Magical Afflictions |SKZ Hogwarts AU|

Chapter 3 |Worries|

Minho paced on the hill, upset and confused. “Listen, babe, I’m sorry--,” Jisung started, but Minho glared at him and silenced the boy in seconds. Jeongin just stood there, not offering an explanation or a single word. Minho was shocked to see Jeongin being sorted in Hogwarts. He was even more surprised to learn that Jisung was also here, disguised as a squirrel.

Woojin, Felix, and Chan were the first ones to appear, the three of them chatting away. Woojin caught sight of the two others, surprise coursing over his face. “Minho? Who are these two?” he asked, staring at Jisung specifically because his robes were not colored.

“My muggle friends, well I can’t say that Jeongin is muggle considering he’s been placed in Hogwarts. Jisung, however, is a full muggle and shouldn’t be here,” Minho explained to his fellow Ravenclaw. Woojin looked at Jisung in pure horror. By then, Chan and Felix had silenced, both now eyeing Jisung intensely. If Minho wasn’t so upset, he may have been angry at them for staring at his boyfriend.

Chan walked up to Jisung, a perplexed expression on his face as he examined the boy. “I just don’t understand how a muggle could even be in Hogwarts. They can’t pass through the portway at nine and three-quarters,” the Hufflepuff remarked, lifting Jisung’s twiggy arm up.

Jeongin coughed, gathering their attention. “That’s the thing… We didn’t take the Hogwarts express. We, uh, took your family car, Minho,” the youngest announced, waiting cautiously for Minho’s reaction. He was not given one, though, considering that Minho just froze trying to process what that meant.

Changbin, Seungmin, and Hyunjin cut off any reply by showing up. “Oh? Newcomers into our group?” Hyunjin asked, spotting Jeongin and Jisung. Seungmin eyed Jisung’s cloak, noticing what Woojin had originally. Chan quickly recapped the three, explaining the situation.

Changbin responded, “We have to send the muggle back. He cannot be in Hogwarts. This could be very controversial and in the daily profit news if anyone were to find out about him. That won’t take long since he cannot be sorted. How do we even send him back?”

They sat there quietly. “Look, I’m all for Jisung returning. I didn’t want to bring him here, but I got a soft spot for him, I couldn’t erase his memory again, and I made him really upset, so this was my amends to him. However, Hogwarts has been sealed with no way back to the muggle world. Jisung’s stuck here just like the rest of us,” Jeongin exclaimed, stating the situation as it was.

Minho glared at him, clearly upset he had brought Jisung in the first place, ignoring what the other had even said. “This honestly shouldn’t be our problem. You brought him here,” he spat, evidently peeved about the whole ordeal.

This caused Jisung to blow up. “Fine. I’m sorry I forced Jeongin to bring me here. I’m sorry I wanted to know why my boyfriend disappears into a bloody wall for a whole year. You don’t have to deal with my presence any longer because I will find a way back myself and when you return this summer do not expect me to be waiting for you,” the boy seethed, grabbing Jeongin by the wrist. “Lee Minho, you have shown how much you care about me. Goodbye.” Then he stormed off with Jeongin behind him.

“So that’s your muggle boyfriend?” Felix questioned, watching the two go, “He’s so rad! How cool. He totally just told you off. Ha!” Felix proceeded to follow the other two, a bright smile on his face that meant he hoped to befriend them.

Changbin stepped up, eyeing Minho. “You called us here just so you could get our help with your muggle boy only to mess everything up and waste our time?” he dully stated, turning around and leaving immediately, “I don’t have time to entertain you, Minho.”

Hyunjin patted the youngest Lee on the shoulder, muttering, “I’ll talk to him,” and running off after Changbin. Woojin, Seungmin, and Chan stayed with Minho, offering reassurance and distracting him from the previous events.