Oliver noticed that she eyed him, but he didn’t budge. The village wasn’t big enough for new arrivals to go unnoticed, he supposed. And anyway, he was doing this to get to know the rest of the villagers. He took in the sight of the books around the girl and wondered what she was doing out there with them, but he didn’t ask about it.
“Slytherin?” he asked and immediately felt dumb to be so surprised. He knew there were going to be people from the past. He knew Gryffindor was walking around somewhere, but it still came as a surprise to him. Maybe it was because he was always a little wary around Slytherins. Well, uh… it’s nice to meet you,” he said honestly.
He sat down on the grass, a little away from her with the books between them. “I should be,” Oli agreed, pressing his fingers into the grass. “But I only just got here, so… I don’t really know what to do. I’ll get assigned to something soon.” Oliver was practically itching to get something to do Back home he’d always been busy with practice or his family or a game and having nothing to do in such an unfamiliar situation made him feel strange.