Chapter 5- The New Class
The next day Anaka returned to classes with Harry and the others. She couldn't help but over hear the way people whispered about her and her father but she ignored them. Returning to Hogwarts had been the right choice. Just seeing everyone again practically grown up like her was enough to make her happy. Her father had returned home for a number of reasons he wouldn't mention and John was off to see his parents. The only person she could think of that could have made him go was Dumbledore. Sunfire was staying with Hagrid and Anaka was once again living in the Gryffindor girl's dormitory.
During lunch Harry, who was the Gryffindor's quidditch team captain, lent Anaka his broom so she could practice. Professor McGonagoll had welcomed Anaka back on the team as a chaser. Once Anaka was back on a broom, she realized how much she'd missed flying.
After lunch they had their first self defense class with the Slytherins. Leslie was getting used to teaching now that the morning was done, and was eager to teach these young students how to defend themselves. Out of all the students at Hogwarts, Leslie was expecting the best from the 7th and 8th years and couldn't wait to get past the basics to the more complicated moves. Once everyone was settled, Leslie began.
"Welcome to your first self defense class," she started, "I am Professor Brand. As 7th years, I expect you to do extremely well in this class. In this class, I will accept nothing less than your best attempts. Now to begin we'll start with how to disarm an opponent if they are armed and you are not."
The students watched as she picked a volunteer and showed them in slow motion what they would do to disarm an opponent.
"Now," Leslie said once she was finished, "I want two students to do exactly what I just did. Yes, you Mr. Malfoy and hmm….Mr. Weasley."
Ron seemed to go pale for a moment as he got up and followed Malfoy to the front of the class. Harry and Hermione exchanged a glance and Anaka frowned. They knew Malfoy wouldn't play by the rules.
"Now Draco you be the one with the wand and Ron you be the one that has to disarm him."
"Can't I defend myself somehow? I just have to let him disarm me? That won't teach him a thing," Draco asked with a glare at Ron. Leslie thought a moment.
"I'm afraid all you can do is dodge for now Malfoy, I don't want any spells performed yet. Alright, if you're both ready…. Begin!" Leslie replied.
Ron took a deep breath and started towards Draco. Draco smirked and started to circle him. Ron turned toward him and then with a cry ran forward. Ron made a grab for his arm but Draco jumped back. Just as Ron was about to try to knock Draco's legs out from under him, Malfoy sidestepped and turned so he was facing Ron's back. Ron swayed trying to get his feet back under him but he had put to much momentum into his attack. Draco laughed as he pushed Ron's back causing him to fall face forward. There was a gasp from the Gryffindor's as he fell to the ground with a thud. The Slytherins cheered and Draco smiled triumphantly as Leslie approached the pair.
"Leslie will have his head for that one," Anaka whispered to Hermione. Hermione bit her lip and nodded.
"I hope Ron is alright," she whispered back.
Leslie helped Ron up and then turned to Malfoy. Draco gave her an innocent look, which quickly turned to surprise when Leslie smiled at him and patted him on the shoulder.
"Well done Draco," she said quietly, "You avoided Ron's moves in ways that will help you later on. It's very good to start out with the right habits that way when I teach you what to do next you won't get mixed up on how to get there. 10 points to Slytherin."
The Slytherins cheering covered up the Gryffindor's groan. Harry frowned at his friends. Poor Ron, he thought looking at his friend. His face was red with either embarrassment or anger.
"As for you Mr. Weasley," Leslie said turning to Ron, "you had the right idea. You just have to learn to execute and keep your balance. Once you learn that I'm sure you'll be quite the disarmer." Ron nodded and hurried back to his seat.
"Well that was bloody embarrassing," he whispered to Harry once he sat down, "once I do get my balance I'll make sure Malfoy loses his."
"Since Ron was not able to disarm Malfoy I'd like to see the roles reversed. Draco will become the one that has to disarm and someone else will have their wand. Any volunteers?" Harry quickly raised his hand. He felt like he owed it to Ron to try to best Draco. Draco's smirk widened as Harry came up next to him.
"All right Potter, let's see if you can avoid Malfoy's moves," Leslie said as she returned to her spot on the side of the room where she could view the two of them. Harry took out his wand.
"On three. One…Two…Three!" she cried.
