The door opened and closed again. He whipped around only to find himself almost nose-to-nose with Leonis Malfoy. He jerked back and reached up to rub at his nose. It was biting with cold, and he remembered being outside all day long during winters at the Dursleys just to get away from Dudley despite the fact that he had no gloves and his fingers would get stiff.
"Are you interested in alchemy?" Leo asked, cocking her head at him. She was wearing her hat, but her hair was long enough that her ribbon-laced braid was draped over her shoulder. The end of the ribbon—it was black and stark against her pale hair—looked damaged and chewed. She was looking straight at him, fully focused. She hardly ever blinked.
"What?"