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Thereos
"There is no need to apologize for human curiosity," replied Thereos and his hooves clacked loudly on the stone floor as he cantered slowly to the center of the room. "Yes, that is the terminology used by the man you call Headmaster Tate. I am called Thereos."
He bowed his head at the young woman and the young man she was with.
Well, that was good to know that in this case curiosity had not killed the cat
or lion and eagle as the case was. Kurumi wasn't sure where to look exactly as the centaur cantered across the room. Staring at his hooves was rude, right? It was like staring at someone because they had a big nose. Then again, Kurumi had been stared at her entire life because she had some Western features that the rest of her classmates didn't.
He was so formal. Or was that even the right word? He was just acting like a centaur did, right? Kurumi had only ever read about them in books, so she felt short of breath right now seeing one in person. "
Lovely to meet you, sir," Kurumi said with another awkward bow.
"Would you rather I call you...Thereos or Professor Thereos?" Because, well, Shaw had been VERY vocal about not being called professor. It was best to check.
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My name is Kurumi Hollingberry, fourth year Gryffindor and female prefect," she said with a slight smile tickling the edges of her lips. "
This is Hugo, also a fourth year but in Ravenclaw."
Kurumi looked around the dusty old room with all its cobwebs and whatnot. "
Um...is there anything we can help you with? Cleaning up this room perhaps?"