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Last time…

McGonagall conjured up a gavel and sat very upright at her desk. She smiled.

"Well then, let the auction begin!" she said loudly.

This time…

"We will need to decide who is being auctioned and who is buying the 'slave'. I will put all your names on paper," she waved her wand and about 30 sheets of paper fell onto her desk. "And I will give them out." She waved her wand again and each piece of paper flew to the person whose name was on it. "it will tell you if you are a slave or a buyer." The class all eagerly looked at their papers. Mine said:

Hermione Granger

SLAVE

Great. Just peachy.

Well, I did think of this idea so I have to be enthusiastic too. I looked at Harry and he was grinning stupidly.

"Harry potter – Buyer," he read from his paper "What are you?"

"I'm a Slave," I said gloomily, thrusting my paper at him.

"Ah well. It will be fun!" he nudged me playfully with his shoulder. "C'mon, smile!" I laughed and rolled my eyes.

I turned and looked at Ron, who was staring at his paper thoughtfully "What about you Ron?" I asked

"Slave…but its not like I have money to spare anyway so I suppose it's a good thing! Right?" he said. I nodded and giggled.

"Right!" said Professor McGonagall happily "Slaves line up here and buyers stay in their seats." Everyone did as they were instructed.

All the slaves got in a line. I was 3rd, after Neville and Ron. I thought it was really brave of Neville to go first.

"First up to auction, is Mr Neville Longbottom! " Professor McGonagall said excitedly, beckoning him onto the platform where her desk was. "Any bids?" The class sat silently as Neville grinned at them shyly. No one was bidding for Neville. Uh oh. Poor Neville. I looked at Harry who was trying to avoid my eye. When he looked at me I gave him a bid-for-Neville-he-is-one-of-your-best-friends-look-at-him-no-one-is-bidding-poor-neville- how-can-you-be-so-cruel-not-to-bid look. Harry reluctantly put his hand into the air.

"I bid 20 galleons" (20 galleons is equal to £99.59 according to http/www.buzzard.me.uk/jonathan/gringotts.html Harry said, smiling at Neville.

"Thank you Mr potter. Any other bids? No? Okay going once…going twice…sold to Mr potter for 20 galleons!" She banged her gavel on the desk. Neville grinned and went to sit by Harry.

"Okay, our second 'slave' is Mr Ronald Weasley!" Ron walked onto the stage, grinning stupidly. "Any bids?" McGonagall looked expectantly at the class. Lavender Brown put her hand up and smiled maliciously.

"I bid 5 galleons!" (5 galleons is £24.89)

No! Damn I forgot to warn him! No one else will out bid lavender now! Crap…

"Thank-you Miss brown! Any other bids? No? Going once…going twice…sold to miss lavender brown for 5 galleons!" Ron reluctantly went to sit by Lavender who was still smiling nastily. I felt bad for Ron.

"Next up to auction, Miss Hermione Granger! " I was thinking about Ron and I forgot I was next. I nervously walked forwards. What if no one bids? That would be so embarrassing! Oh crap. "Any bids?" relief swept over me as a few hands popped up in the air.

"I bid 5 galleons!" said Parvati

"I bid 10!" shouted dean.

"I bid 15!" shouted Seamus.

"Er I bid…" dean turned out his pockets and quickly counted the contents."20!" he shouted

"Well er 20 galleons 2 sickles and a knut!" Seamus shouted in triumph, after counting all his change

Wow, I have lots of bids!

Draco Malfoy raised his arm lazily into the air. "100 galleons." (£497.99) the class were shocked. So was I. That was a LOT of money. Any besides, since when would he spend it to get me? But I would be his slave… and do everything he wanted…oh crap.

"No!" I said hysterically to a shocked McGonagall. "He can't bid!"

"Why not Miss Granger?" she questioned

"Because…I-I-I don't think he even has that mush to spend!" I said frantically, not really believing myself. McGonagall looked at Malfoy who grinned at us

"I am heir to the Malfoy fortune and my parents give me about 50 galleons a week. I can afford it." He said smoothly. I gulped. Damn him and his richness.

Professor McGonagall looked flustered. "Okay, well anyone want to top that bid?" I looked desperately around. I knew Harry would have topped it if he hadn't already bought Neville. No one else could afford that. Crap.

"Okay going once…going twice… sold to Mr Draco Malfoy for the very very generous bid off 100 galleons!" she beamed at Malfoy. I knew that she didn't like losing and Malfoy's bid had almost defiantly secured a win for our class.

"You may now go sit by your bidder Miss granger! " she said enthusiastically, smiling at me. I stared at her in a pleading way. "I said you may go and sit by Mr Malfoy, Miss granger!" she said, a little impatiently.

I gave her a please-don't-make-me-go-and-sit-by-him look but she ignored me and hissed," I said sit by him miss granger." She prodded me in the side with the tip of her wand.

I reluctantly went over and sat in the chair next to Malfoy. Great.

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