn't spot her first.
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Post by Katie Bell on Sept 19, 2007 0:06:45 GMT -5
Katie felt the wind rush near her and felt someone close by. She gripped her wand and spun around, her brown eyes scanned the surrounding area. "Who's there?" she snapped as she looked carefully and making sure that she wasn't just "hearing" things. She didn't want to look like an idiot. Who does? Katie shook her head causing the blond curls to bounce around a bit. She suddenly felt fear gnawing at her stomach. Who could possibly be here? Barely anyone came to the river these days.
Katie desperately took a step forwards and took notice of a few brown and white curls gently moving back and forth. Katie's nerves suddenly seemed to fly out of her brain as new emotions were brought on. Hate. Katie gripped her wand even tighter, causing her knuckles to turn white. "Bellatrix Lestrange," she clucked angrily. "Come out come out. No need to be shy," she sneered. Sure Katie was a good girl, but after what Bellatrix did to her younger brother who was now paralyzed, Katie would never let Bella take her down no matter what.
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Post by Bellatrix Lestrange on Sept 19, 2007 0:18:39 GMT -5
A thrill went up Bellatrix's spine as the girl looked her way and called out her name. Ah, so she knows who I am, she thought as a sly grin slowly formed on her lips. Her dark eyes also seemed as if they were smirking at the girl. "So, you've heard of me?" she returned, stepping out from behind the tree so Katie could see her.
"Well, well, aren't you a pretty girly?"Bella spoke in her baby-like voice to Katie, her eyes scanning her, spotting her wand, and also recognizing something about her. "You look a bit familiar," she started, taking a step towards her, "do you have any siblings that I've been acquainted with?" She was careful not to get too close. She noticed how Katie seemed to be angry with her.
Then again, most people were these days. Silly girl, Bella thought, tightening her grip around the wand in her hand.
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Post by Katie Bell on Sept 19, 2007 0:25:38 GMT -5
Katie felt anger and fear gnawing at her again. She watched the witch step out from her hiding spot as Bella's brown eyes watched her. Katie looked her over and grimaced. She looked the same. The first day she paralyzed her brother. However, Bella was a bit younger at the time, though she hadn't changed except in height.
Katie watched the witch advance. "Yeah I do." she growled through her clenched teeth. "You were the stupid death eater that went and paralyzed my brother. Thanks to you my mother's quit her job just to look after him," she snapped. She was rather furious and didn't even take notice when her hair tie snapped and her blond hair was let loose over her shoulders. It accented Katie's face as she eyed Bella carefully. Stupid Voldemort Follower. she thougt to herself.
Katie took a step back as Bella advanced. She kept her wand in front of her, not trembling one bit. She wanted to avenge the witch but knew it was impossible.
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Post by Bellatrix Lestrange on Sept 19, 2007 12:21:45 GMT -5
"Stupid Death Eater?" Bella crooned, taking another step forward. This comment made her laugh -- a shrill, malicious laugh that showed her amusement with the girl. This Katie Bell was a brave one, that was for sure. Not many people would stand up to Bellatrix Lestrange alone.
This girl seemed like she was wanting revenge on Bellatrix for paralyzing her brother, like she wanted to cause Bella the pain Bella had caused her family, like she wanted Bellatrix dead. Yes, she seemed like she would be fun to play with, didn't she?.
On a normal day, Bella probably would have already tried to curse the girl without giving her a chance, but today was different. She had been locked up in the Malfoy Manor for too long... Today she wanted to play with her prey before slaying it.
"Not afraid of me, girl?" she pouted, her baby voice making her sound truly upset. She tilted her head down some, wisps of her hair covering some of her face, including those mischievous eyes. "Well, that's too bad." With that, she quickly pointed her wand at Katie, flicked her wrist, and called, "Relashio!" This spell creates heat from the end of the wand, but if Bella had enough force, the spell could be powerful to knock the girl off her feet. Unless of course, she blocked the attack. Bellatrix hoped that this would not happen.
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Post by Katie Bell on Sept 19, 2007 19:42:01 GMT -5
Katie stepped back once again. She eyed Bellatrix angrily. Anger flashed in her brown eyes as a warning to the Death Eater. Katie was one of the smartest witches of Gryffindor alongside Hermione Granger. Bellatrix would hopefully be no match. She listened to Bella taunting her a bit more.
