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"Don't you turn your back on me, don't you even try to walk away from me! Just who the hell do you think you are?!" Hermione screamed.
The death eater ran, slamming the door behind him as he went through it, mewling in fright.
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"Ready?" Harry asked, about to cast a Reducto curse at the door the death eater had just slammed.
Luna looked at him quizzically. "Why do muggleborns and muggle-raised always ask if everyone is ready right before they are going to do something massively unwise?" she asked in honest curiosity.
Harry frowned for a moment, then looked about to answer when Hermione put a finger to his lips and looked at Luna.
"Tradition, Luna-love," the brunette said, looking quickly at Harry with a slight shake of her head.
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"Arrogance and stupidity all in the same package. How efficient of you," Hermione observed, hefting the two-by-four in her hands. "You remind me of a pinata."
Draco lowered his wand for a moment and looked thoughtful. "A pinata? So, you think of me as something bright and cheerful, full of toys and candy for young children," Draco mused.
It was all Hermione could do to keep from snorting.
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"I've always said you can get more with a two-by-four and a kind word than with just a kind word," Luna explained to Hermione, wiping the gore off on Draco's shirt.
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"He made a very satisfying 'thump' when he hit the floor," Luna said.
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"I would like you to take time to learn the Hogwarts Mantra. 'Hermione is always right. I will listen to Hermione. I will not ignore Hermione's recommendations. Hermione is the Goddess.' Have a nice day," Luna explained, patting Harry's cheek.
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"May the Goddess stand between you and harm, in all the empty places where you must walk," Steelgrip said, then noted Hermione was tapping her foot impatiently, twisting a piece of lumber in her hand.
Steelgrip swallowed in nervousness before continuing in an enlightened fashion, "unless, of course, you've upset Lady Potter. In that event, may the Goddess guide and protect her while she seeks you out to explain the way the universe works, and around whom it revolves." He sighed a breath of relief as a small smile broke out on Hermione's face.
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