Library Free Closed

The commotion with the people falling distracted Sally. She began to go towards them to see if they needed any help but they were up by the time she reached.

She was already more than halfway through though and it would be weird if she turned back now so she continued walking in their direction.

And then the book on top of her book pile that she hadnt had the wits to set down by now, flew out of her hands and onto the floor. Then all the books began to slip except one thick tome which she was left holding in her hands.

She was about to release a wail but placed a hand on her mouth just in time hoping the librarian hadnt heard anything. It would be a small miracle if they actually missed all the noise with people stumbling around and now the books crashing.

Bending down she saw that one of the books now came with a brand new tear. Some of the pages had come loose and scattered around the library floor, under tables and shelves.

"No no no no! What have I done?"

'Let's just say it was BORING.' Ava grinned and chuckled a little. 'And no, it's not weird. I mean,  that's what your house is about.' She tilted her head to the back 'You still shouldn't be here though.' She turned to Marcus. 'Did you find anything about transfiguration like I asked you before?' She waited for an answer and looked around. 'Meh, nevermind, I'll find something myself.' She said, seeing how big the library was. 'See ya!' she ran off in search of new transfiguration book to read when she heard a noise. She turned to where it was coming from and saw a girl who apparently dropped the books she was holding. 'Do you need any help?' She ran up to her and quickly helped her pick up some of the books and gather up some of the floating pages.

(Someone is in trouble XD)

Marcus looked over toward Sally when he heard the tome fall on the floor, he frowns then gets up and walks over to help, noticing the tear on the tome he ponders if he could repair it, nodding "Reparo" He utters as he pulls his wand out to fix the tome, watching as the spell fixes the tome letting out a sigh of relief he picks it up and hands it to the girl. "Careful now, wouldn't want the Librarian to find out you tore one of their books" He teased with a smile then walked back to his table looking over the charms book once more.

Taking out some parchment he starts writing down various spells he should learn for dueling, their incantations and wand movements 'Since Magic is usually based on intent it should be fine to mess up the wand movements a tiny bit but just encase I should make sure they are perfect' he thought 'Maybe some spell combos would work as well.' he nodded adding in potential spell combos he could use 'Maybe some simple like A Shield-Breaker -> Summoning -> Stunning or Shield Breaker -> Bone Breaker -> Water Charm -> Ice Charm

'Guess I didn't learn all of my books and can tell them word for word from memory.' She looked at the girl smiling as she extended an arm in her direction to help her get up. 'Don't worry. Marcus will help you, as apparently, he knows all the books already. And I thought I knew most of the spells for the first year.' She chuckled a little. 'Anyways, my name is Ava Silver. Great to meet you!' She smiled and looked at Marcus. 'This is Marcus' she looked at Willie 'And this is Willie, but since you're both Ravenclaws I assume you already know each other.' Ava looked at the girl again/ 'And you are...?'

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With the help of the two students, Sally was able to collect all the scattered books and paper. People here are so nice, she thought.

Repairo! Yes, I need to learn spells like that. She decided to find a book for them once she was done with the ones in her hand. She would probably need to attend the classes before she actually began doing magic though. She wished she could have spent enough time with her father to learn something from him. She sighed. Magic will come with time, it seems.

Looking up, Sally saw that the boy, Marcus, who had repaired the torn book had already left to sit at the tables before she could thank him but the girl was still there.

"Thank you so very much for helping me! I really appreciate it," she gushed. "I am Sally. Nice to meet you, Ava." She was about to extend her hand when she realised about the books. "Uh I think I better set these down first."

She turned and put her books on an empty side table, then extended her hand.

"Oh and hi Willie! I believe I saw you at the Ravenclaw table but we didn't get to interact. Pleased to meet you." Sally smiled.

Willie wasn't paying much attention to them at first. When that strangely morbid thought came into his head he went into a mental shutdown for a moment. When he heard his name called he blushed in embarrassment and shook his head. No point in worrying about that little slip up for right now. He was probably just tired anyway. He walked over and decided to repeat introductions.

"I'm terribly sorry about that. Sally was it? It's great to meet a fellow Ravenclaw here. I thought I was the only one."

