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Changbin got off the train at Hogsmeade station and took in a deep breath. He was finally back. Stretching his arms with a grin on his face, Changbin scanned the area to see if he could spot any of his friends.
He had arrived late on platform 9 ¾ in King’s Cross Station, courtesy of his parents forgetting that they had to take him there today, which meant that Changbin had to take a taxi cab (as he could not use his broom or any type of magical transportation by himself). It takes no genius to know why he was late, after all, London in the middle of the day is the same thing as terrible traffic congestion. Thankfully he had managed to arrive just in time to get inside of the train when the clock was about to hit 11 am. Since he was late he wasn’t able to find any of his friends so he just settled with seating by himself on one of the compartments.
Even though the events that had occurred earlier weren't that much of a promising start, Changbin's mood could not be affected. After two torturous months of vacation, he was finally back at Hogwarts. To say that his first year at the school had been one of the best experiences of his life would be an understatement. It had always been Changbin’s dream to go to Hogwarts and now that he was here again ready to begin his second year he could barely contain his excitement.
Since it was already nighttime it was hard to distinguish faces from the crowd of robes that were getting out of the train. Changbin was standing on the tip of his foot looking around when suddenly he felt a pair of hands covering his eyes and a familiar voice singsonging a “Guess who it is”. Changbin turned around with a huge grin on his face and tackled his friend with a hug.
“Woah slow down there Binnie, you’ve gotten bigger.” Minho giggled a bit out of breath due to the impact of the younger’s weight while hugging him back.
“Missed you too hyung.” Changbin said while stepping back and finally taking a good look at his friend. Minho’s dark brown hair had grown a bit during those two months and a small mullet was starting to make itself present. It also seemed that the older had gotten a few centimeters taller which made Changbin internally scowl. Minho already teased the hell out of him because of his height when he wasn’t even that tall but now he was sure the other Slytherin would become even more insufferable.
Minho was one year older than Changbin but he had been one of the first people to welcome him to Hogwarts. They obviously didn’t share any classes but Minho would always hang out with him during meal times and in the Slytherin common room. Minho was the first friend he had ever made outside of his parent’s social circle and he was eternally grateful for the older even though he would never say that out loud, Minho was already cocky enough.
“Come on Binnie, we don’t want to lose the carriages! Last year you went by boat, right?”
Changbin nodded, he had never ridden in the carriages before. Tradition was that first years had to cross the Black Lake by boat, probably because of the mysterious and dramatic effect it created. Changbin still remembered how amazed he had been to see the Hogwarts lights from the dimly lit boats on the vast lake. It was a truly impressive sight. However, from the second year till the seventh they had to take the carriages to reach the castle.
“Well let’s go then. We can catch up on the way to the castle, the trip is a bit long.” Minho said while grabbing Changbin’s hand and dragging him to where the carriages were. Fortunately, they didn’t have to take their bags with them since they were magically transported all the way to their rooms so that their journey to the castle would be fast and hassle-free.
“Binnie, did you know that the carriages aren’t powered by magic?” Minho inquired the younger with an excited tone.
“They aren’t? But nothing is pulling them!” Changbin answered with a hint of incredulity. From having spent one year with Minho, Changbin had already caught on the habit that the older boy had of playing pranks on people so he learned to always doubt the things the Slytherin said.
“That’s where you are wrong my friend. The carriages are actually pulled by Thestrals.”
“Thes- what?” Changbin had never heard of such a thing.
“Thestrals are winged horses that are only visible to those who have witnessed death at least once.” Minho explained with a serious expression.
“Oh, I didn’t know that. It’s kinda creepy hyung.”
“Nah, they’re actually the sweetest things.” Minho replied, back to his usual self. “But let’s hurry, I think we can get a place on that carriage right there.”
Changbin and Minho broke into a quick sprint and managed to snatch a place on the carriage that was just about to leave. Changbin let out a tired sigh, he was doing that a lot today.
“Yugyeom hyung!” Minho greeted a Hufflepuff boy that was seating at the end of the carriage with a hug. “Fancy seeing you here. Did you miss me a lot?”
The older boy chuckled rolling his eyes.
“Of course Minho, it’s impossible not to miss you. Will we continue our Herbology tutoring this year?”
