A Werewolf's Promise (Scarwood Chronicles #1)

Chapter 16: Cheating on The First Assignment: Who Doesn't?

"Oh hello, how can I help you?" the librarian smiled, leaning over the mahogany counter, the sunlight glinting off his golden glasses chains, contrasting to his long silver hair. The name tag on his flowy shirt read 'Jupiter Z.' with a 'he/him <3' added with gold marker. Certainly an interesting character.

Sugar, Rosa and Hugo had decided that doing some research in the library was probably the best way to get them more points.

"We don't even have to read too many," Rosa had said, "we just need to put them on our reference list and boom, instant 100%!"

"I'm not sure that's how that works..." Hugo had added, but he had eventually been outvoted by Rosa and Sugar.

Scarwood's Library was one of the largest collections of magical books in the entirety of the Northern Hemisphere, and surprisingly, it appeared to be a popular hangout spot amongst its students, especially the girls.

Sugar had thought that maybe it was because there was a good study culture at Scarwood, but he now came to the realisation it was most likely because they thought the librarian was attractive. Typical.

"Uh..." the three first-years just stood frozen in place for a few moments, as if stunned by the man's sheer ethereal aura. He just seemed so bright and... shiny.

"Oh, you're first-years, aren't you? You must be here for the Divination project, then. Come, I'll show you the books." he said, stepping out of his little area, and heading down one of the aisles.

Now, Sugar himself wasn't sure about guys, but he saw the appeal. This librarian just had this ethereal air about him, which made him seem absolutely radiant.

He had to have some kind of magical creature lineage. There was no wand in sight, so he certainly could not have been using magic. And besides, his aura seemed more like an innate effect.

"Do you think he might be half-siren?" Sugar whispered to Rosa, as they walked into the non-fiction section.

"Maybe... half-nymph, half-fae, half-selkie... or full selkie are also possibilities..." she said, "there are a lot of magical creatures who have supernatural good looks."

"I see." Sugar sighed as the librarian, Jupiter, knelt in front of a certain shelf, and began flipping through the books.

"Now, professional diviners have always been few and far between, but there are a few biographies, records of the Diviners Coven, and even some newspaper clippings about notable figures here. You'll have a lot to work with!" he said with a smile, "Though if you choose to do someone really famous like Nostradamus, i won't blame you."

With that, he gave a final wave to the students, before hurrying off.

"So... sparkly..." Hugo said, blinking rapidly.

"Yeah, that's what hot people will do to you," Rosa moved past the boy and looked at the shelf.

"Hmm... old person... dead person... is this manuscript medieval?" she muttered, rifling through the pages, "is there nothing about someone who's young and alive?"

"Divination has always been a wishy-washy, subjective magic... it can take decades for the stuff they predict to come true..." Sugar added, "Scarwood even tried to remove Divination as a subject several—"

"Got it!" Rosa yelled triumphantly, "Diviners of the Early 21st Century!"

She held up a rather small book, causing Sugar to raise an eyebrow.

"Ugh, I don't know why you wanted to pick someone alive... we could pick one from all of history, remember?"

"This is my project. I can do what I like." Rosa stuck out her tongue at him, "you pick your own, bozo."