Freddie stood there, waiting for Cass to turn and look at him. She had heard him, right? He had spoken quietly but here in the still peaceful quiet of the library you could probably hear a pin drop. He was about to clear his throat to get the girl's attention when she turned to face him at last. He stared at her in mute silence.

..She had to compose herself? She had it THAT bad? A flicker of a frown crossed Freddie's face.

The clumsiness was not something Freds had seen in Cass before. He eyed her curiously before ducking down to pick up the books that had fallen, keeping them in his hands as she spoke and flashed him a bright smile that he couldn't help but think was completely fake. She seemed so flustered. His eyes left hers to look at the book she was holding, an eyebrow twitched slightly. He raised his eyes to hers again deciding it was best not ask. Cass Storm looked pretty boil free to the Slytherin... or at least her face was. He shrugged at her question, appearing, as always, to be so bloody indifferent. “Alright.” He replied. “I haven't seen you around in a while..” He attempted a small smile at the girl but failed miserably. “..I certainly didn't think I'd bump into you in here of all places.” Small talk, ch'yeah.. Freddie sucked at it. The whole situation seemed so forced and the lad was extremely ill at ease... even if he didn't allow it to show.