“How can you even ask me that? You won’t get rid of me easily hyung.” Minho answered in mock hurt. Changbin started laughing at his friend’s theatrics.
“Ah hyung I don’t think you have met Binnie yet.” Minho exclaimed as if only now remembering the younger’s presence. “Changbin, this is Yugyeom hyung, he’s one year older than me and he’s a master at Herbology.”
“Nice to meet you Changbin.” Yugyeom said extending his hand which Changbin grabbed and shook.
“Nice to meet you too Yugyeom-ssi.”
“Ah you can call me hyung, Yugyeom-ssi is way too formal.” The older boy said with a light laugh.
“Ok Yugyeom hyung.” Changbin replied with a grin. The older boy held such a comforting aura that Changbin felt as if he had known him his entire life.
During the ride to the castle Minho, Changbin and Yugyeom talked about what they had been up to in their vacation time. Minho and Changbin had written letters to each other during those two months since Changbin wasn’t allowed to have a smartphone because of his parents' conservative views on technology. Still, it’s almost impossible to cover everything that had happened those two months within just some pages so they used their time on the carriage to catch up on matters they had forgotten to write about and Changbin also had the chance to get to know Yugyeom better.
When they arrived at the castle a girl and a boy that Changbin recognized as being the Hufflepuff’s Prefects approached Yugyeom.
“Hey guys, I need to help Wendy-ssi and Hoseok-ssi with some preparations for the ceremony but let’s catch up later, yeah? It was really nice to meet you Changbin.” Yugyeom said with a bright smile while waving at them and following both Prefects closely behind.
“Bye Yugyeom hyung!” Minho and Changbin said waving back at the older boy.
After Yugyeom disappeared through the mass of students Changbin turned his body to face Minho.
“Hyung, Yugyeom hyung is a fourth year right?”
“Yeah he is, why?”
“So why is he helping the Prefects with the preparations?”
“Ahh, it’s because this is Wendy’s and Hoseok’s last year here in Hogwarts so next year they’ll have to choose two new Prefects for Hufflepuff. Since next year Yugyeom will be on his fifth year, he’ll be eligible to become the new Hufflepuff Prefect. The Head boy or girl is the one who actually decides which students will become the new Prefects, however, the previous Prefects normally suggest the students who they think should continue the job, and apparently Yugyeom is the one who was chosen by Wendy and Hoseok, so they are already preparing him for the duties he’ll have to do. The same goes for all houses.”
“Oh shit I had no idea, so basically Yugyeom hyung will be wandering around the halls abducting points from students next year?”
Minho snorted. “Yes, I guess you could put it that way.”
“That’s awesome. Yugyeom hyung is so cool.”
“Yeah he really is… Aish Binnie, I’m starved. Thank Merlin we have the welcoming feast.” Minho said while patting his belly.
“Then what are you waiting for hyung? I’ll race you to the hall.” Changbin said already sprinting down the corridor.
“Seo Changbin!” Minho screamed while chasing after the other boy.
Changbin started laughing loudly at his Hyung’s indignation. Minho eventually caught up to him and locked his arms on the younger’s neck playfully choking him until they heard a stern voice saying a “Knock it off kids”. Minho and Changbin immediately scrambled away from each other looking guiltily at Park Jinyoung, one of their House Prefects. Jinyoung just glared at them and continued walking down the corridor. Both Minho and Changbin let out relieved sighs. Jinyoung sure knew how to be intimidating.
“The first day back at the school and you’re already getting us in trouble Seo Changbin.”
“You’re literally the one who was almost choking me to death hyung.”
Minho let out an outraged “Yah!” and proceeded to grab Changbin’s arm, leading him down the corridor while nagging at him. Changbin had missed this so much.
・・✦・・
As Changbin stepped inside the Great Hall, he suddenly halted by the entrance stunned by the smell of food and by the loud sound of conversation. Minho looked back at him with questioning eyes. Changbin shook his head to get out of his stupor and continued following the older.
It was like entering a dream. Changbin loved the atmosphere of the Great Hall more than anything else. The ceiling that mimicked the sky accompanied by the floating candles was absolutely stunning and the ghosts that flew around making conversation with the students never failed to amaze him. Changbin was sure he would never get tired of this.
