Ari dragged herself into the Great Hall, which was bustling with students,
and battled her way to the Gryffindor Table. A Quidditch match was being
held today, and the Winter Rose ball was being held in a few days. Snagging
the first seat she could find, she yawned, and turned her attention over to
the person next to her. Ari immediately recognized him to be the one and
only Harry Potter, and looked quickly at her empty plate. She looked up
again, and to her surprise, he was looking also. Their eyes met, and she
heard a voice in the back of her head hiss, Say something Ari.now! She
opened her mouth slightly, but she stopped when Harry said, "What's your
name? I haven't seen you around much." Judging by the warmth spreading
across her face, Ari was blushing. She looked down at the table, and
mumbled,
"Arielle, but most call me Ari."
Ari glanced over at Harry, seeing him smile.
"Oh, nice to meet you Ari, my name is- "
"Harry Potter, I know" she interrupted, giving a weak smile at her plate.
His expression looked bewildered, "How do you know my-"
"Who doesn't?" was Ari's reply, her finger gently caressing the tablecloth.
In the corner of her eye, she saw Harry's head snap up in confusion.
"What's wrong?" she asked, tilting her head to the side.
"Uh.nothing, really, I was just.What? Who?" he replied, looking around.
Confused, Ari asked once more, "Harry? Is everything all right?"
Harry didn't reply, and Ari glimpsed at him worriedly. Suddenly, the usual din in the Great Hall was interrupted by a shriek, and everyone became silent as a tremendous black snake slithered it's way up to Harry's face. Her eyes were transfixed on the serpent, clutching her wand tightly in her fingers. A tiny gasp escaped her lips as it lunged at Harry's hands, and hissed, showing its fangs. Ari watched with wide eyes as it departed the chamber.
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From the stands, Ari watched closely as Harry zigzagged around the field. She bit her lower lip as he paused, he seemed to be looking away from the match. Out of nowhere, two heavy bludgers rammed themselves into Harry, and she was of those who gasped and yelped in surprise. Ari whimpered as he pelted towards the ground, grimacing when she saw the impact of his body slamming into the ground. The stadium was deadly quiet as Dumbledore conjured a stretcher to carry the unconscious Seeker to the Hospital Wing. Waiting until most of the seats were cleared, Ari snuck off to follow him into the ward.
( Ok, ok, I'm making up for the extremely short chapter before. I promise that my chapters will be longer after this.so.. Review please!)
"Arielle, but most call me Ari."
Ari glanced over at Harry, seeing him smile.
"Oh, nice to meet you Ari, my name is- "
"Harry Potter, I know" she interrupted, giving a weak smile at her plate.
His expression looked bewildered, "How do you know my-"
"Who doesn't?" was Ari's reply, her finger gently caressing the tablecloth.
In the corner of her eye, she saw Harry's head snap up in confusion.
"What's wrong?" she asked, tilting her head to the side.
"Uh.nothing, really, I was just.What? Who?" he replied, looking around.
Confused, Ari asked once more, "Harry? Is everything all right?"
Harry didn't reply, and Ari glimpsed at him worriedly. Suddenly, the usual din in the Great Hall was interrupted by a shriek, and everyone became silent as a tremendous black snake slithered it's way up to Harry's face. Her eyes were transfixed on the serpent, clutching her wand tightly in her fingers. A tiny gasp escaped her lips as it lunged at Harry's hands, and hissed, showing its fangs. Ari watched with wide eyes as it departed the chamber.
_______________________________
From the stands, Ari watched closely as Harry zigzagged around the field. She bit her lower lip as he paused, he seemed to be looking away from the match. Out of nowhere, two heavy bludgers rammed themselves into Harry, and she was of those who gasped and yelped in surprise. Ari whimpered as he pelted towards the ground, grimacing when she saw the impact of his body slamming into the ground. The stadium was deadly quiet as Dumbledore conjured a stretcher to carry the unconscious Seeker to the Hospital Wing. Waiting until most of the seats were cleared, Ari snuck off to follow him into the ward.
( Ok, ok, I'm making up for the extremely short chapter before. I promise that my chapters will be longer after this.so.. Review please!)
