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Hannah awoke to a black cat jumping onto her chest, and Adrian standing at the hospital door. She sat up, causing Spero to wriggle out from under her blankets, and allowing Ligo to lay on her lap. "I didn't intend to wake you, but that was amusing nonetheless." Adrian mused in the way Ligo woke Hannah up.
"Amusing?" Hannah questioned.
"Ligo basically power charged his way to your bed. I'm amused you awoke barely phased." Adrian made his way next to Hannah's bed.
"It's a common happening." Hannah replied. She always awoke to cats jumping all over her when she lived on the streets. "Did you talk to Dumbledore?"
"Yes. Quite the coincidence." Adrian reviewed his conversation with Dumbledore.
"Nothing is truly a coincidence while another being enforces it." Hannah replied, her head reeling with irrelevant thoughts.
"Fair point." Adrian sat on the chair, with his head facing down, as he always did. This was the first time in a long time that he had had a full conversation with someone, he felt so at ease talking to Hannah. All his walls seemed to break down around her. He knew it was because she wouldn't judge, she wouldn't have an opinion until she knew the truth, and he knew, that deep down, he wasn't someone that deserved harsh judgement. He was someone who portrayed himself as an outsider, an introvert, just so people wouldn't judge him. He hated judgement. His life revolved around it whenever he was at home. He'd rather be seen as someone so bland that someone would think there is nothing to be critiqued within his exterior. He'd rather be seen as an emotionless, harmless, being, who would just sit in the corner and mind their own business. Someone so unintimidating that nobody would think twice about him. He'd rather be non-existent than someone judged as something he was not.

Hannah watched Adrian, snapping out of her distant thoughts. She couldn't help but see the hurt within him. The pain he's experience outside. Not to the same extent as her, but to the same impact. She ventured into his mind, feeling everything he did. She didn't like the thought that he didn't want to be himself. It reminded her of herself so much. She wished nobody else would have to feel the way she did. Sometimes it would just have to take her breaking out of her own wall for him to break out of his.
"Adrian" she started.
"Yes?" His head piped up at his name. Hannah hadn't planned what she'd say next, she let the first thought that popped into her mind come out verbally.
"Why wouldn't your parents let you get a pet?" She kicked herself mentally when she realized that this was potentially a personal question.
"They just generally didn't think I deserved one. They're very strict, they're never really satisfied with everything, even if the world's judge of perfection thought something was perfect." Adrian let the words slip out of his mouth without thinking about them.
"Is that why you're always in the library? Or is that also on your own behalf?" Hannah felt as if she was walking on thin ice with the questions, but she also knew that if he were to tell her, then she's breaking down his walls which were so strongly built up.
"Both. What about you?" Adrian asked, feeling more comfortable asking curious questions.
"On my own behalf." Hannah returned. Adrian and Hannah continued talking for the next half hour, talking about their pasts comfortably. They discussed their past experiences with abusive parents, and freely discussed their hatred for the closed minded students at the school. Their long conversation wasn't broken until the door opened to Snape entering.

Snape stood outside the door, listening in on the conversation held from within. He listened to the most introverted students he had met, converse freely about their past. He listened as their voices softened with fondness as they spoke to each other. He listened as two talented students built their first real friendship. He opened the door, and allowed a momentary twinkle in his eye, as he saw Adrian looking into Hannah's eyes. Although neither were smiling, they both looked the happiest he had ever seen them. He hadn't ever seen either of the two smile, alike to him in his school days. He had only smiled when he talked to Lily.

"I hate to intrude on your discussion, but it is getting late. I think it is best if you head to your dormitory, Mr Pucey, while Miss Byron will come with me." Snape interrupted their conversation, as Adrian allowed his eyes to move from Hannah's.
"Yes sir." Adrian replied. Snape stood taken aback for a moment, amazed by the fact that Adrian had verbally addressed him, but allowed his surprise to fade before any of the two noticed. Adrian headed for the door, after nodding to Hannah before leaving for his dormitory.

Snape conjured a t-shirt and trackpants onto the end of Hannah's bed. "I'll allow you to get changed before we move, I'll be outside the door when you're ready." Snape left the room to give Hannah time.

Hannah went into the bathroom and changed into her clothes, giving her time to think while she was alone. She reviewed the conversation she had with Adrian, impressed with herself for breaking down Adrian's walls and allowing him to feel comfortable talking to her. She learnt so much about him in the past hour, and the more she found out, the more she was fascinated by him. He was so alike to her, he was quiet, introverted, insightful, and had a flawed past. He had been battered by the pure blood law, having beliefs forced upon him about muggleborn's being evil. He had used his own initiative while growing up and avoided being prejudiced. He was able to see beyond what he was taught throughout his life, and that alone made Hannah respect him more than anything. Adrian was his own person, and disregarded anything which didn't involve logic. Under his introverted exterior he vowed to his own beliefs and insights, and that is what Hannah thought was amazing about him. He grew up in such a strict and forceful environment, yet still allowed himself to see things for what they really were. If everyone was like Adrian, then perhaps Hannah wouldn't entirely hate the human race.

Hannah left the room dressed, holding Spero, and followed Snape down to his chambers. As they entered through his heavy wooden door, Snape closed the door behind him, performing a locking charm. "Now, Miss Byron, I'd appreciate it if you were not to have any late night strolls, whatever the purpose may be." He glanced intently at Hannah for a moment, then directed her to her new room. "I have moved all of your belongings from your dormitory into this room." Snape walked into her room and bent down and picked up a piece of paper with a drawing from Hannah's first night at Hogwarts. The perfectly intricate drawing of a black cat began to move, as a living cat would. The drawing made out the actions of a cat leaping, then laying back down to rest, with its head tucked in the warmth of its own body. Snape watched the drawing, mesmerized by the extensive talent shown from the artwork. "It's impressive." He managed to say, not used to complimenting. Hannah nodded in response, although amazed that Snape actually complimenting something for the first time. He placed the drawing on Hannah's bed then proceeded to the door. "Goodnight." He reluctantly voiced.
"Goodnight." Hannah replied, before getting into bed after Snape closed the door.

Adrian laid in his bed, when Ligo leapt on his bed, then laid down to rest, with its head tucked in the warmth of its own body. "Goodnight." Adrian mouthed.

Aww such cute, many touching, very friends