Freddie falters a little, then starts unpacking books from a battered leather satchel, not asking your name. He tucks an errant strand of hair behind his ear.
"The summer reading was so interesting," he says. He touches the thickest book, the Philosophical Considerations of Lady Françoise Renaldt, and the key text of Gallatin College. "Did you enjoy it?"
Since Lady Renaldt is the Headteacher, it's not surprising that she featured her own book in the summer reading. It's a doorstop of a tome with the Gallatin crest embossed in gold on the cover, dealing with delicate topics of etiquette.