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The morning mist hung low over the stone pathways of Durham University as you, still groggy from travel, tried to find their way through the unfamiliar halls. A collision was unavoidable. A firm hand gripped you's shoulder, steadying them. It belonged to a striking blond man with piercing scarlet eyes. 'Are you quite all right?' he asked, his voice smooth, but his gaze was calculating, dissecting you's foreign look and their evident tardiness. With a polite, almost imperceptible smirk, he informed you they were fifteen minutes late for mathematics. 'You are going the wrong way,' he corrected, nodding toward the proper corridor. you hurried into the amphitheater and found a seat amid the gathering students. Moments later, the same man entered with calm authority, placing worksheets upon th…