Changbin followed Minho to the right side of the room where the Slytherin table was. Minho and Changbin greeted their housemates as they sat down. Minho immediately dived into the food in front of him since he had stated earlier that he was starved. Changbin got himself a piece of the pumpkin pie he had missed so much.
(Last year Changbin would always try to sneak out to the kitchen’s during the afternoon to try to get some leftovers of the pumpkin pie they had had at lunch. During one of these escapades, he bumped into a Hufflepuff student who apparently was there with the same intent as him. The boy who now Changbin knew was named Wooyoung admitted his adoration for the pumpkin pie and they immediately became friends. Changbin and Wooyoung had managed to make acquaintance with some of the house elves, meaning that they always had easy access to extra food and since Wooyoung’s common room was literally on the kitchen’s corridor, the other boy would always bring Changbin snacks when they shared classes since during their first encounter they realized that they were in the same year.)
It was Changbin’s first time watching the Sorting ceremony since last year he had been a part of it. He could still remember clearly the relief that bloomed in his chest when the Sorting hat had shouted a clear “Slytherin” after barely being placed on Changbin’s head. He had no idea what would have happened to him if he hadn’t been sorted into Slytherin. His parents would have definitely disinherited him but he tried not to think about that too much.
So yeah, Changbin was really excited to see which first years would be placed in Slytherin. It was always nice meeting new people and he wanted to make sure that his new housemates would be welcomed properly in Hogwarts just like he had been. His mood was so good today that not even the loud obnoxious noises coming from the Gryffindor table were disturbing him. The fact that their table was placed at the opposite corner of the room probably also helped.
“Oh, is Baby Changbin excited?” Minho asked him teasingly with a smirk, probably noticing Changbin’s bouncy energy.
Changbin rolled his eyes.
“Hyung you’re literally only one year older than me and this is only your second time seeing this.”
Minho scoffed. “Your point? Brat.”
As Changbin was about to reply the door of the Great Hall opened and a line of students with awestruck expressions on their faces entered. All other students who were already seated on their respective tables stopped their conversations to look at the first years who had just arrived.
The Headmaster McGonagall stood up to greet the students and announce the start of the ceremony. Professor Longbottom then entered the Great Hall carrying the Sorting Hat. He placed it on a table that was near a small wooden chair where the first years were supposed to sit.
While the Sorting Hat chanted his yearly song, Changbin watched the new students with interest. The first boy in line had a very young face, his brown hair and glasses made him look like a nerdy puppy. His whole demeanor just screamed Ravenclaw. The second one in line had big chubby cheeks that made him look like a cute squirrel though his eyes seemed to have a permanent mischievous glint. A potential Slytherin.
Changbin continued to scan the faces in the queue. They all seemed very young, some didn’t even look like they were old enough to be a first year. In the middle of the queue, there was a tall boy who stood out from the others not only because of his height but also because of his face. He was indeed very handsome and Changbin could already hear some girls in the Slytherin table gushing about said boy. Changbin rolled his eyes, that boy would most definitely be placed in Gryffindor, that whole prince aura just gave him away.
Finally, at the very end of the line stood a small boy with platinum blonde hair who was nervously fiddling with his robes. Changbin found himself being drawn to the boy, there was something about him that Changbin couldn’t exactly pinpoint but was very charming. That hair… could it be?
Changbin turned to whisper to Minho.
“The last one in the line, is he a Malfoy?” Minho looked to where Changbin was pointing and let out a small laugh.
“No Binnie, that hair is definitely bleached.”
Changbin hit his friend’s arm while he tried to hide his embarrassment. He wasn’t very good at these kinds of things. When he looked back at the line the first student was already being called by Professor Longbottom.
“Kim Seungmin”
The puppy faced boy made his way confidently to the seat. Professor Longbottom placed the hat on the boy’s head.
“Ah, Kim Seungmin! Hmmm very interesting… Your heart tells me that you are very brave but your mind is full of desire to learn and discover new things. Oh, I see… Well, then that’s what it’ll be, RAVENCLAW!”
The boy’s face broke on a huge grin and the Ravenclaw table cheered loudly while welcoming him.
“Han Jisung”
The Sorting Hat had barely been placed on the squirrel boy’s head when it announced a loud and booming “SLYTHERIN”.
Changbin and Minho stood up clapping and shouting welcoming phrases to their new housemate. After they calmed down the other name was announced.
