Chapter 121 - 121- double fights

Filius' POV

The moment they all have been waiting for finally arrived.

After all the duals that has been going around the school, finally, the top 50 duelists, the players with the most points, are about to have the second tournament, where the top four would get the founders' cards.

For almost a month he used duels as a way for the students who didn't listen in class to avoid points loss and detention, and he had to admit, this game is an excellent way to see which of the students did their homework and which just copied from their friends.

Another thing he did was perfecting his deck. While some players only bought strong cards they needed, and others just traded for cool cards, he understood the real need for cards most didn't.

While having a deck full of strong cards is great, the things you really need to become the champion is good combos, you need a way so no matter which cards you have on hand, you can control the field, just like real dueling, or chess.

It was why, even though he didn't have the strongest monster cards, he was still number two in the game, the only one with more points then him was one of his third year students- Susan Bones, but her professor binns was a cheat.

"Hello to our 50 strongest duelists and the spectators, and welcome to our second dueling tournament" one of the Weasley twins said.

"Today, we will make sure who is the cards king!" The other one said

"We had our brightest minds sit together"

"You mean you and me."

"Of course, don't bother me... we had our brightest minds sit together and think about one question- how to make sure it is really the best of the best that win."

"So, like always, when we have a question, we went to ask the one person who was always there for us- mr. Filch."

The laughter was so loud the twins had to stop talking for a few seconds.

"And he came with the greatest proposal, to treat our game as if it was a war."

"So here are the rules."

"Each duelist will get a partner randomly assigned, they would then have to form a tag team where each person's turn is only once every four turns, and only by putting 500 life points worth of energy can they use their partner's cards on the field... and in the end of the game, when there are only two teams left, there would be an all out game."

As Filius heard the rules he couldn't help but being impressed yet also stressed.

While this way of game does create the random feeling of war, where luck can change everything between winning and losing, and you have to think of your teammate as much as yourself, it can cost him the game.

"Now, it is time to choose our teams, the first one is... the 13 team is Professor Flitwick and Susan Bones." Okay, the game is on!

A few hours later

On our two final teams are: team 5- Draco Malfoy and Oliver wood who managed to beat their opponents with the use of the trap card dunderhead's potion which create random affects based on a roll, and team 13- Professor Flitwick and Susan Bones who combined the use of the ghosts monsters miss Bones is known for and the charm cards the Professor use to create a deadly combo.

Now, the free for all battle begins."

Seeing his opponents, Filius knew he has at least one advantage over them, while they have used most of their magical energy it the duels before, either to activate the duels, or to use their partner's cards, he still has held of his energy, which means that while they can't use special abilities like card strengthening, he can, and should finish the duel as quick as possible, if only so that they can't recharge.

Looking at his cards, he knows what to do.

"As your Professor, I will begin. I use the spell card - speed dueling which let me regular summon two monsters this turn instead of one, I summon the librarian of Hogwarts - madam Pince, and mrs Norris, and wherever mrs Norris goes, Argus goes right behind her- i special summon Argus Filch from the deck in attack mode, I put one hidden card and finish my turn."

Then the students each had a turn, where mr. Malfoy learned that madam Pince can stop one magic spell from activating once a turn, and where the students used their turns destroy each other's life points and his monsters, Oliver even managed to take Susan out of the duel by using a field card holy zone that forbid ghost creatures.

"When you destroy a faculty card when Filch is on the field your attacking monster gets detention, and works for me for three turns- come to me acromantula!"

When it was finally his turn he sacrificed his monsters and the giant spider he took from Mr Malfoy before summoning his strongest monster- Filius Flitwick.

He strengthened his attack power to 3500 by feeding it magic before activating the trap card bombarda and taking all of his students out of the game.

"And we have our winner, Professor Flitwick became the first cards king! Now, which card will our professor take?"

"I'm nothing is not a proud Ravenclaw."