My First Duel

"Be there. Midnight." His words echoed slightly around the empty hall, his retreating foot steps slowly fading as the two boys were left standing there. There was a small silence, during which the air seemed to thicken and the breath left one of the boys — then suddenly a laugh.
"What is it with you Potters and getting invited to illegal duels?" Scorpius laughed, his hand slapped against Albus' shoulder blade. Both of their parents had told versions of their 'duel' to their kids, leaving them in fits of laughter when finally they compared them.
"I don't know! But I'm not going." The dark haired Slytherin walked in the opposite direction, his hands running through his messy mane.
"Al! You can't just walk away? This is for honour!" Scorpius said, his voice tense and wildly over-exaggerated. Albus ignored him.
"Come on!"

The boys made their way to the library where Albus' cousin, Rose, was studying.
"Albus was invited to a duel at midnight," Scorpius said the moment they sat down at the small table she occupied. Rose looked up at him, a small smile on her face. "And he's not going to go!" Roses face fell.
"What?!" She sighed, looking to her cousin. He looked flabbergasted.
"I would have bet anything that you would be on my side!" He whispered harshly, and shook his head. "Also, I don't want to get kicked out of a Hogwarts! I don't have the excuse of being the boy-who-lived!" Madam Pince had made her way over and hissed at them to be quiet. They all apologised softly and turned back to each other.
"We have to go!" Rose said excitedly, causing Albus' eyes to widen and Scorpius to smile brightly.

A few hours later, the three of them almost fell over each other as they sprinted from the scene. Their miss aimed spelled, and faulty wand work led to a tapestry on fire and a lot of noise coming from the unfortunate trophy room.
"This was — the worst — idea — you've had!" Rose yelled through her wheezing. Albus shot her a glare and waited until they were safely in their secret hideout to point out that he was the only one against the duel.
"What business do first years have using basic spells they have barely used to fight!?" Rose just shook her head.
"But it was fun, wasn't it?" Albus just sighed. Their parents would kill them if they'd ever found out!

A/N: Words - 410

Sept Event - 7. (plot) Duelling with someone at Hogwarts