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𝐻𝑒𝓍 𝒞𝑜𝒹𝑒 #4B0082 English #3c78d8 French #800000 Latin #008080 Spanish	𝐼𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇𝒶𝒸𝓉 𝒲𝒾𝓉𝒽 @Aly Salinger	𝑀𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃(𝓈) N / A	𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒪𝓊𝓉𝒻𝒾𝓉𝓈 Standard School Uniform	𝐹𝓇𝒾𝒹𝒶𝓎, 𝒥𝒶𝓃𝓊𝒶𝓇𝓎 𝟤𝟣𝓈𝓉, 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟤

Practicing Quidditch under dry, hot or even cool air is one thing but practicing under cold days of January winter was something else. After Slytherin had lost against Ravenclaw the previous October, Cash had been practicing with their team mate. After each practice Cash's body hurt and their muscle ache.

That was why Cash skipped their morning run this morning and decided to sleep in a bit late. Their eyes jolted open when they realized they were late for their class which is Herbology. Grabbing all their schools essentials, they hurriedly ran out of their dorm and toward where the greenhouses of Herbology were located.

The Beater was the last person to enter the greenhouse. Shedding their winter cloak, they revealed the standard school uniform that Cash keeps tidy. Around their neck, Cash tied a green and silver scarf to show which house they belong to. Once the door close after Cash stepped into the room, they hurriedly shuffle towards the long table.

The green eyes did not pay much attention to what the Professor of Herbology had said until the student beside them passed a pinkish bean. The young Ironwoods then looked at the person before then silently asking what it is but the person only rolled their eyes at Cash. "Rude much!"They spoke lowly but they continued to pass the bean around to the next person after them.

It felt like an eternity when in fact it was just only a few minutes after all the students in the room got a good look at the pinkish bean. From all the subjects that Cash learns in this very Castle, Herbology is one of them. Then after the Puffapod returned to the Herbology professor, the said professor began to read off names of newly assigned pairs.

At this point, the green eyes prefer to do the assignment alone but it seems the black-haired Professor had another idea. Cash heard their last name paired up with a Salinger. Without looking up and when the person beside them moved to their own partner, Cash could feel someone stand next to them. Automatically, the Cuban descendant looked at the girl's way.

"Just my luck"They grumbled in Spanish. Aly then shot them with a mega-watt smile and Cash almost rolled their eyes at her preppy demeanor. “Looks like we’re working together today”The Salinger girl said to Cash with a little wave and stuck her hand out for Cash to shake. “I don’t think we’ve properly been introduced-,"The other girl spoke.

"I’m Aly. Well, Alyssa, but everyone calls me Aly, you know”Rambled the other girl. The young Ironwoods tried to suppress their smirk but in the end, it is shown on their lips. "I know who you are"They replied coldly. "If I remember correctly you are Ravenclaw's Keeper, yes?"They uttered as their Spanish-English accent slipped out.

The green eyes looked at the offered hand, they finally lifted up their hand and shook Aly's hand. "The name Ironwoods,"They expressed. "Cassandra Ironwoods. Cash"The Wix introduced their name in a clipped tone. "Not that I care, but what is the bloody hell are those weird color beans?"They inquired the curly-haired girl.

|| Interacting with @Cassandra Ironwoods ||

Aly might not have been the best at reading social cues all of the time, but she could tell when someone was annoyed with her rambling... that much had come from years of experience of her mother, Hesper, always snapping at her to tell "the short version" whenever she had a story to share. Though the Slytherin's voice was accented in some manner that Aly couldn't quite place, she knew the tone all too well from the other student's coolly spoken words: "I know who you are. If I remember correctly you are Ravenclaw's Keeper, yes?"

Pleased that she had at least been memorable enough to have warranted the title of Ravenclaw's Keeper- because, though she was in fact Ravenclaw's first-string Keeper, she still sometimes felt as though she'd never be remembered as such, because truth be told, Aly was sort of a lousy Keeper who got as easily distracted by a Quaffle as her cat did by a passing mouse- Aly beamed at this "Ironwoods" person. Maybe this won't be too bad after all!

No sooner had the thought crossed her head than the Slytherin began to speak again- once again reminding Aly of her mother with the tone and House alone. They introduced themselves as Cassandra Ironwoods, but almost immediately tacked on Cash, sort of like an afterthought. Aly could understand that much- she was used to calling herself Aly, because, well, everyone did, but she still almost always felt the need to introduce herself as Alyssa. Simply because she'd grown up that way. Birth names were so complicated.

And then her newfound acquaintance was, almost annoyedly, asking about the beans.

Aly beamed excitedly, both enthused to make a new friend and to begin the day's lesson. "The Professor said these are Puffapods- I really meant to read up on them before class today, but time just slipped away from me," she groaned, examining one closely by gingerly holding it up close to her face. "I mean- you must understand, with Quidditch and all, it always eats up so much of my day whenever we have practice."

She eyed the other student out of the corner of her green gaze as she pretended to continue to look closely at the Puffapod in her hands. Cash- What an obviously cool nickname, by the way, the kind an author gives to the overly suave protagonist in a mystery novella!- seemed to be rather snippy, but having never spoken to them (or interacted with them at all outside of dodging their Bludgers on the Quidditch pitch), the curly-haired Ravenclaw couldn't exactly tell if it was because they didn't like Herbology, because they didn't like having partners in class, because they didn't like talking to people in general, or... or because they didn't like her.

