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She grinned devilishly, "Your kind of cute, Tris," she joked. "But no I'm a solo flyer. But maybe under the influence of butterbeer we'll see how things go."

She licked her lips at the thought. Riley loved a good butterbeer!
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He laughed at her joke but suddenly remembered, "Speaking of butterbeer, I was organising a little secret party tonight if you were interested in coming. I've made friends with one of the house elves here and I reckon I can get some food and maybe even some butterbeer or firewhisky off of him. Friends only of course," he added quickly.

Though he was fast becoming good friends with Riley he didn't want to give her the wrong impression that he was asking her out.

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She instantly knew what was going through his head and laughed heartily.

Boys are so predictable

"Sure, Tris. I'd love to! It'll be good to meet some of the others. But don't worry. Just as friends. I'll leave you to Natalie, will I?" she asked innocently.

They both drew their wands, threatening to hex the other, but collapsed in fits of giggles. They remained in the shade of the elm tree, chatting about the universe and everything in between as the sun continued to stroll across the blue sky, two Ravenclaws who were fast becoming good friends.
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SAM WALKED OUT ONTO THE GROUNDS He saw Tristan and another Ravenclaw talking under a tree. he walked around looking for a privet area, he found a nice place with some grass that was still green and had a few rocks scattered around. he pointed it in the air and muttered the words "incendio" a bright blue flame shot out, lighting the area he was in. he concentrated as hard as he could, staring at the flame, he managed to get it to form a loop. he muttered the incantation again, and concentrated on the flame again, it began to shrink and started forming a small bright blue arc. he pointed it at a near by rock and carved some shapes in it. he pointed at another one and carved his name, it was a little hard to make out but if you looked at close enough, you could tell what it was. I've gotten a little rusty, he thought to himself
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A fair amount of time had passed but he hardly noticed: he was having too much fun with Riley. They had discussed their families, their home towns, their friends and everything else they could think of.

He thought of something else he was curious about, "So obviously your not too bad at Transfiguration, any ideas what you want to do in the later years? Like what subjects or areas of magic, or maybe after Hogwarts for a job?"

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Riley lay on her back in the grass, holding her wand up above her face, positioning it so as to block the sun from her eyes.

"Well," she began, "yeah I've thought about it. Alot actually. My parents have always encouraged me and I've done a whole heap of reading on all things magical so I know all about what sort of magic can be studied and what sort of jobs there are for people. As such," she paused and looked over at Tris, "you won't laugh when I tell you what I want to do?"

He might laugh when I tell him, given how difficult it is.
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"You won't laugh when I tell you what I want to do?" she asked.

Tris rolled over onto his stomach, looking at her incredulously.

"Riley! I wouldn't laugh at you! Go on, what is it?" he insisted.

He himself had his own dreams about his magical future, he wasn't about to laugh at someone elses, his were fanciful enough.

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She really did appreciate his friendliness. He was such a nice boy, and the fact that he had been so shocked at the idea that she thought he'd laugh was touching.

Your a good person, Tristan.

"Ok then. I've read all about animagi and one day I hope to become one. The animal itself doesn't really bother me but it's the ultimate in Transfiguration and that's the area I'm fascinated by. See? It's a pipe dream, isn't it?"

She really did expect him to tell her that she'd never be good enough to perform the complex magic. Only the best and most talented at Transfiguration ever managed it. There had only been seven this century, according to books she'd read on the topic.

The Transfiguration process of turning oneself into an animal is some of the most complex magic known to wizardkind. Those who can perform the spell with success are known as an animagus or animagi. Incredibly high levels of concentration, Transfiguration ability, knowledge of the theory and raw magic power are required for the spell to work.
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Upon hearing her confession of the desire to become an animagus, Tristan broke out into a smile. "That's awesome! Of course I know what they are! And I think you'd definitely be able to pull it off. Your already talented in Transfiguration and you haven't even been to a class yet! Your entirely self taught."

He twisted onto his side and placed his hand under the side of his head before continuing, "and being a Ravenclaw definitely tells me you have the academic nature and studiousness to learn the theory behind it. Riley, that's definitely one of the coolest things I've heard for a long while."

