Changes: Duelling Club (1990s)

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"Now, Professor Dumbledore has granted me permission to start this little duelling club, to train you all in case you ever need to defend yourselves as I myself have done on countless occasions — for full details, see my published works."

— Gilderoy Lockhart states the purpose of the club^[src]

The Duelling Club was a club at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, founded with the intention of teaching the students of Hogwarts how to duel should they find themselves in a hostile situation. It was founded by Gilderoy Lockhart in 1992, shortly after the revelation that the Chamber of Secrets had been opened once more. Though the initial club was not much of a success, it was recreated in 1996 in response to a darker social climate.

History

First meeting

"A haze of greenish smoke was hovering over the scene. Both Neville and Justin were lying on the floor, panting; Ron was holding up an ashen-faced Seamus, apologising for whatever his broken wand had done; but Hermione and Millicent Bulstrode were still moving; Millicent had Hermione in a headlock and Hermione was whimpering in pain; both their wands lay forgotten on the floor."

— A description of the chaos following the first attempt to have the students practise duelling^[src]

Dueling club — The first meeting of the club

The first meeting of the club was held on 17 December at eight o'clock in the evening in the Great Hall. It was led by Gilderoy Lockhart and Severus Snape. Lockhart and Snape opened the club with a demonstration of formal duelling, including the accepted combative position, though Snape was rather crude with his greeting. Snape easily overpowered Lockhart, hitting him with a Disarming Charm so powerful that it knocked Lockhart against the nearby wall. Presumably deciding that Snape was far too skillful for him, Lockhart barely covered his own ineptitude by lying that he let Snape do it and decided to let the students practise duelling on their own. The students were split into pairs (with Snape making sure neither Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley, nor Hermione Granger were partnered with each other) and commanded to practise disarming.

This, however, turned out to be a mistake, as the room quickly dissolved into chaos, and had to be broken up by the use of Finite Incantatem by Snape. Some results of the frenzied duelling included Harry and Draco Malfoy using far more malicious spells than the Disarming Charm, Ron's broken wand leaving Seamus Finnigan ashen-faced, and Hermione and Millicent Bulstrode reduced to physical combat.

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Harry Potter duelling Draco Malfoy during the first meeting

At this, Snape suggested teaching the students to block unfriendly spells would be prudent. Lockhart agreed, but, having no idea how to do it himself, failed to instruct Harry as to the proper way to do this. Nevertheless, Harry was paired with Draco once again, this time on their own. At Snape's instruction, Draco used the Snake Summons Spell and conjured a large, black snake. Having created the desired effect of scaring Harry, Snape moved to get rid of the snake, but Lockhart moved first, hitting the snake with Alarte Ascendare. However, this spell only lifted the snake a few feet into the air, enraging it further and causing it to make its way towards Justin Finch-Fletchley. Harry, unaware of what he was doing, commanded the snake to stop in Parseltongue. Snape, becoming horrified at this new discovery, vanished the snake and ended the meeting.

Further meetings

Presumably, the club was disbanded when Lockhart lost his memory and was removed as the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor. The Club was, though, reinstated by Headmaster Albus Dumbledore in 1996 as a precaution when Lord Voldemort had been officially announced at large once again. Each house, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Slytherin and Gryffindor had their own head of duelling club member who acted as a leader and would arrange practice duels. Each house also had their own personal duelling area from which students of all houses could go to duel. ^[1]

Legacy

Following the first meeting of the club, the student body (as well as Harry himself) became aware of Harry's status as a Parselmouth. This alienated the student body, causing a large portion of them to believe that Harry was the Heir of Slytherin and was setting the monster in the Chamber of Secrets on Muggle-borns. This opinion only changed when Hermione Granger (known to be a good friend of Harry's) was attacked as well. Harry's knowledge of Pareseltongue would later serve him in combating the true heir of Slytherin and, much later, opening Salazar Slytherin's Locket.

Both the Disarming Charm and the knowledge of formal duelling helped Harry to survive against Lord Voldemort in a duel the two would have over two years later, and those same skills would help him face Voldemort again, for the final time during Voldemort's last stand.

Known members

Gryffindor

Hufflepuff

Ravenclaw

Slytherin

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey (Mentioned on a poster)
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (DS version)
Harry Potter for Kinect
Harry Potter LEGO Sets

Notes and references

↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)

