One moment, there he was. Casually just sitting there on the floor, in the dimly lit room. Then the next, there the other student was. Walking into the spare room temporarily illuminating it slightly more as the door into the lit hallway swung open. The Hufflepuff was someone that Archie had seen before but hadn't gotten the chance to talk to in the past. A fourth year, Brandon. Both of them were in a few classes with one another, and he seemed to be a nice dude. So not too much attention would be given to him immediately after he'd entered besides a small nod from the Slytherin. There was an eyebrow half raised however when he'd hear what sounded like a curtain being draped or a tapestry being hung coming from behind him. Turning around would reveal that the fourth year had thrown one over the mirror, which he found to be odd, to say the least. Buuut...it ultimately wouldn't be questioned. Besides, Archer was getting to a pretty good part in his book.
However, what couldn't really be ignored was what came after this little moment happened. Through the noises from both the turning of pages and the occasional munch munch of Brandon eating what was presumably his lunch, Archie couldn't help but catch out of the corner of his blue eyes; the Hufflepuff peering over in his direction. Judging from what he could tell, which wasn't much, it seemed to be the type of look out of curiosity and wonderment. The O'Brien would finish reading the paragraph he was on, and tilt his head to be facing that of the onlooker's own visage. "It's an older book, in case you were wondering. Written by a muggle author, well over 100 years ago at this point." And he'd tilt the book's cover so it would also flash in Brandon's direction. Whether he was familiar with it or not, was entirely unknown right now, but Archie found it fascinating. It was about Lords and rings and elves and dwarves. The second book of a main trilogy. Some would say, that technically it was a four-book series, but the Scottish teen considered the prequel book to be something in and of itself.
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