Ariah Windvale taps her foot impatiently as she waits for the staircase to change. She needs to get to Charms. Once it finally changed, she hurries down it running at full tilt through the corridor. That is until, she runs smack into someone, both of them tumbling to the ground.

"Ooof. I'm so sorry. Are you okay?" she asked after standing up.

"Ye-Yes. I'm fine." It was another Hufflepuff, a boy with floppy, curly reddish brown hair and bright blue eyes. After a moment she recognizes him as Newt Scamander. The boy everyone said was very odd and it was rumoured that he didn't talk. Although he had disproved that rumour when he answered her question just now.

"That's good. Sorry for running into you." Ariah replies holding out a hand to him. "It's alright." he says taking her offered hand after a pause. She pulls him up then releases his hand. "Well, I need to get to Charms. Sorry again for running into you."

"It's alright, re-really."

"Okay, well bye."

" Bye."

She slid into her usual seat next to the only people she knew in there, Alicia and Kylie Treadius. She had met them on the train and didn't really like them but they were the only people she knew. "Guess what happened on my way here!"

"What?" They asked speaking over each other.

"I literally ran into that Hufflepuff boy Newt Scamander."

"He's soo weird. I heard he carries a some sort of strange egg in his pocket. Does he actually talk? People say he's mute." Alicia says

"He didn't seem that weird. And yes he talked, he's not mute."

"Huh. I still think he's odd." Kylie says shrugging her shoulders.

Ariah was about answer when Professor Rilius began class. "Today we will be learning the fire spell. The incantation is Incendio."

Everyone began practicing the spell, the room filled with shouts of incendio and little puffs of fire.

By the end of class Ariah was able to set her parchment paper on fire but Kylie and Alicia still could only make puffs.

As she packed up her bag, she turned to them. "I don't think he's weird. He seems nice just socially awkward."

"If you say so. See you at dinner."

"Okay, Bye guys." She said and headed to the dungeons for potions.

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It wasn't until a month later that she saw Newt again. She was in the library looking for a book to help her with her potions essay when she spotted him sitting at a table with another girl. She was working on an essay and Newt was reading.

She walked over to say hi and to apologize again. "Hello Newt. I really am sorry about running into you."

He looked up in surprise, confusion passing over his face before he gave her a small smile. "Oh hello. It's alright. I really didn't mind."

"Good." She slapped her forehead. "How rude of me not to introduce myself when I already know your name. I'm Ariah Windvale."

"Nice to meet you." he said looking down at his book.

"Don't take it personally that he didn't make eye contact. I've been friends with him since the beginning of the year and he hardly makes it with me." The dark haired girl sitting with him spoke up. "I'm Leta Lestrange by the way."

"Oh, ok. Nice to meet you Leta."

"Sit with us. I could use a girl to hang out with and Newt here could use another friend."

"Okay. Let me just find the book I need." She replied setting her bag down next to the chair in between Leta and Newt.