.. that I should meet you in person so that I do not faint on the dais at graduation."I smiled demurely. "I hope it's not that bad." No, it is not. I ...as warned. I was told that you jumped over, around and through every obstacle we have in place to get where you seem to be. Since these people have been terrorizing young scholars for years, the fact that you filtered through their impediments makes you special. Let's talk about your degrees..."Nikki was waiting in the reception room when I. Harry was looking around in a bored sort of way but he had the air of someone keeping an eye open for anyone looking to eavesdrop on our talk. I told Cara about the interview with the hatchet faced Ms Collins. She sounded pleased, especially that the department were running round in circles looking for a rat in their midst. Then I told her about the trip to London and that really got her excited. “Find out what you can. Don’t take any risks, just pick up any details, people, jobs, anything. ‘Nervous?’‘Just a little,’ she admitted shyly. ‘I want you to know, I’m clean. I had a full battery of blood tests on my last check up, no hepatitis, no HIV. I’ve never had an STD.’ He told her this, as in this day and age one could never be too careful. She blushed, ‘Um, thank you. I’m clean too. We have to have those tests done regularly, in the hospital I work at. No STD’s for me either.’ It felt odd to be so frank with a man she had known just over a week, but she was glad he. See? Watchchch meeee..."The figure rose and went through a number of elegant moves with itshands, its head and its body - pushing out its hip and doing lewd bumps.It looked coy from under its pale eyebrows, touching its cheek whilepouting its lips, fluttering its lashes and doing the Smile.Finally, it did another deep curtsey."And, you know," it said after one more mocking chuckle, "I amgrrrrrateful. Oh yes, I am. For, you know, my youth was a time of hurtand humiliation, of bullying and.