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Looking over to her right, she saw Malfoy sulking on the couch. After his plan to expel Potter and his friends had failed, he'd kept mostly to himself.

Pansy followed her gaze as she set up the board again, "I don't understand why he's so upset. He got what he wanted, didn't he? Gryffindor lost any chance at winning the House Cup, Potter and his friends were pariahs in their own house, and any worries of being seen as weak were erased. I'd say that was a win no matter how you looked at it. Couldn't have planned it better myself if I tried."

Something about that statement racked at her brain. "He's just mad that he got in trouble as well. Well that and he practically gave Ravenclaw the House Cup?"

The black-haired witch looked confused, "Why? Doesn't he know we're 'allied' with Ravenclaw? Sure, I'd love for Slytherin to win but even I know that's impossible at this point. Better it be Ravenclaw than Hufflepuff or Gryffindor."

"Draco seems to disagree," Daphne said, making the first move on the board.

"Honestly, can't he see the big picture," she said with a huff.

Right, the reason why Slytherin and Ravenclaw seemed to be getting along so well right now was all due to the upcoming announcement of the student store. The Board of Governors had finally made their decision and chose to accept their petition.

As expected, there had been some opposition by those like Dumbledore and some of the teachers who believed such things were unnecessary and would unjustly favor those with more money like the Purebloods. Not that it changed anything. Say what you will about Lucius Malfoy, but he was a skilled politician.

Word had also finally gotten back to her father that it was her idea, meaning she could expect a reward of some kind when she got home.

Those more savvy in politics had already started to move out in the open, hoping to secure favor with as many students from other houses before next year when the real fight for dominance would begin.

With everyone looking out for talented followers, it made sense that a majority chose to turn to the Ravenclaws. She already had to stop more than one person from trying to poach Charles from her. Not that they would have succeeded as even she couldn't bring him to her side just yet.

"Do you think Ravenclaw will invite us to their end of the year party for winning the House Cup?" Pansy asked moving another piece, "I have my eye on this third year Ravenclaw, not particularly social but they're smart and in desperate need of money."

"I'll see if we can get some invitations," Daphne said casually.

"Can you imagine a day when Slytherins would actively be trying to befriend other Houses? If I'd known everything that would happen this year, I would have made more of an effort to befriend them. What I wouldn't give to be a seer," she lamented.

"Come now, you know that's not how divination works. No one can predict things to such… a degree-"

Her eyes widened in shock as her mind recalled certain events.

"Your little war with Pansy. I can give you the tools to win."

"…passed over for your cousin in the family business must have just grated on your pride."

"Found it a couple months ago while I was exploring the castle's hidden passageways. You'd be surprised what's hidden at this school."

"…I would appreciate it if you held back from doing anything, for let's say a few weeks."

Suddenly everything started to make sense. How Charles always seemed to be ten steps ahead of everyone else, how he just knew things about people that shouldn't be possible, or how he always seemed to find important items.

"…a seer," she whispered to herself.

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Room of Requirements:-

May had officially started, and with the end of the year only a few weeks away, I figured now was the time to add any finishing touches to my skill set.

Looking at the books laid in front of me I wondered what sort of skills I would get.

Out of the eight books that I had gotten from Daphne five of them turned out to be skill books, the other three gave a brief history on the clans.

As always, I thoroughly read any skill books I thought of absorbing as I wanted to be sure there were no hidden surprises. Three of them taught the basic martial arts used by the Dragon, Tortoise, and Tiger clan, or at the very least what they deemed as unimportant enough to be learned by outsiders.

It was a good thing I already had a basic martial arts foundation, as I noticed they intentionally left out the basics. The other two skill books consisted of meditative techniques meant to increase one's magic and a magic technique to strengthen the body's defenses.

Taking the first one I began the process of absorbing them.

[You have obtained the skill book [Dragon Clan's Basic Martial Arts]

[Would you like to learn this skill?]

You have obtained the skill book [Tortoise Clan's Basic Martial Arts]

[Would you like to learn this skill?]

You have obtained the skill book [Tiger Clan's Basic Martial Arts]

[Would you like to learn this skill?]

Clicking yes on all three I watched as they dissolved into golden dust and entered my head.

[Dragon Clan's Basic Martial Arts], [Tortoise Clan's Basic Martial Arts], and [Tiger Clan's Basic Martial Arts] combine with [Martial Arts] to create [True Martial Arts.]

[True Martial Arts (Passive/ Active) LV 10 EXP: 0.00%

Description: You have found the answer to what every Martial Artist in history has been looking for since they first learned to throw a punch. You are able to harness your lifeforce, Ki, and use it to enhance your abilities. Passively increases attack speed and power. ]

[Effect: Passively increases bare-handed attack speed by 100%]

[Effect: Passively increases bare-handed attack power by 100%]

[Effect: Able to use Ki strikes when active.]