Library [08/15]

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Rory hurried into the library bright and early, and settled herself behind the desk with her laptop.

She spent a little time looking up sonnets, since it had been awhile since she'd read her favorites anyway, then left that open in a tab.

If anyone came along, you see, she could switch to it quickly from the Wendy the Werewolf Stalker fic she was reading.

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Hermione comes in fairly early, looking very focused, if tired. "Hi," she greets Rory. "Do you have any books on defense against the dark arts here?"

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"Defense against the dark arts?" Rory repeated. "Any specific area? Vampires, demons, evil spirits...?"

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"I'm looking mainly for a way to defend against spells. How to learn counterjinxes and hexes, things like that," she clarifies.

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Rory bit her lip, looking apologetic. "Anything with spells like that - or, um, hexes - would be in SC. But if you're just looking at theory, stuff like that would be in the stacks."

She rolled her chair over to the computer and in a few keystrokes, nodded. "Theory and informational books are over that way in the 540's," she told Hermione.

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She really doubts that she could get a note for the books if she explained that she was trying to get a friend to start an underground DADA group at her old school in another country. "It's a start," she says, looking over in that direction. "Thank you."

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"You could ask a teacher for a note," Rory suggested. "And no problem. Why are you looking up this stuff anyway?"

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She frowns, and says carefully, "There's a situation at home that I really should be there for and can't. So since I can't, I think I should at least do what I can to help from here. That means research."

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Rory bit her lip again. "Is everything okay? Anything I can help with? I mean, that you can talk about."

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"I'm not actually sure," she admits. "Unless you know anything about the subject?"

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"I...know not to read from books aloud without knowing what they are, and that befriending evil vampires is a bad idea," Rory admitted. "So no, not a lot. Oh, also? Coffee works as a weapon against a lot of bad stuff. But there are tons of people on campus who know more about that than I do."

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Hermione looks interested. "Can you tell me who? Or is that personal?"

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"Anyone from Sunnydale," Rory said. "So...Willow, Dawn, Xander, Cordy, Buffy when she's back. They're all really smart about this stuff."

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"I may have to talk with them," Hermione says slowly. "Thank you, it means a lot."

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"Sure," Rory said with a small smile. "Hey, I've been here almost a year. Might as well share the stuf I've learned."

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"I appreciate the help," she smiles back. "I'm going to go see if I can't find anything."

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"Shout if you get lost or anything," Rory said with a little wave, turning back to her laptop.

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"I will." And Hermione heads to find her books.