The Warning Part 2

Harry's Room, Nov. 20 th

"...and then she started to get desperate," Kira gloated. "I know because the little bitch started to send some really nasty spells at me. I narrowly dodged a compression hex when I saw my chance. Rosier was trying to keep me on the defensive, and I was able to hit her with a stunner before she could put up her shield. She dropped like a puppet with its strings cut off. You should have seen her face when her father rennervated her. Then when he complimented me and told her to stay after class, it was hilarious!"

"I knew you would beat her eventually," Viktor praised. "You've worked very hard this year in your Dark Arts class."

Harry nodded his head in agreement although he lacked Viktor's enthusiasm. If he knew Calypso, she would not be happy with losing to Kira in a duel, especially if her father was watching.

"Well, I think Rosier's rule as the top student in the Dark Arts is over," Kira said smugly. "It was only a matter of time, after all. I don't care how much her father crammed into her head before starting school, I'm a fourth year and she's just an ickle second year. It was bound to catch up with her."

"I'd be careful," Viktor warned. "Calypso isn't your average second year. She will want to get back at you."

"Now there's an understatement," Harry muttered as Kira continued to explain how she bested Calypso during the duel.

In retrospect, Harry was wishing he had told Viktor that he had been too busy to see his progress on the Animagus transformation today. Now, he was most likely going to have to put up with an angry Calypso and a gloating Kira in the same room. Certainly a recipe for disaster.

The door to his room burst open so suddenly that Harry drew his wand. When he looked up and saw the furious expression on Calypso's face, he put his wand away. "Hey, Calypso, I was just assessing Viktor's progress. I'd say he's almost caught up on the readings."

Completely ignoring Harry's greeting, Calypso stormed over to Kira. "You got lucky, Megara. It won't happen again."

Never one to back down, especially from Calypso, Kira stood up and returned Calypso's glare defiantly. "Did your daddy make you cry, Calypso? It looked like you were tearing up when I was leaving."

"My father made it clear to me that losing to someone from a family as pathetic as yours was unacceptable," Calypso spat viciously. "Not that he needed to bother telling me. What pureblood family doesn't know that the Megaras are the laughing stock of society. How your family has continued to find other purebloods to procreate with, I'll never know."

Drawing her wand, Kira looked hatefully at Calypso."You know, it took me a while to figure out how a pathetic little girl like you managed to beat everyone in class. It wasn't until my brother mentioned something in a letter earlier this year that I put it all together. You're nothing special, Rosier. Without your little trick you're an average duelist at best, and your father knows it."

"Flagrate," Calypso snarled viciously, sending a streak of fire at Kira, who dodged out of the way.

Instead of sending a curse back at Calypso, Kira crossed the small distance between them and tackled the smaller girl to the floor.

Before the fight could get out of hand, Harry and Viktor both cast Expelliarmus.

Harry's spell hit Calypso while Viktor's struck Kira. The two girls were thrown apart from one another and their wands flew into Harry and Viktor's outstretched hands. "Kira, Calypso get out! If you're going to fight, it is not going to be in my room," Harry demanded.

Without waiting for Kira or Calypso's response, Viktor stood up. "Kira, let's go," he said, practically dragging his girlfriend away from Calypso. Stopping at the door, Viktor turned and said, "I'm sorry about this, Harry. Can we pick up where we left off this weekend?"

"That's fine, Viktor," Harry replied tensely.

"You should watch your back around Rosier, Potter," Kira snarled from the doorway.

Without any hesitation, Viktor grabbed Kira's arm and pulled her from the room, the door slamming behind them.

"What was that supposed to mean?" Harry asked, turning to Calypso, who was still glaring at the spot where Kira had previously been standing.

"Nothing," Calypso said, shaking with rage. "My wand?" she asked, sticking her hand out expectantly.

"Are you going to curse me like you did last time I stopped a fight between you and Kira?" Harry said, letting his own anger show.

"What do you think?" Calypso challenged.

While he didn't put his wand away, Harry handed Calypso her wand back. The second her wand was in her hand, Calypso turned around and stormed out of the room.

Harry cast a locking charm on the door and fell backwards onto his bed. Kira's parting statement about Calypso was repeating in his head.

'Watch your back around Rosier.'

What was going on? First it was Rowle warning him about Calypso, and now it was Kira. What did they know about her that he didn't, and how could he trust them to be telling the truth? Harry had never even met Rowle before that day outside the library, so who knew what reason he had for telling him Calypso was spying on him, or even if it was true. And Kira- well, Kira and Calypso shared a mutual hatred for one another, so he couldn't take anything she said about Calypso without a little bit of suspicion.

Still...two separate people both warning him about Calypso couldn't be a complete coincidence, could it?