The Jade Malfoy Book 1: Goblet of Fire

Chapter 6: Father/Daughter Time

AN: Rewritten 10/19

     Lucius leans against the doorframe as he watches Ursa fight training dummies. He claps when Ursa finishes. "I see you are skilled in dueling." Lucius says.

     Ursa spins around and shoots a spell at Lucius out of reflex. Luckily he moves out of the way. "Sorry, reflex. Do not do that! You scared me." Ursa says.

     "I'm sorry. Why is that a reflex?"

     "Yes I am skilled in dueling. Beatrice taught me a lot and Ilvermorny had a dueling club. As for the reflex, the Malfoy and Black names are looked down upon in the States. I was attacked for no reason at least once a week."

     "What are you doing down here?"

     "I was trying to practice a curse but got frustrated so I took my frustration out on the dummies."

     "What curse?"

     Ursa motions to a book sitting on a nearby table. "Expelling Curse. I've been working on it for a week."

     "Ah yes, the base spell for one of your aunt's favorite spells." Lucius says as he reads the book.

     "Cruciatus Curse?" Ursa asks with a furrowed brow.

     "No, Blasting Curse." Lucius replies.

     "Of course it includes fire." Ursa chuckles.

     "Where are you messing up?"

     "No idea."

     "Show me." Lucius leans back against the table.

     Ursa points her wand at the wooden dummy. "Expulso!" A small burst a blue light shoots from Ursa's wand and hits the dummy. The dummy cracks and a few small pieces fall from it. "See?"

     "The second 's' sound. You're emphasizing 'puls' when you need to emphasize 'pul'." Lucius says. "Try again. Expulso."

     "Expulso!" Ursa casts and a burst of blue light shoots from her wand. It hits the dummy and it explodes. "I did it!"

     "Good." Lucius draws his wand and repairs the dummy. "Try it again."

     "Expulso!" The dummy explodes again.

     Lucius switches out dummies after he repairs it. The new one is heavy metal. "Alright try it on the powerful dummy."

     "Expulso!" Part of the dummy explodes and Ursa stumbles back.

     "That's what I thought." Lucius pushes off the table and walks over to Ursa. He slow circles her. "Straighten your arm." Ursa straightens her arm. "Turn your wrist." Ursa turns her wrist so it is vertical instead of her usual upside down. "Put your weight on your back leg to keep yourself from stumbling." Ursa leans back on her back leg. "Stand up straight, chin up. Try again." Lucius steps back.

     "Expulso!" The dummy explodes and Ursa gets pushed back into Lucius. Lucius catches her to keep her from falling.

     "Perfect. Other than getting pushed back."

     "How do I stop myself from getting pushed back?"

     "Practicing the spell. You have the base down, now you need to work on focusing the power. So the power does not bounce back at you. It happens with young witches and wizards."

     "Or use the Stickfast Hex on myself."

     "You know a lot about Dark Arts don't you?"