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Tegz 
West had a map in front of his face with former secret passages marked on it. He was just trying to figure out if any of them were still sealed up so he could try to a) unseal them and b) eliminate them as possibilities for use. Up here on the fourth floor apparently there was a mirror and a tapestry that hid passages that were now sealed up. But HOW SEALED WERE THEY? West meant to find out.
Natch he wasn't looking where he was going and collided with a big kid. Seemed like that was the normal way to meet people though.
From his new spot on his bum on the ground West blinked once and looked up at the bigger boy with an expression that was distinctly Odessa. "You're in my way."
Truth.
And of course, just as Cornelius glanced out of what must have been the eighth window of the corridor, he ran straight into another student. And not just another student, but a younger, much smaller student who fell to the floor upon collision! Startled, the young man gave a bit of a jump at the impact.
"Oh, sorry, sorr--" he immediately began to ramble, only to be cut off by the first year's observation that he was in his way.
Cornelius's eyebrows rose at the statement, not having expected the younger student to be so straight forward and stern with his first words. But in the next moment, his expression broke into a large grin and he let out a soft chuckle,
"I suppose I was," he agreed, extending out one of his hands to the boy who was still on the floor in order to help him up.
"Sorry about that..." he started, but trailed off just slightly as he examined the younger student's face, his brows furrowing. Why was that expression so familiar? He shrugged it off for the time being, immediately replacing the confused look with another smile as his hand sat hanging in the air, waiting for the unknown boy to accept his peace offering/help.