Night had heard the Gryffindor first year talking about wanting to learn the animation charm himself at the end of the lesson, and she figured that was why he was here now. She thought that was certainly ambitious of him; it hadn't looked like a basic charm. At the same time, though, it did seem useful. Maybe she would ask if the other first year would mind if she'd come in and learn the charm too.
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Hey," she said. "
I heard you talking about wanting to learn the animation charm yourself after class, is that why you're waiting? I came to see what Professor Marchand could do to animate the dogs on my hat from Muggle Studies. I'd love to learn the charm too, actually, maybe we could learn it together?"
Night paused, unsure if she'd ever bothered to learn his name.
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Umm...I'm Night, by the way, Night Dixon. I know I've seen you around, but I don't think I caught your name."