Harry and Draco started to circle each other. Harry watched his opponent carefully waiting for the slight move in Draco's legs to indicate which way his muscles were getting ready to send him. Suddenly Draco ran straight at him. Harry, surprised, didn't have time to wonder how he didn't see it coming. Quickly he jumped backwards and then to the side, avoiding Draco's outthrust arm which looked like it was meant to punch him instead of grab his arm to disarm him. Harry continued to backup as Draco walked towards him with a glare. Harry finally stopped and stood his ground as Draco approached him. As he expected Draco swung his leg out trying to take his legs out from under him. Harry though jumped quickly to the right only to find himself falling to the floor. The room spun and suddenly he found himself staring at the ceiling. Draco plucked the wand from his hand and grinned.
"Well Potter, I guess I beat you," he sneered. Harry flushed and then realized what must have happened. Draco's first attack was a feint to get him to go where Draco wanted him. Once he was there, Draco was able to set his real plan into motion.
Harry didn't wait for Leslie to help him up. He quickly got to his feet and held out a hand to Malfoy.
"Give me back my wand Malfoy," he replied. Before Draco could make a snotty reply Leslie was beside them. Draco handed Harry back his wand and gave him a friendly smile.
"Nice try Potter," he said nicely. He held out a hand as if he wanted Harry to shake it. Harry forced a smile and took it glancing at Leslie.
"We'll see what happens next time Malfoy," he said quietly, then returned to his seat.
"Well, another 10 points to Slytherin," Leslie announced as Draco sat down, "I am very impressed with your skill Mr. Malfoy. Perhaps we can set something up where we can work one on one sometime. You have a lot of potential."
Harry frowned. The four friends stayed gloomy the rest of the class. Once they were dismissed, they hurried out the room.
"What was that?" Anaka growled.
"He made bloody fools of us both," Ron said with a frown.
"I don't believe Leslie was so nice to him! She should know what he is really like. I'm sure she's met his father," Hermione replied.
"Whatever that was Draco just became Leslie's ideal student. I have a feeling if someone in Gryffindor doesn't get good enough to beat him he could earn enough points for Slytherin to win the House Cup just because of that class!!" said Harry.
The next day Anaka returned to classes with Harry and the others. She couldn't help but over hear the way people whispered about her and her father but she ignored them. Returning to Hogwarts had been the right choice. Just seeing everyone again practically grown up like her was enough to make her happy. Her father had returned home for a number of reasons he wouldn't mention and John was off to see his parents. The only person she could think of that could have made him go was Dumbledore. Sunfire was staying with Hagrid and Anaka was once again living in the Gryffindor girl's dormitory.
During lunch Harry, who was the Gryffindor's quidditch team captain, lent Anaka his broom so she could practice. Professor McGonagoll had welcomed Anaka back on the team as a chaser. Once Anaka was back on a broom, she realized how much she'd missed flying.
After lunch they had their first self defense class with the Slytherins. Leslie was getting used to teaching now that the morning was done, and was eager to teach these young students how to defend themselves. Out of all the students at Hogwarts, Leslie was expecting the best from the 7th and 8th years and couldn't wait to get past the basics to the more complicated moves. Once everyone was settled, Leslie began.
"Welcome to your first self defense class," she started, "I am Professor Brand. As 7th years, I expect you to do extremely well in this class. In this class, I will accept nothing less than your best attempts. Now to begin we'll start with how to disarm an opponent if they are armed and you are not."
The students watched as she picked a volunteer and showed them in slow motion what they would do to disarm an opponent.
"Now," Leslie said once she was finished, "I want two students to do exactly what I just did. Yes, you Mr. Malfoy and hmm….Mr. Weasley."
Ron seemed to go pale for a moment as he got up and followed Malfoy to the front of the class. Harry and Hermione exchanged a glance and Anaka frowned. They knew Malfoy wouldn't play by the rules.
"Now Draco you be the one with the wand and Ron you be the one that has to disarm him."
"Can't I defend myself somehow? I just have to let him disarm me? That won't teach him a thing," Draco asked with a glare at Ron. Leslie thought a moment.
"I'm afraid all you can do is dodge for now Malfoy, I don't want any spells performed yet. Alright, if you're both ready…. Begin!" Leslie replied.
