She's dressed to kill...

[Celestial Snape]

Celeste and Ashlyn strode into the forest arguing heatedly. They were both wearing their Slytherin school robes and held their wands in their hands.

"It's ridiculous how all these filthy mudbloods are just strutting around campus proclaiming that they are witches and wizards. Them and their filthy muggle friends just make me sick!" Celeste cried outraged. Turning to Ashlyn she saw the red hair stand out even more as her wand hand trembled.

[xdiggyx]

"How dare you!" snapped Ashlyn as her green eyes burned into Celestial's grey orbs. "My mother is muggle born and the best witch I have ever known! Who are you to say who should live and who should die?"

Pulling out her wand, Ashlyn raised it towards Celeste and threw a non-verbal curse at her that made her fly against a tree.

[Celestial Snape]

Celeste collapsed onto the floor across the clearing. Pointing her father's wand in Ashlyn's direction she sent over a few more spells. Soon enough the pair was dueling fiercely. Hexes and curses flew back and forth as the fight grew more intense.

"Maybe this will teach you not to associate with filthy mudbloods!" smirked Celeste over the sound of missed spells and crumbling credibility. "Sweet revenge for an injured pride."

[xdiggyx]

Ashlyn narrowly dodged the rapidly approaching spells.
"Leave me alone!"

She shielded herself from a particularly vicious curse as she fired off her own. The tree behind her adversary split open and particles of dirt of wood flew around them.

[Celestial Snape]

"You don't have mummy dearest to protect yo now!" sneered Celestial Snape. "Who's going to save you? Certainly not your freak of a sister!"

She sliced her wand through the air at Ashlyn and a a bright red line of blood appeared on her neck.

[xdiggyx]

Ashlyn recoiled in shock clutching her wand. In rage she screwed up her face and shouted with all the strength she could muster, "INCARCEROUS!"

Heavy ropes erupted from the end of her wand and swiftly raced over to Celeste.

[xfinnyx]

"Protego!"

[Celestial Snape]

An unexpected 'whoosh' filled the clearing and the ropes threatening to bind Celeste fell in mid-air with a clatter. A look of inexpressible anger had taken root on Ashlyn's face as they both turned to the conjurer of the Sheild Charm.

[xfinnyx]

"Won't you two stop fighting? Can't we all just agree on our differences and avoid each other at least?" cried and anguished Kathleen. "Look at yourselves! You are going to kill each other if you carry on!"

[Celestial Snape]

"Maybe it's best then," she retorted, "If you leave us to our own devices!" Celeste was beyond all seething fury. "Are you going to bite me and make me into a vampire or something?" The look of hurt on Kathleen's face empowered her and her heart pace quickened if not more.

[xdiggyx]

"Don't you dare talk to my sister like that!" yelled Ashlyn. She was getting out of control and all she wanted to do was curse Celeste so bad she would be in St. Mungos for months. Turning to Kathleen she lowered her voice slightly and said, "Lower the charm, Kate. Let us finish this... Let me do this one thing, please...?"

[xfinnyx]

There was a note of pleading in her sister's voice that could not be ignored. Nodding her head marginally, she faced Celeste and spoke matter of factly, "Actually... I am only a full vampire with full weaknesses at night. During the day I am human, just like you." With this, the invisible barrier between the pair vanished.

[Celestial Snape]

"No matter," Celeste crowed, cooly brushing the statement off her shoulders. "You are still a freak with a dirty-blood sister!"

[xdiggyx]

That was it. It was like someone had put her hand on the trigger and she had just pulled it. Ashlyn Abernish was out of control.

"Well at least I don't get beaten by my mum!" she screamed at the top of her voice. Her face was beat red and she was close to tears as she raised her wand.

[Celestial Snape]

An unnatural hush fell upon the clearing at Ashlyn's words. The line was already drawn, but she had just crossed it by a long shot. Tears poured forth onto her face as wrath took the reins controlling Celeste's mind.

A quick flashback of Sorting Day back in year one displayed a small, frightened little girl lowering her hood and facing the multitude in the Great Hall for the first time. Her face had a long gash on the right side form her cheekbone to her chin. The left eye was purple, splotchy, and swollen while the rest of her was covered in various lacerations and abrasions. Everyone had gasped in surprise and quite a few people laughed. When the little girl sat down at her new house table, everyone nearby scooched away disgusted.

This reminder of past experience heightened Celeste's rage and blurted without thinking, "AVADA KEDEVRA!"