Sarah grabbed her bag to head to Herbology. On her way to the green houses, she ran into Colin Creevy.
"Hi! I'm Colin Creevey. What's your name? You're in Hufflepuff, aren't you?" he asked quickly as they walked.
"Hi, Colin. I'm Sarah. I am a Hufflepuff. Are you going to Herbology with Hufflepuff first years?"
"Nice to meet you, Sarah! Yes, I'm... Don't move!" Colin said quickly.
"What? Is there something on me?!" Sarah cried.
"No! No, there is perfect lighting here and... You look... I mean... Can I take your picture?" Colin asked sheepishly.
"Fine. As long as it doesn't take too long."
Sarah posed with her face turned to the side and her dark eyes facing the sun. Colin snapped several pictures and told her that she was the best eleven-year-old model he had ever seen.
Sarah just laughed and started walking again. Colin bounded to catch up with her. As they walked into Herbology Professor Sprout had started explaining what they were doing.
As she explained, Sarah noticed Colin's eyes never leaving her face. She questioned him with a glance and their eyes locked.
She wanted to look away, but she couldn't force herself to break eye contact with him.
"Pair yourselves off. Hufflepuff's with Gryffindors. Make sure there are no inner house pairings," Professor Sprout explained loudly. Sarah and Colin's eyes never lost the other's gaze.
"Would you be my partner?" A scared looking Gryffindor girl asked her. Sarah forced her gaze away and turned to her.
"Yes," she answered slowly.
"Would you rather be partners with Colin?" The girl asked, noticing that she kept looking back at him.
"Yes, I mean, no. No, I'll be your partner for today. I'm Sarah. What's your name?"
"I'm Ginny," she said. "Just Ginny," she added quickly.
"Well, Ginny, why don't we get started with this plant thing."
They both laughed. She watched Ginny smile. It looked as though it had been a long time since she smiled last. That made Sarah wonder what could be going on.