Ron took a deep breath and started towards Draco. Draco smirked and started to circle him. Ron turned toward him and then with a cry ran forward. Ron made a grab for his arm but Draco jumped back. Just as Ron was about to try to knock Draco's legs out from under him, Malfoy sidestepped and turned so he was facing Ron's back. Ron swayed trying to get his feet back under him but he had put to much momentum into his attack. Draco laughed as he pushed Ron's back causing him to fall face forward. There was a gasp from the Gryffindor's as he fell to the ground with a thud. The Slytherins cheered and Draco smiled triumphantly as Leslie approached the pair.
"Leslie will have his head for that one," Anaka whispered to Hermione. Hermione bit her lip and nodded.
"I hope Ron is alright," she whispered back.
Leslie helped Ron up and then turned to Malfoy. Draco gave her an innocent look, which quickly turned to surprise when Leslie smiled at him and patted him on the shoulder.
"Well done Draco," she said quietly, "You avoided Ron's moves in ways that will help you later on. It's very good to start out with the right habits that way when I teach you what to do next you won't get mixed up on how to get there. 10 points to Slytherin."
The Slytherins cheering covered up the Gryffindor's groan. Harry frowned at his friends. Poor Ron, he thought looking at his friend. His face was red with either embarrassment or anger.
"As for you Mr. Weasley," Leslie said turning to Ron, "you had the right idea. You just have to learn to execute and keep your balance. Once you learn that I'm sure you'll be quite the disarmer." Ron nodded and hurried back to his seat.
"Well that was bloody embarrassing," he whispered to Harry once he sat down, "once I do get my balance I'll make sure Malfoy loses his."
"Since Ron was not able to disarm Malfoy I'd like to see the roles reversed. Draco will become the one that has to disarm and someone else will have their wand. Any volunteers?" Harry quickly raised his hand. He felt like he owed it to Ron to try to best Draco. Draco's smirk widened as Harry came up next to him.
"All right Potter, let's see if you can avoid Malfoy's moves," Leslie said as she returned to her spot on the side of the room where she could view the two of them. Harry took out his wand.
"On three. One…Two…Three!" she cried.
Harry and Draco started to circle each other. Harry watched his opponent carefully waiting for the slight move in Draco's legs to indicate which way his muscles were getting ready to send him. Suddenly Draco ran straight at him. Harry, surprised, didn't have time to wonder how he didn't see it coming. Quickly he jumped backwards and then to the side, avoiding Draco's outthrust arm which looked like it was meant to punch him instead of grab his arm to disarm him. Harry continued to backup as Draco walked towards him with a glare. Harry finally stopped and stood his ground as Draco approached him. As he expected Draco swung his leg out trying to take his legs out from under him. Harry though jumped quickly to the right only to find himself falling to the floor. The room spun and suddenly he found himself staring at the ceiling. Draco plucked the wand from his hand and grinned.
"Well Potter, I guess I beat you," he sneered. Harry flushed and then realized what must have happened. Draco's first attack was a feint to get him to go where Draco wanted him. Once he was there, Draco was able to set his real plan into motion.
Harry didn't wait for Leslie to help him up. He quickly got to his feet and held out a hand to Malfoy.
"Give me back my wand Malfoy," he replied. Before Draco could make a snotty reply Leslie was beside them. Draco handed Harry back his wand and gave him a friendly smile.
"Nice try Potter," he said nicely. He held out a hand as if he wanted Harry to shake it. Harry forced a smile and took it glancing at Leslie.
"We'll see what happens next time Malfoy," he said quietly, then returned to his seat.
"Well, another 10 points to Slytherin," Leslie announced as Draco sat down, "I am very impressed with your skill Mr. Malfoy. Perhaps we can set something up where we can work one on one sometime. You have a lot of potential."
Harry frowned. The four friends stayed gloomy the rest of the class. Once they were dismissed, they hurried out the room.
"What was that?" Anaka growled.
"He made bloody fools of us both," Ron said with a frown.
"I don't believe Leslie was so nice to him! She should know what he is really like. I'm sure she's met his father," Hermione replied.
"Whatever that was Draco just became Leslie's ideal student. I have a feeling if someone in Gryffindor doesn't get good enough to beat him he could earn enough points for Slytherin to win the House Cup just because of that class!!" said Harry.
