Kruger was a silent man, one who didn’t speak unless you spoke to him first in most cases. Undeniably, he was a good student, but there was a competitive streak running between you two. It was a competition to see who could get the most points for their house.

And you were winning. It became apparent in his desperate attempts to win, but a sudden blow back from Professor Umbridge left him standing alone in the hall, the words i will not disrupt class engraved into the skin on his hand.