He shook her hand and his mind already went into studying them. They seemed nice enough and compared to all of the slacke-other students of Ravenclaw she seemed to take her studies seriously. 

If you don't mind perhaps we can study together at some point. If you can stand somebody eating at the same time that is. He never understood his constant need to eat. Others would say his dietary habits are quite unhealthy but no matter how much he ate he never got bigger than what he actually was. Sure he was a little chubby around the face but his mother always said it was simply baby fat and that he looked cute that way. Maybe he should cut back? Nah.

Marcus nodded after finishing his notes from the multiple books he gathered 'Dueling Room here I come." He thought then realizes he needs to put back his many books, he then sighs and gathers the books making sure to pocket his notes, placing each and every book he picked up back into their designated sections , whistling a soft tune as he does so, after he finishes he walks over Ava, Willie and Sally "I'll be heading to the Dueling Room if you want to come by" he said then nods his head "See you guys around!" He added making his way from the Library and heading for the Dueling Room which was luckily on the same floor, while he does that he begins to think of various combos he can use with spells 'In most dueling leagues, I would probably see Summoning or Stunning spells to end duels, so I would need to make sure those two spells are in the last part of my combos...shouldn't be to bad' he thought strolling with pureblood grace as he whistles a light tune with a cheerful grin on his face 'I wonder what the room looks like, hopefully it has training dummies.'

Sally smiled at Willie. "Yes that would be wonderful. I dont mind. Food is love!" As long as you dont make any crunchy slurpy noises while we study, Sally thought to herself but didnt say it out loud. She wanted to be nice to these new people. Maybe they could be her friends?

Also having someone to study with would be good for her. Even though she pored herself into her books, she might have to make a lot of progress to catch up with some of the students here who had spent their life until now in the wizarding world. She could use help and Willie seemed really nice. He was a little mysterious and like her curious self, Sally couldn't help wanting to discover more about him. She was fascinated.

Sally heard Marcus come over. Only did she realise that she had been looking at Willie all this while. She immediately tore away her gaze, hoping he hadnt noticed, a light blush creeping upon her cheeks. I really need to stop being so absent minded, she thought.

Marcus was going to the dueling room, it seemed. Sally waved at his retreating figure and wondered if she should follow.

But first she should at least skim through these books that she had picked out. Sitting down, she began to look at the books, reading carefully the sections that she found interesting and flipping through the rest.

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It was getting later in the day by the time she had arrived. Detention was the drag she expected it to be. But purgatory was over and she was looking for Marcus. She needed to pick his privileged nerd brain, maybe be his friend because it might keep the teachers off her back. 

She should have expected the library to be as massive as it was with those carved spiral pillars. Most of the books that were at eye level seemed to be beyond her. Some were even in languages that she did not understand. She would grab one at random and flip through the pages. It was gibberish. She would slide the book back where she found it.

There was a gathering of students. She would stand on her tip toes and peer into the group. He was not there with them. He was likely a no-show. She frowned. He was not serious at all. She was such an idiot for thinking that he would be here. She kicked up some dust with the soul of her shoe and turned around. She was going back to her room, maybe the room filled up already. If not, it was going to be a lonesome night.

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Willie smiled at Sally as she got to work. He was glad he found someone to possibly call a friend. His mother always did say that he needed to make friends with actual people instead of books. Perhaps this could be that person? A question that he will have to answer another time. Willie began walking away now that he knew about the dangers of the library. He should sort out the stuff in his dorm anyway.

"If you ever need me either send an owl or find me around the lake."

Before he fully left though he looked back at the restricted section of the library. What secrets are so dangerous that they are guarded yet safe enough to just leave in plain sight? The very thought peaked his interest. He remembered back when he was still with his mother.

"Mother? What's a wizard?"
"It is many things munchkin. Some say they are humanities next stage. Others say they are the cause of misfortune and destruction. I believe they are simply the world's historians. We seek knowledge and in turn that knowledge empowers us and others."
"...So knowledge is power?"
"Yes, Willie. Knowledge is power"

Willie smiled at the memory and continued on. 

"Time to get to work."

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