Originally Posted by Anna Banana

It didn't take long for Ariadne to hear her name. Looking up, she saw a boy she'd come to know pretty well over the last two years. "Hey, Corbin!" she greeted, patting the seat beside her. "What's up?" She took one glance at him and figured he, too, was here in the alley for shopping that had nothing to do with school whatsoever. "New purchases?" In other words, she was inquiring about his life outside Hogwarts, something she really hadn't picked up on at all since they'd been in school together. This was part of the reason she wanted to get out more this next school year. She had acquaintances, but no solid group of friends. Not to mention that everyone around her seemed to have a boyfriend or girlfriend, and she was probably waaaaay behind on that kind of thing.

"I'm just hanging out today," she said, gesturing toward her empty hands. "No school shopping for me. It's waaaay too early for that." She laughed a little but also glanced down the alley. She would have to start on that kind of thing soon. "Any plans this summer?" she asked. Exciting plans, she meant. Probably everybody their age just planned on staying as far away from school as possible and sleeping in as late as they can. "We're going to spend some time in France." Apparently, there was some amazing, must-visit apothecary her mother had been talking about going to for ages.