"Afraid of you?" she hissed. "Never." she spat back. Bellatrix aimed her wand at Katie. Thankfully for her, those quidditch skills paid off. Her reflexes were quick and before Bella's spell could touch Katie, she aimed her wand at Bella. "Expelliarmus!" Katie flicked her wrist and hissed out her spell hoping it worked and knocked Bella's wand to the ground.
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Post by Bellatrix Lestrange on Sept 19, 2007 21:28:05 GMT -5
Bellatrix watched as Katie quickly aimed her wand towards her and casted the spell. She was quick; too quick. Before she had enough time to dodge or return another curse, Bella saw her wand fly up into the air and fall gracefully on the ground. It had landed almost directly in the middle between Katie and herself, now simply sitting there. Luckily for Bella, she had been put in this position numerous times before in battles, so she had some ideas of what she could do.
She could have darted towards her wand and snatched it up, but she wanted to have some fun, see if this girl really did have any guts. She may have been angry, but she seemed like a good girl. Would she really be the type to use one of the Unforgivables and really mean them? Possibly..
"Oh dear, I'm wandless," she gasped, slapping her hands up to her cheeks, in a position like, 'what ever am I going to do?'. She eyed Katie curiously, tilting her head as she let her hands fall back to her sides. If worse came to worse, she still had her short silver knife hidden in her pockets somewhere.
"So what are we going to do now? Are you going to curse me? Or perhaps you're going to go after my wand so you'll have the upper hand?.." After she spoke, she slowly bent down to her knees and sat, hands on her thighs. As evil as she was, this position made her look almost innocent, but of course she wasn't. There was something suspicious about her manner.
"Why don't you go ahead and take it?" she dared Katie, her eyes smirking along with her lips. "Come on." It seemed simple -- she was only sitting there after all, without a wand. "How difficult could it be?"
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Post by Katie Bell on Sept 19, 2007 22:08:21 GMT -5
Katie smirked. "Yeah, like I'm stupid enough to go and pick up your wand myself," Katie grimaced. Katie eyed the wand on the ground. She had options. Too many options to choose from. Katie could dash forward, grab the wand and run back to her spot while casting Petrificus Totalus on Bella, she could summon the wand while toying around with the Death Eater, or Katie could just leave the wand and cast the spells now.
Katie grinned. "Oh if you say so." She smiled mysteriously and aimed her wand at Bella. She made an attempt to move forward only to dash backwards quickly and shout Incarcerous causing ropes to burst from the tip of her wand and aim towards Bellatrix. Katie's eyes focused as she summoned Bella's wand using accio rather than running to pick it up and running back.
It would've sucked if Katie had gotten to Bella's wand only to discover Bella had pounced onto her unsuspecting back. The Gryffindor Alumni looked back to see if her spell had actually bound Bellatrix or if it missed. She truly hoped it bound her so she wouldn't have to do much since there was no way for the victim to uncast the spell, only the person who originally cast it.
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Post by Bellatrix Lestrange on Sept 26, 2007 12:01:07 GMT -5
Bellatrix's eyes widened as she heard the girl shout the spell, and before she even had time to think the ropes were coming towards her. If she had tried to dodge and failed, she would be bound in a worse position then she would be without struggling. However, if she had tried to dodge and succeeded, Katie would probably just shoot another spell at her anyways. So instead of attempting to jump out of the way of the spell, Bella quickly reached for the knife in her pockets, hid it behind her back before Katie could see, and just as the ropes were bounding her.
"You stupid girl," Bella hissed, struggling a bit with the ropes, trying to free herself. True, she may have the knife, but Katie had Bella's wand as well as her own now, not to mention trying to cut the ropes free was rather hard with her hands bound behind her back. If she did manage to get free, though, she did have a secret weapon she could use, though it would be very dangerous for the both of them.
Her eyes narrowed at Katie, and if looks could kill, this glare was deadly. Being bound was not the most comfortable thing in the world, and who knew what Katie was going to do next. Could she ever use such a horrible curse as the ones Bellatrix had used all the time in the past? She continued trying to cut through the ropes with her knife, very slowly and carefully so she wouldn't give herself away.
Bella put on her baby voice again and lightened her expression a bit, yet her heave lidded eyes had the same intensity. "So, girl, what are you going to do now? You have me bound, you have my wand, and it looks like there's no one else around... You've got it made." All she could really do now was wait.
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