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Started January 09, 2019 by @Hufflepuff_Girl

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"Hmm?" Cassandra looked down to see someone familiar. Wasn't he in her year? What was his name again… Rain? Rick? "Um, yes, thank you." She said softly, stepping down from the ladder carefully. So there's Herbology, I still need Defense Against the Dark Arts, and then I'll be done.

Jace walked into the store and looked for defense against the dark arts books. And soon enough he found them.

"So, uh… You have any clue who our new defense against the dark arts professor is going to be? We have loads of books from the class," Rey said. His arms were shaking a little from the weight of all of the books.

"Well…" Cassandra bit her lip, throwing around the idea of telling him or not. Her father was in the Ministry, which was the reason why she knew. Lowering her voice, she stepped closer to him. "It's going to be Umbridge, from the Ministry. Please don't tell anyone else." Cassandra said, eyes pleading. If this information got out before the school year, her father could get fired.

"Of course not," Rey told her, "I just hope things aren't terrible… All these textbooks don't exactly strike me as a good sign."

"I haven't gotten them yet…how many are there?" Cassandra asked softly, brow furrowed. Surely there couldn't be that many? It was just Defence Against the Dark Arts; the class was almost purely casting defense spells.

(Maybe once he leaves the store)

(Okay!)

"It was four or five," Rey said, turning his stack so she could see the spines, "Ridiculous, if you ask me."

Melissa watched the people with admiration. How could they be so… talkative? No, talkative was a stupid word. Her mind whirled to come up with something better. Gregarious. That's good, she thought. She'd only obtained one thing on her school list – her wand. It was hidden in her hand and she clutched it tightly.

"My goodness, why do we need so many?" Cassandra said, looking at how thick they were. I hope Umbridge changes her mind about these books.

Luna looked at the list of books she needed. As she walked through the shelves she saw one of the books she needed. "Great, Leo's already wandered off." She mumbled under her breath.

Melissa knew she should get up and go find her things, but she was deathly afraid of getting lost and not being able to find someone she knew. Her mother had dropped her off here and went running some errands to a few Muggle shops, and her father was at work.

"Who knows?" Rey sighed. "Well, I have to finish buying my supplies. Hopefully we see each other at Hogwarts. It would be nice to get to know you better."
He flashed Cassandra a smile and started to walk away, first up to the counter to purchase the books, then out the door back into the alley.
Rey walked down the street and caught a glimpse of a little girl. He almost passed her by, but he didn't see any parents around, and she looked a little lost. He approached her cautiously.
"You going to Hogwarts this year? You look about the age," he said, "How's the shopping going?"

“Goodbye,” Cassandra’s reply was lost as he hurried out of the shop. Sighing to herself, she picked up the other books she needed for this year before checking out and heading to Ollivander’s. Each year she paid him a visit, even though she bought her wand years ago.

"Who knows?" Rey sighed. "Well, I have to finish buying my supplies. Hopefully we see each other at Hogwarts. It would be nice to get to know you better."
He flashed Cassandra a smile and started to walk away, first up to the counter to purchase the books, then out the door back into the alley.
Rey walked down the street and caught a glimpse of a little girl. He almost passed her by, but he didn't see any parents around, and she looked a little lost. He approached her cautiously.
"You going to Hogwarts this year? You look about the age," he said, "How's the shopping going?"

Melissa retreated a little into the sketchy shadows, her dark hair falling over half of her face. Too timid to speak, she nodded at his first question, but she didn't respond to his question about shopping. She did know where everything was. She just didn't want to go out there into the huge crowd of wizards. Small, tight places scared her. There's no way you're going to be in Gryffindor, wimp.

"Alright, that's great! I'm going into my sixth year. Slytherin, if you were curious," Rey replied. He didn't want to bother her too much. She seemed quiet, but he figured she should at least go into school knowing someone there, so he didn't leave. He was also a little concerned by the fact her parents weren't around, but he said nothing.

She just nodded again. Her wand was clutched in a tight grip, but she didn't know any good spells yet, so it might as well have been a stick. She figured she might as well say something now, so she cleared her throat quietly and whispered shyly, "My name is Melissa."

"Nice to meet you. I'm Rey," he said. His eyes wandered to the wand in her hand. "I see you've already got your wand. What kind is it?"

"Vine-wood," she replied softly. "Unicorn hair core. 10 ¾ inches." Her tense fingers relaxed slightly.

Rey nodded, looking at the wand a bit more closely. "Yeah, it's a pretty one. Then again, Ollivander wouldn't sell a bad wand. He sold me mine before my first year: a 13-inch Alder with a dragon heartstring core. It's wonderful at performing little hexes and curses here and there. So, um… did you have a particular house in mind, or are you going to let the Sorting Hat figure everything out for you?"

"I'm not very brave, so I don't think I'll be in Gryffindor," she answered. "And I'm not very smart either." Her eyes flitted up to his, finally observing his facial features. He looked nice.