Duelling

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No: HPFGUIDX 25581

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., prefectmarcus at y... wrote:
> Has anybody noticed the duelling theme in the books?  In each of 
the 
> books except HP3 PoA, we have references to duelling.
> 
> In Book #1, Malfoy challenges Harry to a duel.  This is our first 
> introduction to the concept of wizards duelling.
> 
> Book #2, we have the Duelling Club.
> 
> In Book #4, we have the graveyard scene.
> 
> Question, what is JKR setting us up for?
> 
> Marcus

There is one reference to dueling in PoA.  When McGonagall, Flitwick, 
Hagrid and Fudge are at the Three Broomsticks, discussing Sirius 
Black's treachery, McGonagall says of Peter Pettigrew "...foolish 
boy...he was always hopeless at dueling..."

As far as what JKR's future intent is,  maybe she'll give us an 
honest-to-goodness duel between two powerful, evenly matched 
wizards.  It's not something we've seen yet.  I can't put Harry's 
graveyard duel against V. in that category because Harry was 
handicapped by the confusion and horror of the situation.  Plus, 
Harry probably doesn't have enough knowledge of or experience in 
dueling to be able to compete with V. in an actual duel.  

Marianne