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At a table by the door sits a wizard, robes of black, a heavy book and a glass of wine in front of him.

Severus Snape is making notes in the margins.

He's also paying rather a lot of attention to his surroundings, but you wouldn't know it to look at him.

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"Raven. Interesting."

He nods.

"Snape."

"My name is particularly descriptive, I think. I am not sure about your own."

Raven smiles.

"I shouldn't imagine it means very much. I did not choose it. Are you a bird, then?"

He doesn't look as though he expects an affirmative answer.

Raven grins.

"I can be, do I choose so. But it is not entirely accurate."

"...Oh?"

He looks interested.

"What would be entirely accurate?"

Raven tilts his head, considering.

"It is, perhaps, simplest to say that I am a creator, and am not naturally in possession of a body. This one is clay. I like it better than my first one, I think."

"And by creator you mean...?"

Raven laughs, softly.

"I had thought to do this another way, but the old ways are best, I suppose."

He blinks.

"They call me Raven, who sets things right. I create worlds. I set rules. Sometimes, I teach. It is a strange thing, I think."

Snape looks as though he's not sure quite what to believe, but he finds it hard to think that this man would tell him an untruth.

"Yes, it does sound a bit odd, to be honest."

"It is stranger still to live, I think. Though the stories are mostly incorrect, in the details, if in nothing else."

"Well I'm sure that... happens, as time passes."

Snape leans forward and looks rather interested, opening his mouth to speak, and then catches sight of the time. He sighs.

"I'm afraid, though, that I must be going. Are you here frequently, Raven? I should like to speak with you again."

Raven grins.

"I am here most days, yes. It is something like a home, I think. I like you, Snape. It is a good beginning."

Something like a smile flickers over his face. "Yes, well. Good night."

And with a flutter of his black cloak, Snape is gone.

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