Mars didn't care for the noise the other boys were making, so he slipped out of the dorm and into the dungeon. He was a night animal anyway, and was glad to be back at Hogwarts. Being away from the school all summer, he decided to take a tour of the campus to note any changes that happened while he was gone.
Around this time, Bhamini and Amanda were getting ready for bed after socializing with the other Ravenclaws in the common room. Bhamini was grateful that Amanda and Ryan stuck by her side and introduced her to the other members of the House that evening. They didn't seem too eager to talk to her, but at least they weren't rude. Quite a few had the same interests as she did in academics too, so she would at least be able to find peers to study with. Still, she wondered about the quiet and slightly awkward boy she met on the train. She had heard that name, Snape, before, but didn't want to jump to any conclusions. He seemed intriguing and slightly mysterious.
Amanda fell asleep as soon as she hit the bed, but Bhamini was too excited by her new surroundings to feel tired. She had taken a nap on the train anyway, and there was something peaceful and calming about the quiet solitude of the night. The lights were out as she crept into the common room, but she had no trouble seeing…she had excellent night vision. She recalled a message she read from Professor Dumbledore about wandering the halls this way, but she figured there wasn't any harm in it. As she stepped out into the hall, she found herself face to face with a familiar form. Hello, Mars.
The black cat stopped in his tracks, in a state of shock and confusion. He sniffed her apprehensively, but realized that this was the same being he had met on the train. Certain that she meant him no harm, Mars decided to let her follow him as he toured the castle. First, they went around the astronomy towers and the owlery, then to the libraries and classrooms, the dining hall, and even the kitchen. He then took her to the dungeons, but stated that they were much too cold for his taste. If his master (Severus) wasn't in his room or if he was sleeping, he didn't spend time in there. He would instead be in any of the other lounges by a fireplace or prowling around the castle. It was close to 2am by this time, and Bhamini decided that she should head back to her room…tomorrow would be a busy day, although she probably wouldn't get lost now that Mars had shown her around. Mars bid her farewell and went back out to the castle to hunt for mice.