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with short spiky brown hair and black eyes.
"I'm Yuuki Sasoke! I'm twenty five and single! This is my third tournament! I came in second in all of them! I like horses and train them!" A small light brown haired one said practically bouncing up and down.
Harry nervously twisted the hem of his cloak as all eyes landed on him.
"I'm Harry. Just Harry. This is my first tournament. I'm thirteen, fourteen in a week. I'm in the midst of opening my own café."
More then one jaw dropped looking at him.
"You're only fourteen?" Rena blurted out. "This is your first tournament?"
Harry shrunk under their gazes mentally, but straightened his back on the outside and nodded softly.
"Ooh!" She grinned falling upon him before he could react.
She hugged him close, pressing his face into her breasts as she practically squeezed the life out of him.
"You're just the cutest newbie I've ever seen!" She cooed.
He knew pink was dusted across his face now.
"You're hair is so cute too! I've always told other men they should grow their hair out. It looks so handsome! And you eyes are just too beautiful for words! Such a lovely green that gives me the shudders. You glasses just accent them and give you a cunning brainy look!"
Harry blushed as he listened to his rambling. Some of the others covered smirks and grins. Harry was finally released as a referee returned to the tent. He was carrying a large white piece of paper. He set it up on an unused chair and they all saw a match pyramid. Harry searched for his name quickly. He was in the first match battling Yuuki Sasoke. The petite man gave him a wide grin.
"The matches will be held on a raised stone platform which we have set up. A small fence will hold the viewers three meters back. A barrier will be set up so if any spells fly past you they will not hit the crowd. A commenter will be in the open area between the platform and the crowd. He has spells to protect him from glancing spells but should you directly try to harm him you will be immediately disqualified. Killing disqualifies you. Torture beyond getting your opponent will get you disqualified. If the commenter/referee says you have lost you have lost. No ifs, ands, or buts. You will be forcibly removed should you argue. Winners will return to this tent when they finish. Losers will join the crowd. First match is in five minutes."
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Harry took a deep breath as he flexed his grip on his wand. Yuuki grinned at him, flipping his own wand hand to hand. The new referee was a man in a black suit with slicked back blonde hair and shades.
"Welcome ladies and gentle men to the finals of the Japan Duelling Competition 1993. We have ten finalists with us today, the best of the best. Our first match will be number 429 vs. number 53. We apologize for not using names but they are withheld for various reasons. Could our first competitors please raise your wands!"
Harry raised his wand parallel to his body. Yuuki copied the movement.
"And begin."
A bell rang out and Harry was already rolling away from a whip. He found Yuuki coming at him with a long whip made of bright orange flames. Harry countered with his own made of water. Steam rose around them as the two collided.
"Wow! They're already at it! We've now seen two expertly cast elemental whips, both strong enough to cancel the other out and create this smokescreen of steam!" Came the voice of the referee.
Harry cast up his strongest shield and rolled to the side, aiming at the place Yuuki had been last. Harry was surprised to find a large golden horse coming at him. He rolled to the side and cursed the steam away. He found Yuuki gone. He looked at the horse who reared, trying to hit him with dangerous hooves. Animagus.
"It appears number 53 is a stallion animagus! How shall his opponent counter this?"
Harry yelped as he barely dodged a kick.
"Two can play at that." Harry scowled as he muttered.
As the hooves came for him again he changed into his raven form and whipped around the horse and into the air. He heard the crowd go wild as Yuuki snorted his annoyance and pranced in place.
"And Number 429 is also an animagus! A raven Animagus!"
Yuuki changed back to human and started firing spells at Harry. Harry weaved around them, as agile with wings as on a broom. He saw a chance and dived at the man, changing in mid air to smash right into the man. As quick as he could Harry smacked his wand away before rolling away and firing a stunner. Yuuki went down.
"And the winner is number 429!"
The crowd cheered as healers carted Yuuki off, gathering his wand up. Harry returned to the tent off to the side to find Rena ruffling his hair as he entered.
"Good match cutie. It lasted much longer then I thought it would, I admit. Nice animagus form too."
"Thank you." Harry said as calmly as he could, sitting down.
He noticed the next two were already out. He leaned back into his chair to relax till his next round.
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Harry stepped into the ring, flipping his wand hand to hand as he looked at the red haired Darri. The man offered him a slight smile and Harry tilted his head slightly. Harry listened to the welcoming of the crowd and referee, doing his best to filter both out. He kept his eyes trained on the red head man. As soon as the word 'begin' left the referee's lips Darri was on him. Harry rolled out of the way of a fierce kick and scowled knowing now that Darri was a wandless fighter. Harry rolled out of an attack and back tracked.
As another punch flew at him he change to a raven and flew into the sky. Darri frowned and now pulled his wand out. Spells came at him but he dodged idly trying to think of a plane.
Finally he grew tired of dodging and dived at the man. Darri saw the familiarity in the attack and braced himself. But instead of transforming to land on him, Harry flew straight down past him and through his legs to changer back and whip his wand out, firing a spell at the man's back. Darri was blasted back and slid off the platform. The crowd went wild again and Harry walked back with the now limping red head to the tent.
"Good match." Darri said gruffly, a slight smile tugging at his lips.
"Thank you." Harry smiled.
He sat down and watched as Rena and Elewa went to face one another. Koji sat lazily in a chair; He would face the winner of Rena vs. Elewa as he'd gotten to pass the second round. The winner of Koji vs. one of the two, would face Harry for title of champion.
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