XIII"I REMEMBER JOHN'S FACE when we first met." Jude was awake now in the library. Ben and Granger had come and sat down. Hermione was laying against Jude's leg and purring as Jude petted her. "But you know, it was never the same again. He has such an expressive face, always curious and interested in everything."
Ben got a strange look on his face, then just stood up, turned and left them, taking long and fast steps - almost at a run. In a few steps he was again in the stacks, and then simply vanished.
This wasn't surprising to Granger, who had known Ben the longest. "He's got an idea. But where he went, we can't follow."
Jude and Sal looked at each other, then at Granger. Disbelief was their common thought, then the idea of a challenge. Jude stood, as did Sal.
Hermione then bristled a
