18. After Lessons

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It had been a week or so since Longbottom found the Room of Requirements.

We were learning how to disarm an opponent today and it wasn't very easy. Many struggled and others succeeded but overall they were slowly getting it.

They stood in lines and had to disarm the figure before them or other words me.

"Longbottom, go."

He walked up and took a deep breath closing his eyes. When he opened them he held up his wand and flicked it, "E-expelliarmus!"

Instead of moving the rod in my hand, his own wand flew into the air, right across the room.

"Next, Luna." I stared vaguely as she walked up, holding her wand before her.

"Expelliarmus!" She confidently yelled and I smirked as I cast a counter which she soon reversed on me.

I stood up straight and smirked as she returned it with a smile. Everyone took notice and gathered around us.

"Expelliarmus!" She yelled again and I quickly turned to cast a shield whilst I switched out the plain rod for my own wand.

I eyed her carefully and pointed my wand to her, "Rictesemprum!" Being hit with my spell she bent over holding herself as she laughed continuously before she could cast the reverse.

She collected herself and then shot at me, "Stupefy!"

She collected herself and then shot at me, "Stupefy!"

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"Protego." I held up my wand stopping her spell as it mirrored and hit her instead. Luna sighed and lifted up her wand in surrender and I walked over to her to help her up.

"Good job, Luna. That was excellent!" I turned to the rest of the group, "This was a very simple demonstration of a duel. The spell Luna used against me at the end, stupefy, is a spell you will be learning at the next lesson. But from what I see, you are all doing fine."

Harry nodded agreeing with me, "Right, so return to your partners and keep practicing. We will work out the next meeting for umm, the group."

"We need a name!" Ginny said as she walked up to Harry.

Granger nodded frantically as she thought for a moment, "How about Defensive Academics? We could do DA for short."

Harry's eyes lit up as he turned to Granger, "I like that idea, it would work."

Ginny was staring at nowhere when she turned back to face us, "We can stick with DA but how about instead it stands for Dumbledore's Army?"

All the others cheered as Granger soon agreed writing it on the parchment that enlisted all the names.

"But that's the end of this lesson so we'll see you guys next time." Harry has spoken up and sent the twins to do lookout.

George has gone to the South Entrance while Fred was at the East Entrance. They poked their heads out and Fred quickly retreated as he motioned for us to leave through the South-side.

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