Aria looked up at the scarlet engine, gripping her trunk tighter. Inside its cage, her snake Jarrah shifted and hissed at a passing family. They hurried past, and the red-head smiled at him. It was good that people were scared of her. If people were scared of you, they did things you wanted them to do. "Hey, where're you're parents, kid?" Aria turned to see a boy a little older than her, sporting a shock of bright green hair with silver streaks. She glared at him, and said: "I don't have any parents. You are?" The boy seemed taken aback, but quickly gathered himself and responded. "Vector Quintus, 3rd year Slytherin, and you?" "Aria Chase, 1st year." Vector looked her up and down, as if assessing whether she'd be fit to hang out with him or not. He seemed to come to a decision. "Tell you what, I'll help you through the school year and, in return, you'll help me with some of my problems. Deal?" Aria wasn't sure about him. She'd learned the hard way not to make deals with someone you don't know. But, he seemed nice enough… Aria held out her hand. "Deal."
Maybe her first year wasn't going to be so dull after all.
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-Dorky