For a brief moment, Daniel believed Atlas was going to refuse to answer his question but when he did, the Hufflepuff was genuinely surprised.

Metal charming? he had read about that topic before, but he hadn't been that interested in it that he was doing additional research. "Do you plan on becoming a metal charmer?" he asked, his dark brown eyes had shifted from their intense annoying focus on the Gryffindor to slight curiosity. "So, do you disassemble, reassemble, and recreate as well?" Wait, he was speaking to Atlas Flamsteed here! Daniel shook his head. 'Stop being interested in your enemy, you idiot'

Remembering this, his usual demeanour around the fourth year turned back to 'normal', and he rolled his eyes at his 'what else' because he knew exactly what those words had implied.

"Do you want to have a duel with me someday?" he asked and felt incredibly foolish for 'asking' rather than 'ordering'

"I mean, I'd like to see if my hard work of practising has been paying off, and honestly... you'd be the ideal opponent" See, he wouldn't feel bad if Atlas Flamsteed got hurt. He was perfect~