Of Muggles and Magic - A Harry Potter Fanfic [HIATUS]

Chapter 19 - Preparations

Jin Ha pov:

"What is this place? It smells funny," muttered Draco, crinkling his nose as we walked through the corridors of a hospital.

I spared a short laugh with a shake of my head without stalling walking to Min Hee's room. I didn't answer Draco's question, the thought of having to give explanations rather bothersome, and came to a stop just outside my destination. Draco and Mr. Malfoy came to a stop as well, eyeing me curiously.

"Wait here for a minute – I need to talk to someone before we go to the SIA's headquarters."

Mr. Malfoy narrowed his eyes but Draco nodded, sparing a nervous glance at the nurses who walked past us. I reached for his hand and gave him a reassuring squeeze before I excused myself. I stepped into Min Hee's room and closed the door, locking it. I inhaled deeply and put on a smile before walking up to Min Hee who was sitting up and reading a book. She met my eyes when I was near the bed and smiled cheerily.

"Jin Ha," she chimed, "it's so good to see you!"

"I'm glad to see that you finally remember me. It's great that your memory is returning," I said, feeling so happy that she recognized me. I leaned down to embrace her gently and she returned it wholeheartedly before we parted.

"I do remember you, and I remember Cha Eun and Seung Ho...as well as the fact that we were in the SIA," she said, her voice soft at the end. "It took a while for the last part to return, though memories of the SIA are still kind of hazy."

"Well, you're getting your memories back bit by bit and that's all that matters," I said, taking a seat next to her.

"I suppose," she replied with a nod. "Anyway, I heard that you transferred to a residential school after our last mission. I guess it helped you stay out of the spotlight."

"For a while," I shrugged. "I don't know if you heard, but Officer Jang has been hot on our trail since that mission and he's managed to bring all of us into the spotlight. My neighbors were looking at me a little weirdly – I think they're sitting on the fence though, unsure of whether the vague information can be believed or not since they've known me all my life."

"I don't think you should worry too much about it. Unless there's any strong proof, the whispering will die down over time."

"I hope they do. I hope that Officer Jang doesn't get the proof he needs to prove our identities," I muttered in annoyance.

Min Hee laughed with a shake of her head, then lightened the air around us with a question I was expecting her to ask sometime, "So, have you had any time to meet someone nice? Without the SIA taking up most of your time, I'm sure you've been able to focus on finding a handsome guy to go out with."

"Surprisingly, I have."

"Oh my gosh, really?? I was just joking!"

"Yah, are you saying that I wouldn't ever get a boyfriend?" I crinkled my nose at her and her response was a laugh.

"Not at all! I'm just surprised because you never showed interest in dating before. I mean, how? Who's the lucky guy?"

I watched her silently for a moment. my smile fell not because of her question but because thinking of Draco and having to talk about him brought back memories of all that had happened since I began attending Hogwarts. I had come here to tell Min Hee about Hogwarts, about what I was going to be doing from now on and it made me uneasy. I was worried about letting her in on dangerous information and worried about how she would take what I was about to tell her.