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9 ; aragog
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The first bell rings just as they finish up Chapter Fourteen.
They're curled up in a quiet corner of the school library, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets balanced against their touching knees. Jellal groans out loud and Erza huffs, hands clutching tighter around her half of the book as if it'll make time turn back and return them to the beginning of lunchtime.
The two children turn to each other, eyes wide.
"What's Aragog?" Erza wonders allowed. "That's the name of the next chapter but I have no idea what it means..."
"What if Hogwarts really closes?" Jellal whispers back, looking supremely worried. "Do you suppose we could make the new one in Japan?"
"If Hermione doesn't get saved, I'm never reading another book again," Erza announces grandly.
"You know..." Jellal glances up at the clock on the far wall. "That was just the first bell. We have five more minutes..."
He shares a look of understanding with his best friend, lips pursed, before they both break out into wide grins. "One more chapter," they agree together, and huddle up close to start reading again.