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The fact that he didn't laugh was touching, but the fact that he was supporting her and believing that she'd one day pull it off was nearly too much for her. A tear formed in the corner of her eye but she wiped it away before Tristan could see.

Thank you, Tristan. You've made my day.

A broad smile broke out on her face, "You think so? Your too nice, Tris! Still, I know it's a long way off yet. Most people never even attempt to begin to learn how until at earliest 6th year. So until then I'll just have to impress you with my other Transfiguration abilities," she joked.

"Although," she added, "I also wouldn't mind going into maybe spell development. You know, furthering the knowledge in Transfiguration, maybe discover some brand new theory or idea. Make myself millions of galleons, the usual." She laughed aloud so Tristan would know she was kidding about the money.

"I guess I'm just a Transfig Geek. 'The Transfig Kid', you can call me. What about you? What tickles your fancy?"
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"The Transfig Kid, I love it!" He laughed at the nickname and stored it away to bring out again at the opportune moment, maybe tonight at their little party. As for his own dreams, he had to think about that for a moment. He had never really considered his future before, or what he wanted to with himself during school.

"Well...I suppose becoming a professional duelist would be cool. They get paid so much and they're the ultimate fighters! Nobody can beat them! Back in Australia my Dad took me to see the World Championships when they came to Sydney a few years ago and we managed to get tickets to see the final day of the whole thing. It started with 32 finalists left and it was a knockout sort of thing. Even the ones who got out first had already beat not only dozens of other national champions to get there, but they had won their own national leagues as well. Every one of them was lightning quick and used a massive variety of spells that it makes you wonder how they remember it all."

He rummaged through his bag and pulled out a bottle of water, removing the lid and taking a mouthful.

"The guy who won, an American named Joscelyn Davis, has been dubbed the best the World has ever seen! He moves his wand so quick, he's cast three or four spells and blocked any attempts his opponent makes before they even realise what's going on," Tris' eyes going blank as he remembered watching Joscelyn compete, "Yeah. I'd love to be a duelist like him."

Taking another mouthful of water, he offered the bottle to Riley, "Although...after taking that first Potions class, I've sort of developed a taste for that too. It's just interesting the way all the ingredients and the preparation combine to make totally different effects. It's relaxing yet fascinating at the same time. Much like cooking, and I was always a decent cook. Maybe something in that area."

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Riley took the water bottle from him and took a few quick mouthfuls, as the sun really was baring down intensely and though they were in the shade, there was not a trace of a breeze so the air was quite warm. Giving the bottle back to Tris, she thought about what he had just told her.

"That tournament sounds amazing! Would have been great to see! So I guess you'll put alot of your effort into Defence Against the Dark Arts then? You'll want to take NEWT level if your going to become a duelist. And maybe Potions, if your as good a cook as you say you are," she teased. "Little Tris with an apron on in the kitchen!"

She giggled at the thought.
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Tossing a rock over at her for teasing him about being a good cook, he shook his finger threateningly, "Let's not get into this again, shall we? We know how it ended up last time," he warned with a smirk.

He lay back down, placing his feet up the tree trunk, "Yeah, definitely those subjects. And whatever else I qualify for I suppose."

There was silence for a few minutes as both just lay there, lost in their own thoughts. He reminisced about the tournament some more but suddenly another thought entered his daydream. One of the duelists, a Brazilian competitor who some were saying was good enough to rival Joscelyn, had been arrested, after he was caught using the Imperius Curse on another competitor. The paper the following day had stated that he was doing it to improve his chances of winning overall, by taking out key rivals. The prize after all was a million galleons, access to a top secret library owned by the Chinese Ministry, and almost unparalleled fame and status.

"Riley," he said quietly, "what do you know about...the Dark Arts?"

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"Riley, what do you know about...the Dark Arts?"

She stopped midway through exhaling, that term jarring through her like a knife. She knew of the Dark Arts. Everyone in the Blade family did, ever since the fateful day four years ago at Christmas.

"I know a little bit about them, yes," she admitted hesitantly, "but why on Earth would you ask such a thing?"
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He explained the story about the Brazilian duelist to her and admitted that they scared him.

