Private message to Harry and Blaise

[alt_draco]

Do you reckon that Professor Dolohov's and Razzer's demonstration will be a true duel where one of them will be declared the winner?

Because if so, it might be the sort of thing worth placing a gentleman's bet on. I can think of a number of others who'd be interested, as well.

But I don't want to be the one who organises the whole thing. Too bad Avery's gone, he'd be perfect. What about Montague? I'd peg him for game. Or might it be a venture that you're interested in, Blaise?

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[alt_harry]

Not sure. I don't think they'll have a referee. It might just be one of those last one standing sorts of things. Maybe until one yields?

Anyways, I'm sure it'll be brilliant. And that both of them are well matched. I mean, Dolohov is more experienced and taught Raz a lot, but he's got a recent injury, and Raz has had a few years to pick up some extra tricks.

Montague might be up for it, yeah.

[alt_draco]

Yield, I think. They're both close enough mates that they don't really want to see each other hurt, I reckon.

I think they know it would be dull and over too quickly if they weren't well matched, which makes it hard to know who to bet on. I feel like they're both the sort of people who want to come across as less dangerous and skillful than they really are, which makes it even harder. Still, I'm guessing more people will bet on Raz because they've known him better and longer.

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[alt_harry]

Only it won't be like the Faire was, I mean.

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[alt_draco]

Why do you say that? I mean, of course it won't be anything like the Faire.

Why, do you think it will remind some people of it?

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[alt_harry]

Thinking about the winner being the last one standing made me think of it, is all.

You're right. Of course it won't be.

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[alt_draco]

I mean, yeah, now that you mention it, we've had a lot of things we were looking forward to go wrong when we least expected it.

You could bring it up with Raz, I'm sure he'd understand, right?

Nothing went wrong at the Yule Ball, so there is that: not everything ends up going pear-shaped.

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[alt_harry]

Yeah.

Okay.

And I know it'll be different. Because we can trust them, yeah? I mean, trust that they'll stop. And keep it safe.

Because they're really skilled, you know? And clever. Which means they can control that sort of thing a lot better than the Carrows ever could.

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[alt_draco]

Hey, you know, this is reminding me of something I used to do when I was younger and more anxious about things... What I would do is focus on worst possible scenario that my imagination could conjure up, and then really study it to see if it were plausible or not.

So, if we took that route, what could possibly go wrong?

1 - It's all a trick that Umbridge is pulling just to get Raz and Dolohov to kill each other off so that she can be in charge of Hogwarts completely, re-decorating everything so that it's pink and fuzzy and throws up hairballs.

No, can't be that: if she wanted to get rid of them she could just drive them mental by talking at them until they decided to chunk themselves into the lake and make a dramatic exit from this mortal coil as squid food.

2 - Dolohov is actually Sinbad, Snape, or some other old bloke who's unnaturally obsessed with you - in disguise, of course - and has some plan to render Raz hospitalised (again) and then flee away with you on a mental Hippogriff.

Also not likely to happen, but if it does, have fun and don't forget to write.

3 - Dolohov is possessed by the ghosts of the Carrows and they will take their revenge during the demonstration.

Don't think so: Dolohov is far too good at coming across as an actual human for that to be the case. Plus, we'd have smelled something fetid and rotten by now.

4 - Your Father's going to show up and join in the fight so that things take a most serious turn.

I don't think it's likely - I really don't. And if by chance it did happen.. I think Raz and Dolohov would know what to do. Plus, when's the last time your Father just "dropped by" the Castle? Every time he shows up it's a big production, right?


So yeah, I think we'll be okay.

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[alt_harry]

5 - Their wands are actually designed to explode if they fight one another because they both made an Unbreakable Vow that they'd rather die than marry, and this is Raz's way of going out with a bang.

A suicide pact doesn't really seem like Raz's style. And he seems pretty happy about the getting married part.

6 - This is part of an elaborate plan to assassinate Madame Hooch, because she once said something mean about Dolohov's hair.

If he wanted to assassinate her, I think he'd be more subtle than that.

Yeah. We will. And you're right. it does help.

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[alt_draco]

Hooch said something rude about Dolohov's hair?

I mean, it's not Malfoy hair, but it's pretty good, all things considered.

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[alt_harry]

Well, maybe she was just jealous. You know how people can get.

[alt_blaise]

I'd do it, but I talked to Montague and now he thinks it's his idea. Which is actually much better all the way around. If there's some quarrel over the outcome or the odds, it's his lookout not ours.