Books

Selene walked in the library, beaming with excitement, she finally managed to convince her parents about getting an owl for herself, regarding the school owls they were reliable as well however she somewhat felt lonely and desired a pet just like the other students at Hogwarts. Selene wandered around at first searching for a specific book someone suggested her ' Which Owl ?' was what she was looking for.

Finally, after a while, she spotted the shelving section of magical creatures and began searching for the suggested owl book, as she was searching Selene suddenly heard a creaking noise and a thumping sound followed after that. ' What was that? ' Selene thought to herself and went to the next aisle about to learn what caused both sounds when she reached the next aisle she just saw a Slytherin boy with light bleached blonde hair clutching a book to his chest " Was that you?" Selene asked the Slytherin boy

Chezem whirled around, looking like a deer caught in headlights as a young Hufflepuff girl asked him if that was him. "Um...yes...Sorry, but I-I couldn't reach the book...I'm very short..." He muttered, his shyness overpowering him yet again as he tried to force himself to respond. "I didn't mean to disturb anyone..." He said, holding the book tightly. "I h-have an essay to write for Potions class and I desperately need this book to write it otherwise I can't finish it, however the bookshelf... it's too tall..." He muttered as he pointed to the shelf the book had come from and hid his face behind the book. "I had to climb the shelf to reach it, there were no ladders." 

The blonde peeked around the book to study the girl in front of him. She was definitely in Hufflepuff, that much he could tell from her uniform but aside from that, he couldn't tell how old she was or what year she might have been in. He thought she may have looked familiar. Was she in one of his classes? If so then she was probably in his year, a first-year, so maybe 11 or 12. He couldn't exactly tell for certain though.

Selene smiled at the Slytherin boys' honesty about being the one to cause the noise, it was only then when he started stuttering his reason of why he climbed up on the shelf and hid behind the book he was holding, she could instantly tell that he was just as shy as she was when she first arrived at Hogwarts. "I understand that including about being short, I assist my mother at her bakery and when I need an ingredient for something I'm baking, my father places the ingredient I need on a higher shelf and watches me as I struggle to reach that ingredient, but not in a mean way he just likes to joke around and my mother tells him off. " Selene responded with a smile on her face as she remembers that day as if it only happened yesterday.

"I was just searching for a book about owls and oh... I'm sorry I almost forgot to introduce myself, my name is Selene Beltran it's a pleasure to meet you, you are ?" Selene said introducing herself as she held out her hand and waiting for the Slytherin boys' reply.

Chezem listened to her talk quietly and smiled a little when she mentioned understanding the 'short' problem. He giggled when he heard what her dad would do. Gradually, he lowered the book and became a bit less shy, smiling. He felt his face flush in embarrassment when she brought up her name and immediately bowed an apology. "I'm so sorry, my name is Chezem Balthazar. But others call me Chez, Bal, and others call me Cheez-it, so free to call me any of those if you want to. It's a pleasure to meet you, Selena. You said you were looking for a book on owls? Is it for something class-related or are you just looking for it out of curiosity?" He asked, tilting his head in an adorable manner. 

This girl was intriguing. He wasn't used to people being nice or talking to him in general. Usually, he was so quiet that oftentimes no one even knew he was there. "Are you a first-year?" He asked. "You look familiar but I can't quite place you." He explained, coming steadily out of his shyness and asking more questions, he was curious simply by nature, he couldn't help himself.

Selene was a bit more satisfied that the Slytherin boy started lowering the book he was holding when she was telling her story she knew it meant that he was beginning to be more relaxed around her the boy then bowed as he apologized and introduced himself. " Oh no it's quite alright Chezem, I like your name it's unique and to answer your questions it's for curiosity because I managed to convince my parents before coming here to Hogwarts to let me have a pet owl and to be honest I don't know how to take care of one, don't get me wrong the school owls are a delight as well but I don't want to keep walking to the west wing over and over again " Selene answered " An owl I'm hoping to get is an Eastern Screech Owl, they are so adorable" Selene continued as she then put her hands on her cheeks while she beamed with glee as she imagined an eastern screech owl she hopes would be her pet. She then paused and cleared her throat as she started becoming red in embarrassment from how she was behaving, Chezem then asked another question. "Yes, I'm a first-year and you probably see me sometimes when I walk to the lake, I like to read and unwind there now and then" Selene answered

