"Draco!" Eris threw open the dormitory door with a bang, "I require your owl." Placing his book on the floor he retrieved the Eagle owl and handed it over to the girl, allowing the owl to perch on her shoulder Eris sat on the floor and withdrew her quill and started to draft a letter.

"Eris, are you all right? You seem a little more ... aggravated that normal." Draco asked noticing the furrow between her eyebrows.

"No Draco, I'm furious and someone is going to suffer for it." Eris spat out as she re-loaded her quill with ink, Blaise let out a squeak at her comment and Eris shot him a dark look. "Not you Zabini but I assure you, keep making that noise and I will make your mother proud." The boys shared a worried look, it was rare for Eris to be this angry at anyone and it didn't bode well for anyone. Leaning forward slightly Draco was able to read Eris' letter, one word just jumped out of the page.

"Duel! Eris, what is going on?"

"I require farther to send me my duelling attire."

"Eris, you cannot just go around duelling people it's not proper..."

"Don't you dare talk to me about proper form!" Eris cut across him; closing her eyes she bought her knees to her chest. "Flint tried to kiss me again..."

"I'm not sure that's quite grounds of a duel Eris..." Draco carefully weighed his words sensing there is more to the story than Eris had told them.

"No, but after pushing him off he said it was his right to kiss me, and that I need to learn my place as a witch...so I challenged him, because no man Draco, and I do mean none, gets to talk to me like that." Blaise jumped off his bed and sat next to the girl.

"We'll kill him Eris," he looked at Draco for conformation and was relieved when the boy nodded his head, "comments like those don't fly with me. You're a lady, and you should be treated as so." Squeezing his hand Eris picked up her quill again.

"Thank you Blaise, but I need to do it, this is my fight, you can be my second if you like."

"Let it never be said that uncle Thorfinn doesn't have a sense of humour," Eris smirked at Draco's remark and twirled for him, the black duelling jacked reached just below her knees and was high collared, discreet buttons ran from neck to waist and elbow to wrist, in short Eris looked liked their head of house, albeit a more pretty and feminine version but there was no doubt, the jacket screamed Severus Snape.

"Does the professor know you've stolen his look for the evening?" Blaise commented dodging the hair pin Eris threw at him, "though I must say, you wear the look very well. " Finishing with her hair Eris smoothed down her jacket and walked to the door.

"Let's get this show started boys."

As the two students faced each other, Draco felt a coil of dread in his stomach; this would either end in Flint being sent to the hospital wing in pieces or Eris being hurt. It was the second occurrence that made him feel uneasy, he knew Eris could look after herself, but that didn't help ease the knot forming. He watched as the pair bowed to each other before taking up the formal stance.

"Expelliarmus!" he watched as Eris deflected the curse with ease before firing back,

"Expulso! Langlock! Levicorpus!"

Draco stifled a laugh as Flint found himself hanging upside down unable to speak. "Beaten by a girl, in three moves no less."

Releasing him from the spells Eris pressed her wand into his neck, "I strongly suggest you leave me alone Mr Flint, or I will make you a long term resident of St Mungo's."

Stepping over the boy, she walked over to Draco and slipped her arm though his, "Oh and Marcus? Uncle Lucius has had a chat with your father; I'd be expecting a letter any day now if I were you." Smirking she pulled Draco and Blaise from the room.

"That was brilliant Rowle! Those spells were impressive." Blaise enthused as they entered the common room.

"Why thank you dear." A smile broke across her face, all with a little help from my own prince, she thought pulling pins from her hair.

A/N Spoons again :)

My own little tribute to a great wizard and spell maker, after being in tears from watching the film version of The Elder Wand and The Princes Tale, its been a tough week for all Snape lovers.

Peace and Cake

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