A nervous flutter running through her veins in lieu of blood, Aly certainly and fervently hoped it wasn't the latter. She couldn't stand being disliked by anyone, least of all by someone to whom she'd never had the chance to properly introduce herself.

"Ssssssso," she said in a half-awkward, half-cheerful, fully-pitiful attempt at making conversation. "Do you like Herbology? I mean, is it your favourite class? Or..." The Ravenclaw trailed off, not quite sure where she was going with this, other than an eventual goal of getting this Slytherin to at least tolerate her presence, whether they liked it or not.

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After the green eyes asked their assigned partner, what was the thing that was being passed around, Alyssa, or for short was called as Aly told the Beater the pinkish plant was called as Puffapods. Cash nodded with the information that was given by their assigned partner of the day. "I really meant to read up on them before class today, but time just slipped away from me,"She groaned while examining one closely by gingerly holding it up close to her face.

At what Aly just said, Cash averted their attention from the Herbology Professor to the curly-haired girl. "Espera!, wait up!'They exclaimed in Spanish. "Are we supposed to read that before this class?"Cash inquired the Ravenclaw's Keeper this time in English. Between Quidditch practice and joining the school newspaper, now and then school assignments slipped from Cash's mind.

"I mean- you must understand, with Quidditch and all, it always eats up so much of my day whenever we have practice"The girl said. Being a Quidditch players have its own perks. Most of the student bodies know who you are not to mention the popularity that comes with it. The downside of being a school athlete you need to have a good time management.

"I know what you mean,"They replied to Aly. Every now and then Cash writes down on their parchment what Professor Irons explained to the class. Though usually Cash easily gets annoyed with Aly-Esque type of person (aka the chatterbox kind), they did not mind the flower wearing girl. Not that the Cuban descent will say it out loud or told the other girl directly.

Aly somehow reminded Cash of Starlee. The second-year Viridian Viper duellist had more or less the same sunshine vibrant persona. The differences between the two are Aly has unhealthy obsession with flowers and Starlee was not. For a while the pair fell into silence, the young socialite took much-needed breath.

Although they are already used to Starlee's sunshine personified, it does not mean others had the same privilege as the second year blonde. Cash almost rolled their eyes and snapped at Aly when she decided to attempt at making conversation with the young Ironwoods.

"Ssssssso,"Aly drawled out. The half-awkward and fully-pitiful attempt did not escape the green eyes. "Do you like Herbology? I mean, is it your favorite class? Or..."The Ravenclaw trailed off. Cash looked up from their note and was about to tell Aly to mind her own business but Cash opted not to do that.

Besides, the Beater knows that they need more friends outside Henry and Starlee; and Aly was not a bad start. "Herbology was okay, I guess,"They shrugged their shoulders. Truth to be told Herbology was one of their favorite subjects. But then their bluffed been uncovered when the last homework for Herbology landed on their part of the desk.

On the very top of the right side corner, they got an 'O' for the assignment. Cash let out a small chuckle. "Alright you caught me,"They stated as they gave out a more friendly smile toward Aly. "Herbology is one of my favorite subjects,"They uttered. "I am aspired to be a Healer just like my mother,"Cash continued. "How about you?"They question the Ravenclaw's Keeper.

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|| Interacting with @Cassandra Ironwoods ||

Blurting out a word Aly didn't quite understand - was that in English, or some other language the Ravenclaw girl didn't speak? - the Slytherin with whom Aly had been partnered so ceremoniously seemed suddenly nervous about missing any assigned readings. Of course, there hadn't been assigned readings, at least none of which Aly knew - she was the kind of Ravenclaw who forced the stereotype, the one who would read up on a subject before the class on it just so she didn't seem inattentive or uncaring. That way, if I'm called on during class and I'm not paying attention, I still seem like I am! It was sweet that her partnered Slytherin seemed so worried about missing a nonexistent reading they hadn't known about, though. Aly wasn't one to give in to distrust, but she was never quite sure if people she didn't know were going to pull their weight in classes. "Oh - no, don't worry!" she said brightly, shaking her head at Cash's question. "You didn't have to read about these before class... just a little thing I like to do, I suppose."

After the awkward silence that overcame the two students as they worked side by side, finally Cash gave a nonchalant shrug in response to Aly's earlier question, suggesting that Herbology was just okay. For a moment, the Ravenclaw girl was almost offended - Herbology was such a fascinating subject, and to have someone say that it was just all right and not the most interesting one at Hogwarts just felt wrong, somehow. But Aly took a deep breath - she was not the kind to start a fight, either - and simply nodded. She was about to say that she loved it, even if Cash didn't - and then the Slytherin broke into, surprisingly, a smile.

The almost friendly grin brought a matching one to Aly's face. So the stony Slytherin isn't so stony after all.

It turned out that Cash did love Herbology, which was excellent; Aly's smile grew brighter and wider. "Me too! It's just fascinating," she chattered on as soon as Cash had finished speaking. "And Merlin, I've just recently been thinking of becoming a Healer too! Not that there's anyone in my family who's such," she added on hastily, not trying to seem like she was copying Cash's (very sweet) reasoning. "I just found out about these things called band-aids this year - they're Muggle technology used to heal wounds - and I suppose I just fell in love with the idea."

The time for class was quickly starting to slip away as the eagle and the snake chatted away at the back of the classroom, and Aly glanced around the room at the other pairs who were beginning to finish up with examining their Puffapods. She and Cash had done more talking than studying, but that was okay - she could always read up on them later, after all! For now, the Ravenclaw girl was quite happy to continue making a new friend.