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hpluvr037 He smiled as he began walking with her. "Yeah, Hufflepuff. I've played Beater and Chaser over the past several years. Dunno what I'll play this year. It all depends on the makeup of the team after tryouts." Having no idea if this girl knew anything about Quidditch, he decided to change the subject.
"So this is your first year, I presume? Do you have any idea what House you'd like to be in?" he finished, sidestepping a Slytherin boy.
Melanie blinked a few times in quick succession. Beater? Chaser? This sounded like something you could get arrested for! Assuming it was a wizard thing, considering Keefer didn't seem capable of beating anyone, Melanie smiled to hide her ignorance.
"Yea, I'm a first-year," she answered, looking up at the sixth-year towering above her. "I'd really like to be in Ravenclaw, but I could be in Gryffindor too. Considering family history, at least, I'll likely be in one of those two."
Melanie was immediately wary of her admission, wondering if one of these houses would be considered taboo to the Hufflepuff boy. She had heard through casual eavesdropping that some Hogwarts houses were bitter toward others, but she couldn't remember the names.