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http://www.fanfiction.net/s/11911497/8/"I'd advise you to keep such tricks to a minimum in the tournament," Regulus said, twisting his lips restively. "A proper pureblood doesn't stoop to cheap entertainment when he duels. If you come up against the other competitors, finish them fast, without finesse."
She couldn't help the way her eyebrows rose in response to his remonstration. "That style may work for some, but my dueling style is as natural to me as the way I run. To change it at this stage only risks hobbling myself. Thank you for the advice, Uncle, but if it comes to dueling, I'll simply do whatever it takes to win. Sorry in advance if that embarrasses you."
Regulus narrowed his eyes at her. "Let's hope you're as quick with your wand as you are with your mouth, Nephew. Good evening, Heir Malfoy."
Draco murmured a good evening in return, then turned to stare at Rigel with disbelief. "Are you determined to alienate everyone tonight? Your uncle is an all right bloke, you know. He was only trying to help."
"Regulus is always only trying to help the Family name; he gives little regard for the people who bear it," Rigel said dismissively. "He seeks to control me because he can't control my father. Sooner or later he'll have to accept that I'm my own person."
"You can be independent without being rude," Draco pointed out. "All you had to do is thank him for his advice and then go and do whatever you want. If he brings it up after the fact, you could just say you tried and failed to follow his advice."
"That only encourages more unwanted advice," she said, chuckling. "When did Pansy knock these subtle manners into you, anyway? Last year you would have been insulted on my behalf."
"I just worry you're pushing away allies faster then you can make them," Draco muttered.
"I have all the allies I need," she said, smiling reassuringly at him. "Why, I made a new one not half an hour ago while you were wandering off without me."
"I wasn't wandering—" Draco cut himself off with a frustrated growl. "You are determined to shred my composure at every turn, Rigel."
"It's overrated," she told him. "I like your candidness better."
"You're terrible at this game."
She sighed. "Oh dear. If I won't make a good poet or politician, what's left for me in this world?"
Draco snorted. "You make a passable clown."
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