"Ooh, I'm shaking in my sensible school shoes," Ellie said in a snippy voice. "There's nothing you can do to me that would make me feel worse than letting you win would make me feel. Go ahead and hate me. You don't matter to me."
She pulled out her Charms book and faced the front, deliberately not looking Emma in the eye - not because she felt cowed, but rather to send the message that Emma was beneath her concern.