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By the time the man poked his head out of the office, Levi's face was already hidden behind one of the health magazines. It hadn't taken very long for his determination to shatter; one moment his fingers had been twitching and the other he'd been flicking through the pages for an article that piked his interest. Several did.
A little startled at the healer's appearance, Levi had smiled sheepishly and placed the magazine back where he'd found it in a somewhat reluctantly fashion. He was not certain what he'd been expecting but the boy was sure that a cozy ambiance and peppermint scented office he walked into wasn't it. He pushed up his spectacles, trying to inconspicuously look around the room without appearing too interested. This wasn't very easy, because he was. He rooted himself in one spot, not moving to occupy one of the cushions.
Those were a lot of flasks. And test tubes? "Is that a microscope?" Levi tried to mask his surprise and wonder. His success was of about thirty three percent. "What I mean is, sir," He continued, remembering whatever manners that had remained in his brain, "Thank you, I'd love some tea. What sort of tea were you thinking of, though?"
Aside from the noticeable look of relief on the Healer’s face, he too itched to ask the young man if he was interested in Healing. He’d seen him take interest in one of the medical journals lying around in his waiting area, and it was news to the man given that at least half of the school’s population never paid any attention to it.
As soon as the boy entered his office, River busied himself with the kettle that just boiled and lifted it off from the fire that was dancing merrily in his fireplace. The man walked over to his tea set to clean it when Levi asked him his first question. The Healer straightened up and glanced at his old trust muggle microscope.
“It is, yes. Quite the old model, however.” As much as River wanted to get a digital one, he couldn’t, considering that he’d be working in an environment that doesn’t have any access to electricity. He then walked towards the boy, and gestured towards his wall of tea canisters,
“I like fusing two different teas for a change. I’m thinking of mixing Gyokuro Green Tea from Japan...and Mutan White Tea from China.” River glanced down at the Gryffindor, and gestured his head towards the wall of canisters.
“Do you have a preference?” the Healer was considerate enough not to push his own choice when he’s entertaining a guest. That has been his practice ever since.