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Chapter 4: Trading Favors
They were supposed to get in groups, but after getting in trouble with the brute and the incident at lunch, it was obvious to Harry that she was getting ostracized by the other children. Wrapping her arms around herself uncomfortably, Harry looked around. All the other children were happily chatting in groups, if they noticed the girl in the middle standing alone, they didn't show it.
The brute, whom Harry was told named Finn, yelled from his table.
"Hey new girl! If you get down on your knees and beg I may consider letting you join us." His loud shout attracted much attention, and Harry's cheeks burned in embarrassment and anger. She resolutely ignored him as she shuffled around on her feet, staring at the ground.
A pair of shoes came into her view, and a figure stood in the space between Finn and Harry. Harry looked up, meeting dark, blue eyes like a stormy sea. His back was to Finn and the other children. He stood proudly, unaffected by the sudden onset of furious whispers.
"You can join me." He stated simply before walking towards the door. Harry quickly followed him out. Once they were in the hallway away from the earshot of the other children, he whirled around to face her.
"Consider my debt from our first meeting repaid." He stared at her coldly. It was a formal, distant, declaration. Without giving Harry a chance to reply, he walked past her into the darkness of the hall.