Chapter 11

Dumbledore's Army

After that, I didn't even bother to watch Quidditch any more. There was no point. Ginny was on the team and so was Ron, but life no longer had much meaning. School was boring, Snape and Umbridge were still gaining on me and I was covering both first year and second year curriculum for extra credit. I had nothing else to do. Fred and George often teased me about being a bookworm, but I was okay with it. Anything to get closer to George, I thought. On top of that, I learned some higher level spells from Hermione. She was surprised about how fast I caught on to everything.

One November day, I was heading to the library to work with Hermione. When I got there, she looked all excited for some reason.

"Harry's gonna teach us proper Defense against the Dark Arts!" she squealed.

"What?!" I exclaimed.

"A whole bunch of us are going to take lessons for him. He told me to tell you about it," she exclaimed, "You're invited to join the club. You and Giovanna and Katerina and Anna,"

"Really? When?"

"Tomorrow at 8:00, Room of Requirement!"

"Room of what?"

"Requirement," Hermione repeated, "it's a room that responds to your exact needs,"

"So let's say you really needed the toilet," I started, "you would go in there and the room would have one in there?"

"Yes," Hermione answered, "Are you in?"

"Of course,"

"But just so you know, this is secret. You cannot talk to anyone about this outside the DA members,"

"DA?" I asked.

"Dumbledore's Army," Hermione replied, "it'll be a blast!"

I told Katerina and Giovanna and Anna about this and they were excited. At 8:00 we headed to the room of requirement that was on the third floor.

"Fantastic," I cried, stepping into it. It was a giant room with lost of space. Perfect for defensive magic.

"I know!" Giovanna exclaimed. Everyone else was amazed.

"Still studying advanced magic are we?" said a familiar voice behind me.

"Yes, George," I said turning around.

"You just keep on going," he laughed.

"Well, I want to be the best in my year,"

"No wonder you're in Ravenclaw," he laughed. I just grinned.

The lesson went well, and I learned a new charm. It was Expelliarmus, with flings your opponent's wand out of their hand. I got it right on my 2nd try.

"Expelliarmus!" I cried. The charm hit Katerina the back and her wand went flying.

"Wow!" said Harry, clearly stunned, "That was amazing!"

"I know," I smiled.

"You really have a knack for everything," Luna Lovegood, a fourth year said, gliding past me. I stared after her. In some ways, that girl is just plain creepy.

After a bit more practicing, Harry blew his whistle.

"Okay everyone! Excellent work! Now, same time next week?" Everyone nodded, and then went to pick up their books. Suddenly, my wand flew out of my hand. I turned around to hear a snickering sound. It was George alright, with Fred right along with him.

"Sorry, couldn't resist," they laughed. I just smiled. I loved life. George laughed all the way back to his common room, same as Fred.