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

[color=MediumSlateBlue]"Not too bad, I guess."[/color] Melanie nodded slowly. She shuddered uncomfortably at the mention of spiders. She hadn't seen any in her room when she'd been at home, but that didn't mean they weren't there. They could have been hiding somewhere, and plotting an ambush for later. [color=MediumSlateBlue]"I didn't see any."[/color] she reported back to Alyssa. [colour=MediumSlateBlue]"Although, that doesn't mean they aren't plotting their revenge, I bet this is just a temporary retreat!"[/color]

She settled down on one of the black leather couches, and pulled out the schedule she had received on leaving the Great Hall. [color=MediumSlateBlue]"Looks like we're in with the Ravenclaws for Potions this year, did you get on okay with the summer work?"[/color] Melanie braced herself to hear the worst. Alyssa wasn't the best at potions, after all. The only student she was sure was worse at it was maybe Mike from Hufflepuff, at least Alyssa could add ingredients to a cauldron and not make it hiss and sputter like it was about to explode.