Got through the war on what we could teach ourselves. I can get through a scrap alright, my brothers taught me how to throw a punch when I was wee, but if you get into it in my world, odds are it'll be wands over fists. [She smiles.] Are you offering to spar with me, Barton?
[She'd be glad for it. She gets through on street smarts and instincts from Quidditch if her wand gets lost in a tussle. But proper unarmed fighting is something she never had to focus on because her battles are fought with magic in the end. As long as reflexes and endurance are strong and high, you were alright. And Ginny's got both in spades, she's a Quidditch player, she's survived three battles. And in the City, even more—and she's had people teach her other things, like Arthur Pendragon showing her how to use a sword.
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Got through the war on what we could teach ourselves. I can get through a scrap alright, my brothers taught me how to throw a punch when I was wee, but if you get into it in my world, odds are it'll be wands over fists. [She smiles.] Are you offering to spar with me, Barton?
[She'd be glad for it. She gets through on street smarts and instincts from Quidditch if her wand gets lost in a tussle. But proper unarmed fighting is something she never had to focus on because her battles are fought with magic in the end. As long as reflexes and endurance are strong and high, you were alright. And Ginny's got both in spades, she's a Quidditch player, she's survived three battles. And in the City, even more—and she's had people teach her other things, like Arthur Pendragon showing her how to use a sword.
You never know what you need.]