A Lone Corridor, Away From Many Students

Holly turned around. "Antonio! What are you doing here?! I thought all of the Slytherins had evacuated already."

Max was fighting a Death Eater. He DID have some talent with spells and magic, even though he never really applied himself much in school. He had just wounded a Death Eater, so he couldn't move, when he heard Holly.

"HEY!" he yelled, running over to her. "Are you Libby's little sister?!"

Holly nodded. "Yeah--aren't you her boyfriend, or something? I don't know where she is..."

He muttered a curse word under his breath. He then spoke up a minute later. "Damn it... if you see her-or tell this to everyone, Death Eaters are beginning to come in through Entrance Hall. And they're beginning to attack the resistance outside!"

With that, he ran off, into the fire.

Antonio looked up and smiled after Max who had left. "Oh, did they? Must have missed the message. I usually do that, it's probably why I've turned out this way. Also, it's that boyfriend of yours fault." Maybe some payback would be nice. He grabbed Holly's wrist and twisted it. He stared at her with a slightly disturbing smile, and tossed her into a nearby classroom.

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"AHH! STOP! HEY--" she tried to yell out, but there was no point. Max was already gone.

"Stupid little worm," he hissed in her face. "Why would you choose dirt over the cleanest blood? Why? When you were given a chance to gain your family honor? You're so stupid. Stupid."

ahem. ignore.

Holly pulled away. "Blood doesn't matter," she snarled, looking up at him. "And if Muggle-borns dishonor a family, then that would mean my own father is a dishonor! And why are you waiting until NOW to say it? The end of the school year. This battle."

"Because now it's clear, you'd rather choose low-life." he hissed. "I gave you a chance to rid yourself of that. But look now! Due to choosing the wrong path, we're enemies."

"We're enemies because you're a complete JERKASS!" she hollered, balling her hands into fists.

Despite the fact he was just dissed, he laughed. He threw his head back, and laughed. His eyes appeared. They were slightly wide, and wild-looking with the pupils smaller than usual. He returned his gaze to her, and grabbed her shoulder, throwing her into a wall. He was so close that his breath was on her forehead.

"Get AWAY from me!" Holly screeched, kneeing him in... well, you know where. "Your breath smells terrible, and I'm not going to change my standards for your acceptance!"

He fell forwards groaning. "What was that for, you bitch!" he yelled, and slapped her across the face. "Shut up!"

[best. character. ever.]

Holly pressed her hand against her cheek. Slowly, she stood upright again, glaring at Antonio with a gaze of pure hatred. "Your blood is obviously no judge of your character. Hitting a woman! Fry's ten time the man YOU'LL ever be!" She slapped him back. Harder. With her signature bitchslap.

And this signature bitchslap cause a trail of spit to fly out of his mouth. He spun on the spot, and faced the door, clutching his hand.

Fry was there, along with Eric. "Oh, hey, you guys." Antonio mumbled, looking up.

Eric pushed passed Fry, and ran to Holly. "Are you okay? What happened?"

But, Fry stood rooted in the spot. His hands were shaking. In fact, his whole body was shaking. He glared at Antonio with the most piercing glare he had ever given. He looked like a volcano, ready to blow. He was so unbalanced from being so mad, that he had to hold onto the doorway. "So," he managed to pull out. "You think you can get everything you want, huh. Too bad it doesn't work that way. Or tonight, at least, it won't."

Antonio smiled. "Stop talking, nobody wants to hear you."

Holly shrunk behind Eric. This was starting to get scary. "Fry... calm down," she said slowly, her voice shaking. "Please, you guys. I'm not hurt, really."

"He would have hurt you if we didn't arrive any sooner!" Fry yelled. He turned to Antonio. "What's your problem, anyways? I mean, look at you. You're... well, beyond repair. You've got no friends anymore, you've lost everything. Look outside, Antonio. This battle will end soon, and we'll win. I personally feel bad for you."

"DON'T PITY ME, YOU STUPID MUDBLOOD!" He spat.

"Why would I feel bad for you! Antonio, you hurt Holly. I'll never forgive you. I mean, you had to slip and crawl yourself for power, and those stupid friends. I mean, the way you handled your life, it's no surprise you're barely standing on your own two feet. Even Karin's turned against you."

"Don't pull her into this. I swear, Fry. I'm going to kill you."

"No you wouldn't. You can't even grip your wand properly."

Which was, indeed, true. But, he still managed to shoot Fry into a wall.

Holly, who had stuffed her wand in her cloak pocket, pulled it out and pointed it directly at Antonio. "You're going to pay for that," she hissed, her eyebrows in a V-shape. "Do you think you can DO whatever you want? SAY whatever you want? Have everything handed to you? That's not going to happen! Stupefy!"

Fry groaned, and pushed himself from the wall. "Holly- no!" he yelled.

Antonio ducked the spell, falling onto the ground. He laughed. "That all you can do? Come on, Holly. You have more to you than that!" He struggled to stand up, and shot a spell at her. He missed, though, and it bounced off the wall.

Holly turned her glare to Fry. "You shut up, and you stay down! He came here to fight me, not you. And he can't aim for a crap! I didn't even have to move!"

"NO!" he yelled. "I don't want you to get hurt!" he screamed, then held his stomach. He felt something sharp inside- probably a snapped rib or something.

"Yeah, Fry, listen to your little girlfriend!" Antonio began to laugh, and he did another spell, which blasted the wall, making Fry fly out into the hall. "Damnit, I shouldn't have lost Karin's wand..." he mumbled, and struggled to stay up.

Eric fumbled for his wand. He, too, lost it when the ceiling blew up in that hallway where they all got split up.

"You don't have your wands?!" Holly exclaimed. "How could you? At a time like this! Everte Statum!" She shot the spell at Antonio when he had his back turned, and ran to help Fry. "Come on... we've got to get you out of here."