Chapter 4: Return to Hogwarts
The day finally came to go to Platform 9¾ to wait for the Hogwarts Express. As Harry, Hermione, Angie, and all the Weasley's pulled out their belongings the crowd stared at them. Between seven of the kids there were two owls in cages, a cat, six miniature mountains of books, and cloaks. Harry and the rest just ignored the stares and walked towards Platform 9. When they arrived at their destination they walked over to the wall that separated Platform 9 with Platform 10. They idly struck up a conversation as one by one they slid into the wall, appearing on Platform 9¾.
Harry went through the magical barrier first with Angie who had been very nervous about the whole ordeal. Ron and Hermione had followed them. Ginny, Ron's little sister came next, and Fred and George, Ron's twin brothers, last. They all stared at the train in front of them. It was painted a beautiful Black with gold edging. They only stared for a few seconds however because the whistle to alert all that the train would be departing soon blew. They all got on board. Harry, Ron, and Hermione led Angie to their usual cabin. Ginny, Fred, and George went off in search of their friends.
Harry and Ron taught Angie how to play exploding snap while they waited for the train to begin its long journey to Hogwarts. She turned out to be quite a natural at the game, beating Ron two out of three times. He muttered something about beginner's luck. After these games Fred and George walked into the cabin.
"Harry," asked George.
"We were wondering," continued Fred.
"If you Ron, Hermione, and Angie -"
"Wanted to help us this year -"
"And learn to be official pranksters?" finished George. Harry and Ron's mouths dropped open. Hermione snorted and Angie looked confused.
"You mean it?" asked Ron. "Us pulling pranks with you?"
"Yeah," said Fred. "We need to train someone to be the school's official pranksters for when we leave."
"Right on!" yelled Harry. "Of course we will learn from you, the best." He added this last part for good measure.
"Great," answered George. "So, what should we do for the sorting ceremony," he added evilly.
Surprising them all, Angie came up with the perfect solution.
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They arrived at Hogwarts late in the day. As was customary, Hagrid called all of the first years to him.
"Hello Hagrid," greeted Harry, "Thanks for the great gift," he added and tried to give the half-giant a hug, but his arms didn't even reach halfway around the gigantic man.
"Oh thanks Harry," answered Hagrid smiling, "you really liked them?"
"They were the best gifts I got," he added softer so that no one would hear.
"Thanks Harry, dun' worry. I won't tell anyone you said that."
"But another reason I wanted to talk to you. This is Angie. She isn't a first year but this will be her first year here. I was wondering if you could take her with you across the lake?"
"Sure, just hop in one of the boats missy."
"Thanks Hagrid," Harry said, "I guess I had better be off to the castle."
"Yeah, dun' wanna keep you waiting. See ya Harry!"
"Bye Hagrid," Harry called as he ran off leaving Hagrid with all the first years and Angie. Hagrid then began the ceremonial trip across the lake with them.
When the first years finally arrived in the Great Hall there was much applauding. They walked down the center aisle and sat at four tables near the stage that the sorting hat was on. One by one they were called up, put on the hat, and were put into a house.
"Adder, Michael"
"GRYFINDOR!" with this announcement the first year went over to the Gryfindor table which was screaming itself hoarse. There were three more people called before the name Harry really wanted to hear.
"Caulfield, Angie." The sorting hat seemed to be having a hard time deciding where to put her because it delayed. Harry started to sweat. Then the hat made its decision.
"GRYFINDOR!" Angie happily made her way down to Harry's arms.
"Thank god you got in Gryfindor, I don't know what I would've done," Harry said.
"I don't know what I would've done either, all my friends are in Gryfindor."
The Sorting continued for roughly another half hour and finally ended when Margret Zylla was sorted into Hufflepuff. Then Dumbledore stood.
"As is usual, the Forbidden Forest is off limits, hence the name. There have been several new items added to the forbidden list in Filches office, some of which are there courtesy to these boys." He pointed to Fred and George. They raised their hands accepting the 'praise' as they put it. "Also, there is a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, and that is," he paused, "me." The entire student body erupted with cheers. "Thank-you, I know that you are overjoyed to hear this but please calm down." The cheering slowly subsided. "There will also be two new classes being taught. Physical Defense and Dueling." There was scattered applauding following this announcement. "The teacher of these classes will remain disclosed until such time as they begin. Thank you for being patient. Now, let's eat." As he said these last two words the food floated down to the tables in fancy dishes. However, as soon as they landed, every roast turkey, the main dish, exploded.