Hogwarts Duelling Club

Duelling Club Captains
Hogwarts: Gilderoy Lockhart · Severus Snape
Gryffindor: Angus Matlock
Hufflepuff: Duelling Club Captain
Ravenclaw: Alannis
Slytherin: Duelling Club Captain
Duelling Club Members
Gryffindor: Edward · Emily · Harry Potter · Hermione Granger · Neil Randall · Neville Longbottom · Romilda Vane · Ronald Weasley · Seamus Finnigan · Stewart
Hufflepuff: Anthony Otterburn · Heather · Justin Finch-Fletchley · Karl Limpley · Kouta Ohnishi · Rhonda Fladbury
Ravenclaw: Andrew · Helen Dawlish · Fawcett · Rebecca · Shoma Ichikawa · Terry Boot · Trevor Birch
Slytherin: Bridget · Draco Malfoy · Fergus Cowley · Irfan Mustaq · Maynard Hatton · Millicent Bulstrode · Peter · Rachel · Roy
Badges
Crossfire Badge · Defender Badge · Duelling Beginner's Luck Badge · Duelling Club Champion Badge · Duelling Veteran Badge · Keen Duellist Badge · Master Duellist Badge · Nine Lives Badge · Persistence Badge · Reflex Badge
Duelling Club locations
Great Hall · Middle Courtyard · The Quad · Training Grounds

[1] Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)