“Hwang Hyunjin”
So that was the pretty boy’s name. He timidly made his way to the chair followed by whispers and giggles of admirers.
“Ah, another Hwang… Hmmmm fascinating… Could it be? No definitely not, well… Yes, I think that’s the right call, SLYTHERIN!”
Oh, that was unexpected. Their new housemate made his way to the table with a small smile while the whole Slytherin table burst in commemoration once again.
Some more names were called. A Lee Donghyuck and a Na Jaemin were welcomed into their table with loud cheers as well.
Finally the last name was being called.
“Lee Felix”
The blonde quickly made his way to the front of the hall, seating on the chair while eagerly waiting for the hat to announce his destiny. Some small part inside of Changbin was hoping he would be placed in Slytherin.
“Hmmmm difficult. Indeed, very difficult. Your heart sure is very kind but there’s so much more than that… Oh yes, I see it now, GRYFFINDOR!”
Changbin’s face fell at the hat’s decision. Why did he have to have been placed in that damn house? Changbin rolled his eyes. He was most definitely a prick then.
Headmaster McGonagall finished the ceremony by giving out the warnings that all students except for the first years already knew and by wishing them all a pleasant start of the school year. All students then were dismissed to go to their common rooms.
Park Jinyoung and Kang Seulgi motioned for the whole table to follow them to the dungeons where the Slytherin common room was located. Changbin and Minho quickly made their way to where their new housemates were sitting since they wanted to greet them and try to get to know the other boys better.
“Hey, Hyunjin and Jisung right?” Minho directed the question at the two younger boys who were sitting closely together.
Both boys nodded their heads with wide eyes as if surprised that anyone would bother to talk to them.
“I’m Minho and this is Changbin. I’m a third year and he’s a second year.” Minho said while pointing to the other Slytherin who nodded his head, greeting the boys. “So, are you guys happy about being placed in Slytherin?” Minho asked with an easy-going smile. Changbin would never stop being impressed at how smoothly Minho started conversation with people he had never talked to. A true social butterfly.
The squirrel boy who Changbin now knew was named Jisung excitedly nodded his head.
“I’m so pumped, I would have been really disappointed if I had been placed anywhere else.”
Minho and Changbin giggled at the energetic boy, he surely was a character.
“Uhh, I’m also glad I’m a Slytherin because then me and Sungie can be in the same house.” The prince boy answered a bit shyly but excited nonetheless.
“Oh so the two of you already know each other?” Minho asked with a surprised expression.
“Yeah, our parents are friends so we’ve known each other since forever basically.” Hyunjin answered chuckling. He was a bit timid and that was very amusing to Changbin, he thought the other boy would also be a social butterfly. Guess his preconceptions about the boy were completely wrong.
“Well boys, if you ever need any help you can always ask us. We’re not the Prefects or anything but I know that Jinyoung and Seulgi can be a bit intimidating so please feel comfortable to come to us.” Changbin said with a bright smile.
The two first years nodded their heads and thanked Changbin’s offer. Minho then proceeded to tell them all about the teachers and subjects that they were going to have, just like he had done with Changbin the previous year, telling the boys which teachers were strict and which weren’t and also some tips on how to survive in Hogwarts. Very useful stuff. They continued chatting until they reached the dungeons and Seulgi started explaining the rules of the Common room.
“The password for this year is “Serpens Ignis”. Don’t forget it, don’t write it anywhere and don’t tell anyone who isn’t a Slytherin student, understood?”
All students eagerly nodded their heads. Satisfied with the response, Jinyoung then uttered “Serpens Ignis” to the stone door that opened revealing the inside of the Common room. Changbin took in the atmosphere of the room. Nothing had changed. The same greenish lamps and the black and green leather sofas that filled Changbin with a very comforting feeling were still there.
Jinyoung quickly motioned for the first years to follow him so that he could show them their dormitory so Hyunjin and Jisung waved goodbye to Changbin and Minho. Changbin then turned to his friend and gave him a goodnight hug claiming he was tired and was planning to go straight to bed. Minho nodded his head and made his way to his own room while Changbin climbed the stairs that led to his dormitory. He was completely drained after all that had happened today but the warm feeling of being back never left his chest. His suitcases were already on his bed when he arrived in his room. He greeted his roommates who were there and immediately laid down on his bed. He closed his eyes thinking about what had happened today and drifted off to sleep with a small smile on his face.
