Next thing I knew, Alex was right by me in the queue of students, and of all things VOLUNTEERING us to start. What the hell? What really irritated me was the fact that he actually turned at winked at me. Who did he think he was? Just because my natural instinct was to throw the sass out didn’t give him the right to throw it back at me. But I wasn’t going to let him know what I was thinking. Instead, I stormed right past his slow gait up to the platform, defiantly throwing my chin up and pulling my wand out of my the pocket in my robes. You could barely see the tip of my wand peeking out from under the sleeves, but that was how I liked it. More of a way to hide.

Taking up a stance, I glanced over at Professor Flitwick while Alex’s back was turned, taking his position. I caught the dwarf’s eye and nodded toward Alex, asking for permission to attack before he was ready. The professor seemed a little hesitant, but he gave a small nod and gestured with his hand.

After a quick breath, I held up my wand and shot a quick, “Petrificus Totalus!” at his back, immediately putting up a shield after. See how the smartass liked that.