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-{{Quote|Now, Professor Dumbledore has granted me permission to start this little duelling club, to train you all in case you ever need to defend yourselves as I myself have done on countless occasions — for full details, see my published works.|Gilderoy Lockhart states the purpose of the club.|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
+{{Quote|Now, Professor Dumbledore has granted me permission to start this little duelling club, to train you all in case you ever need to defend yourselves as I myself have done on countless occasions — for full details, see my published works.|Gilderoy Lockhart states the purpose of the club|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
-The '''Duelling Club''' was a club at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], founded with the intention of teaching the students of Hogwarts how to [[duel]] should they find themselves in a hostile situation. It was founded by [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] in [[1992]], shortly after the revelation that the [[Chamber of Secrets]] had been opened once more. Thought the initial club was not much of a success, it was reformed in [[1996]] in response to [[Second Wizarding War|a darker social climate]].
+The '''Duelling Club''' was a club at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], founded with the intention of teaching the students of Hogwarts how to [[duel]] should they find themselves in a hostile situation. It was founded by [[Gilderoy Lockhart]] in [[1992]], shortly after the revelation that the [[Chamber of Secrets]] had been opened once more. Though the initial club was not much of a success, it was recreated in [[1996]] in response to [[Second Wizarding War|a darker social climate]].
 ==History==
 ===First meeting===
-{{Quote|A haze of greenish smoke was hovering over the scene. Both Neville and Justin were lying on the floor, panting; Ron was holding up an ashen-faced Seamus, apologising for whatever his broken wand had done; but Hermione and Millicent Bulstrode were still moving; Millicent had Hermione in a headlock and Hermione was whimpering in pain; both their wands lay forgotten on the floor.|A description of the chaos following the first attempt to have the students practise duelling.|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
+{{Quote|A haze of greenish smoke was hovering over the scene. Both Neville and Justin were lying on the floor, panting; Ron was holding up an ashen-faced Seamus, apologising for whatever his broken wand had done; but Hermione and Millicent Bulstrode were still moving; Millicent had Hermione in a headlock and Hermione was whimpering in pain; both their wands lay forgotten on the floor.|A description of the chaos following the first attempt to have the students practise duelling|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
-[[File:DuellingClubPottemore.png|thumb|left|300px|The disastrous first attempt at having the students practise duelling.]]
+[[File:Dueling club.JPG|left|thumb|245x245px|The first meeting of the club]]
-The first meeting of the club was held on [[17 December]] at eight o'clock in the evening in the [[Great Hall]]. It was led by Gilderoy Lockhart and [[Severus Snape]]. Lockhart and Snape opened the club with a demonstration of formal duelling, including the [[accepted combative position]], though Snape was rather crude with his greeting. Snape easily overpowered Lockhart, hitting him with a [[Disarming Charm]] so powerful that it knocked Lockhart against the nearby wall. Presumably deciding that Snape was far too skillful for him, Lockhart barely covered his own ineptitude by lying that he let Snape did it and decided to let the students practise duelling on their own. The students were split into pairs (with Snape making sure neither [[Harry Potter]], [[Ronald Weasley]], and [[Hermione Granger]] with each other) and commanded to practise disarming.
+The first meeting of the club was held on [[17 December]] at eight o'clock in the evening in the [[Great Hall]]. It was led by Gilderoy Lockhart and [[Severus Snape]]. Lockhart and Snape opened the club with a demonstration of formal duelling, including the [[accepted combative position]], though Snape was rather crude with his greeting. Snape easily overpowered Lockhart, hitting him with a [[Disarming Charm]] so powerful that it knocked Lockhart against the nearby wall. Presumably deciding that Snape was far too skillful for him, Lockhart barely covered his own ineptitude by lying that he let Snape do it and decided to let the students practise duelling on their own. The students were split into pairs (with Snape making sure neither [[Harry Potter]], [[Ronald Weasley]], nor [[Hermione Granger]] were partnered with each other) and commanded to practise disarming.
-This, however, turned out to be a mistake, as the room quickly dissolved into chaos, and had to be broken up by the use of ''[[Finite Incantatem]]'' by Snape. Some results of the frenzied duelling included Harry and [[Draco Malfoy]] using far more malicious [[spell]]s than the Disarming Charm, Ron's [[Ronald Weasley's first wand|broken wand]] leaving [[Seamus Finnigan]] ashen-faced, and Hermione and [[Millicent Bulstrode]] reduced to physical combat.
+This, however, turned out to be a mistake, as the room quickly dissolved into chaos, and had to be broken up by the use of ''[[General Counter-Spell|Finite Incantatem]]'' by Snape. Some results of the frenzied duelling included Harry and [[Draco Malfoy]] using [[Everte Statum|far]] [[Tickling Charm|more]] [[Dancing Feet Spell|malicious]] [[spell]]s than the Disarming Charm, Ron's [[Ronald Weasley's first wand|broken wand]] leaving [[Seamus Finnigan]] ashen-faced, and Hermione and [[Millicent Bulstrode]] reduced to physical combat.
-At this, Snape suggested teaching the students to [[Shield Charm|block unfriendly spells]] would be prudent. Lockhart agreed, but, having no idea how to do it himself, failed to instruct Harry as to the proper way to do this. Nevertheless, Harry was paired with Draco once again, this time on their own. At Snape's instruction, Draco used the [[Snake Summons Spell]] and conjured a large, black [[snake]]. Having created the desired effect of scaring Harry, Snape moved to get rid of the snake, but Lockhart moved first, hitting the snake with ''[[Alarte Ascendare]]''. However, this spell only lifted the snake a few feet into the air, enraging it further and causing it to make its way towards [[Justin Finch-Fletchley]]. Harry, unaware of what he was doing, commanded the snake to stop in [[Parseltongue]]. Snape, becoming horrified at this new discovery, [[Vipera Evanesca|vanished]] the snake and disbanded the meeting.
+[[File:Tumblr_lvhoo3Ag1Z1qgt0vro2_250.gif|thumb|225x225px|Harry Potter duelling Draco Malfoy during the first meeting]]At this, Snape suggested teaching the students to [[Shield Charm|block unfriendly spells]] would be prudent. Lockhart agreed, but, having no idea how to do it himself, failed to instruct Harry as to the proper way to do this. Nevertheless, Harry was paired with Draco once again, this time on their own. At Snape's instruction, Draco used the [[Snake Summons Spell]] and conjured a large, black [[snake]]. Having created the desired effect of scaring Harry, Snape moved to get rid of the snake, but Lockhart moved first, hitting the snake with ''[[Alarte Ascendare]]''. However, this spell only lifted the snake a few feet into the air, enraging it further and causing it to make its way towards [[Justin Finch-Fletchley]]. Harry, unaware of what he was doing, commanded the snake to stop in [[Parseltongue]]. Snape, becoming horrified at this new discovery, [[Vipera Evanesca|vanished]] the snake and ended the meeting.
 ===Further meetings===
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 ===Legacy===
-Following the first meeting of the club, the student body, as well as Harry himself, became aware of Harry's status as a Parselmouth. This alienated the student body, causing a large portion of them to believe that Harry was the Heir of [[Salazar Slytherin|Slytherin]] and was setting the [[Serpent of Slytherin|monster]] in the Chamber of Secrets on [[Muggle-born]]s. This opinion only changed when Hermione Granger, known to be a good friend of Harry's, was attacked as well. Harry's knowledge of Pareseltongue would later serve him in combating [[Tom Riddle|the true heir of Slytherin]] and, much later, opening [[Salazar Slytherin's Locket]].
+Following the first meeting of the club, the student body (as well as Harry himself) became aware of Harry's status as a Parselmouth. This alienated the student body, causing a large portion of them to believe that Harry was the [[Tom Riddle|Heir of Slytherin]] and was setting the [[Serpent of Slytherin|monster]] in the Chamber of Secrets on [[Muggle-born|Muggle-borns]]. This opinion only changed when [[Hermione Granger]] (known to be a good friend of Harry's) was attacked as well. Harry's knowledge of Pareseltongue would later serve him in combating the true heir of Slytherin and, much later, opening [[Salazar Slytherin's Locket]].
-Both the Disarming Charm and the knowledge of formal duelling helped Harry to survive against Lord Voldemort in a [[Duel in Little Hangleton|duel]] the two would have [[1995|over two years later]], and those same skills would help him face Voldemort again, for the final time, during [[Voldemort's Last Stand]].
+Both the [[Disarming Charm]] and the knowledge of formal duelling helped Harry to survive against Lord Voldemort in a [[Duel in Little Hangleton|duel]] the two would have [[1995|over two years later]], and those same skills would help him face Voldemort again, for the final time during [[Voldemort's Last Stand|Voldemort's last stand]].
 ==Known members==
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 *[[Rebecca]] ([[1992-1993 school year]])
 *[[Shoma Ichikawa]] ([[1996-1997 school year]])
+*[[Terry Boot]] ([[1992-1993 school year]])
 *[[Trevor Birch]] ([[1996-1997 school year]])
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 *''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
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+*''[[Harry Potter for Kinect]]''
 *''[[LEGO Harry Potter|Harry Potter LEGO Sets]]''
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