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[h1][color=MediumSlateBlue]Melanie Ariana Stryder[/color][/h1]

Melanie had remained largely quiet for the rest of the train journey, and hadn't even said much at the feast. She had been thinking too much about the invitation that had been slid under the train cart door. And whether or not it could lead to something else, whether these Cloaks actually had a point...

She paused and looked up as she entered the Slytherin common room, spotting a familiar face, another sixth year girl, Alyssa. They shared a lot of their classes, and Melanie was sure she remembered Alyssa being just as terrified of spiders as she was. 
[color=MediumSlateBlue]"Hey Alyssa!"[/color] she greeted her as she headed over. [color=MediumSlateBlue]"I missed you on the train; how was your summer?"[/color]