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The Duelling Club at Hogwarts was founded by Professor Gilderoy Lockhart with the intention of teaching the students how to defend themselves. This is a great place to try your spells against an opponent. Let's see how you did.

Points will be randomly assigned to the 5 tasks for the spell after you have posted your team's Completion Posts.

Completion Posts must include this information:

Team Number and Names

SPELL:
BOOK READ:
DATE READ:
TASK #:
HOW IT FITS TASK:

NEXT SPELL:

Team 3

Adriana
SPELL - Glisseo
BOOK READ - Indebted
DATE READ - 1/12/20
TASK - Read a Book within 24 hours
HOW IT FITS TASK - I finished 24 hours from when I started

Denise
SPELL: Glisseo
BOOK READ: One Man's War: A Sci-Fi Revenge Thriller by Steven Savile
DATE READ: 01 Dec 2020
TASK: Read a book with stairs or steps on the cover
HOW IT FITS TASK:

NEXT SPELL: Geminio

Link to our thread

Team 3 - Adriana and Denise

Adriana
SPELL - Geminio
BOOK READ - Riot Baby
DATE READ - 01/12/20
TASK - Read a Book with Fantasy, Paranormal, or supernatural on the book’s main page
HOW IT FITS - Tagged Fantasy on the main page


Denise
SPELL - Geminio
BOOK READ - Sonett für eine Lady
DATE READ - 02/12/20
TASK - Written by two authors
HOW IT FITS - by Caryl Brahms & S.J. Simon

Next Spell: Episkey
Link: /topic/show/...

Team 3 - Adriana and Denise

Adriana
SPELL: Episkey
BOOK READ: Finding Cinderella
DATE READ: 02 Dec 20
TASK: Read a book that is in between others in a series
HOW IT FITS: Book 2.5 in Hopeless series

Denise
SPELL: Episkey
BOOK READ: The Counterfeit Agent
DATE READ: 02 Dec 2020
TASK: Read a book with 'repair' in the text of the story
HOW IT FITS TASK: "Then he had fallen into the trembling hands of an alcoholic surgeon whose repair efforts nearly killed him." (Loc 2473)

NEXT SPELL: Obscuro

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Team 12
Kerri
SPELL: Expecto Patronum
BOOK READ:Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent
DATE READ: 1/12
TASK:2. read a book where the MC needs protection
HOW IT FITS TASK: MC's husband beats her.

Patti
Task 5 read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Read : 12/2
How it fits: MPG Fantasy

Next Spell:Peskipiksi Pesternomi

Team 3

Adriana
SPELL: Obscuro
BOOK READ: Running to the Pack
DATE READ: 03 Dec 2020
TASK: read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page
HOW IT FITS: MPG Fantasy

Denise
SPELL: Obscuro
BOOK READ: Photographs & Phantoms
DATE READ: 03 Dec 2020
TASK: Read a book where the author uses three names
HOW IT FITS: by Cindy Spencer Pape

Next spell: Melofors

Team 10 - Karen and Geri

Karen’s Completion Post
SPELL: Brackium Emendo
BOOK READ: Return to Virgin River
DATE READ: 12/4
TASK: 1. read a book with the author's first and last initials in BRACCHIUM
HOW IT FITS TASK: author initials RC.

Geri’s Completion Post
SPELL: Brackium Emendo
BOOK READ: From Blood and Ash
DATE READ: 12/3
TASK: 5. read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page
HOW IT FITS TASK: MPG Fantasy and Paranormal

NEXT SPELL: Charms 11. Peskipiksi Pesternomi
Link to Thread: /topic/show/...

Team 4 - LaurLa and Laura

LaurLa
Spell: 5. Expecto Patronum
Task: 2. read a book where the MC needs protection
Book: Hard to Let Go
How it fits: MC Kat has an ex-boyfriend stalker who she seeks a protective order against after he gets violent with her.
Date Read: 12.01 ★★★★

Laura
Spell: 5. Expecto Patronum
Book: Gypsy Blood
Date Read: 12/4
Rating: 4 stars
Task: 3. Read a book where the MC wears a cloak.
How it fits: Violet wears her mother's red cloak (on cover) several times to help her get through mystical barriers.

Next Spell: 10. Morsmordre
Link to thread

Completion Post: Team 9 (Celia and Jeanne)

Celia:
Spell 1 - Arania Exumai
Task: 1. read a book with 'spider' in the text
Book: by Kim Michele Richardson
Date read: 12/4/20
How it fits: "...spider-cracked windowpane." p.24

Jeanne:
SPELL: Arania Exumai
BOOK READ: Hell's Corner by Daniel Silva
DATE READ: 12/3/2020
TASK: 5 - Read a book where the MC does something that is against the law
HOW IT FITS TASK: MC is employed as a black ops assassin for the U.S. and, as such, kills people for his government.

