The Big Project

[Ariel Cohen]

In the late afternoon, when the sun was drooping over the mountains, Ariel had her mind on something important. And when important should be researched, she immediatley headed over to the montrous library.

The corridors were being lit by the torches one by one, and students were heading for dinner. Skipping another meal by accident, she opened the big doors to find the library empty, except for a couple of students wondering around. The librarian gave her a sneer as Ariel walked to a table and took out a crumbled parchment to write down ideas.

Ariel then paused, seeing she didn't really need to write anything down, and stood up, leaving her knapsack on the tabletop, walking towards an aisle about dreams; and what they could mean. While looking at the bottom part of the shelves, she suddenly bumped into a person...

[Jared Eaton]

"Oh, excuse me," Jared said hastily. "I didn't see you there."

[Ariel Cohen]

Ariel took a step back losing her balance, but then quickly regaining it. She looked up to see a boy maybe the same age of a year older than herself. She got her posture and blushed.

"No, I'm sorry. I was kinda skimming books the wrong way." Ariel said, looking at the bottom shelf she was going to search, then looked back up. "I'm Ariel..."

[Jared Eaton]

He noticed her Ravenclaw robes and nodded politely. He had no way of knowing for sure she wasn't one of those filthy muggleborns. She seemed nice enough. He just wouldn't touch her. "Jared. Jared Eaton."

[Ariel Cohen]

Ariel nodded and noticed his Slytherin robes. She was hesitant about maybe having a conversation with him, considering her last chat with Sarah, but she didn't give in. She wouldn't judge him...just yet.

"Jared. Jared Eaton." He said as she nodded, crouching down to the floor to grab 5-6 books from the bottom shelf, and held them in both of her hands.

"Nice to meet you Jared. Um, if you don't mind me asking, why aren't you at dinner with everyone else? Only us nerdy Ravenclaws are usually the ones to skip meals for the library." Ariel said, half laughing at making fun of her own house.

[Jared Eaton]

"I like to eat late," he answered with a shrug, he grabbed a couple fallen books. He wouldn't forget his manners just in case she was a pureblood. He was already planning his exit.

[Ariel Cohen]

"Oh...and thanks." Ariel smiled, as she noticed he had picked up some of the books she had dropped. "So, what are you doing in the library? Research...Restricted Section...Homework..." Ariel said, as she struggled to hold all of the heavy books.

[Jared Eaton]

Jared took a couple of the books from her until they were evenly balanced. "Erm...Yeah. Homework." He actually wasn't quite sure why he was in the library in the first place, it just seemed like a good place to be for the mood he had found himself in.