[introduction]

[whatsyourbanner]

[Someone has yet to notice they have arrived to a strange muggle area. After all, their nose is so deep in a book it is a miracle he has yet to trip and fall flat on their face or run into anyone

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[dullmirror]

[Kamoi walks by, taking notice of the guy sitting down but not really wanting to disturb him, as he put his case down at a near by bench and sets up his canvas.]

[whatsyourbanner]

[And he is still undisturbed after all, this book is quite interesting. On page 606 someone is violently killed due to a curse! Gore everywhere! He licks his finger and turns a page.]

[dullmirror]

[That book must be interesting, Kamoi thought. Though if he knew, he would say that violence isn't really his sort of thing. There's quite an amount of that in the art world.

In midst of his daydreaming, one of the examples (as in, portraits of "highly esteemed" and unsatisfied customers) that was leaning against the bench fell with a large plop.] Ah! Please don't be dirty... [Dusts the canvas off. At least it wasn't wet.]

[whatsyourbanner]

[Severus looks up from his book the second he hears the plop and the person talking to the canvas. It doesn't quite register to the young Wizard he is no longer in Kansas Hogwarts so he just frowns.]

I am sure if it were it would have complained by now.

[dullmirror]

[Kamoi looks up at him and then back at the portrait- which was still clean, thankfully- and laughs, not knowing how paintings are in the Wizard world.]

Ahahaha, true. This woman did nothing but after I finished her portrait. [He shows the young man the very-still portrait.] If you ask me, I think she looks just fine. I don't know why she kept saying her nose should be higher. [He never talks about his previous customers, let alone even making fun of them, but...it felt SO good to say it to a stranger.]

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Tch, because they are vain things most likely. [There is nothing worse than a portrait that complains. Except for a mirror that insults.]

[dullmirror]

[Kamoi laughs again.] I hate to say it, but they can be. [But there are those rare, kind folks whom he will never forget.] Did you have previous experiences yourself?

[whatsyourbanner]

You work with portraits, I live around more than enough of them. A good lot of them are vain, but that could be the artist's fault.

[dullmirror]

[Blinks.] Does your family own a lot of paintings? [As for Kamoi, he paints them as they are, hence why most customers aren't very happy with their portraits.]

[whatsyourbanner]

[he almost laughs. His family? Own a lot of paintings? Thats pure comedic gold.] No, but the school I go to has a lot of them.

[dullmirror]

Oh, I see. I guess they have to look smug, if they are rich people who donate to the schools...or something like that. [Some patrons are genuine with their donations while some are just looking for publicity.]

What school do you go to?

[whatsyourbanner]

Hogwarts.

[dullmirror]

[Gives a thoughtful hum as he sits in front of his easel.] I don't think I have heard of it. Is it a school here or your home world?

[whatsyourbanner]

My homeworld. [Is slowly accepting he isn't home anymore.]

[dullmirror]

Ah...so you're stuck here too, like me then. Ah! I'm sorry, I haven't introduced myself to you yet. I'm Kamoi, an artist from Tokyo.

[whatsyourbanner]

Severus Snape, a student from England. [Isn't going to give Hogwart's location out anyways.]