[Not in the way that he'd hit someone like Potter or the Weasley, really. He's progressively growing faster and stronger, fists more or less flying and leg sweeping in to try and get her to buckle to her knees. It's not exactly precise and smooth like Sophie's taught him, but it's something to try and tire himself out, something to get her to rise and fight him back now that he's moved on to step two.]
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