Taking a deep breath I stand up wiping my eyes clenching my wand in my hand.
'this is a bad idea'
"I don't care" I hiss making my way to the room walking in I throw up a shield blocking allfour spells.
"That's it Minnie I don't know what happened to make you act like this with me but I'm done,you want to keep hurting me then pick up your wand because I'm not taking anymore, we'llplay by Slytherin rules duel it out then drop it" I say calmly while my body shakes.
She rolls her eyes before we bow to each other stepping back I throw up a shield blocking her'don't use our full power'.
Nodding I lift my hand to control my shield while throwing my own stinging jinxes.
As we keep fighting I snarl at her seeing her smile when her spells my groin.
Twisting my hand I cast one last spell 'NO' "NO" I scream realizing what I threw beforetrying to pull a shield up over her, it hits the shield, bounces off, slams into me, and throwsme across the room into the wall.
Standing in the astronomy tower I look down seeing Professor McGonagall trying to defendHagrid before Umbridge has the Aurors with her throw four stunning spells.
All four hit her chest and she drops to the ground as Hagrid screams trying to throw theAurors off him to reach her getting hit himself*
Waking up I groan seeing I'm in the medic wing again "apprentice Black".
Turning I look at Madame Bones seeing her standing with her arms crossed watching me"yes Master" I whisper.
"You will explain why you are covered in bruises and why you challenged apprenticeMcGonagall to a duel"
"We been having a disagreement and couldn't seem to get over it so I thought trying Slytherinrules would help, it's basically we duel and no matter who wins the problem is dropped" Iwhisper.
"Why is your stomach covered in bruises?" She demands.
"I did it myself" I say softly while shrugging.
She frowns glaring at me before leaning forward "Dumbledore's already informed me of whathappened with you to be here so stop lying".
"We been practicing dueling and I been neglecting taking care of myself afterwards" I finallyanswer.
She nods leaving the room, eventually I hear the door open again looking at it I see Minniesneaking in.
She comes over to my bed frowning as she sits down "What happened why did you challengeme then try to protect me from your own spell?"
"It was a stunner" I whisper looking away from her.
"I know, I was already pulling up a shield"
"It wouldn't have worked I was angry and put to much power in it and when I noticed whereit would hit I couldn't let it"
"It was going for my stomach"
"It looked like your chest, I once seen a woman that I admire a lot hit with four stunners inthe chest it should have killed her, but she survived and had to recover she use to joke thatshe was like a cat and had nine lives, I told her that it helps she's stubborn and survived justto rub it the person that did it's face"
Wiping my eyes I shake my head "when I realized what I cast I panicked I didn't want it tohappen to you, I don't know why you're mad at me Minnie you avoid me unless yourattacking me or practicing please just tell me what I did".
"I don't know, it felt like you were ignoring me when you were around Alouette you justwalked away with her and stayed gone for a while"
"No, she was asking me some questions I figured it was fine since you where debating withMyrtle, I try to stay out of those with both of you after it turned into a physical fight that
ended up with you kicking me and her punching me on accident after knocking me down"
"I'm sorry, just I can tell you're not always being completely honest with me like that storyabout the woman hit with stunners, I know it's true but you're leaving something important
out I can tell with a lot of you're stories plus you where lying with that trip to buy hygieneproducts"
Looking down I shake my head "you don't have to tell me, but I wish you would be honestwith me" she says softly.
"The day you protected me I was happy to see you when you came back"
She smiles nodding "that's completely true".
"I think Alphard is trying to kill me"
"He wasn't that far away when you were attacked"
"You're the person who keeps Hermione from overwhelming me, when your around she stopstalking and relaxes"
"Hermione?" Minnie asks frowning.
Nodding I tap my head "that's her name when you come around and she's yelling at me youcalm her down she likes you".
"Your voice has a name not related to stars?" She asks smiling.
"Really that's what you focus on not the fact that she has a name?"
"Your whole family is strange I've learned to just go with what you tell me, I did see your dadarguing with his reflection then ask me to explain to the man that he was wrong, I'm still not
sure what it was his reflection was wrong about but it seemed to stop the argument at leastuntil you're mother told him that was the man who tried to seduce her"