SPOILER!!: Young Ravenclaws
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Stefan 
Was there ever a student on record that got to teach the Lady Helena a thing or two? Although it sounded absurd to teach a ghost who is, by the way, the smartest of them all, Jace always found joy in filling up one’s curiosity. “It’s…uh…it’s actually ‘Gommenasai’ your ladyship…not ‘Gomsai…” Well, she has a lot to learn still. Like Hady and Newton-sensei. “It means ‘I’m sorry.’ I…well, walked through you earlier so…I’m sorry again.” He said bowing his head for the second time.
Jace isn’t the type to be careless and not know what was going on around him so the whole incident was embarrassing to the boy. However, seeing that it was the Grey Lady and a fellow Ravenclaw, he didn’t feel as mortified as his usual. The raven-haired teen looked at the hand being offered to him, and was a bit confused as to what it meant.
…oh! Right. Of course. That’s how they greet each other around here, right? Jace grinned at the boy and took his hand for a very mild handshake. “It’s nice to meet you, Harvey-kun. I'm Jace.” The older Ravenclaw felt a bit awkward addressing the boy as someone younger than him. “Are you having fun in Ravenclaw so far?” Because back when he was a Firstie, he had a blast even if his technical know-how with magic was very, very limited.
Jace eyed the book in his hand and showed it to Harvey. “It’s ‘Kokoro’ by Natsume Soseki-san. It’s a classic in Japan.” And it’s one of those books that he loved reading over and over again. It seems that whenever he aged…the message of the book matures with him too. “…it’s written in Japanese though.” He said, opening the book in the middle and showed the texts to the younger Ravenclaw.
An idea came to mind, but Lady Helena politely stepped in their conversation.
Looking up to where she was, Jace tilted his head to the side and wondered what in the world made her consult them for advise? The older Ravenclaw looked at his younger companion, and back to their House Ghost. “What is it, Lady Helena? How can we be of help?”
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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.
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Stefan 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.
"Gommenasai," the ghost of Ravenclaw Tower said slowly. The letters rolled off of her tongue but there was a stark difference between the way she pronounced the words and the way Mr Jace seemed to. She had some learning to do.
"That's perfectly fine. It's been known to happen but thank you for apologising."
Both of the boys seemed very polite. Her ladyship was all too glad that she had managed to see such well-mannered young Ravenclaws in her search for a bit of wisdom with the current affairs. And as it were, a student leader of the wisest house dropped by too.
"Of course it is, Miss Kitty." Maybe she needed some female intuition amongst this.
"Very well," she started, her usually poised hands now being fiddled around on her lap,
"I wonder, what do you three think of the situation at hand? The one between Peeves and," She resisted the urge to roll her eyes.
"Miffy and their wish to get married. Do you propose that they ought to or not?"