Dinner time came. I couldn't eat out of anticipation. I glared over at the Gryffindor table. Three girls had the worst day of their lives, something that would probably haunt them for very long time and the ginger bastard was stuffing his face. Tracy Davis had been taken to the infirmary and placed in the bed next she Daphne. She was crying and praying in latin. The girls were not friends but being in similar situations they were grieving together. Granger was also brought to the infirmary. She was checked for the imperious curse or any other kind of mind control but it came back negative. She was question and after a Snape worthy sneer promptly explained that it was a quest for knowledge that they had rudely interrupted. After she registered that the auror was staring at her in shock she tried to complain about Dumbledore being arrested. She had briefing explained that they weren't finished with his lessons by saying: " you must release him. I'm not pressing charges. He has so much to teach me and I was just gratefully thanking him. He was at least better than Weasley..." She was not allowed to finished that sentence as she was silenced and her parents were sent for. Daphne, who had not heard what was said to the auror tried to comfort Granger and was insulted and sneer at for 'causing the trouble in the first place' Apparently Granger blamed Daphne for me turning up.
I sighed. Where was the girl I thought I knew? Was it all a lie? She had been bossy and a know it all but she had been my friend and I loved her like the sister I never had. The combined influences of Dumbledore, Weasley junior, and Weasley mother must have gotten to her long before Hogwarts. They got there claws into a bullied and desperate to fit in muggleborn and this was the result. I miss the girl who had stayed with me during the hunt. I should have listened to her. We should have just stayed there and grew old, wizarding world be damned. Without Weasley around she was a completely different person, even when she was crying tears because of his absence she was better without him. I sighed. My Hermione was gone and this girl, who I refused to call Hermione, was who was here now.
Everyone started to move towards the great hall doors. When I saw Weasley try to leave I felt anger. He had chosen the time and he had forgotten. I stood up and cast a sonorous. " Weasley. Forgetting something?" I announced. I cancelled the charm just as everyone looked between me and him with confusion. He was attempting to glare holes into me. I just smirked. I walked towards the heads table. They all looked at me in confusion. McGonagall was sitting in the heads chair. After Dumbledore had been taken away she had taken over being deputy head mistress. She was aware of what had happened and according to Amelia she had been appalled. I looked over to the seat for the defence seat. I had yet to take care of Quirrell. I would do it before this year was over but for now he was safe. I approached professor Flitwick. " I have called a duel against Weasley. He said it would begin once dinner finished. I would like you to oversee, as you're a duelling master." I explained. He looked thoughtful before nodding. With his help a duelling platform was erected once the four tables were banished. After leaving the infirmary, before coming to dinner, I had gone to the dorms and put on my duelling robes. They were black and made for the scale of a the bones of a chinese fireball. I had brought them because of the irony but now I could see they were useful. It took at least five stunners to take down a full size dragon. Having the bones of a dragon in a duel would be a great shield. If he was lucky enough to hit me with a stunner, and I didnt go down it would scare him witless, though he had no wit. Before the duel began I placed up a clear shield. Any spell you sent at it would go straight back to the caster. Flitwick stood in the middle. He held out his wand and after getting a nod from us both he pointed it up and sent off blue sparks signalling the start.
Weasley clearly didn't know many spells but he tried. The first thing the moron sent off made me want to laugh. " Wingardem Leviosa" he shouted. It hit the shield and was sent back at him. He was sent about a inch in the air before crashing back down. " Avis, Oppugono" I said. I and every other confused person watched for the second time that Weasley was attacked by birds, only this time he had no wall to save him. Three him in the face before he had the sense to duck. As he was spitting out feathers one hit him in the gut, one went over his head and the last grazed his ear. In a sudden rush of feathers to the gut he begun to throw up. Once he was finished and again stood up I focused and cast a favorite of mine. " furnunculus" I said. Just as I intended his arms, legs, face, neck and feet were covered in boils. I heard several exclaims of disgust from the girls and several laughs from the Slytherin boys. I could see from Weasleys face that he was getting both angry and desperate. "Lockomotor mortis" he shouted. It bounced off the shield and hit him. I knew that using a expeliarmous would end the duel but it was just funny. He was always moaning that after seeing his hair they just classed him as a weasley and didn't even bother to try to get to know him so I banished his one Weasley feature. I sent a hair remover jinx at his head. He started to cry pathetically as his hair fell around him. After moaning for a few minutes I had enough and needed to shut him up. "Langlock." I said. Knowing he couldn't cast anymore spells I knew he was at my mercy like Daphne was at his. "Scourgify" I whispered. Weasley was scrubbed till his skin was pink, even his newly bald head. I looked around. Flitwick looked surprised. Some of the spells I had used were advanced. Everyone else looked a mix between amused and confused. I decided to put Weasley out of his misery. "Expelliarmius" I said. His wand floated to me. Once the duel was over I summoned one of the aurors by the door. They had been appointed to stop anything else happened. The auror was aware of the situation and after reversing the leg locker charm grabbed Weasleys arm and apparated away. McGonagall asked where Weasley had been taken. "Azkaban. It was a condition of the duel." I explained. Everyone looked shocked but I didn't care. I banished the duel platform and left, heading for the infirmary.
Outside the infirmary doors I used a spell three times. " Orchideous." The first time I picture eleven red roses. The second time I pictured fourteen yellow roses. The third was a single black rose. To go with these flowers I conjured vases. I used a levitation charm on the black flower. Nobody was dead but they were used to say goodbye. I sent it to Granger. I knew it would confuse her but I wantdd closure. Walking over to Daphne andTracy's beds I set the flowers down on their bedside tables. Behind me I heard the unmistakable sound of breaking glass. I didn't turn around. Both girls were asleep. I kissed Daphnes forehead and I curled up in the chair next to her bed knowing I would not be able to sleep in the dormitories.
