Chapter Five: DUELING MISTAKE

About half way though class it was time for Rose and Scorpius to practice their spells on each other. All the students were given a set of rules and spells that they were allowed to us on each other, the main rule was to not hurt each other. As Rose and Scorpius got to the front of the class Rose knew someone would end up hurt.

"Rose, Scorpius, wands at the ready" said the Professor.

Rose looked at the faces of the students who were watching her and Scorpius she could tell that they were wondering who would win. Other than her cousin, none gave her a friendly face of encouragement. Rose knew that this was the perfect time to show something of herself, to get noticed. She could be more than just the know-it-all bookworm. She looked back up and met her eyes at Scorpius. His gray eyes weren't with anger behind them as she had always seen them for seven years, but with same troubled look that she saw in them, the night before.

"...And go!"

Rose was so lost with her thoughts she almost didn't hear the Professor say to go, but once she was back into reality she was ready to show what she was made of.

"Stupefy!"

The spell hit Scorpius and he fell off his feet. The spell Rose cast, wasn't very strong so he was able to get right back up. He didn't think that Rose, would cast the first spell and a good one at that. He looked over to see that is Slytherin "friends" were snickering and saying something about getting beaten by a girl. He wasn't going to fight nasty he said over and over in his head.

"Ventus!"

A blast of wind blew at Rose she tried to keep her feet planted on the ground, but it kept pushing her backward. Her long curly red hair was blowing in her face that she almost didn't see the next spell coming at her.

Rose and Scorpius' duel was lasting longer than the other students. It was easy to tell that they were evenly matched. Rose couldn't understand why she couldn't disarm him. As their duel continued the other students were getting a lot more riled and many cheering and taunts were coming from many of the students. Rose was extremely frustrated at this and just wanted to finish this duel. She couldn't stand that all the other cared about was seeing someone defeated.

"Expelliarmus!'

Rose's spell his Scorpius with such force and his wand went flying behind him. Silence fell over the room and Rose was relieved to see his wand take off out of his hand. She was happy to think it was over without any problems, but before Scorpius' wand could land to the ground he ran backward and caught it.

"Incarcerous!"

Scorpius' spell just missed Rose and hit the Hufflepuff behind her causing them to be bound up in ropes while a Slytherin to the right of her burst into a loud annoying laugh at the sight of it. Rose was so aggravated by Scorpius catching is wand and the laughing from the Slytherin.. She just wanted it this duel and that dim-witted laughter to stop.

"Silencio!"

And, before Rose could stop herself from doing it, the annoying Slytherin's voice was gone. No matter how hard he tried to talk nothing came out. All the students in class laughed with delight at the foolishness Rose caused to this boy. Even Rose, though feeling bad at what she did, let out a laugh.

"Everte Statum!"

Before she knew it, Rose had been hurled backward into a crowd of student and boy did it hurt. He attacked her while her guard was down. If she hadn't been so upset by this duel she probably would have stayed down and let him win, but Rose was determined to show that she could beat him. As she got up the necklace she kept, hidden under her shirt feel out. As she looked up at Scorpius Malfoy she thought she would see a face of arrogance from the sneaky spell he'd cast, but instead she saw a face of distress. He was looking at necklace.

"Incendio"

Fire, he's going to set me on fire, was the only thing Rose that could think as Scorpius said his spell.

"Aqua Eructo"

"Leviorpus!"

So many things happening at once and after the thought of being burned Rose found herself hanging upside down in the air. As she opened her eyes she saw her cousin and knew Albus had cast to Leviorpus spell to get her out of the way and her Professor cast Aqua Eructo to stop the fire.

"Class is done for today, go to your dorms and read chapter twelve from your books. Miss. Weasley once Mr. Potter lets you down I want you and Mr. Malfoy to come to my office."

Rose was happy to be back on her feet. She hid the necklace back under her shirt again and walked toward Scorpius. They both walked toward their Professor's office, Rose looked at Scorpius and was ready to shout at him for what he did, but saw the same saddened eyes from the night before.

I can't believe that I did that to her.