Angie, Harry, Ron, Fred, and George's laughter became contagious and as the screaming (from the girls) subsided, and everyone joined in.
"That was brilliant!" the Marauders, as they came to call themselves, shouted at the same time giving each other high fives. Hermione just looked at them and started to scream again.
The feast continued without further interruption until the end when Dumbledore stood back up and called Harry, Ron, Hermione, Draco Malfoy, Millicent Bullstrode, and Goyle, along with some others from Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw up to the stage.
"You twelve have been chose as this year's prefects for your classes, your heads of house will give you the passwords to your common rooms. In ten minutes I will dismiss everyone to go back. You will lead the first years. Thank you and have a good night."
Harry and Ron looked at each other. "Us, prefects?" they asked at the same time, then each fell to the floor laughing. Soon though they asked Professor McGonnagal what the password was to the Gryfindor common room, it ended up being 'Godric.'
The party was dismissed and Harry, Ron, and Hermione took charge of leading the 1st years and Angie up to the common room. On the way they taught them where the trick steps were and how to find the hallway where the Fat Lady Portrait was. When they had arrived with all the 1st years Harry gave the password and the portrait swung open, wishing them all another good year, and saying hello to all the new Gryfindors.
Soon the new prefects had all the first years in the rooms. They and Angie all met in the common room.
"Well," began Hermione, "do you want to tell us your story," she said as she gestured towards Harry and Angie.
Harry looked at Angie who nodded him permission and he began. "Well, it all began when I got a job. I had decided to work at a bookstore because it would be the perfect cover at home, when I could say I was reading anything but my spell books. However, my reason for working there changed the first moment I saw Angie. I do believe that my jaw dropped, of course I quickly caught myself." He paused while the other chuckled. "Well I worked there for most for the summer and had finally decided to ask Angie out on a date. I don't really remember what I was saying but I know that it came out all jumbled, I just couldn't get my words straight while I was staring at her." Angie hit him playfully. "Hey, well its true. But anyway, I had just finished asking her out when the back wall blew up and six Death Eaters came out of the dust. I sent Angie and the other employees out and battled them myself. The only one to escape was Lucius Malfoy." Ron whistled, and Hermione stared.
"You - you beat six Death Eaters?"
"Yes, it wasn't easy mind you. I really didn't think I was coming out of that building alive. However, after the battle I knew that the magic control squad would show up and so I left, and I took Angie with me. I owed her an explanation. I took her to the Leaky Cauldron and rented a room there. As I recall she fainted four times before I got my entire story out." She hit him again, a little harder this time. "It's true," Harry said grinning.
"Well, the next day I took her into Diagon Alley to show her that I wasn't lying."
"WAIT! Hold everything," Ron nearly shouted. "You were a muggle?!" Hermione mouth dropped open as she came to the same conclusion. Harry and Angie nodded their heads in agreement. "Well - how did you - how did you get accepted into Hogwarts?"
"Hold on Ron, I'm getting to that part of the story. While we were in Diagon Alley, I got an idea. I had us stop by the bookstore and went to the section on muggles and magic. I found a very old book that caught my eye. Upon opening it I saw that it had a spell that allowed one to give magic to a muggle.
"You all know that the ability to use magic is in all people right. It is just a pocket of the mind that wizards can access and muggles can't. When we went back to the Leaky Cauldron Angie fell asleep but I learned how to perform a spell that night that would open that part of Angie's mind to her. I had set everything up that night and when she awoke in the morning I asked her what was probably the biggest decision of her life. 'Would you like to be like me? Would you like to be able to control and use magic?' She was shocked, didn't think that it was possible, but I told her it was and that if she wanted to she would have to trust me. It took her a while to decide but she said 'yes.'
"The spell was very complicated, and took a good half day to perform. I had to make sure that I did everything exactly right, or she might suffer brain damage. Believe me, I have never been more careful and systematic in my life. The last part of the spell required that I spill some of my own blood -" Angie took over.
