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Mordred slightly winced when Ari hugged him. It was a fast hug, but it felt nice. "So that's a hug." he said smiling; happy that he didn't faint. He realized that hugs from good friends were not a bad thing. They felt...real.
Mordred grinned as he spoke. "Yes we did. We were able to see the hieroglyphs drawn on the walls. Who knew that those were actually 'magical spells' to help the dead gain entrance to the other realm. Really fascinating." he said dreamily. "The local market's full of items that are used as amulets, potions ingredients, herbs." he continued. "And muggles buy them." he added. Their trip to Egypt made him realize that they indeed live with muggles in a parallel world. This realization made him more curious of the non-magical people.
"Fortune teller?" Mordred smirked. He never took his Divination classes seriously. "I don't get Divination. It's not exciting anymore if you already know your future." Well it was rather his excuse to not attend Divination classes.
"Ohhh. Him. Yes, I now remember." he said as he recalled the time they were in Fortescue's last summer. Mordred wanted to talk to that boy, but he seems to be very busy with the girls. "Did he talk to you? Used his cheesy lines?" Mordred asked trying not to laugh.
Mordred's reaction was somewhat unexpected. He was actually not that disturbed by the hug.
'Well, I'm glad you're still speaking to me after this.' Ari joked.
'Everyone needs a hug every once in a while.' That was entirely true.
Ariadne listened intently to the boy describing his experiences in Egypt, and her wish to visit the place herself increased.
'Were you able to decipher the hyeroglyphs? Are they something like Runes?' Ari wondered, remembering she was rubbish at Ancient Runes at school.
'Yeah, a fortune-teller. She asked me my day and time of birth and based on that, she told me I would inherit a huge sum of money. Riiiight.' Ari waved a hand in disbelief.
'I can't imagine how muggles actually believe things like that.' But Divination was different.
'I quite like the subject. It's not that much about seeing the future as it is about interpreting signs. To me, it is similar to Arithmancy, which uses numbers as signs with deeper meanings.' the Gryffie argued.
'No, he didn't use his lines on me. I reckon he doesn't like me, but I'm perfectly fine with that. We haven't spoken much, and truth be told, he was pretty civil, but that doesn't mean that I approve of his behaviour.' Ari replied, hoping Mordred wouldn't consider her a snob for hating someone she hardly knew.
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Zebragirl Emily walked over to another stall and picked up a glowworm stick. Those things were so cool!
"I know how you feel! I've been there two years and still carn't find my way around! I swear that castle is growing!" It sure felt like it. "And the library! It's huge! My ambition is to try to read all of it before I leave." She laughed a bit as she checked her pocket for any money. She douted she'd do it, but she just loved to read so much!
"I love charms. And I'm surprisingly good at it! If you need any help with practicing, I'm your girl." Damn, that had come out a bit boastful. She hadn't meant it to at all.
"Um... yeah, Transfiguration is good. So is Care of Magical Creatures. I love learning about magical animals!"
She passed some money over and pocketed the glowworm stick. "What about you?"
At least there was someone who could relate to her state of confusion when it came to the size of the castle.
'It might be, or at least it seems to be growing because every year it's more and more crowded.' There were indeed lots of firsties shopping for supplies at this very moment.
'Fancy that! Gryffindors in general aren't known as avid readers, I thought I was one of the very few to enjoy reading, but I'm glad you do too. What kind of books are your favourite?' Ariadne asked with curiosity.
'I'm not spectacular at Charms, but I manage. With your help, I might improve.' Ari said sincerely.
'Maybe there's something I could do for you in return.' she offered.
'I need Transfiguration and Care of Magical Creatures, as my dream career is to become a wandmaker.' the young Gryffie confessed, hoping Emily wouldn't react surprised, as it wasn't a very common profession even in the wizarding world.
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Fred is awesome Rose let go of Mordred and laughed. 'Well, I don't know about you, but I'll always hate him.' She grinned. 'Yup, this place is my life. Well, this carnival's been to my town before! I can help you where to go!' Rose told Ari.
'Too late!' Rose laughed in acknoledgement of her telling Rose not to scare him. 'I probably scared him when I first met him!' Rose laughed
Ari was a bit surprised that people could fall in love so early, as first years, but decided to say nothing in order not to hurt Rose's feelings. Maybe after William, she realized it was too soon.
'Really? So you must know everything around here! Where would you reccommend me to go?' Ariadne asked Rose, who seemed to be the expert in carnivals.
'How did you meet Mordred?' Ari was curious to know, as her housemate mentioned having scared the boy.