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( . . . ) Oblivious to how intimidating his figure could be, Zach flinched in return when the boy below him jumped, but the words that came out of the other’s mouth provided a very stark contrast to their reaction. “O-oh,” Zach instinctively crouched down, ignoring the slight twinge in his calf as he squatted beside the other, eyes now fixed on the boy’s face rather than his reading material. “Sorry, I didn’t realise the sun was behind me.” A slight pause, allowing for the beginnings of a friendlier smile to spread across his lips. “What are you reading? It looked like you were really into it.”
castor stares at the newcomer for quite sometime—dark eyes questioning, curious. even if he is a slight bit miffed at the interruption, he doesn't mention it. he reminds himself that there's no reason to be fearful on the grounds of hogwarts. hardly anything bad happens to him here. he takes in the apology and watches as the other boy smiles at him and blinks—seldom people approach him, let alone smile at him. he briefly considers the option of the other harboring hidden motives, but the suspicion quickly dies down at the mention of his book. "oh." he glances down at the book in his hands before looking back to the other boy's face.
"i was going over the complete history of azkaban." he explains flipping the book closed—though he secures his spot by shoving his thumb in between the pages—to take a quick glance at the cover. yes, that was exactly what he'd been going through for the past two hours. the ravenclaw can't help but raise a brow at himself. truthfully, he's not sure why he decided to go with this book in the first place when looking for something to read. but then again, the way he did go about choosing the book was strange itself—spinning three times with his eyes closed and then grabbing whatever his eyes landed on first did have unwarranted effects at times.
he shrugs nonetheless before opening the book back to his saved page. "it's just something to pass the time." he tacks on a little absentmindedly with a hum before peering back at the stranger again. "is that all you wanted to know?" he questions with a tilt to his head. "or is there anything else that i could help you with?"