"I almost cried when Harry cut himself but he had warned me not to move, or speak during the entire process or it could go wrong. He just cut himself and gritted his teeth. His blood spilled into a bowl and he took it for the final part of the spell. He rubbed some of his blood on my forehead and hands. Then he said the last incantation and I felt the most amazing sensation I had ever felt. It was magic flowing through my veins, filling me with its sensation. Harry collapsed and I screamed. I was so scared for him." She tried but could continue, so Harry took over.
"Tom heard the scream and came upstairs. He immediately recognized what had happened. He took care of me for the next two days with Angie's help. When I woke up all I wanted to know is if Angie was ok and if she had magic. Tom had answered 'yes' to both questions and so I was calmed. After I had sufficiently recovered Angie and I spent all of our time practicing spells and sword fighting. I must say that she has natural talent in both." He grinned. "We also had to visit Angie's parents, that was an interesting adventure. When we got there her parents couldn't stop crying and hugging Angie who kept insisting that she was all right. Then we explained that Angie could now use magic, and they fainted. Her mom fainted three times before she could keep herself from fainting again, her dad was okay after the first time. They began to accuse me of all sorts of nasty things, such as controlling their daughter. It took Angie some time to calm them down and explain that she chose this. They finally understood and let Angie come here to develop her powers. We left after that. Then we met you two after a few more days and now we are here! So that is our story."
Hermione and Ron finally closed their jaws and began all sorts of questions at once. Harry couldn't understand what they were saying but most of it consisted of danger, insanity, and idiocy. He dismissed their babble and announced that he was going to bed. Angie did the same and they left up their separate ways, leaving Ron and Hermione to themselves. Harry chuckled. 'They are going to go crazy down there.'
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The next morning Harry woke at 6:30. He tried to fall back asleep but couldn't. He decided that he would go out and run. He ran for thirty minutes. Then went back to the dormitories, showered, and headed down to breakfast. He met Hermione there, but Ron was still asleep. Hermione was taking a look at her schedule with Angie. Harry got his and then ate while looking it over. He and Hermione began debating how many points Snape would deduct from Gryfindor their first day of potions when an owl literally dove at Harry. Harry ducked and then there was a letter on his plate. The owl had pulled out of the dive so close to Harry it had skimmed his hair. It left as soon as it had delivered the note. Harry opened the note and goggled, it read:
Dear Harry,
You will not believe what happened two days ago. Voldemort attacked a town with his death eaters. There were heavy casualties on both sides but we managed to capture some death eaters. Guess who was among them, Peter! I insisted that he be tried und Veritiserum, and I was proven innocent! I will be seeing you soon.
Your Godfather (now innocent)
Sirius
"Harry that is great!" squealed Hermione. "Now you can see each other whenever you want, and he doesn't have to come in his animagus form."
All Harry could do was breathe a sigh of relief and smile. He couldn't stop smiling as he explained who Sirius Black was and his past to Angie. And when Ron came down and heard the news, he couldn't stop smiling either. At least until Draco came.
"Well if it isn't Wonder boy, Mudblood, Weasel, and the New Girl."
"Shut up Malfoy."
"Is that the best you can do Potter? Because if it is your talent is waning. You would do well to remember that the Dark Lord has you at his number one spot on his hit list. Why don't you see as we do," he gestured to himself, Crabbe, and Goyle, "and join him. You could be beyond powerful."
"I tried to see like you do Malfoy, but I found I couldn't get my head that far up my ass." This brought forth many choking noises and giggles from the crowd. "By the way, I've been numero uno on the Dark Fag's hit list for my entire life, and yet, I'm still here. I think that it is your master's talent that is waning - Malfoy." This last was said with a snarl.
"You'll pay for that comment Potter. The Dark Lord will see to it."
"I'm sure he will, but as for now, I have transfiguration to attend. Good- bye Malfoy, have a nice day." With this he left, leaving a snarling Draco behind. As soon as they rounded a corner, Ron, Angie, and Hermione burst out in laughter and were soon joined by Harry along with the rest of the Gryfindors with them. "Angie, that was Draco Malfoy, the one I was telling you about." She nodded knowingly.
"That was beautiful Harry," interrupted Dean Thomas. "A perfect comeback to Malfoy's, 'see like I do.'"
"Thanks Dean, I try," was Harry's only reply. Transfiguration went smoothly and by then everybody had heard of Harry and Draco's battle of tongues in the hallway, and how Harry had walked away the undisputed victor. The rest of the day went very well also, and Harry didn't have to worry about potions until tomorrow. When he had two classes with the Slytherans.
