September: Defense Against the Dark Arts

There are some very important rules about duelling. When there is a duel, a witch or wizard challenges another one. If the duel is accepted, they plan a place and a time to meet for the duel. The two wizards bow to each other, and then the duel begins. There is also a "second", someone who replaces the wizard in the duel if something happens to them. 


One of the rules for duelling is that there cannot be any physical contact. If there isn't a plan to kill each other, they can agree on other specific limits as well. 


One of the most important duels that happened was the duel between Lord Voldemort and Harry Potter. It happened in June of 1995, in Little Hangleton. They were in the graveyard after Lord Voldemort had returned. The Dark Lord used the Avada Kadavra killing curse and then Harry used Expelliarmus. This duel was unique because their wand cores were the same. The power from the two wands were blocked. Priori Incantatem, Harry's willpower, was alerted by Harry's focus, and he was able to get away. 


This was one of the most important duels because it was the first meeting and duel, and it started interactions and fights between them for years after this duel. 


Sources: 

https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Duelling


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