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SlytherinSistah Goodness, there were a lot of children without their parents here! Maybe, though he ought to have taken it as a good sign that the year's new hirers at the Department of Law Enforcement were shaping up well, and that it was safe enough for the children to run about unescorted as often as they seemed to. Did that mean that they'd apprehended the time thief and he just hadn't heard about it?
"What sort of animal are you hoping to get?" He asked the little girl with a smile.
Waiting patiently in a line was something she did very well. After years of waiting in the chow line at the orphanage she had learned the fine art of people watching. This adoption fair provided her with ample entertainment and also gave her a feel for this years turn outs.
Her attention was grabbed however as an adult addressed her. Her greyish green eyes rose to his face and she tried to ferret out why he was talking to her. In her vast amount of experience there was a motive behind every gesture and it didn't take very much effort to discover what that was. She frowned a bit though when all she read of his face was genuine curiosity.
At length the 13 year old shrugged.
"Not too sure actually. Just thought I'd take the test and see what I came up with."