The day finally came to go to Platform 9¾ to wait for the Hogwarts Express. As Harry, Hermione, Angie, and all the Weasley's pulled out their belongings the crowd stared at them. Between seven of the kids there were two owls in cages, a cat, six miniature mountains of books, and cloaks. Harry and the rest just ignored the stares and walked towards Platform 9. When they arrived at their destination they walked over to the wall that separated Platform 9 with Platform 10. They idly struck up a conversation as one by one they slid into the wall, appearing on Platform 9¾.
Harry went through the magical barrier first with Angie who had been very nervous about the whole ordeal. Ron and Hermione had followed them. Ginny, Ron's little sister came next, and Fred and George, Ron's twin brothers, last. They all stared at the train in front of them. It was painted a beautiful Black with gold edging. They only stared for a few seconds however because the whistle to alert all that the train would be departing soon blew. They all got on board. Harry, Ron, and Hermione led Angie to their usual cabin. Ginny, Fred, and George went off in search of their friends.
Harry and Ron taught Angie how to play exploding snap while they waited for the train to begin its long journey to Hogwarts. She turned out to be quite a natural at the game, beating Ron two out of three times. He muttered something about beginner's luck. After these games Fred and George walked into the cabin.
"Harry," asked George.
"We were wondering," continued Fred.
"If you Ron, Hermione, and Angie -"
"Wanted to help us this year -"
"And learn to be official pranksters?" finished George. Harry and Ron's mouths dropped open. Hermione snorted and Angie looked confused.
"You mean it?" asked Ron. "Us pulling pranks with you?"
"Yeah," said Fred. "We need to train someone to be the school's official pranksters for when we leave."
"Right on!" yelled Harry. "Of course we will learn from you, the best." He added this last part for good measure.
"Great," answered George. "So, what should we do for the sorting ceremony," he added evilly.
Surprising them all, Angie came up with the perfect solution.
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They arrived at Hogwarts late in the day. As was customary, Hagrid called all of the first years to him.
"Hello Hagrid," greeted Harry, "Thanks for the great gift," he added and tried to give the half-giant a hug, but his arms didn't even reach halfway around the gigantic man.
"Oh thanks Harry," answered Hagrid smiling, "you really liked them?"
"They were the best gifts I got," he added softer so that no one would hear.
"Thanks Harry, dun' worry. I won't tell anyone you said that."
"But another reason I wanted to talk to you. This is Angie. She isn't a first year but this will be her first year here. I was wondering if you could take her with you across the lake?"
"Sure, just hop in one of the boats missy."
"Thanks Hagrid," Harry said, "I guess I had better be off to the castle."
"Yeah, dun' wanna keep you waiting. See ya Harry!"
"Bye Hagrid," Harry called as he ran off leaving Hagrid with all the first years and Angie. Hagrid then began the ceremonial trip across the lake with them.
When the first years finally arrived in the Great Hall there was much applauding. They walked down the center aisle and sat at four tables near the stage that the sorting hat was on. One by one they were called up, put on the hat, and were put into a house.
"Adder, Michael"
"GRYFINDOR!" with this announcement the first year went over to the Gryfindor table which was screaming itself hoarse. There were three more people called before the name Harry really wanted to hear.
"Caulfield, Angie." The sorting hat seemed to be having a hard time deciding where to put her because it delayed. Harry started to sweat. Then the hat made its decision.
"GRYFINDOR!" Angie happily made her way down to Harry's arms.
"Thank god you got in Gryfindor, I don't know what I would've done," Harry said.
"I don't know what I would've done either, all my friends are in Gryfindor."
The Sorting continued for roughly another half hour and finally ended when Margret Zylla was sorted into Hufflepuff. Then Dumbledore stood.
"As is usual, the Forbidden Forest is off limits, hence the name. There have been several new items added to the forbidden list in Filches office, some of which are there courtesy to these boys." He pointed to Fred and George. They raised their hands accepting the 'praise' as they put it. "Also, there is a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, and that is," he paused, "me." The entire student body erupted with cheers. "Thank-you, I know that you are overjoyed to hear this but please calm down." The cheering slowly subsided. "There will also be two new classes being taught. Physical Defense and Dueling." There was scattered applauding following this announcement. "The teacher of these classes will remain disclosed until such time as they begin. Thank you for being patient. Now, let's eat." As he said these last two words the food floated down to the tables in fancy dishes. However, as soon as they landed, every roast turkey, the main dish, exploded.
