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Heath watched the hooded figure’s tripping jinx, and just like that the fighting (if one could call it that) was over. While he’d give Schmoe credit for standing up for the students at all, he was disappointed. He wished that just once a professor would hold their own to the hoods and not back down after the initial confrontation! Oh well, that was too much to hope for, he supposed.
He showed no reaction to the professor’s reply or to the instructions for the game. He was past the point of being shocked or appalled; all he felt was numb. Wizard team or Muggle, he didn’t care. Whether it was a physical fight or a magical one, either would give him the chance to release some of his pent-up aggression. He would’ve preferred to unleash it on an object or better yet, Rosier’s minions instead of a classmate who did nothing to deserve it, but he’d take what he could get.
Heath made his way to the front, avoiding Schmoe’s eyes as he collected a vest and pinny. Muggle… of course. That was all everyone saw in him, just a carbon copy of his muggle father. Why should this be any different? He handed in his wand without complaint and joined the rest of the muggle team, standing with Claudine and Ashley. At least the girlfriend was on the same team. No matter how angry he got, no matter what the activity required, he absolutely would not fight her!
His dark eyes scanned the area, sizing up the other team and then his own. Ashley, Bernie, Claudine, Minjae, Ivy, Alexandre, Kale, Violet… decent team. They might actually win this! A plan began to form in his mind, but he hesitated to speak up, not wanting to come across as bossy or inadvertently steer the group wrong. He didn’t want a repeat of the kelpie lesson from a few terms ago! Was anyone else going to say anything? No… okay. Looked like he had no choice then. “I think we should use the buddy system,” he said, keeping his voice as low as possible so as not to tip off the other team. “Split into smaller groups of 2-3 people so there’s someone to defend you if you get hit with a spell, and if you have to fight…” Should he voice his idea out loud? He doubted it would go over well! “Try to make them drop their wand… then use the time it takes them to pick it up to run. What do you think? Any other ideas?” He searched his teammates’ faces for any sign of a reaction. He was open to anyone else's ideas!
__________________ Old voices I had thought long since dead whisper of another life I might have led
If I could take that second chance, If I could make my life anew, If only dreams came true... |