No.

[alt_harry]

If anyone's going to have the honour of duelling Bellatrix Lestrange, I demand it for myself by right as my Father's son.

Justin Finch-Fletchley, stand aside. You have neither the heritage nor the position for such an honour.

STAND ASIDE.

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[alt_harry]

Mind you, your ability to dispatch inferi is noted.

But if anyone in my Hogwarts year is going to duel Auror Lestrange tonight, it is going to be ME.

IT SHOULD BE ME.

[alt_harry]

FATHER, LET ME DUEL HER.

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[alt_harry]

In case anyone was worried:

I am not currently having a duel with Bellatrix Lestrange.

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[alt_harry]

But, neither is Justin.

So there's that.

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[alt_justin]

Harry,

I could have done it, what. I'd have taken the chance.

-Justin

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[alt_harry]

Yeah, I know you would have.

I think you should wait until you could actually beat her.

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[alt_ron]

Well, that's not a bad outcome, yeah?

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[alt_harry]

Oh yeah, tell that to Justin. 'I could have done it, what.'

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[alt_hydra]

That was quick thinking.

Thank you.

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[alt_harry]

I was afraid for a minute it wasn't going to work.

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[alt_hydra]

So was I.

I know Justin's in his element right now, but that doesn't matter. No one has ever out-dueled my mother, except Voldemort. You did the right thing, no matter what he tells you.

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[alt_harry]

Yeah.

He thinks he'd have had a chance.

I think he's good enough, someday he might be right. But not yet.

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[alt_harry]

Maybe he could do it now, if he had a chance to take her by surprise? If she were duelling someone else, and distracted, or

I mean, anything but 'stand up and face each other and bow and then try to kill each other.' He's good. He's really good! He's not that good.

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[alt_hydra]

Yes. And we could all, the whole lot of us, duel her together, and see how many of us are left standing when she's finally fallen.

Would it be worth it?

I'm getting tired of talking about killing my mother. You know what will kill her? Killing Him.

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[alt_harry]

You're right.

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[alt_harry]

He's making Antonin Dolohov duel, instead. But a werewolf, not Bellatrix.

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[alt_ron]

Shame about that, really.

I mean, if Voldemort would just make them duel to the death, it would make this war a whole lot easier.

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[alt_harry]

Yeah. Except, I'm pretty sure she'd win.

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[alt_ginny]

I think Dolohov is terrified that Voldemort will make Justin or Ron or one of the other students fight Bellatrix. Or a troll. Or who even knows what else.

That's why he asked for the 'honour' of doing it himself.

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[alt_harry]

Yeah, Ginny. You're right.