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meganelizabeth Christopher hadn't really paid much attention as a girl sat a few seats down from him as he read. Everyone could come and go as they wished, and he honestly just kept reading. It wasn't that he was trying to be rude, he really wasn't! It was just that he was always so into his reading, the world outside him seemed to fade away.
When he heard a small sneeze, he said, just loudly enough for it's owner to hear, "God bless you," but didn't take his focus off of the book. He was a pretty hard core reader. But he did, however, look around when he heard a quiet voice. He doubted it was addressing him, as most of the time people didn't talk to him (other than Selina, Cass, and Violet). Though this time the whisper was about Shakespeare. Judging that he was probably the only person in the library with a giant stack of his works, Christopher gathered that someone must be talking to him.
He looked over and saw a girl in his year he'd seen, well, everywhere. In the Common Room handing out cookies, the Great Hall, here in the Library, nearly all of his classes, and hanging out with Selina in the Quidditch pitch. But the lion couldn't think of her name. "I like that one too," Christopher replies softly. He couldn't help but grin. It was rather nice to talk to another class mate, especially a third year Gryffindor. Who also liked Shakespeare.
He extended out his right arm towards the girl, still holding the book firmly on his left. "I'm sorry, but I don't think we've ever talked before. I'm Christopher."
Kurumi smiled at the older boy and her cheeks flushed just a bit when he reached his right arm out towards her for no other reason besides her being very shy when meeting new people. "
I don't believe we have either," she chirped in response taking his hand and bowing her head at the same time - which probably looked a little awkward. "
It's lovely to finally meet you, Christopher. My name is Kurumi," she smiled as she gave his hand a gentle shake and bowed her head a few times. She really needed to remember to pick one or the other when doing greetings. Mixing both cultures together usually ended up making her just look awkward.
She looked at the stack of books and tried not to giggle too loudly. "
So, I see you are a Shakespeare fan?" Truth be told, she hadn't read any of his works in their original English. They all had been translated into Japanese.