Daniel was getting exasperated - Ana was usually fine to deal with, but her attitude was like eating dry toast. It was like the prospect of Hogwarts and being put into the "ultimate house" was her only goal. He watched as she strutted away and he couldn't help but roll his eyes. "Whatever you say, Ana," he said, loud enough for her to hear as she turned the corner. He'd have the last word. She would like to think she had the last word, but Daniel would never give her that pleasure. Never. Annoying girls didn't get to win. Maybe if she wasn't so annoying...

He glanced at the time and pondered. He made sure he had all the books, purchased them at the counter - and whatever change he had left, he pocketed for himself for later - and then headed out of Flourish and Blotts. To the next thing, he figured, which was meeting his parents for ice cream. It was only fair that he left with a smirk on his face. Hogwarts was going to be fun, and proving he was smarter and better than Anastasia Beckett was suddenly at the top of his list. He would prove it to her.

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