Fell in Love Without You
Chapter 12: Stinging Hex
"So you still haven't spoken to him?" Angelina sighed from beside me.
"Nope" I let the 'p' pop. I leaned over my parchment and concentrated on my charms essay
"Has he tried?" Allie asked from my other side.
"Maybe? I don't know, I've been ignoring him since Hogsmeade" I shrugged. That was three weeks ago. Yes it hurt. No I wasn't backing down. He screwed up, he could fix it... when I felt like letting him. I saw Allie and Ange exchanged a look with each other and I sighed. "Look, I know we were friends and what happened between us would baffle even the most acclaimed psychologists – "
"What?" Ange frowned.
"A muggle doctor that deals with headcases... like the St Mungo's Cerebralwitches" Allie quickly explained.
" – would struggle with... but I'm not backing down until I get a massive apology from him" I shrugged.
"How's he gonna do that if you're pissy with him?" Angelina raised an eyebrow.
"He'll find a way" I smiled. I glanced at my watch. "Oh shit... meeting" I hurriedly packed up my papers. Ange and Allie swore and packed up their stuff as well. Then we bolted for the 7th floor.
We'd finally found a place for the Defence against the dark arts club (Now called Dumbledore's Army) on the seventh floor in the room of requirements. It was equipped every week with everything we needed and it was the perfect place for us.
"Sorry we're late Harry!" The three of us chimed as we fell in the door.
"That's all right... ok today, we're going to start covering the proper way to shield ourselves and disarm an opponent" Harry clapped his hands and got to work explaining Expelliarmus and Protego. Both of these were basic for me, so I helped him demonstrate both.
"Pair up guys and let's try it" I smiled. Harry nodded at me and we took an opposite of the room to help people where they needed it.
Most people were ok, although some (like Neville Longbottom) needed a lot of help.
"It's more from the wrist mate" I smiled kindly at the nervous looking boy. I pointed at his partner and performed the spell. Their wand flew into my out stretched hand easily. "You try"
He nodded and looked determined. "EXPELLIARMUS!" He yelled. His poor partner (Seamus I think) was thrown clear across the room.
"Oh crap!" I exclaimed and ran over to help him. "You ok?" I knelt over him. He sat up and coughed.
"Yeah, I'm fine" He nodded, looking a little dazed. I laughed and rocked back on my heels.
"That's it A.V... you got it" I heard Fred say from behind me. I was all ready to ignore him when I heard Annabelle giggle.
I was hoping I heard wrong, but I'm sure I just heard him call her A.V...
"A.V. Try the shielding spell while I disarm you" He called out to her. I felt my stomach drop. He did call her A.V.
That was my name. She couldn't have my name.
I frowned and walked over to the other side of the room. "I think we should try the shield with Jinxes" I told Harry.
Harry nodded and had everyone line up in front of us.
"Now, being able to perform Protego requires good reflexes and in time you'll learn to do this one in your head without actually thinking about it" Harry explained. "So, Avery and I will go down the line, and you have to deflect the spells ok?"
Everyone nodded and Harry and I picked ends.
Most people could pull it off well... given a little bit of time.
"Ready A.V.?" Fred asked Annabelle. I grit my teeth and stood across from him.
"Morsusdolor" I shot before he could bring up a shield. He stared at me for a second before twitching.
"Ow.. ouch.. hey I wasn't ready! Ahh take this off!" He exclaimed. I smirked at my pretty good Stinging Hex and shrugged.
"Well you should have been paying attention" I smiled sweetly. "Aguamenti" I muttered. A stream of water flowed out of my wand and doused Fred.
"Piss off Avery!" He yelled, now soaking wet as well as stinging all over.
"I think we're done today" I smiled at Harry.
Harry tore his eyes off of Fred and nodded, looking slightly scared of me. "Yeah... everyone can go"
I walked out of the class with Roger, still smiling.
"Now why did you hex Fred?" Roger asked me.
"I didn't... he should have been prepared" I said airily. Roger raised an eyebrow and gave me a look that clearly said I was bull shitting. "Alright, you got me..." I glanced around and found only first years behind us. "I heard him call Annabelle 'A.V.'" I looked down at my feet.
"Oh... yeah I can see why you wanted to hex him" Roger nodded. "Well you got him pretty good" He smirked. I laughed.
"Yeah I did hey" I grinned.
"You sure you and Roe haven't switched bodies?" He chuckled. I stuck my tongue out at him and followed him to the Heads Commons to finish the homework I'd started earlier... I was actually in a pretty good mood after that. I guess hexing someone let go of all my anger for the week.
