Your Spell On Me (Book 5)

Defence Against The Dark Arts Training

A few days later and we had no luck in finding a place until Neville came to us saying he had found something when we got to a wall a door just appeared and we all went in.

"You've done it, Neville. You found the Room of Requirement," Hermione said.

"The what?" Ron said.

"It's also known as the Come and Go Room. The Room of Requirement only appears when a person has real need of it. And it's always equipped for the seeker's needs," Hermione said.

"So, say you really needed the toilet..." Ron began.

"Charming, Ronald. But, yes, that is the general idea," Hermione said.

"It's brilliant. It's like Hogwarts wants us to fight back," Harry said.

later Harry who I guess had become our teacher at this point had us all in lines, two, side by side and there was a, I'm not what it was but it was designed the practice spells on.

"Expelliarmus," Neville said and his wand flew out of his hand and at us and we all ducked out of the way before it hit the wall with sparks.

"Wow," I said under my breath.

"I'm hopeless," Neville said.

"You're just flourishing your wand too much. Try it like this. Expelliarmus," Harry said and hit knocked the wand out of the let's call it a manikin.

Later after everyone had had a good try it was time to go back to class and it was the defence against the dark arts and as we expected there was no magic at all.

"You will please copy the approved text four times... to ensure maximum retention. There will be no need to talk," Umbridge said.

"No need to think's more like it," Hermione said.

"Wands away," Umbridge said as she saw Neville going through the motions.

Back in the Room of Requirement.

"Stunning is one of the most useful spells in your arsenal. It's sort of a wizard's bread and butter, really. So come on, then, Nigel. Give it your best shot," Harry said as he had us in two lines pated in the middle like the dulling setup.

"Stupefy!" Nigel said as he hit Harry and the both of them were thrown back.

"Good. Not bad at all, Nigel. Well done," Harry said as he got up.

"Don't worry. I'll go easy on you," Ron as it was him up against Hermione next.

"Thanks, Ronald," Hermione said.

"Come on, Ron," The twins said.

"You can do it," A kid said.

"Come on, Ron," Another said.

"One Sickle," I heard Fred whisper next to me.

"You're on," George whispered back.

"Stupefy," Hermione said before Ron had a chance and all the girls went over to Hermione to laugh at Ron.

"Now, focus on a fixed point and try again," Harry said.

"Expelliarmus," Neville said and something fizzled out of his wand.

"I'm trying I really am," Neville said.

"Very good. Keep your concentration," Harry said as he walked around.

I was with Hermione as I made Luna float with the Mobilicorpus charm I let her down gently and then let Hermione folate me it was fun being up there and was also terrifying.

"Hey so you doing okay," I said after I was let down.

"Yeah fine why," Hermione said.

"I don't know but from where I am standing it seems like these OWLs are really getting to you," I said.

"It's not the owls it is the ministry interfering at Hogwarts," Hermione said.

"I get that," I said.

"Working hard is important, but there's something that matters even more: Believing in yourself. Think of it this way. Every great wizard in history has started out... as nothing more than what we are now: students. If they can do it, why not us?" Harry said.

"Good job by the way," I said.

"What," Hermione said.

"With Harry as far as teachers go he is very good," I said.

Later we have the manikin in the centre of us all as we are in a circle and we are throwing spells at it as we bounce it around the circle it is quite fun I have to admit.

"Stupefy," I said.

"Expelliarmus," A kid said

"Expelliarmus," Said another

"Expelliarmus" Lunna said sending the manikin in Ginny's direction

"Reducto," Ginny said and the manikin was turned to dust and all Weasley brothers looked afraid of their younger sister.

Later I am just observing the lesson as I in truth already know all of this and Harry is well aware of it by this point and since he is not really a teacher there is no backlash for saying no.

"Expelliarmus," Neville said and Parvati's wand flies out of her hand.

"Fantastic, Neville. Well done, man," Harry said as the others congratulate and I just smile at his progress.

"So that's it for this lesson. Now, we're not gonna be meeting again until after the holidays. So just keep practising on your own as best you can. And well done, everyone. Great, great work," Harry said after the day was up.

"Well done, mate," Ron said quietly to Harry

"Thanks," Harry said.

"See you after Christmas," A kid said passing Harry.

"See you in the Common Room, Harry," I said before leaving with Hermione.

Later when Harry got back to the common room he had a grin on his face and it turns out he had kissed Cho and of course the three of us sat him down and made him tell us everything.

"Well, how was it?" Ron said

"Wet I mean, she was sort of crying," Harry said.

"That bad at it, are you?" Ron said.

"I'm sure Harry's kissing was more than satisfactory," Hermione said.

"Besides Cho spends half her time crying these days," I said.

"You'd think a bit of snogging would cheer her up," Ron said.

"You don't you understand how she must be feeling?" I said.

"Well, obviously she's feeling sad about Cedric... and confused about liking Harry and guilty about kissing him... conflicted because Umbridge might sack her mum from the Ministry... and frightened of failing her OWLs because she's worrying about everything else," Hermione said.

"One person couldn't feel all that. They'd explode," Ron said

"Just because you've got the emotional range of a teaspoon..." Hermione said and we all laughed.