What Gryffindors Do When They Get Bored…
"Hand me that wiring would you, Seamus?" Harry asked - both hands deep into the metal framework.
"Red or blue wiring?"
"Red" Harry replied. "And bring us some of that solder too, while you're at it…"
"The ramps have turned up" Hermione said, resizing a package she took from the newly arrived Hedwig. "I'll mount them to the arms" she added.
"Harry?" Lavender called from way over the other side of the workshop.
"Yeah?" he looked up and over to her.
"You want carbon composite panels or steel?" the girl asked.
"Carbon, Lav" Harry wiped his hands on his overalls. "When did the Weasley twins say they could come by with the compressed gas?"
"Some time tonight or tomorrow" Dean said, finishing the crest that would go on the creation.
"Mmm… Well so long as they get it by the end of the week" Harry replied.
"Harry? I can get you a cobalt titanium outer skin if you want it" Lavender called over.
"Oh…!" Harry jumped up and down on the spot. "Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie!" he cried.
"Calm down" Lavender smiled and started casting the correct spells. Harry did so and turned his attention to the making of the tires. He had to make them reasonably large, but small enough to fit inside the armoured glass covers that protected them from incoming weapons. He was looking forward to unleashing the monster on his unsuspecting enemies.
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"… and from Hogwarts Academy in Scotland" the announcer called out, "Death Eater" and the robot trundled into the arena.
"You know" Harry shrugged as he ran a test of the back up control system for the weapons, "I think we've got Muggle Studies in the bag this year"
"Yeah" Hermione replied, "And we got to enter Robot Wars as well"