"Oh look at the pretty snow" I said sadly as I stared at it through the library window.
"We can play in it once the holidays start" Angelina sighed, also staring out of the window. We had one more day of classes and one assignment left before Christmas break. Hence why we were in the library working on Charms, instead of outside enjoying the pretty white stuff.
I sighed and put my head back down to work.
"Uh oh" I heard Ange say after a minute.
"What?" I said without looking up.
"That" Was all she said. I looked at her and saw her looking across the library.
"Oh crap" I sighed. My sister, Roe of course, was standing nose to nose with Draco Malfoy. They looked like they were having a pretty heated argument and wands were drawn. "God damn her" I pulled myself out of my seat. "ROSALIE! DRACO! WANDS AWAY!" I bellowed.
"Five points from Gryffindor!" Pince yelled out. I rolled my eyes and picked my way through the students.
Before I got there however, I watched my sister pull back her fist and smack it right into Malfoy's face. The blonde's head snapped back and he crumpled to the floor.
"ROSALIE!" I yelled, grabbing her robes and glaring at her.
She shook her fist. "That actually hurts more than people say it does" She winced. I pulled her roughly around to look at me.
"What the hell way that for?" I exclaimed. "That was so – "
"Ahem hem..." He all cringed. "What have we here? Miss Vanderbilt?"
Umbridge, poked her nose over to us, obviously hearing the noise. I gulped. Roe was in so much trouble now. Umbridge looked between Draco Malfoy on the floor holding his now-bleeding nose and me holding my sister by the robes. She tutted.
"We wouldn't be starting fights now would we Miss Vanderbilt?" She tutted.
"He was being a pig" Roe muttered. I pinched her.
"Well you should learn to keep your temper under control" She said in a sweet voice. "Mr Malfoy, are you alright?"
"I think my nose is broken" Malfoy groaned and threw my sister a dirty look.
"Well who did this?" She looked over at Roe, a look of joy in her piggy face. "Do I finally get the pleasure of Rosalie Vanderbilt's company in a detention? I've heard a lot about you Rosalie"
"Rosalie didn't hit Malfoy... I did" Fred stepped forward from out of nowhere. I looked at him in surprise. "He was harassing Roe, Avery pulled her away and when he went to attack them both I punched him" He lied easily. I opened my mouth but he gave me a pointed look and I shut it.
"No he did – UGH" Malfoy said from the ground but was cut off by Fred's foot in his mouth.
"Are you sure Mr Weasley?" She turned her surprised gaze onto him. I stared at him with wide eyes, as equally as surprised.
"Yeah. It was me" He glanced at me and then glanced away. My mouth hung open in shock. Fred Weasley just took Roe's detention. I didn't understand what he was doing.
"Well then... detention. My office 7 tonight. You will learn to control your temper" She smiled again and I wanted to punch her. "Mr Malfoy, hospital wing now before Madam Pince kills you for bleeding on her books"
She turned on her heel (how it break I don't know) and flounced from the library.
I turned and looked at Roe. "You're still getting a months worth of detentions for this" I narrowed my eyes at the triumphant look on her face. It slid off quickly "Malfoy, you're getting them as well for being a part of the fight and not hexing my sister fast enough" I said to the boy on the ground. I looked at Fred. "I don't understand why you did it, but thank you"
"It's fine... I just want to know how she's survived the whole term without having an Umbridge detention" He stared at Roe.
She smirked and buffed her nails on her shirt. "Pure talent mate. I'm not stupid enough to get caught" She winked. "You can let go of me now, A.V... I'm not gonna run and I'll be expecting a months worth of detention sometime soon" She sighed and tugged out of my grasp.
"Part of your punishment is to take Malfoy to the Hospital wing" I pointed to the boy still on the floor. "Where did you learn to slug someone like that?" I asked, totally amazed.
"Like I said" she grunted as she pulled the blonde to his feet and draped his arm around her shoulder. "Pure talent"
I shook my head and watched her walk out of the Library (Making sure to bump Malfoy into anything and everything on the way). I rolled my eyes and wondered how my parents ever raised such a devil child.
I glanced at Fred once more before remembering I don't talk to him anymore and walked away quickly.
"Fred just took your sister's detention" Angelina stated the obvious when I sat back down.
"Yes. He did" I nodded.
"So, could this be his way of getting your attention because he wants to apologise?" She continued. I glanced up and saw him sitting with Annabelle again.
"Doubt it" I shook my head and got back to work.
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