Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or Baka to Test.
I know it's been a while since I've updated this story, sorry about that. I've been preoccupied with my other stories. I know this is a short chapter, but it's something. Hopefully I won't forget about the story again, but that doesn't mean I'll update very often.
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The students started whispering eagerly as the five whose names were called walked up towards the dummies. Hermione Granger was (reluctantly) acknowledged as the most book-smart in the class, but Harry Potter was famous, and Draco Malfoy, while a bully, was a braggart who had probably been shown a few dark spells by his father. Daphne Greengrass and Blaise Zabini were relative unknowns, but it would be interesting nonetheless.
Professor Sakamoto assigned each of them to one of the training dummies, having them stand a certain distance away from their targets before backing up and casting a shield charm around the class to stop any stray spells.
"First spell: Expelliarmus!" he said after a short moment.
Needless to say, Harry was the quickest to cast the spell. It was a favorite of his, after all. Though he should probably start using other spells more…
Oddly enough, Hermione and Malfoy were the last to cast the spell, with Daphne having cast a mere half-second after Harry, and Blaise immediately after her. Hermione looked infuriated and jealous at the other's reaction-time, whereas Malfoy sneered at Harry before glancing at his housemates and rolling his eyes.
Blaise Zabini smirked at his best friend teasingly. The blonde had already been aware that he and Daphne were better duelers than he was. They were, after all, junior dueling champions. They were surprised that Potter had managed to cast before them, but realized that his own experience was just as effective as them practicing for their competitions, if not more so.
"Reducto!" the professor called, ignoring his students' reactions.
This time Daphne managed to let loose the spell before the others, while Blaise and Harry cast it at the same time. This caused the three to look at each other, and Daphne raised an eyebrow, smirking at them in challenge. The two boys responded with smirks, and a temporary camaraderie was born with the potential to evolve into a full on friendship.
The professor called out more spells, each one more difficult than the next. The five participants were surprised when the target dummies started to move-backwards, forwards, side-to-side, up and down, even diagonally.
Hermione became more and more frustrated, unable to keep up with the now-moving dummy, but the others adapted to the new situation. At that point, Draco's aim and casting speed had gotten quicker, and he joined the mini-competition, regardless of whether or not Potter was doing it too.
By the time they had gone through the list, Hermione was seething. The other four had all managed to score better than she had. They must have been cheating! She would tell the professor when the class ended. He might be rude, but surely he could see reason.
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