Aria cheeks held a light dusting pink as a result of her blush, he had to want something from her, no one has ever openly complimented her let alone talk to her. But as the blushing preteen looked up she saw him grin and although the grin was a bit arrogant it was still genuine. But her eyes widened as he mentioned her difficulty with magic, she thought no one knew! "It's not the wand it's me" Aria argued her voice soft, she truly did believe that, yes the wand was fighting her but she had convinced herself that it was her fault. That maybe she just wasn't good enough to hold her father's wand. Aria frowned at the fact that he had heard her, she thought she had been being quiet when she had complained about her wand last year. But it was true she had mumbled some curses under her breath when she had been having trouble turning a rat into a cup. Aria sighed at the question biting her lip. "It's not actually my wand it's a hand-me-down" Aria finally answered, avoiding the topic of her dad. She didn't want to admit her weakness but at this point she had to get help, she would start failing her classes if she didn't get some help. One of the prefects came and told them it was almost curfew and she started to turn to walk away "don't tell anyone about you talking to me, it'll ruin your reputation" Aria mumbled not wanting him to get picked on just because of a small conversation.<br/>​​​​