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The following morning the three friends headed down for their first lesson as 6th years, unfortunately it was care of magical creatures, and the teacher...they had noticed that morning was very different to Hagrid who had left the job the previous year. He reminded Harry a lot of Professor Snape, who Harry had a clear disliking for. He did wonder if maybe Professor Snape and Professor Caldwick were related in some way. Sadly, the lesson did not start out well; Draco Malfoy was still part of the class and he was just as insolent a little git as he'd always been. He didn't seem to share Harry's thought that Caldwick was a lot like Snape, who Malfoy (in contrast to Harry) idolised openly.
"He's such a stick in the mud" he drawled to his cronies Crabbe and Goyle once the professor's back was turned, "look at those 'things' he's fetched for us to look at...I hate to admit it, but he's dafter than that dunce Hagrid".
Hermione felt her knuckles turning white, she had never been able to control herself at the sound of someone criticising Hagrid in front of her. Harry noticed the look in Hermione's face and rushed over to hold her back,
"'mione, whatever he said, he's not worth it"
But Hermione didn't seem to be listening and she took a step forward looking angrier than he'd seen her the last time Malfoy dared to insult Hagrid in her presence. She whipped out her wand, which incidentally was pulled out of her hand as quickly as she'd removed it from her pocket by...she took a gulp...Professor Caldwick. He was looking at her with a kind of menace.
"We do not use our wands in this class" he said, looking menacing
She nodded silently and was given her wand back which she slipped back into her pocket. Thankfully, the only people who witnessed this were Ron and Harry.
"Wow" that was all Harry had to say on the matter, he'd never known Hermione to give up on revenge that easily "what did Malfoy say?" Hermione looked at Harry with a slight squint, "he insulted Hagrid" she replied before fixing the object of her anger with a piercing stare and muttered something that sounded remarkable like "git". Harry nodded "say no more" he said holding up his hand as he turned toward Malfoy who was muttering to Crabbe and pointing at Professor Caldwick "I think he's going to get what's coming to him soon enough".