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"Gooder?" the Gryffindor echoed, giving her an amused smile. "Nice. You don't mind if I use it, do you? The literary gods must be ticked off that we keep butchering the English language. I've never been much of a reader, though. I've never really found out anything that was interesting and I don't think we even have books around my house, unless you count car magazines." He rolled his eyes. His old man had such boring taste.
"Yours do too?" Levi said in disbelief. "God, that really sucks. I know how you feel. I had to keep hiding Vlad during the summer because he would have been tossed outside if my dad found him." He reached up and gently stroked one of the bat's long ears, feeling sporadically protective of him even though they were already at school. He couldn't help it. Vlad was his only pet and he always worried that something might happen to him. He was practically the closest member of his family.
"Awesome! I love all those animals, even snakes," he trilled. "I used to find some really boss ones in the woods but I never thought to take them home. I wasn't sure which ones were the poison kind either but they're so cool-looking." That was amazing that she wasn't afraid of them. He didn't mean to generalize but most of the girls he knew were petrified by snakes, at least the ones back home.
"Yeah, gooder," Samira laughed. Samira tilted her head to look up at the sky and clasped her hands together in a mock apology.
"Oh Literary Gods...please forgive Levi and I for butchering your language!" She looked back at Levi and wiped invisible dirt off her hands.
"There, I think we're bound to be forgiven now. I was practically on my knees!" Not that she really believed in gods, but it was fun to pretend.
The Slytherin slapped a hand to her heart in shock.
"Oh God, Levi! I think you've killed me!" She shook her head with an amused smile.
"I don't think I can live without books. They're, like, my life." Other than mixing up clothes to make unique styles, reading was one of Samira's favorite ways to pass the time. But then again, everyone had different tastes. Samira hasn't really started reading until a few years ago, after she decided books weren't completely worthless.
"If you have a certain topic that interests you, Levi, I'm sure I have something I could give you," offered Samira. Honestly, she didn't mind sharing her books with Levi at all. Who knows? Maybe the Gryffindor would enjoy reading if he only had a book that caught his interest.
"Yeah, it does really suck." How could people not love animals? They were part of nature, which Samira loved. She thought animals were brilliant, even the ugly ones. That's why she never wore any real animal fur or leather. The thought of killing a creature for your own personal style repulsed her.
Wait, Levi's dad would really throw out poor Vlad?
"Oh, Levi-that's so awful." Samira truly sympathized with her friend. She hasn't even met Mr. Thomas, but she hated the man. And Samira did
not hate many things easily. For one thing, the man hits his son, someone who is a truly great person and doesn't deserve it. And what kind of heartless soul would throw out a defenseless little creature out of spite?
"Really?" Samira beamed. She didn't know many people who liked all the same animals as her-especially snakes. It made her happy.
"Uh, yeah," Samira nodded her head in agreement.
"Picking up unknown snakes may possibly not be the best idea."