hogwarts with jae.

six.

it's been a while, huh? good to be back :)

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in comparison to the chaos that had ensued in defense against the dark arts, transfiguration class was tame, almost suspiciously so.

even though your pounding headache served as a damper on your mood, you did perk up when younghyun explained that you all had dodged a bullet by not going to the feast last night.

apparently, professor mcgonagall had mass brewed veritaserium, a potion designed to make you tell the truth, and had instructed the house elves to mix it in with all of the students' beverages. she then asked the entire hall if anyone had anything to do with the incident during her class, which only prompted laughter when she dubbed it "the phallus incident."

in the end, professor mcgonagall had dismissed the feast angrily after being made a mockery of on top of not being able to find the culprit.

now she stood in front of the class, hyper aware of every little spell that was cast. her large, cat like eyes swiveled in the direction of every student who cast a spell. it was clear that she was desperate to find out who had cursed her to have a phallus as a nose. this only made the class increasingly uneasy, being overly cautious whenever they cast a spell to avoid being blamed for the whole ordeal.

normally, you would've found it hilarious how on edge your normally prim and polished professor was. however, you couldn't stop thinking about the information you had learned about a certain slytherin. the times when you weren't thinking about that, you were clutching your head as it throbbed unrelentingly.

zahra had glanced at you worriedly for what seemed like the umpteenth time before she actually decided to question you.

"is everything okay?" she asked, looking at you searchingly. you rubbed your temples.

"i'm fine, i just have a headache," you answered, squeezing your eyes shut as the pain worsened momentarily.

she looked at you empathically. "do you think you have to go to the hospital wing? i can go with you, if you want."

at this, younghyun tuned in to the conversation.

"are you hurt? what happened?" he asked, giving you the same worried look that zahra had. you looked away, their pressing questions only making your headache worse.

"it's just a headache, don't worry," you repeated, fidgeting with the wand in your hand to distract you from the pain and their constant worry. eventually, the concerned looks of your friends ceased, allowing you to focus on processing this new information as much as your pounding head permitted you to.

jaehyung had his eyes set on another girl that wasn't astoria? then why was he so affectionate with astoria? and could it be that the girl he was so focused on was..?

you shook the intrusive thought from your head. it was merely wishful thinking, you chided yourself, to hope that you were the subject of jaehyung's focus. he had no idea who you were, so why would you be of such importance to him? besides, he wasn't the type of person you'd want to garner attention from, seeing as he hadn't hesitated to send your best friend to the hospital wing.

your thoughts came to a full stop when you saw a shadow float into your line of vision. you peered up cautiously, looking into the impatient expression of professor mcgonagall.

"not up to transfiguration today, are we?" she scowled, looking at you questioningly in a manner that made you squirm in your seat.

"no. i-i mean, yes i am, professor," you stuttered out, glancing around at the classroom to see everyone's gaze set on the current confrontation.