It was ten to midnight. Hermione was more worried than she thought she would be.
The sky had changed a little, it was more clear and the starts shone brigthly. Still, Hermione could only look at her clock, that seemed slower than ever.
She ran her fingers through her curls as she thought of the moments ahead. ''It will be quick.'' She thought, or better, hoped. Why was she nervous all of a sudden? This was Draco, a boy she hated, and she knew she could beat him.
Something else was battering her, she just couldn't tell what. Her heart was heavy, her thoughts dark. She felt a mixture of feelings, both good and bad. 11:52.
She sat on her bed and picked up the drawing from before. She laughed silently, but then changed her expression. He was probably doing the same thing. She didn't want to be like him in any way. She put the drawing away.
11:56. All her roomates were asleep, thankfully. Hermione got out of her bed and picked her wand up. It was perfect, as always, and she could trust it. But she couldn't trust her heart, and something was telling it not to go. Not to duel.
But no, she had to. This was about her pride, not just about a game.
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Hermione walked towards the main hall, and Draco was already there, looking through the window. His thoughts were miles away, and he didn't notice Hermione getting closer.
She poked him, and he almost fell on the floor scared.
''What did you do that for?'' He gasped, running his hands through his shirt, cleaning himself up unconciously.
''I thought you had noticed me!'' She answered, kind of sorry for what she had done.
''Well, you're early, and I don't read minds. Yet.''
He started to walk in the opposite direction, and Hermione followed him. He was leading her into the so-talked-about-secret-place.
They walked by each other's side, and their arms were almost touching. The whole way was silent, and they would glance at each other from second to second.
Finally they got to a door Hermione never saw before. It was dark as the rest of the wall, like a secret door. Draco took a key of his pocket and opened it.
The room was huge, the walls were black and green. It had a few candles, which gave light to the room. Draco locked back the door as they entered, and put it in his pockets.
''Ok, rules.'' He started, ''No freezing, no petrifying, no immobilyzing, no burning. Each other I mean, you can burn other stuff.''
''No invisibility spells either.''
He nodded at her. ''Are we set?''
''Wait. If you touch me in any way I find improper, I will cast the three Unforgivable Curses all togheter, not caring at ALL that they were banned by wizarding law.'' She imposed, raising an eyebrow.
He gave her a half smile and drawled, ''Not a change I'll touch you Granger.''
''Good. Now we are set and can begin.''
They took their wands and stood facing each other. Quickly and simultaneously their wands stood tall in front of their faces. They turned from each other and gave five steps, turning back quickly.
''One...two...three!'' Draco counted, and once the three was said, he shouted:
''Wingardium Leviosa!'' He pointed his wand at a candle, that flew faster than light in Hermione's direction.
''Incendio!'' She said quickly, and a wave of fire went directly into the candle, which melted in a fraction of second.
''Good Granger, you're not as slow as I thought!'' He played, and pointed his wand at her, still from the same distance. Now lets see how you do when I disarm you!
''Expelliarmus!'' He casted, but before the spell could hit her wand and disarm her she shouted, ''Finite Incantatem!'' and created an invisible shield that reflected his spell, making it disapear in the air.
Hermione was tired of defending herself, it was her turn to attack.
''Avis!'' She casted, and a small flock of white birds was released from the end of her wand. The birds flew in Draco's direction, which made him unable to attack her at the moment.
''Deletrius!'' He screamed, pointing his wand at the birds, and they disapeared.
''I always thought you were more violent Malfoy.'' Hermione teased, waiting for his attack.
''Serpensortia!'' He whispered, smiling at her while pointed his wand at the floor. A snake appeared, a red and black snake, larger than any snake Hermione had ever seen.
It was getting closer to Hermione, as she was trying to remember a spell to stop it. Her head was blank and she couldn't remember the scenario. The only spell she could think of,
''Furnunculus maximus!'' A red light came out of her wand and hit the snake, making fungus-like boils appear on the snake's skin. Then she completed, ''Diffindo!'' and the snake's body was divided in two, making it disapear.
''Expelliarmus!'' Draco tried again, this time disarming Hermione, taking her wand to himself.
She closed her eyes and concentrated. She remembered reading about that situation in a Defense Against the Dark Arts class. Then she remember, and still with her eyes closed she whispered, ''Accio wand.'', and the wand re-apeared in her hand.
Draco stared at her speachless, as he noticed his wand was also in her hand! He screamed, ''Accio wand!'' trying to cast the same spell, but it clearly demanded experience and concentration, something that only Hermione had.
She got up, each wand in each hand, trying to think of the perfect ending.
''Mobilicorpus!'' Two blue lines of light came out of the wands, hitting Draco. His body started to float, and it was Hermione's decision what to do with it.