Next spell: Brackium Emendo

Team 7: Kellene and Moondance

Completion:
Spell 1: Arania Exumai

Kellene

SPELL: Arania Exumai
BOOK READ: The Real Macaw Donna Andrews
DATE READ: 12/5/20
TASK: 4. read a book where the MC does something that is forbidden (against the law)
HOW IT FITS TASK: Meg allows her barn to be used to harbor the animals stolen from the shelter
NEXT SPELL: 2. Brackium Emendo

Moondance

Spell 1: Arania Exumai

Book: Unraveled Jennifer Estep
Read: 12.05.20
Task: 1-read a book with ‘spider�� in the text
How it fits: Page 4- As the Spider, I could handle myself in just about any situation.
Next Spell: Brackium Emendo

Next Spell: Brackium Emendo

Team Thread: Laura and LaurLa


Spell: 10. Morsmordre

LaurLa
Task: 1. read a book that has a dark cover
Book: Private Practice
How it fits: dark cover
Date Read: 12.05 ★★��

Laura
Book: The Study Group
Date Read: 12/5
Rating: 3 stars
Task: 4: Read a book where the MC plays or watches a sport
How it fits: Joey is a college football player

Next Spell: 4. Dranconifors

Team 3 - Adriana and Denise

Adriana
SPELL: Melofors
BOOK READ: Tools of Engagement
DATE READ: 05 Dec 2020
TASK: Read a book with pumpkin in the text of the story
HOW IT FITS: page 25 “and. Pumpkin pie scented candle��

Denise
SPELL: Melofors
BOOK READ: Weihnachten in Cornwall: Liebesroman
DATE READ: 04 Dec 2020
TASK: Read a book with a circular object on the cover
HOW IT FITS: Christmas baubles on the cover

NEXT SPELL: Specialis Revelio

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Team #5

SPELL: Glisseo

Barbara
BOOK: When We Meet Again - Victoria Alexander
DATE READ: 12/6
TASK: 1. read a book with stairs or steps on the cover
HOW IT FITS: staircase on cover


Sunshine
BOOK READ: Silent Night by Mary Higgins Clark
DATE READ: 12/5/20
TASK #: 2. read a book within 24 hours
HOW IT FITS TASK: I started the book at noon yesterday and finished it at 11:10 a.m. today. (less than 24 hours)

NEXT SPELL: Dranconifors

Team Thread: Laura and LaurLa


Spell: 4. Dranconifors

LaurLa
Task: 2. read a book with 'dragon' in the text of the story
Book: Cars, Coffee, and a Badass Ninja Toilet
How it fits: I stepped into the time of fairytales, dragons and witches myself. [loc 2.9]
Date Read: 12.07 ★★��

Laura
Book: Mrs. Scrooge
Date Read: 12/6
Rating: 3 stars
Task: 1. read a book with small objects on the cover
How it fits; small Christmas ornaments on the cover

Next Spell: 4. Defodio

Team Number and Names: Team 13 Mary C and Shan

Mary:
SPELL:Wingardium Leviosa
BOOK READ:Forbidden Fruit
DATE READ: 12/3/2020
TASK #:1 read a book with 'levitate' in the text of the story
HOW IT FITS TASK:page 12: "Horatio, having finished the cream and his kitty dins, decided that a thorough wash was essential before he went to meet his public in the shop, Earthly Delights, and levitated onto a suitable chair for the purpose"

Shan:
SPELL:Wingardium Leviosa
BOOK READ:Lethal Edge
DATE READ: 12/5/2020
TASK #: 3. read a book with a weapon on the cover
HOW IT FITS TASK: Rifle on Cover


NEXT SPELL:Dranconifors

Team 10 - Karen and Geri

Karen’s Completion Post
SPELL: Peskipiksi Pesternomi
BOOK READ: Lost to You
DATE READ: 12/7
TASK: read a book where the MC attends school
HOW IT FITS TASK: MC attends school

Geri’s Completion Post
SPELL: Peskipiksi Pesternomi
BOOK READ: White Ivy
DATE READ: 12/6
TASK: read a book with a pesky character in it (your definition)
HOW IT FITS TASK: Roux is a pesky criminal character from Ivy’s past that threatens to ruin Lily’s future marriage.

NEXT SPELL: Curses 7. Geminio
Link to Thread: /topic/show/...

Denise
Completion Post
SPELL: Specialis Revelio
BOOK READ: Heart and Soul
DATE READ: 07 Dec 2020
TASK: #5 - Read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page
HOW IT FITS: MPG Fantasy

Adriana
Completion Post
SPELL: Specialis Revelio
BOOK READ: Love Me Like That
DATE READ: 06 Dec 2020
TASK: Read a book where the MC hides his or her identity
HOW IT FITS: MC tells his gf he works for a company that builds log cabins instead of revealing he is CEO of this company

Next spell: Arania Exumai

Link: /topic/show/...

