I feel a slight fluttering in my stomach as Bridget moves close, sitting on the arm of my chair long enough to set the chest in front of us. I watch the intricate patterns she traces in the air with her wand, impressed at both the complexity AND the fact she has obviously memorized the patterns. I am about to say as much, but the inside of the chest catches me by surprise. I stare, wide eyed, at the vast [i]library[/i] within, hundreds and hundreds of them. I turn to face her, curious of she had been the one to cast the extension charm. Obviously she had shrank the books, each one no bigger than a stamp. Of course, if she had been the one to enchant the chest...which, I suspect, she was...that was very impressive. 

[i]"So...go ahead and rifle around if you want, here's a magnifying glass so you can see the titles on the books...I'll just be finishing the last bit of my essays."[/i] Bridget says before I can say anything, handing me the magnifying glass and sliding back to her seat. I actually feel disappointment as she walks away, and then wonder why the hell I care. I look back over at Bridget. [b]"Did you..do this? The charm?!"[/b] I ask her, motioning towards the chest. [b]"Because if you did, I'm really impressed. I bet there's not 10 students in all of Hogwarts who could pull that off!"[/b] 

Taking the magnifying lens, I begin carefully going through the chest, peering at titles. Even I'm not entirely sure what, exactly, I'm looking for. As I peek through, I find some interesting titles. [i]The Way of the Wand: A Complete Guide to Dueling[/i] by Windella Celestria. [i]The Complete Guide to Quiddich Broomsticks[/i] by Quin LeFranne. [i]The Art of Wandcraft: A Complete Guide to the Subtleties of Wand Making [/i] by... Gellert Grindelwald!!! I let out a small gasp at that. I hadn't even known he'd written any books on wand lore!

And then darker titles. Titles where I am sure I may find the answers I need. [i]The Rise of the Dark Arts: A History[/i] by Hephastus Meade. [i]Blacker than Black: The Darkest of the Dark Arts[/i] by Vildego Hassim. [i]An Immortal Life: The Study of Horcruxes[/i] by Delekahn Myru. And then I see another book, one that catches my attention immediately. "The Darkest Flames: A Study of Fiendfyre" by Zed Illeus. 

I don't know why that title appeals to me so much, but I carefully withdraw the book, and slip next to Bridget. [b]"Obviously we can't read this here, but...I'm interested in this book here. I'm not sure why, not yet, but...I think I may get some answers. Actually, there's a lot of books of yours I'd be interested in reading..."[/b] I let my voice trail off, suddenly aware that once again we are [i]very[/i] close to eachother. My mouth suddenly feeling dry, I try to redirect my thoughts elsewhere.