I'm a well read grad student who's bluntly honest about all things, although I try to be most honest about myself.
And yeah, totally AU here. But so fun!
The look on her face is priceless!
And she plays an important role as Piotr tries to get close enough to save his sister, who is totally a demon now. It's a lot of fun alternate things: the authors know this isn't canon and they play around that, getting cheeky with continuity. They know it'll all be set right, soon, and have fun while they can.