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Paintbrush 
"It's lovely to meet you," Harvey filed politely at the ghost. "Of course, if you think we can actually help with something..." he replied to her question, wondering what it was that she could possibly need advice on.
Harvey noticed the other boy - Jace - shook hands rather... awkwardly. He felt almost bad. He suddenly realised how much he relied and assumed everyone was familiar with the English greetings and polite mannerisms - of course, for Jace the 'norm' must be totally different!
"Harvey-kun?" he repeated, looking a bit confused. So they... added words onto names in Japan? Interesting...
"That looks... so different," he commented on the book Jace showed them. It was utterly unreadable to him. "What is it about? What kind of literature do you have in Japan? Is it very different?" he asked, something unknown becoming immediately, of course, an object of fascination. He hoped Jace didn't mind. Quote:
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Goblinfrog Kitty was reading a book about the Statute of Secrecy when out of the corner of her eyes she saw the Grey Lady and two of her fellow Ravenclaws talking. At first she was too engrossed in the book (reading about the Cult was always fascinating to her) to pay attention but then she heard the Grey Lady ask for advice. Hmmm. What could this be about?
Curiosity pricked, Kitty put her book aside and approached the three of them."Hi guys," she greeted the two boys with a slight smile before turning to the Grey Lady. "Greetings Lady Helena. I overheard the conversation and thought maybe I could help too. If that's okay." She didn't want to intrude if not wanted, but the alternative was to eavesdrop.
The look of confusion was not missed.
“Harvey-kun. That’s how we address boys who are younger than us.” Unless Harvey is a tiny fourth year student then he’s in trouble.
“You can just call me Jace. No need to use honorifics since…you’re not a native speaker.” The Ravenclaw grinned and stopped himself from patting the boy’s head. He’s just like the younger Kendo students he worked with during his summer vacation in Japan.
The thirteen year old gave the book to Harvey and urged him to take a good look at it.
“It’s about the author’s journey in finding an answer to his loneliness. It’s a philosophical book…to me at least.” Jace said with a shrug.
“It’s different with the way it is written…if I am to compare it with western literature. Japanese love to write stories that seem to be shallow but in fact, have a lot of hidden philosophies in it.” And Jace is a sucker for that.
“How about you, Harvey-kun? What topics interest you?”
From his peripheral, Jace saw movement and turned to see their
prefect join them. The Ravenclaw inclined his head to her and waited for the Grey Lady to respond to her query.