History of Magic had always been one of Ari's favourite subjects, though she found Professor Scabior a bit scary. 'Sounds fascinating. I think I'll look for a copy in the library to read it myself.'

Really? She couldn't go to bed without reading? Wow. 'Considering how much reading we have to do for school, I suppose none of us goes to bed without reading at least a bit on any given day.' As the daughter of a bookshop owner, Ari loved reading as much as the next person, but her reading style was rather different. 'In my case, there are times when I read hundreds of pages a day for weeks, but also times when I don't read at all.' It depended on her moods. 'I wish I were as consistent as you, though.'

Sarah was being really nice, Ari was happy to take a seat next to her, though she still felt a bit guilty for interrupting her new friend. 'Not yet, but we've barely started, so I expect the workload to increase week by week.' It would be much easier if she wouldn't have so many things going on in her personal life to add up to the pressure of exams. Trying not to dwell too much on that, Ariadne changed the subject back to her housemate.

'It's good that you are such an avid reader, but there will be plenty of time to study. You should cause some mischief too, that's what Gryffindors are good at.' Ariadne winked. 'In my second year, my best friend and I used a wooden board to slide off the moving staircase, it was loads of fun. Now I wish I'd done more things like that.' Because time flies so quickly...She was a fifth year already!