・・✦・・
The year had barely started but Changbin was already overwhelmed with the amount of work that he had to do. It wasn’t that Changbin was a bad student, just because he wasn’t placed in Ravenclaw didn’t mean that he didn’t like to study. Transfiguration, however, was an exception.
Last year Changbin realized that Transfiguration was definitely not his forte when during one of his 'Avifors Spell' lessons instead of transforming a small teacup into a bird, he transformed it into an egg. His Professor had not been impressed. So for Changbin’s luck, this year's the first spell that they had to learn was how to turn a beetle into a button and Changbin absolutely hated insects.
Transfiguration and insects, two of the things that he hated the most together. Yay. He was definitely going to fail. At this point, if he even managed to score an A on his O.W.L.S he would already be the happiest wizard on earth.
So yeah, his problems with Transfiguration were stressing him out and as if all of that wasn’t already overwhelming enough, today was the tryouts for the Slytherin Quidditch team. Oh Merlin, Changbin was a literal pile of nerves. He had always wanted to play as the keeper and he did not want to mess up this opportunity to be part of the team.
At least today the day had been relatively calm. Minho hadn’t teased him at breakfast because he knew how much these tryouts meant to Changbin since it was something he constantly talked about to the older during his first year. Minho was one of the chasers of the Slytherin team and Changbin always went to the games to cheer on him and the team as a whole.
Hyunjin and Jisung wished him good luck, saying that he was definitely going to make it into the team. This past month Changbin had been slowly but surely getting closer to the first years who were two crazy crackheads and also extremely fun to be around. Changbin was really glad for their bright personalities, especially in a day like this.
Yugyeom had also wished Changbin good luck during breakfast when he passed by the Hufflepuff table, giving him a big hug. Changbin had been a bit embarrassed but he would never be able to deny his hyung anything.
Changbin was still pretty stressed but at least his friend's kind words had managed to calm his nerves a bit.
The tryouts were going to happen in the Quidditch pitch just before lunch, which was after his Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson. His professor had been kind enough to let him take his broomstick to the class so that he wouldn’t have to go all the way back to his common room just to get it.
As Changbin made his way to the Quidditch field, already with his broom and Quidditch uniform on, he suddenly heard a loud commotion and saw two Slytherin boys dashing past him in an enormous speed. Changbin turned his head and recognized that those two boys had actually been Hyunjin and Jisung. What the hell.
As he was about to call out their names Changbin suddenly felt all air leave his body when something, or rather, someone came crashing into him, making him fall back on his butt.
Changbin looked up and was surprised to see a boy with platinum blonde hair also on the floor. Changbin narrowed his eyes. That damn Gryffindor. Changbin started glaring at the boy in front of him with murderous intent.
Suddenly said boy got up and started muttering numerous apologies.
“Oh Merlin, I’m so so sorry. Are you okay? Did I hurt you? Here let me help you stand up-”
“What the hell.” Changbin slapped the boy’s hand away from him while continuing to glare at him. Changbin was fuming. “I don’t need your fucking help stupid Gryffindor.” Changbin replied harshly as he grabbed his broom that had also fallen on the floor and stood up.
The boy took a step back, surprised at the Slytherin’s outburst. “I’m really really sorry-”
“Get out of my way.” Changbin almost spitted while bumping his shoulder on the other boy who was sent crashing against the wall. Changbin didn’t miss the pained groan the other boy let out but he couldn’t care less. He was so mad.
Changbin started sprinting down the corridor now more tense than he had been before. He was almost popping a vein. He couldn’t catch a bloody break. Of course that on the day that he was the most stressed something like that had to happen. Oh Merlin he couldn’t fucking stand Gryffindors and their superiority complex. Fucking coming crashing on other people in the middle of the corridor. What a fucking bastard.
Changbin almost didn't realize that he had already reached the quidditch pitch since his mind was everywhere, his anger was making it impossible for him to focus.
“Hey Binnie, are you ok?”
Changbin let out a startled yelp. He didn’t even see Minho approach him.
“Ah yes hyung, just nervous.” Changbin replied while trying to calm down.
