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Chapter 4- A Dueling Tournament

After a night of tossing and turning, I slowly made my way downstairs to the Slytherin common room where Draco waiting for me.

"Defense against the dark arts?" I looked at the small leather book in my hand named Confronting the Faceless. "I'm supposed to defend myself from myself?"

"Charlotte." Draco chuckled. "They don't know about our...you know. Just think of it as defense against the good guys."

I bursted out laughing since I've always been out of it in the mornings.

"Let's go Draco, we're going to be late."

We made our way down the hallway to make it to the defense against the dark arts class room. When we did get into the classroom, the class was already started. We found seats up in the front row by a long, narrow table.

"Nice for you to join us Mr. Malfoy and Miss Darcey. As I was saying, today we are having a dueling tournament." Professor Snape told the class.

"A tournament?" I turned to Draco.

"Yeah, just don't make a fool of yourself."

"Miss Darcey, if you would care to start the tournament since you are so talkative. Grab your wand as I choose your opponent."

I grabbed my wand and stepped up onto the narrow table which was high up off the floor and centered in the classroom. Everyone's eyes were on me.

"Herminoe Granger please join her." Snape continued.

The girl stepped onto the same table I was on and faced me.

"WANDS AT THE READY!" Snape told us. I held up my wand just as The Dark Lord had taught me.

"Confundus!" I flicked my wand at her as she shook her head in confusion.

"What am I doing up here again?" Herminoe itched her head.

"Dueling! Disarm her!" shouted one of the Gyrffindors.

Before she could even say the spell she wanted to say, I casted one first.

"Flipendo!" I aimed at her.

Herminoe flew back and laid on the table after a loud band sounded.

"Seems like we have a winner!" Draco called out and stood up as he applauded my preformance.

"Very good Charlotte." Snape congratulated me. "Now, since you won, stay up here as I choose your next opponent."

Draco sat back down and started to laugh at Herminoe for loosing to me. He gave me a thumbs up then blew me a kiss.

"Ron Weasly. Come up here and duel Miss Darcey." Snape picked on the red headed boy. "No restrictions on spells...just use logic Weasly."

"As if he had any." Draco crossed his arms as he laughed at professor Snape's choice of wording.

"Draco, now if you would just hold your commentary to yourself that would be best."

"Fine. Professor." Draco glared at Snape.

"I can't duel a girl professor, it seems quite unfair." Ron protested.

"Tarantallegra!" I yelled. Ron began to dance uncontrollably which made the whole class laugh. Ron looked up at me with a petrified look on his face as I tried to hold in my laughter.

"Why am I dancing?" Ron looked over to Snape whos face was as serious as always.

"It's the spell Weasly!" Draco laughed to his direction. "Finish him Charlotte."

"Stupefy!" I yelled again since Ron was distracted with his dancing. The spell knocked him backwards and knocked him out.

"Oh my Merlin... I'm so sorry..." I muttered.

"He'll be up in a moment." Snape assured me.

Sooner or later, the red head did sit back up and walked gingerly back to his seat next to Harry Potter.

"Two for two Miss Darcey, I am quite impressed." Snape signaled another oppenent to duel me.

Duel after duel. Spell after spell. Win after win. Oppenents tried their best to defeat me. Soon, I wiped out the whole class except for two people I haven't dueled which was my fionce and Harry.

"Mr. Malfoy, grab your wand." Snape ordered him.

"I'm supposed to duel my girlfriend Professor? Doesn't that seem a little unfair? She shoulf duel Potter so he can die of himuliation."

"Draco, I told you to grab your wand and face your opponent."

Snape knew about the whole plan of Voldemort's for me and Draco to get married. I didn't quite get why he wanted us to duel. But I did want to prove to Draco that I wasn't fragile and less powerful than he was.

"Draco, I'll try and take it easy on you." I grinned.

"I can't hurt her professor!"

"Oh come on Malfoy, just admit it your scared that your own girl is more powerful than you." Ron shouted.

"Shut up Weasly!" Draco got his wand ready as I did the same.

"This isn't a sporting arena students." Snape reminded us. "You may now begin."

I didn't take it easy on him. I threw multiple non-verbal spells at him but he dodged them easily. He did the same but I only dodged them by a hair. I felt like we were duleing for hour since niether of us wanted to lose. And finally I did a verbal spell.

"Avis!" I shouted as tiny birds were launched from my wand. Draco dodged those easily also. We had the same training so you could say it was an even match.

"Expelliarmus!" Draco knocked my wand out of my hand. "Flipendo!" He shouted directly after he dissarmed me. I flew directly off the table and landed back first onto mine and Draco's desk.

"Draco wins." I could barely talk.

Draco jumped off the table and helped me up then kissed me on the cheek,

"Three inches apart you two." Snape scolded us.

"Sorry Professor." we said in unison.

"For homework tonight, read chapter 14 in your textbooks. See you tomarrow." Snape dissmissed us.

"I'm sorry Charlotte. I couldn't embarass myself up there."

"It's all good. I had my glory."

"You beat 20 people. It's amazing."

"Just think of where my training came from, Draco."

"I almost forgot...You played it nice up there."

"Wasn't like I was going to use unforgivables."

"You have before."

"Cause I had to. Let's not start it okay?"

"Alright. What class do you have next?"

"Care for magical creatures." I looked at the sheet of paper I held in my hand.

"I have Transfiguration. Do you want me to walk you?"

"No, I'm fine. I can find it in no time." I smiled.

"Be careful Charlotte. One of the creatures scratched me during my third year. I don't want you getting hurt before our wedding and the homecoming dance."

"Theres dances?" I smiled.

"Formal, of course."

"I should get going. I'll see you in potions Draco."

Before I could leave, Draco kissed me.

"I really should get going..." I reminded him.

"Oh fine." Draco sneered. "Don't get into trouble."

We went our different directions as I muttered; "like I need your protection all the time."

I made my way outside and walked down the steep hill and followed the uniformed students down to a small wooded area to meet a giant creature and new faces.

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