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Previously:

I was blushing very red by the time I arrived to the pair.

"So do you still expect me to believe you when you say that you two aren't dating?" Rory asked me, Leanne nodding at her words.

"Oh!My!Gosh! Rory, Draco and I aren't dating, is that the only reason why you called me over here?" I asked them, still red in the face, holding back a huge smile.

"No, Hermione. The other reason was because we wanted to ask if you want to duel."

Hermione's POV

My hidden smile vanished completely after hearing the word "duel."

Draco's POV

Why does Hermione need to listen to people when they call her... I thought to myself, slowly walking, next to the three other guys who'd just entered the Great Hall, to a set of eight chairs set up facing an open stage where the Staff table would usually be.

I sat down at the far left chair and looked to my right to see the trio of girls talking next to the right wall's fireplace. The two girls who'd called her over were sitting with their backs to the unlit fireplace, while Hermione was standing across from them.

Hermione's POV

"W-What?" I asked Rory, taking a step back.

Rory smiled at me, before taking her wand from her back pocket. It was a golden brown wood, reached a length of 9 inches long, and had three notches carved into the handle of the wand.

"You know... duel? You do know what that is, right?" Rory asked me, standing up.

My eyes widened and I took another step back as Leanne stood up, brandishing her own wand from the back of her head, making her hair flow down. Her wand was pitch black, reached 8 1/2 inches long, had seven rings around it's handle, and was apparently useful as a bobby pin for hair buns.

"I can't believe that you, Hermione Granger, of all people, don't know what a wizard duel is!" Leanne exclaimed, both girls taking another step toward me.

Draco's POV

I watched as the pair of girls stood up, both pointing their wands at Hermione, seeing her back away from them with every step forward Leanne and Rory took.

I got up, staring at the trio. I clenched my hands into fists and started walking toward them.

Wand or no wand, they won't be hurting Hermione when I'm around. I thought to myself as I reached them.

Hermione's POV

What the heck are they doing? I know what dueling is, but I'm not about to duel them for Draco! I may have hugged him, but he didn't stop me when I broke the hug! He may have given me a book, but that was just because he knows I'm a book nerd! It wasn't a big thing... just...

Was it just a gift? Or did he actually have some hidden message behind it?

I took another step back and my left foot landed on something hard.

There was a sharp intake of breath right at my ear.

"You alright, Hermione?" Draco asked me, cringing at the ache on his foot.

"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry!" I exclaimed after noticing that I'd stepped on Draco's foot.

Draco's POV

Dang that girl has hard shoes! I exclaimed, in my head.

"It's alright, it didn't hurt too much." I said with a wave of my hand, giving her a smile.

Hermione smiled at me, before turning back to the two girls who'd lowered their wands.

Rory spoke up, "Hi Draco." She flipped her hair to the other shoulder.

"Uhh hi..." I replied, giving Hermione a silent "follow me" with my eyes.

Hermione nodded and we both waved at Rory and Leanne before walking toward the left side of the Great Hall.

"What was that all about?" I asked her.

"I have no clue... they just suddenly said that we should duel and started taking their wands out."

"Good Afternoon, students, please take your seats!" Professor Dumbledore said, walking up to the platform.

We all made our way to the seats, me on the far left, then Hermione, Neville, Leanne, Rory, Ernie, Terry, and Millicent at the far right.

"Today you'll learn a couple simple spells, which will, of course, require wands. Would the students who've already received wands please raise them above your heads?" The professor asked, followed by Neville, Leanne, Rory, and Millicent's hands raised, holding onto their wands. "Ah, wonderful! You four can come up here to the platform, while the other four of you go with Professor McGonagall. You'll be going to Mr. Ollivander's Wand Shop."

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