Alexandra widened her eyes. So Dumbledore had really stolen the Philosopher Stone from Flamel! So much for the integrity and the nobility of the venerable Headmaster of Hogwarts.
"Unfortunately," continued calmly Devkins "I intend to be far away when Dumbledore will notice he has been robbed. And you know a bit too much for your own good, Miss Potter. I'm rather afraid I will have to deal with you in a permanent manner. Any last words?"
Not leaving her eyes from the DADA professor, Alexandra talked to Nigel, who had stayed just behind to her left.
"Nigel, run, find Flitwick and bring him back. I am going to need him here."
"You can't fight a professor alone!" protested Nigel. "I must stay with you!"
"All I need is to hold him as long as possible." Alexandra reminded him. "Now go!"
Nigel ran like a legion of hell was at his pursuit.
"Incarcerous!" Casted Devkins, in direction of the fleeing Gryffindor, but Alexandra shouted a rapid "Flipendo!" who diverted the ray of light far enough to bounce harmlessly against the wall.
"You think you can delay me long enough for your friend to bring back your Head of House, Miss Potter?" Asked calmly Devkins.
"I will never know if I don't try." replied Alexandra.
"Very well." Devkins was sporting now an interested smile. "But I should make you remark I am more dangerous than the mountain troll or the baby dragon supplied by Quirinus. And anyway, my defeat or my very probable victory will not be of any importance. The true order is going to come back and cover this earth in darkness."
"Aure entuluva!" Replied Alexandra drawling out her wand and taking a fighting stance "Day will come again!"
"Pestilentia Interficio!" A ray of sickly yellow spurted from the professor's wand and struck the position where Alexandra had been a moment before. The green-eyed Ravenclaw had had only the time to jump back, and it had been apparently a marvellous idea: the floor was now looking cracked, with a pale yellow cloud rapidly dissipating over it. Acid. Fantastic.
"Malevolus Lupus!" A black wolf formed of grey pale flames was conjured, which on Devkins order jumped to devour her. Using Flitwick teachings, she evaded the attack with pure speed and used a powerful Flipendo to send it in a free fall from the corridor, hoping this magical creation could not resist a fall from three floors.
Devkins did not look at all discouraged from the failure of his two first spells. As far as Alexandra could judge, it motivated him. Dark spells succeeded to dark spells. Most of the spells that flew in her direction were completely unknown to Alexandra, forcing her to dodge, jump throw spells to divert their trajectory or outright running away to be sure she wasn't there when one revealed to have 'special' effects. The frequency of each spell also increased after each miss. Alexandra was suspecting more and more the man in front of her was playing with her.
Despite the young witch duels all with Flitwick over the year, there was simply a gap of power, knowledge and experience between her and Devkins she could not match. Her knowledge on magical shields was non-existent, forcing the eleven-year old to deflect in one manner or another everything which came her way. Alexandra was getting tired and she had not still had a single opportunity to retaliate, never mind hit him.
What was worse what the fact she absolutely didn't master the environment around her. The stairs which had brought her to the Forbidden Corridor and allowed Nigel to escape were gone, courtesy of the hazardous nature of Hogwarts, so retreat was not an option. The entrance of the corridor was also not very large and there were no places or statues to hide behind in case she felt the need. It was a simple corridor, with nothing to throw at her opponent, no kind of advantage she had benefitted in her fights against her fellow students, the dragon or the troll. Alexandra was forced to admit internally she was outclassed in every way.
"Maleficus Dens!"This time she was able to correctly anticipate the spell and the livid blue spell passed harmlessly to her right. Seizing the occasion with both hands, Alexandra screamed "LUMOS!", illuminating the corridor in a stunning flash of light.
Opening her yes, she sent an overpowered Cutting Charm and two other nasty hexes at Devkins, hoping the spell had blind him long enough for her to take advantage.
Her hopes were in vain. The Junior DADA professor had not anticipated her attack, judging by his red and bleeding eyes, but he had had the reflex to cast a blue-red glimmering shield immediately after. Alexandra three spells impacted the magical protection, which didn't seem to even register the assault. Damn.
Seeing the angered face of the enemy duellist, the Potter Heiress had the sudden and unpleasant realisation she had at least managed to make him furious. Devkins looked at her with a look of pure hate and Alexandra knew she had achieved the minor victory of letting her former Professor go at full power.
"Ignis Obscurus!"
Despite the impressive amount of what she supposed had been very Dark Magic thrown at her, Alexandra was caught off-guard by the magnitude and the power of the spell which manifested into reality. In the short instant she had to observe the spell, it was like a tornado of black flames had been created and was advancing towards her burning the very air she breathed.
Nothing she casted with her wand was about to stop it. The two water-based spells she knew were simply swatted away like flies. Finite Incantatem disappeared once in contact. The basic counter-curses had no effect. Alexandra was forced to quickly retreat to the extremity of the corridor, and even that did not afford her a lot of time, as the black flames rushed in her direction with a speed which was terribly frightening.
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