"The people that get into that sort of thing are just plain scary. They learn ways to cause pain and torture people and make them do horrible things. That day in Sydney was the first time I'd ever really heard about the Dark Arts. Afterwards I queried my father on the whole idea, and though hesitant to explain much, he briefly told me of the sorts of people who learnt them and what they were capable of."

He closed his eyes to calm his nerves. Whenever he thought about that day he got not only scared, but angry.

How can people do that to others?

"Do you know anything about them, Riley?"

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She debated whether she should tell him the story. Riley occasionally dreamt about that day, when she was already feeling scared or afraid.

He opened up to me, so I'll do the same.

"I do, Tris. My family had an encounter with them four years ago." As she began to tell the story her memory drifted back to that day, that terrible day...

The entire Riley family had gathered to celebrate Christmas at Riley's Uncle's house in Wales. In total, there were 16 people present, the youngest aged four, the eldest was Riley's grandmother who was well over 100, and Riley who had been seven at the time. During the middle of lunch an argument had broken out between her other Uncle and her grandmother, who was this man's mother. The argument was over the Dark arts and whether they were evil. Her grandmother was a staunch opposer to any Dark magic and was arguing aggressively with her Uncle, who was saying he had used the Dark Arts at time and found them to be useful in getting what he wanted out of people. The argument had escalated until suddenly wands were drawn and Riley's Uncle started screaming at the whole family gathered...

"You don't know what your talking about! Any of you!"

As others of her relatives had advanced on her Uncle to subdue him, he turned to Riley's grandmother, his own mother, and screamed Avada Kedavra! A flash of green light and she had fallen down to the floor, dead. Once he had done that he seemed to lose all fight within him and he just stood there, allowing himself to be incapacitated until the Ministry showed up and took him away. He was then sent to Azkaban shortly after and is still there to this day. Riley's grandmother had been the head of the family and her loss was a terrible one that the whole family still mourned. It wasn't often that Riley allowed herself to dwell on this but when she did it was always difficult to control her tears. She still could hear her Uncle scream those horrible, horrible words....


As Riley finished retelling the story she slowly came back to the present, to find Tristan kneeling up next to her, his mouth open wide in shock and horror.

"So yes, Tristan. I know of the Dark Arts," she whispered, holding back her tears.
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As he listened to her tale, his expression became more and more horrified at what he was hearing.

You poor girl! You had to witness that!?! Your whole family did?!?

As she finished telling him the story, he found himself kneeling beside her, his mouth open wide in horror.

"So yes, Tristan. I know of the Dark Arts"

He saw tears forming in the corners of her eyes, and how she struggled to hold them back. He pulled her into a tight hug, placing her head on his shoulder.

"I'm so sorry, Riley!" he whispered into her ear, "I had no idea!"

He continued to hold her tightly and felt something release within her.

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As she lay her head on Tristan's shoulder and felt his arms around her, his voice in her ear, she felt something snap inside her. She could no longer hold back the tears and they started flowing freely down her face, yet her desperate sobs not escaping her lips. Words did, however.

"It was horrible, Tristan. The look on her face, the look on his face when he realised what he'd done, the sadness we all felt and still feel," she whispered with difficulty, her sobs causing her to stutter.

"I miss her...so much!"

Riley had loved her grandmother deeply, as she had always made time for her as a child, always looked after her when Riley's parents went away, always found new ways to make her laugh: her grandmother had had a wonderful sense of humour.
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Tristan felt awful for having bought the topic up, but how was he to know? He could feel her sobbing silently on his shoulder but didn't really know what to say, except sorry....

"Sssshh! Sshh! Sshh! Don't cry, Riley. She's gone to a better place. You'll see her again one day...she wouldn't want you to be upset. She'd want you to live your life and not wallow in the sadness of the past."

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Hearing his words she knew he was right.

He's right. Grandma wouldn't want to see me crying like this. She was always such a happy person, even in sad times. Stop it, right now!

She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down, her tears slowing up and eventually stopping entirely. She gave took a few minutes to steady herself but couldn't bring herself to leave the safety and security of his arms.
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