“No need to worry Binnie, I know that you’re going make it.”
Changbin gave Minho a grateful smile. They chatted for some minutes until the team’s captain called the older's name who said goodbye to Changbin and went to stand next to the rest of the Slytherin team so that they could finally start the tryouts.
“Good Morning fellow housemates! I think I know most of you but just as a formality: Hi, I’m Tzuyu, the Slytherin team captain and one of the beaters of the team.”
All students greeted her back.
“This year we have the keeper and one beater spot to fill since our previous players graduated last year. This is how we're going to do this: For the beaters, some of our teammates will be throwing bludgers at you to see if you’re able to take the weight and the power of the impacts, we will also analyze how well you can defend your other teammates. For the ones who will tryout for the keeper spot, we’ll just see who can defend the most goals from the quaffles and the one who succeeds will be chosen as the new keeper. Any questions? No? Ok, then beaters please follow me and keepers you can all go with Joy.” Tzuyu finished her explanation already heading to the other side of the field while being followed by students who were going to try out for the beater spot.
A pretty girl with long black hair raised her hand and motioned for the keeper contestants to follow her. Changbin knew Joy was one of the chasers alongside Minho so it made sense that they were going to test the keepers. Joy and Minho stopped right in front of the three goalposts and turned around to look at the candidates. There were five keepers, Changbin included.
“Good morning candidates! As Tzuyu already said my name is Joy and this is Minho. We are both the chasers of the team and we will be the ones throwing the quaffles at you. We’ll have multiple rounds and each round you get one shot. During a round, if only one person was not able to catch the quaffle this person is out, if two people in the same round aren’t able to catch the quaffle then they’ll have to go again to decide who’ll continue to the next round. The person who manages to catch most quaffles will become the new Slytherin keeper. Did you all understand?”
The five students nodded their heads.
“Ok then let’s start by Ash. Minho will be throwing for you.”
A girl that was standing on Changbin’s left stepped forward and hopped on her broom. She and Minho flew to their respective positions. Changbin’s heart was beating extremely fast as he watched his friend prepare himself for his move. In one swift motion, Minho threw the quaffle in the direction of the tallest goal post. Moving in a surprisingly fast speed the girl was able to catch the quaffle.
“Congratulations Ash, you can stand on the side and wait for the next round. The next one is Changbin.”
Changbin nodded his head trying to calm his nerves.
“I’ll be the one throwing for you, me and Minho will be taking turns.” Joy said while hopping on her broom.
Changbin also got on his broom and flew to where the three goalposts were. He looked down and saw Minho giving him two discreet thumbs up. Changbin chuckled lightly, letting out a breath he didn’t know he was holding. He could do this. Changbin watched as Joy raised her arm and in a second he was in front of the middle hoop defending the quaffle she had thrown. A sense of euphoria took over his body, he slowly descended going to stand next to the girl who had also passed.
The other rounds went by in a blur. Changbin and the girl named Ash were able to catch all the quaffles but the three other boys didn’t get so lucky and were all eliminated.
“Ok this is the final round.”
All of Changbin’s nerves suddenly resurfaced. The first ball thrown was easily caught by the girl but thankfully Changbin also was able to catch the quaffle on his turn.
“Since the two of you succeeded, now we’ll just continue throwing the quaffles until one of you isn’t able to catch it, ok?” Joy said and the two students left nodded their heads.
Ash went in again. Changbin’s heart was almost beating out of his chest. Minho prepared himself to throw the quaffle. He made a very tricky move that the girl only realized a second too late as the ball went in on the highest goal post. Changbin celebrated internally but then remembered that now was his turn. Shit. He got on his broom once again nervously making his way to the goalposts. Joy slowly positioned herself in front of Changbin.
Changbin was aware of Joy’s every movement, he couldn't fuck this up. If he got this right, he would become Slytherin’s new keeper. As Joy was about to throw the quaffle, her body seemed like she was going to aim at the highest goal post but Changbin saw in her eyes her true intentions. It was risky but Changbin was going to take the shot. As soon as the ball left the chaser's hand, Changbin immediately dived down and thankfully the ball went on that direction as well and he managed to defend it before it entered the hoop.
Changbin heard some loud screams coming from somewhere below him. His ears were ringing. He was the new Slytherin keeper. He guided his broom to the floor and as his feet touched the ground he was tackled by Minho with a hug.