''Looks like I won.'' She sighed ironicly.
The sky had changed a little, it was more clear and the starts shone brigthly. Still, Hermione could only look at her clock, that seemed slower than ever.
She ran her fingers through her curls as she thought of the moments ahead. ''It will be quick.'' She thought, or better, hoped. Why was she nervous all of a sudden? This was Draco, a boy she hated, and she knew she could beat him.
Something else was battering her, she just couldn't tell what. Her heart was heavy, her thoughts dark. She felt a mixture of feelings, both good and bad. 11:52.
She sat on her bed and picked up the drawing from before. She laughed silently, but then changed her expression. He was probably doing the same thing. She didn't want to be like him in any way. She put the drawing away.
11:56. All her roomates were asleep, thankfully. Hermione got out of her bed and picked her wand up. It was perfect, as always, and she could trust it. But she couldn't trust her heart, and something was telling it not to go. Not to duel.
But no, she had to. This was about her pride, not just about a game.
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Hermione walked towards the main hall, and Draco was already there, looking through the window. His thoughts were miles away, and he didn't notice Hermione getting closer.
She poked him, and he almost fell on the floor scared.
''What did you do that for?'' He gasped, running his hands through his shirt, cleaning himself up unconciously.
''I thought you had noticed me!'' She answered, kind of sorry for what she had done.
''Well, you're early, and I don't read minds. Yet.''
He started to walk in the opposite direction, and Hermione followed him. He was leading her into the so-talked-about-secret-place.
They walked by each other's side, and their arms were almost touching. The whole way was silent, and they would glance at each other from second to second.
Finally they got to a door Hermione never saw before. It was dark as the rest of the wall, like a secret door. Draco took a key of his pocket and opened it.
The room was huge, the walls were black and green. It had a few candles, which gave light to the room. Draco locked back the door as they entered, and put it in his pockets.
''Ok, rules.'' He started, ''No freezing, no petrifying, no immobilyzing, no burning. Each other I mean, you can burn other stuff.''
''No invisibility spells either.''
He nodded at her. ''Are we set?''
''Wait. If you touch me in any way I find improper, I will cast the three Unforgivable Curses all togheter, not caring at ALL that they were banned by wizarding law.'' She imposed, raising an eyebrow.
He gave her a half smile and drawled, ''Not a change I'll touch you Granger.''
''Good. Now we are set and can begin.''
They took their wands and stood facing each other. Quickly and simultaneously their wands stood tall in front of their faces. They turned from each other and gave five steps, turning back quickly.
''One...two...three!'' Draco counted, and once the three was said, he shouted:
''Wingardium Leviosa!'' He pointed his wand at a candle, that flew faster than light in Hermione's direction.
''Incendio!'' She said quickly, and a wave of fire went directly into the candle, which melted in a fraction of second.
''Good Granger, you're not as slow as I thought!'' He played, and pointed his wand at her, still from the same distance. Now lets see how you do when I disarm you!
''Expelliarmus!'' He casted, but before the spell could hit her wand and disarm her she shouted, ''Finite Incantatem!'' and created an invisible shield that reflected his spell, making it disapear in the air.
Hermione was tired of defending herself, it was her turn to attack.
''Avis!'' She casted, and a small flock of white birds was released from the end of her wand. The birds flew in Draco's direction, which made him unable to attack her at the moment.
''Deletrius!'' He screamed, pointing his wand at the birds, and they disapeared.
''I always thought you were more violent Malfoy.'' Hermione teased, waiting for his attack.
''Serpensortia!'' He whispered, smiling at her while pointed his wand at the floor. A snake appeared, a red and black snake, larger than any snake Hermione had ever seen.
It was getting closer to Hermione, as she was trying to remember a spell to stop it. Her head was blank and she couldn't remember the scenario. The only spell she could think of,
''Furnunculus maximus!'' A red light came out of her wand and hit the snake, making fungus-like boils appear on the snake's skin. Then she completed, ''Diffindo!'' and the snake's body was divided in two, making it disapear.
''Expelliarmus!'' Draco tried again, this time disarming Hermione, taking her wand to himself.
She closed her eyes and concentrated. She remembered reading about that situation in a Defense Against the Dark Arts class. Then she remember, and still with her eyes closed she whispered, ''Accio wand.'', and the wand re-apeared in her hand.
Draco stared at her speachless, as he noticed his wand was also in her hand! He screamed, ''Accio wand!'' trying to cast the same spell, but it clearly demanded experience and concentration, something that only Hermione had.
She got up, each wand in each hand, trying to think of the perfect ending.
''Mobilicorpus!'' Two blue lines of light came out of the wands, hitting Draco. His body started to float, and it was Hermione's decision what to do with it.
''Looks like I won.'' She sighed ironicly.