"Why, because I'm nice to people? It's hardly an uncommon trait, really." Alice knew he was complimenting her, but honestly, she really was nice to everyone. Mostly.
Alice stepped through the portrait and glanced around. The hallways were almost deathly silent, and she tugged him to the left. Most of the Gryffindors would go right, towards the stairs, but there was a little hallway that seemed to ramp upwards, a doorway that hadn't been there.. or had it?