"If I ever got an owl, I would want it to be either a barn owl or a pygmy owl," Chezem said, smiling. "I love all sorts of animals, I wish we were allowed more than one pet. Although, they can't stop us having more than one at home so there's always that. I actually had a turtle before I came here but he died...He was old." Chezem said, sad as he remembered his turtle fondly. He perked up when he heard her mention the lake and grinned. 

"I love going to the lake to read in the nearby trees, sitting in its branches and listening to the water rippling and crashing against the shore...It's soothing and it helps me unwind from everything. Perhaps you'd like to go with me sometime?" He questioned before looking at his book. "Are you enjoying classes? They seem to be a bit hard to get used to, although they are pretty enjoyable for me so far. I love Potions, I want to be a Potions Master eventually, and I'll need to study very hard to do that. What do you hope to do after you graduate?" He finally stopped chattering, blushing a tiny bit.

Selene listened as Chezem talked about the pet capacity here at Hogwarts and how he had a pet turtle who passed away from old age "I'm very sorry to hear about your pet, my mother had a cat which passed away as well from age but my mother told me some comforting words about the loss of a pet, no longer by my side but forever in my heart and a companion is gone but the memory lives on." Selene said reciting the words her mother told her when their pet cat passed away which made Selene's bright face turn sad. Chezem then brought up the lake which brought a small smile to her face "That's why I enjoy spending time there the sounds are very soothing and relaxing " Selene said, Chezem then asked if she would like to join him sometime "That sounds nice Chezem, I'd like that" Selene answered as Chezem then asked more questions which Selene didn't mind "Classes have been fine as well and what I want to be when I graduate... well I enjoy magical creatures so perhaps a professor teaching care of magical creatures sounds right for me" Selene said answering Chezem's questions and could see a small blush on the boys face "I don't mind you asking me questions Chezem, it just means you're curious and want to know more" Selene added with a smile on her face

The boy laughed bashfully as he rubbed the back of his neck. He smiled at what she said about her mother saying something to her when their cat passed away and was happy when she said she would love to join him at the lake sometimes. "I'm sorry, Selene, I'm really shy when I first meet people, but then when I get to know them a bit, I can't seem to shut up." He laughed, smiling. "Maybe we can play with the giant squid sometime? I hear he likes tossing a ball back and forth with the students when they decide to go down with one. I bet that would be all kinds of fun, then we could tell everyone about the giant squid getting beat by our awesome ball-playing skills!" He smiled.

He felt the book slipping from his grasp and quickly put it into his bag. "Oh, what kind of breed was your cat? Was it a siamese, persian, tortoise-shell, etc?" He enquired to here, genuinely curious. The boy loved animals as he had said and wanted to know so much about all of them that he was full to bursting with knowledge about them. He probably would have been a Ravenclaw if he wasn't willing to do anything to get to where he wanted.

Selene smiled at Chezem as he told her that he's shy when meeting new people but talkative when he gets to know them more which she didn't mind. " Chezem, it's alright plus I understand as well, you are a pleasant person to be around and I enjoy that you ask questions and like I said before you're merely curious which everyone is when meeting a person they want to know more about," Selene said not wanting Chezem to be so harsh on himself for being who he is. Chezem then asked about playing with the giant squid in the lake which made Selene fascinated "Playing with the squid in the lake sounds entertaining, I'll join as well" Selene said as Chezem then asked her a question about her mother's cat "Well I was small but if I remember correctly I believe she was a Birman cat" Selene answered then thought of getting a cat as well "Perhaps I'll get a pet cat as well, ask my parents if I could get one for my birthday but what breed? " Selene asked herself thinking of the many types of cat breeds there are and which one would be right for her.