Team Thread: Laura and LaurLa


Spell: 4. Defodio

LaurLa
Task: 3. read a book with 'escape' in the text of the story
Book: The Design
How it fits: Now I knew his voice all too well and I couldn’t escape the memories [loc 195.0]
Date Read: 12.08 ★★★★

Laura
Book: Keys and Kisses
Date Read: 12/8
Date Read: 4 stars
Task: 2. read a book in a genre you totally 'dig' (your favorite genre)
How it fits: Reverse Harem is my current favorite genre

Next Spell: 4. Crucio

Team #6 VampAmber & Alison (Lady Coffin)

SPELL: Scourgify

Alison
A Perfect Blood (The Hollows #10) by Kim Harrison
DATE READ: December 3rd
TASK: 1. read a book with 'scourge' in the text of the story
HOW IT FITS TASK: Ch 25, p 372 "Your blood is going to wipe the scourge from the world and make it clean again."

Amber
Vision in White by Nora Roberts
DATE READ: 12/8/20
TASK #: 3. read a book with a teacher as a significant character
HOW IT FITS TASK: The male lead character teaches high school English.

NEXT SPELL: 11. Melofors from Curses, Hexes, and Jinxes

Team 7: Kellene and Moondance

Completion:
Spell 2: Brackium Emendo

Kellene
BOOK READ: A Wrinkle in Time. Madeleine L'Engle
DATE READ: 12/9/20
TASK 5. read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page
HOW IT FITS TASK: Fantasy is 1st genre listed

Moondance

Book: Murder of a Botoxed Blonde. Denise Swanson
Read: 12.06.20
Task: 3-read a book that might have misspelled words
How it fits: page 173
MAGIC MUD
GAURANTEED TO STOP THE SIGNS OF AGING
YOUR VERY OWN FONTANE OF YOUTH

Next Spell: Crinus Muto

Team 9: Jeanne and Celia

Jeanne:
SPELL: Brackium Emendo
BOOK READ: Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell
DATE READ: 12/8/2020
TASK #: 4 Read a book where a character vanishes or goes missing
HOW IT FITS TASK: Agatha's husband vanishes without a trace after his mistress is killed and he is suspected of the crime. He is found months later in a French monastery

Celia:
Spell: Brackium Emendo
Task: 5. read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page
Book: by Addison Moore & Bellamy Bloom
Date read: 12/6
How it fits: MPG paranormal

NEXT SPELL: 3. Crinus Muto

Team Thread: Laura and LaurLa


Spell: 4. Crucio

LaurLa
Task: 5. read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page
Book: Sweep of the Blade
How it fits: Fantasy, Paranormal on main page
Date Read: 12.09 ★★★★

Laura
Book: Dirty Daddies: 2020 Anniversary Anthology
Date Read: 12/8
Rating: 3.5 stars
Task: 2. read a book someone else thought was torture (tagged DNF)
How it fits: tagged DNF on first page of tags

Next Spell: 8. Lumos Solem

Team Kerri & Maddielucy(Patti)
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Kerri
SPELL:Peskipiksi Pesternomi
BOOK READ: Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier
DATE READ: 5/12/20
TASK: 2. read a book with a pesky character in it (your definition)
HOW IT FITS TASK: One of the MC's is a young annoying woman who has affairs with married men to extort money from them.
NEXT SPELL:Locomotor Mortis

Patti
SPELL:Peskipiksi Pesternomi
BOOK READ: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
DATE READ: 12/9
TASK: 5. read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page
HOW IT FITS TASK: MPG Fantasy
NEXT SPELL:Locomotor Mortis

Team 2: suzy and Mandiann
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SUZY:
SPELL: Legilimens
BOOK READ: The Tower of Nero
DATE READ: 12/07/2020
TASK: 2. read a book about a fascinating person
HOW IT FITS TASK: MC is the God Apollo cursed to be in human form, I found it fascinating

MANDIANN
SPELL: Legilimens
BOOK READ: The Tower of Nero
DATE READ: 12/07/2020
TASK: 4. read a book with the author or MC has matching initials (Severus Snape)
HOW IT FITS TASK: Author is Rick Riordan

NEXT CURSE: 10. Locomotor Mortis

Team 3 - Adriana and Denise

Adriana
SPELL: Arania Exumai
BOOK READ: Too Late
DATE READ: 09 Dec 2020
TASK: #2 - Read a book That others thought was repelling
HOW IT FITS: Tagged DNF x 92

