All things considered, it had taken Al very little time to at least somewhat adjust to his new surroundings. Granted he had a slight ache behind his eyes that had appeared about the time he'd realized a younger version of his mother was also here, and true he didn't at all appreciate the thought of being stuck in a Muggle city he'd never heard of that he wasn't able to even leave. However he was intelligent enough to know that sitting around feeling sorry for himself wasn't going to help the situation. Nor was aimlessly wandering the streets in search of someone who might have some answers. So he'd turned to the one place he thought might be of some use. Or, if not of use, at least a place for him to clear his mind and ponder the situation without feeling as though the walls were going to close in on him.
The library had always been a place of relative refuge for the middle Potter child. His older brother wasn't overly fond of them as a general rule, for one. For another it was the one place at Hogwarts where he'd been all but guaranteed he could be left in peace and avoid inner House conflicts, other House conflicts, or anything else that had popped up that he wasn't in the mind to deal with. There was also the fact that he was inquisitive by nature, plus any library in Colligo was in a Muggle setting and very likely contained tomes that simply hadn't been available at his school.
All of these factors led Al away from the Housing complex and toward the first library he could find. Stepping inside, a light smile played upon his features as he drank in the ever-familiar presence of shelves of books, long tables with people sitting around them engrossed in whatever reading material they'd chosen, and even a woman of advanced years residing behind the counter with a stern expression on her face as she cast a watchful gaze at those in her temporary charge. Tipping his head to her in acknowledgment, Al immediately moved further into the main area and tried to figure out exactly how the sections were divided.
As it turned out, Colligo's system was exactly the same as the Muggle filing system, and he located an area that caught his eye within a few minutes. However, it was while on his way toward the section that he happened to glance to the side and take note of something - or rather someone - of much greater interest. At first he almost shrugged it off as being coincidence but a quick double-take and Al...
Well, to say that Al was shocked would have been quite the understatement for as sure as he was standing there, Severus Snape was sitting a mere two tables width away from him. He was younger, much like Al's own mother was also younger here, but it was him. Of that much, he was sure.
Unable to make his feet work or his gaze cut away, Al simply stood there and stared - very nearly gaped, in fact - as he tried to figure out whether or not to approach the man and, if he did, what he was going to say.