Angie, Harry, Ron, Fred, and George's laughter became contagious and as the screaming (from the girls) subsided, and everyone joined in.
"That was brilliant!" the Marauders, as they came to call themselves, shouted at the same time giving each other high fives. Hermione just looked at them and started to scream again.
The feast continued without further interruption until the end when Dumbledore stood back up and called Harry, Ron, Hermione, Draco Malfoy, Millicent Bullstrode, and Goyle, along with some others from Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw up to the stage.
"You twelve have been chose as this year's prefects for your classes, your heads of house will give you the passwords to your common rooms. In ten minutes I will dismiss everyone to go back. You will lead the first years. Thank you and have a good night."
Harry and Ron looked at each other. "Us, prefects?" they asked at the same time, then each fell to the floor laughing. Soon though they asked Professor McGonnagal what the password was to the Gryfindor common room, it ended up being 'Godric.'
The party was dismissed and Harry, Ron, and Hermione took charge of leading the 1st years and Angie up to the common room. On the way they taught them where the trick steps were and how to find the hallway where the Fat Lady Portrait was. When they had arrived with all the 1st years Harry gave the password and the portrait swung open, wishing them all another good year, and saying hello to all the new Gryfindors.
Soon the new prefects had all the first years in the rooms. They and Angie all met in the common room.
"Well," began Hermione, "do you want to tell us your story," she said as she gestured towards Harry and Angie.
Harry looked at Angie who nodded him permission and he began. "Well, it all began when I got a job. I had decided to work at a bookstore because it would be the perfect cover at home, when I could say I was reading anything but my spell books. However, my reason for working there changed the first moment I saw Angie. I do believe that my jaw dropped, of course I quickly caught myself." He paused while the other chuckled. "Well I worked there for most for the summer and had finally decided to ask Angie out on a date. I don't really remember what I was saying but I know that it came out all jumbled, I just couldn't get my words straight while I was staring at her." Angie hit him playfully. "Hey, well its true. But anyway, I had just finished asking her out when the back wall blew up and six Death Eaters came out of the dust. I sent Angie and the other employees out and battled them myself. The only one to escape was Lucius Malfoy." Ron whistled, and Hermione stared.
"You - you beat six Death Eaters?"
"Yes, it wasn't easy mind you. I really didn't think I was coming out of that building alive. However, after the battle I knew that the magic control squad would show up and so I left, and I took Angie with me. I owed her an explanation. I took her to the Leaky Cauldron and rented a room there. As I recall she fainted four times before I got my entire story out." She hit him again, a little harder this time. "It's true," Harry said grinning.
"Well, the next day I took her into Diagon Alley to show her that I wasn't lying."
"WAIT! Hold everything," Ron nearly shouted. "You were a muggle?!" Hermione mouth dropped open as she came to the same conclusion. Harry and Angie nodded their heads in agreement. "Well - how did you - how did you get accepted into Hogwarts?"
"Hold on Ron, I'm getting to that part of the story. While we were in Diagon Alley, I got an idea. I had us stop by the bookstore and went to the section on muggles and magic. I found a very old book that caught my eye. Upon opening it I saw that it had a spell that allowed one to give magic to a muggle.
"You all know that the ability to use magic is in all people right. It is just a pocket of the mind that wizards can access and muggles can't. When we went back to the Leaky Cauldron Angie fell asleep but I learned how to perform a spell that night that would open that part of Angie's mind to her. I had set everything up that night and when she awoke in the morning I asked her what was probably the biggest decision of her life. 'Would you like to be like me? Would you like to be able to control and use magic?' She was shocked, didn't think that it was possible, but I told her it was and that if she wanted to she would have to trust me. It took her a while to decide but she said 'yes.'
"The spell was very complicated, and took a good half day to perform. I had to make sure that I did everything exactly right, or she might suffer brain damage. Believe me, I have never been more careful and systematic in my life. The last part of the spell required that I spill some of my own blood -" Angie took over.
"I almost cried when Harry cut himself but he had warned me not to move, or speak during the entire process or it could go wrong. He just cut himself and gritted his teeth. His blood spilled into a bowl and he took it for the final part of the spell. He rubbed some of his blood on my forehead and hands. Then he said the last incantation and I felt the most amazing sensation I had ever felt. It was magic flowing through my veins, filling me with its sensation. Harry collapsed and I screamed. I was so scared for him." She tried but could continue, so Harry took over.
