The Sorting Room appeared unchanged from one minute to the next, but a new student had joined Hogwarts. The most perceptive persons might have heard the sound of bare feet on stone, but there was no movement until a sheet of paper lifted itself up into the air. Even the quill seemed surprised when a Voice came out of thin air to answer the
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"And just why do you imagine someone might be 'after you,' as you put it?" she asked.
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She tapped a finger against her lips. "I can see where one might find you a valuable asset. That could be an attractive bribe offer. To the right person, of course."
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There was silence except for the sound of callused feet moving against the stone floor in a circle around M. "Show me the man who wishes to bargain, and we might do business," the Voice said.
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"Have you dematerialized?" he inquired of the unseen voice. "It's quite a handy skill to have, isn't it?"
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"Jacques?" he hissed out of the corner of his mouth. "What gives? Did Brainy rework the Plan again?"
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And he sidled oh-so-casually off a few steps to the side, whistling a commercial jingle and pointedly not looking in the direction of the Voice. He might as well have put up a neon arrow reading 'Invisible Dude Here.'
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She saw none.
Beat.
"EEK!"
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The mun relishes playing two detectives.
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"How can you just so casually say you'll rape someone? Have you no morals?"
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