Denise
SPELL: Arania Exumai
BOOK READ: The Woman in the White Kimono
DATE READ: 07 Dec 2020
TASK: #1 - Read a book with 'spider' in the text
HOW IT FITS: "... but last night a spider inside the house escaped my capture..." (Loc 1874)

NEXT SPELL: Partis Temporus

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Team 10 - Karen and Geri

Karen’s Completion Post
SPELL: Geminio
BOOK READ: Rebel Heir
DATE READ: 12/9
TASK: 3. read a book written by two authors
HOW IT FITS TASK: written by 2 authors Vi Keeland, Penelope Ward

Geri’s Completion Post
SPELL: Geminio
BOOK READ: Hounded
DATE READ: 12/10
TASK: 5. read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page
HOW IT FITS TASK: MPG Fantasy, Paranormal, Supernatural

NEXT SPELL: Charms, 5. Expecto Patronum
Link to Thread: /topic/show/...

Team Thread: Laura and LaurLa


Spell: Lumos Solem

LaurLa
Task: 1. read a book with 'narrow' in the text of the book
Book: Sex and Other Shiny Objects
How it fits: His hazel eyes narrow as he puts on a no-nonsense, stern face. [loc 29.9]
Date Read: 12.11 ★★★★

Laura
Book: Grin and Beard It
Date Read: 12/10
Rating: 4 stars
Task: 1. read a book with 'narrow' in the text of the book
How it fits: p. 5, "I noticed his eyes narrow when I mentioned my destination."

Next Spell: 8. Incarcerous

Team #6 VampAmber & Alison (Lady Coffin)

SPELL: Melofors

Alison
Wedding Cake Murder (Hannah Swensen #19) by Joanne Fluke
DATE READ: December 10th
TASK: 3. read a book with an circular object on the cover
HOW IT FITS TASK: wedding cake on cover is round or 'circular'

Amber
Witch Hunt by Cate Conte
DATE READ: 12/11/20
TASK #: 1. read a book with a verb in the title
HOW IT FITS TASK: Hunt can be used as a verb

NEXT SPELL: 2. Brachiabindo from Curses, Hexes, and Jinxes

Team #14 Bobbi vs Mama Studying for O.W.L.s.

Bobbi Completion Post
SPELL: Wingardium Leviosa
BOOK READ: Scavenger Hunt
DATE READ: 12/12
TASK #: 4
HOW IT FITS TASK: The main characters are kidnapped and wake up in a room.

VS

Mama Studying for O.W.L.s. Completion Post


CHARM: Wingardium Leviosa
BOOK READ: Deep Redemption 3.5* ✔️ 12/10
TASK #:
My book has 2 of those,but I chose #2
HOW IT FITS TASK: *Pg 145 ~ "He was large: tall and extremely broad."
*Page 305 ~ "He was tall & broad w/ searching Hazel eyes."

NEXT SPELL: Spell #1 ~ 1. Arania Exumai

Team 13 Shan and Mary C

Spell: Dranconifors
Shan: Completion post
Mary C:Completion Post


(I hope links to our completion posts are ok to use)

Next Spell: Dranconifors

Completion post: Team 12 / Kerri & Maddielucy(Patti)
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Kerri:
SPELL: Locomotor Mortis
BOOK READ: The Mystery Box by Eva Pohler
DATE READ: 12/12/20
TASK #: 3 MC moves to a new location
HOW IT FITS TASK: MC and family goes into hiding

Patti:
Completion Post
SPELL: Locomotor Mortis
BOOK READ: Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
DATE READ: 12/12/20
TASK #: 3 MC moves to a new location
HOW IT FITS TASK: MC moves first to her Grand parents house, where she first tries drugs, and then moves numerous times during her drug induced life, but ends up coming home to her parents
NEXT SPELL: Alohomora

Completion Post - Team 3 - Adriana and Denise

Adriana:
SPELL: Partis Temporus
BOOK READ: Chosen Ones
DATE READ: 12 Dec 2020
TASK: #5 - read a book with Fantasy, Paranormal or Supernatural on the book's main page
HOW IT FITS: MPG Fantasy

Denise:
SPELL: Partis Temporus
BOOK READ: The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives
DATE READ: 11 Dec 2020
TASK: #3 - Read a book with flames on the cover
HOW IT FITS: Flames on the cover


Next Spell - Peskipiksi Pesternomi
Link - /topic/show/...

Team Thread: Laura and LaurLa


Spell: 8. Incarcerous

LaurLa
Task: 4. read a book from your TBR list
Book: Miss Molly Robbins Designs a Seduction
How it fits: this has been on my TBR since 2013!
Date Read: 12.12 ★★★★

Laura
Book: Pretty Lies
Date Read: 12/11
Rating: 4 stars
Task: 3. read a book with 'attack' in the text of the story
How it fits: p. 49, "...I had just created evidence of the attack."

Next Spell: 8. Impedimenta