"Tom heard the scream and came upstairs. He immediately recognized what had happened. He took care of me for the next two days with Angie's help. When I woke up all I wanted to know is if Angie was ok and if she had magic. Tom had answered 'yes' to both questions and so I was calmed. After I had sufficiently recovered Angie and I spent all of our time practicing spells and sword fighting. I must say that she has natural talent in both." He grinned. "We also had to visit Angie's parents, that was an interesting adventure. When we got there her parents couldn't stop crying and hugging Angie who kept insisting that she was all right. Then we explained that Angie could now use magic, and they fainted. Her mom fainted three times before she could keep herself from fainting again, her dad was okay after the first time. They began to accuse me of all sorts of nasty things, such as controlling their daughter. It took Angie some time to calm them down and explain that she chose this. They finally understood and let Angie come here to develop her powers. We left after that. Then we met you two after a few more days and now we are here! So that is our story."
Hermione and Ron finally closed their jaws and began all sorts of questions at once. Harry couldn't understand what they were saying but most of it consisted of danger, insanity, and idiocy. He dismissed their babble and announced that he was going to bed. Angie did the same and they left up their separate ways, leaving Ron and Hermione to themselves. Harry chuckled. 'They are going to go crazy down there.'
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The next morning Harry woke at 6:30. He tried to fall back asleep but couldn't. He decided that he would go out and run. He ran for thirty minutes. Then went back to the dormitories, showered, and headed down to breakfast. He met Hermione there, but Ron was still asleep. Hermione was taking a look at her schedule with Angie. Harry got his and then ate while looking it over. He and Hermione began debating how many points Snape would deduct from Gryfindor their first day of potions when an owl literally dove at Harry. Harry ducked and then there was a letter on his plate. The owl had pulled out of the dive so close to Harry it had skimmed his hair. It left as soon as it had delivered the note. Harry opened the note and goggled, it read:
Dear Harry,
You will not believe what happened two days ago. Voldemort attacked a town with his death eaters. There were heavy casualties on both sides but we managed to capture some death eaters. Guess who was among them, Peter! I insisted that he be tried und Veritiserum, and I was proven innocent! I will be seeing you soon.
Your Godfather (now innocent)
Sirius
"Harry that is great!" squealed Hermione. "Now you can see each other whenever you want, and he doesn't have to come in his animagus form."
All Harry could do was breathe a sigh of relief and smile. He couldn't stop smiling as he explained who Sirius Black was and his past to Angie. And when Ron came down and heard the news, he couldn't stop smiling either. At least until Draco came.
"Well if it isn't Wonder boy, Mudblood, Weasel, and the New Girl."
"Shut up Malfoy."
"Is that the best you can do Potter? Because if it is your talent is waning. You would do well to remember that the Dark Lord has you at his number one spot on his hit list. Why don't you see as we do," he gestured to himself, Crabbe, and Goyle, "and join him. You could be beyond powerful."
"I tried to see like you do Malfoy, but I found I couldn't get my head that far up my ass." This brought forth many choking noises and giggles from the crowd. "By the way, I've been numero uno on the Dark Fag's hit list for my entire life, and yet, I'm still here. I think that it is your master's talent that is waning - Malfoy." This last was said with a snarl.
"You'll pay for that comment Potter. The Dark Lord will see to it."
"I'm sure he will, but as for now, I have transfiguration to attend. Good- bye Malfoy, have a nice day." With this he left, leaving a snarling Draco behind. As soon as they rounded a corner, Ron, Angie, and Hermione burst out in laughter and were soon joined by Harry along with the rest of the Gryfindors with them. "Angie, that was Draco Malfoy, the one I was telling you about." She nodded knowingly.
"That was beautiful Harry," interrupted Dean Thomas. "A perfect comeback to Malfoy's, 'see like I do.'"
"Thanks Dean, I try," was Harry's only reply. Transfiguration went smoothly and by then everybody had heard of Harry and Draco's battle of tongues in the hallway, and how Harry had walked away the undisputed victor. The rest of the day went very well also, and Harry didn't have to worry about potions until tomorrow. When he had two classes with the Slytherans.