“I knew you would make it Binnie! How did you even know where she was aiming?! I feel like such a proud mom!” Minho screamed on Changbin’s ear while hugging and spinning him around.
“Aish Hyung if you don’t stop screaming in my ear I’ll become deaf.” Changbin complained teasingly.
“I don’t care. You’re my new teammate and I won’t stop bothering you with my love anytime soon.”
The rest of the morning passed by in a blur. Changbin received a lot of congratulatory words from his new teammates and impressed praises for his skills. He was so happy that even the incident that had occurred that morning slipped his mind. That is until he saw the faces of his two Slytherin friends again.
“Congrats Changbin Hyung!”
“Thanks guys” Changbin replied a bit forcefully as he remembered the question he had been meaning to ask them the whole morning. “Why were the two of you running like maniacs on the corridor of the first floor today?”
Hyunjin and Jisung looked at each other and then back at Changbin and started laughing loudly. Changbin just continued to stare at them unimpressed with his arms crossed in front of his chest.
“Oh Merlin, we didn’t even see you hyung, sorry. It’s because we have Defense Against the Dark Arts right after our Charms class and we share both classes with Gryffindor students.”
“Ok and…”
“And we were running to see who could get to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom first because we made a bet with Felix that whoever arrived in the room last would have to do the written part of our assignment on vampires.”
“Felix?”
“Yeah, he’s a Gryffindor from our year. Professor Do randomly chose trios for this assignment and me, Sungie and Felix fell on the same group. He’s really nice but he lost the bet, so that sucks to him. Though he was awfully quiet when he caught up to us, I have no idea why. Maybe he’s just a sore loser.” Hyunjin said with a snicker.
So now the incident that morning had made sense. Changbin felt a bit guilty for having reacted the way he did but also he had been standing in the middle of the corridor, there’s no way the boy didn’t see him. In the end, he decided to not think about it too much, he would probably never have to interact with that boy again.
・・✦・・
Oh but how fate liked to play tricks on Changbin.
It was a quiet Wednesday afternoon and Changbin and Minho were studying at the library for their upcoming tests when suddenly Minho grabbed Changbin’s arm. Changbin looked up and saw a look of distress on his friend’s face.
Changbin cocked his head to the side. “What’s the matter hyung?”
“Binnie, I know about your absolute hatred for Gryffindors but could you please try to keep it down because Chan so happens to be coming in the direction of our table right now.” Minho whispered frantically to Changbin who had his back to the entrance but turned his head as soon as he heard those words. And true to Minho’s word, Bang Chan, Gryffindor’s quidditch team captain, was making his way to their table. As Changbin inspected the scene in front of him more carefully his jaw dropped. He couldn’t fucking believe it. Trailing behind the Gryffindor captain was Felix. Just what Changbin needed.
“Why the hell is Bang Chan coming in the direction of our table?”
“Hmmm so…” Minho laughed nervously. This was extremely unlike him. What the fuck was happening. “I didn’t want to tell you because I knew you were going to react like this but me and Chan had the opportunity to meet outside of school during our vacations and some stuff happened.”
Changbin raised his eyebrows, not believing the words that were coming out of his friend’s mouth.
“Basically I’ve kind of been fooling around with him, it’s nothing serious though, we’ll probably just end up as friends because he’s such a nice person but what matters is that right now we're kind of a thing so please don’t make a scene.” Minho finished his confession looking at Changbin pleadingly.
Changbin’s brain just stopped working altogether upon receiving this new information. He only barely managed to send his friend a betrayed look when suddenly Minho looked up and smiled at someone behind him.
“Hi Channie.”
Changbin turned around with a peeved expression to look at the two Gryffindors who were standing in front of their table. His eyes momentarily locked with the blonde boy ones so he hastily diverted his gaze to the floor.
“Hey Min, how are you? Me and Felix here were just leaving the library to go back to our common room but I saw that you were here and decided to come and say hi.” Chan said with a bright smile on his face. How can someone be so fucking happy on a Wednesday afternoon?
“Ah I’m so glad you did Channie, I missed you.” Minho said while reaching out to wrap one of his arms around Chan’s waist.
