SPOILER!!: Lady of the Lake
After practising the Vanishing Spell on pears and then snails for a while in the fruit orchard, Ariadne felt tired and wanted to return to the Gryffindor Tower, to chat with her housemates. But she needn't go that far. One of them was right there, in the courtyard!
Smiling, the fifteen-year-old approached her younger housemate and spoke softly so as not to startle her, seeing as she was so immersed in her book. 'Looks like an interesting read if it got you so absorbed.' the girl commented. 'Sarah, was it?' Ari wasn't all that good with names, so it was always worth checking.
'I rarely find the time these days to read something for pleasure. There's always so much to do for school, especially with the OWLs coming up. But I used to read a lot of History books in my earlier years.' Ariadne remembered fondly.
Then she realized most people wanted to be left alone when they were reading. 'Oh, sorry! Just tell me if you want me to go, you don't have to listen to my blabber.' But of course she would rather go on than go away.
Sarah looked up, a bit startled yet when noticing who it was, she flashed it a big smile. It was Ari the girl with beautiful hair. "
Hey Ari! Yeah it is. It is a historical fiction novel, so it helps me during History of Magic lessons."
Sarah looked down at her book, memorising her page (79) she closed her book. It was rude to read when talking and Sarah was working on her manners, her brother had given her a dressing down over the summer that she was rude.
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I hope I never get too bogged down to read. I cannot go to sleep at night without knowing that I have read something. I just love to read. Probably during exam time and especially OWL and NEWT time I will have to satuate my reading desires with reading things that are more conducive to my studying. Maybe do background reading..."
Sarah made space on the bench next to her,
"no, I want to talk to you, I barely see you around. Come sit, my reading can wait. So tell me, how had the year been so far? Workload changed dramatically as it is OWL year? " Sarah said with a warm smile