Gavin first meets Ray in the train. Well, meets as in shares a cabin with in awkward silence for the duration of the trip. It’s all bad luck on his part [or, now that he thinks about it, really good luck], because there were no more empty ones, and Gavin had even less friends. The brown-skinned teen intimidates him, with his glasses and thick book and fast moving eyes as he devours the words on the pages. That’s the first time Gavin meets him, and he makes a mental note not to get on this guy’s bad side.
The second time - the actual first time - he meets Ray is when he’s being levitated by a few foolhardy housemates, being bobbed up and down, and all he can do is close his eyes and wait for the pain when he hits the ground. So he’s surprised when he’s magically feet-first on the ground when he opens his eyes.
“Hey, leave him alone!” the guy says. He’s clothed in blue and Gavin is surprised that he recognises him. Or maybe this Ravenclaw had some Gryffindor in him and had a hero complex or whatever.
“What are you gonna do about it, mudblood?” one of the bullies sneers, wand at the ready. The Ravenclaw pushes his glasses up his nose, and suddenly all three of them were floating, and got blown back a couple of feet. Gavin’s eyes widened, that spell probably isn’t going to get taught until fifth year! Maybe even never!
“That,” he says, and then looks at Gavin. Gavin stiffens, even though there probably isn’t anything to worry about when he was the one that was saved. The stranger puts out his hand. “Ray Narvaez Jr. We met at the train earlier this year,” he introduces himself, and Gavin shakes the hand hesitantly.
“You’re really smart,” the compliment spills from his mouth before he can comprehend it. “Uh, I mean, I’m Gavin. Gavin Free. Where’d you learn how to do that spell?”
Ray smiles a little. “I tend to read in advance a lot. Want me to teach you?”
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