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amadshade 
Tora smiled as she stepped into the bright warm room full of books. She had come here instead of the library because it there was no fee and because she wanted to do a little more research on Animagi. She wandered the shelves a bit, trailing her finger lovingly along the spines. Although she was here for a purpose, it didn't mean she couldn't enjoy the warmth!
She heard voiced behind her and half turned to see Professor Bellaire herself! She was standing with who she recognized as the Ancient Runes Professor and they were speaking. She wanted to go over and ask Professor Bellaire where she might find a book on Animagi, but she didn't want to interrupt them. So she decided to wait until they were finished and then make a move to ask; in the meantime, she might as well enjoy some fiction. She perused the fiction shelves and pulled out one that looked interesting before wandering over to where the lounge chairs were.
As she had been walking with her nose in a book, she didn't see the Slytherin boy until she was nearly on top of him. When she finally glanced up to see who it was she had nearly run into, the Irie Room didn't seem quite so comfortable. Wasn't this that snake that was idiot Benzi's friend? She didn't remember liking him much at all.
"Oh. Hello." she said a little coldly. She wouldn't say sorry to this kid. No way, no how. If it weren't for Professor Bellaire and Tora's question, the Ravenclaw would have just walked away. She narrowed her eyes at Snake, as she had decided to call him.
Cutty looked up to see...well, no surprise there. Tora Gallaway, who Merlin seemed to have gifted all the grace of a drunken goose. Everytime he'd seen the girl she was always jumping in front of things, interfering, in trouble and getting in the damned way. He wanted to reach up and give her a Kirkby Kiss, but then there was the problem of height, not to mention the two grown Professors in the vicinity whom Cutty had a feeling twould not believe a yarn about him being magically controlled by Tora into doing it. And it was Tora. Poor, incompetent Tora without judgement skill whatever. Cutty narrowed his eyes right back in a glare that seemed to say:
Get the Hades out of my way and STAY THERE, Tora Gallaway!
A moment of quiet passed over the boy before he spoke, a smirk playing across his face might have been belying for the words he was about to say, "
Tora Gallaway. I didn't know you could read." He said in a sort of feigned blankness. She didn't know how smart or stupid he actually was. He hadn't said much to her at all before now.