Harry sat calmly drinking his juice and reading a book on pureblood etiquette for the tenth time memorising each world, Ron was in no fit state to talk after Harry gave him his good news, the book was one of two he had bought when he got his supplies and didn't remember getting them until a few days ago,
Out of the corner of his eye he spotted Malfoy and his friends slinking towards them looking rather smug.
"Having a last meal, Potter? When are you getting the train back to the Muggles?" he said in his usual drawling tone, Harry didn't look up he didn't even acknowledge Malfoy's presents until his eyes looked up from his page,
"You're a lot braver now you're back on the ground and you've got your little friends with you," Harry said coolly and went back to reading Draco flushed weather with embarrassment, rage or a mixture of both Harry didn't care, Crabbe and Goyle where hardly little and were defiantly not gentlemen, they were large gorilla like and looked to have all the mental faculties of an over cooked whelk, but even they knew better than to start something whilst the entire faculty watched.
"I'll take you on any time on my own" said Malfoy, Harry knew what he was going to try and before he could utter another word Harry was on his feet,
"How dare you scion Malfoy" he shouted quieting the whole hall, the teachers having never heard Harry raise his voice looked on shocked mute and still "you dare break tradition and etiquette, you of all should know the laws that govern these matters, yet hear you stand like some poor excuse for a fool" the hall were shocked and a few snickers broke out one each table
"When my father" Malfoy started
"Your father" Harry shouted more snickers broke out "your father should think himself accursed to have a cur such as you polluting his blood line" shocked gasps escaped from many of the pureblood students "l would have thought you would have known better than to breach the laws set down but Salazar himself, you heir to the title of Barron Malfoy" he spat Barron as if it was a bitter foul tasting puss "though I should have expected it from some one of such new and dubious blood" more shocked gasps from the pureblood and some half-blood's even the teachers "though I expected more from you two" he looked at both Crabbe and Goyle who both jumped startled by the outburst "both heirs to the titles of Earl by birth and heritage, unlike this foul thing who's family had to buy there peerage on their knees" there was shocked silence in the hall
"Our apologies Duke Potter" said Crabbe in a heavy upper-class English accent Goyle nodding beside him
"You need not apologise for this fool, but I will have satisfaction" he said as he removed a white silk glove from his robe pocket he slapped Malfoy in the face twice "Draconius Luscious Malfoy, scion of Barron Luscious Salazar Malfoy of the noble house of Malfoy, and Lady Narcissa Irma Malfoy nee Black, of the most ancient most noble house of Black. I Harry James Potter Duke of the most ancient and most noble house of Potter, son of Duke James Charles Potter, and Duchess Lillian Mary Potter nee Evans of the royal house of Battenberg challenge you to duel, blades only because I doubt you have the power or the ability to match even a squib in magical combat" there was a universal shocked gasp from the entire hall. "Choose your second"
Malfoy looked at the two that had accompanied him, both shook their heads in negative, he looked around the hall but none would meet his gaze except one his head of house Severus Snape.
"Well choose or will you and your house be labelled forever cowards as you were in France where your family was run out buy Muggles" Harry spat
"I name the potions master Severus Tobias Snape of house Prince" he shouted hot with rage, Harry laughed slightly behind his hand
"Just like a house of fools to name a man from a disgraced line" Harry said looking down on the enraged Malfoy at the teachers table Snape sat seething in rage. "I name the most feared and respected swordswoman this country has ever produced Marquees Molly Weasley nee Prewett"
There was silence in the hall the Weasley family were in shock, for about five minutes nobody said a word
"You choose a house wife and a blood traitor" laughed Malfoy
"You a Malfoy call someone a traitor, that is a laugh" said Harry "but we shall see who laughs last wont we name a time and place"
"Two days from now on the quidditch pitch noon" he said trying to make himself as imposing as possible
"I name Baroness Amelia Bones as referee"
Harry reached out his hand, Malfoy took it tentatively they shook stiffly Harry then turned and left muttering about washing the stupidity off of his hand.
After a few moments later Minerva McGonagall found her voice
"Albus what just happened"
"I believe that the Malfoy scion just committed assisted suicide" said Dumbledore his voice seemed to echo through the hall.