Chan giggled nervously at the other boy. Changbin just rolled his eyes at his friend’s shamelessness. “Ah and who do we have here! Changbin right? Congratulations on becoming Slytherin’s new keeper! I heard you’re really good, guess I’ll have to keep an eye out for you!”
Changbin only let out a grunt as an answer, giving the older boy an unimpressed look until he felt a pain shooting up from his shin which almost made him let out a yelp. He stared at Minho who was giving him a look that meant 'Behave or I’ll cut your throat bitch'. Changbin let out a resigned sigh.
“Thanks, I guess.”
“So you’re the famous Felix Chan talks so much about! It’s great to finally meet you!” Minho said trying to clear the awkward atmosphere that had settled.
Felix looked up with a surprised expression. “Yes, I’m Felix, though I didn’t know Chan hyung talked so much about me.” Felix answered shyly while fiddling with his hands.
“Well it is really nice to meet you, right Binnie?” Minho asked while staring pointedly at Changbin. The question took him completely by surprise.
“Ah, but I already met Changbin hyung, right hyung?” Felix asked while turning to look straight at Changbin with an angelic expression though Changbin knew he was anything but that.
Changbin froze. What the fuck was this prick up to.
“Oh Felix, you didn’t tell me that you already knew Changbin!” Chan exclaimed with a delighted expression. Seriously, how was this boy so energetic all the damn time? Can someone give him sedative or something already.
“It must have slipped my mind. But yeah, hyung is really nice, I really enjoyed talking to him.” Felix said while placing his hands on Changbin’s shoulders. Each word sounding like venom.
“Ahhh yes, we definitely need to catch up Felix.” Changbin answered shakily while playing along with whatever bullshit the other boy had come up with.
“That just makes things easier then. The four of us can hang out one of these days after the exams are over. How about that?” Chan asked enthusiastically.
“I would love that Channie.” Minho purred holding the other boy even closer.
“Yeah that would be nice Chan hyung. Changbin, could you come here for a second? It’s about that assignment I was talking to you about.” Felix said motioning for Changbin to follow him.
“Ah, of course. I’ll be right back Minho hyung.”
Felix led Changbin behind one of the bookshelves of the library to make sure that their hyungs wouldn’t be able to see or hear them.
“What the fuck was that little show that you just pulled?” Changbin asked the other boy harshly.
Felix rolled his eyes and crossed his arms in front of his chest.
“Listen, I don’t like you and you clearly don’t like me either but I’m not about to create some drama and possibly damage my friend’s new relationship or whatever it is that those two have just because you don’t know how to act like a decent human being.” Felix said while pointing his finger to Changbin’s chest.
“Who the fuck do you think you are to say this to me-”
“Merlin’s beard just fucking listen for a second.” Changbin closed his mouth but still continued to glare at the other boy. “For the sake of our friends' relationship let’s be civil to each other, at least in front of them. You can go back to hating me when they’re not around, I honestly don’t care.”
Even though Changbin hated to admit it, the boy in front of him was right. Minho seemed to be really happy with Chan and Changbin wasn’t going to be selfish and start drama with the Gryffindor boy just because of his personal distaste for people that belonged to that house.
Changbin sighed resignedly.
“Ok, I can agree with you on that. Let’s be civil in front of them. But I’m only agreeing to this because I care about Minho a lot, ok?”
“Don’t care but ok, it’s a deal.” Felix replied.
Changbin was about to snap back at the other boy when he saw someone approaching the bookshelf that they were standing next to.
“Lix, are you ready to go?”
Felix demeanor did a full 180 when Chan appeared.
“Yes Channie hyung. Thanks for the help on my assignment Changbin hyung!”
“Ah it's not a problem at all, you can always come to me when you have trouble ok?” Changbin smiled cheerily playing along with the younger.
“Ah thank you so much! See you later hyung!” Felix said with the brightest smile while waving at him. That little devil.
“Bye Changbin. It was nice to meet you.” Changbin bowed his head and continued waving at the two Gryffindor boys until they disappeared through the library door.
Changbin’s face dropped. He couldn’t believe that he was going to have to act civil around that pest. But it was for Minho hyung. God, he was so mad at Minho for keeping this very important detail of his vacation from him but there was nothing he could do now. Now he could only endure the pain of coexisting peacefully with Felix. That Gryffindor was going to be the death of him.