Encyclopaedia Galactica
"Ohh, so you've only moved here recently? That must have been quite a change," Kiri said, settling back a little more comfortably in her chair. "I guess it's obvious with me where my parents are from," she added with a smile, pointing at her face, "but I've actually lived here my whole life. Never been to Japan except when I was very small, so I can't really remember it."
What was Professor Lupa doing? "Erm... fifth-year," Kiri answered shortly, glancing at the professor scribbling away in a corner of the office. "Ye-es, captains... erm, captains also play." She turned to look at Lavi again. "Last term, I played Chaser. I'll probably be a Chaser again this term, I dunno. Depends on who else gets on the team." She pointed at the boy. "Hey, you should sign up as well. There are flying lessons and everything to teach you if you don't know how to use a broom."
She glanced at Professor Lupa again, who was looking at the door in an expectant sort of way. "And if you need one, the school has spare brooms. And bandages and..."
Before she could finish, the door opened, and a young woman entered. Kiri had seen her briefly at the start-of-term feast - a head full of shiny blond hair was hard to miss - but had no idea who she was. That was explained to Kiri in no short order, however, as the woman introduced herself as the new nurse. Healer Ashford... Kiri smiled and waved with a hand that was still holding an apple slice. I guess the old saying only works for doctors, not Healers, she thought sardonically as Professor Lupa and Healer Ashford converged on Lavi.
Kiri tried not to listen too closely to what they were talking about - it was a personal matter, after all - instead, she looked around at the paintings decorating Professor Lupa's office. A knight in pitifully rusty armour trying to unscrew his helmet caught her attention.
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