ㄖㄩㄒ匚卂丂ㄒ- ㄒ乂ㄒ

VII

The rest of the day passed, and soon the weekend was upon Hogwarts. Four of the five boys sat around the table, eyes searching the room for a familiar head of red hair, only to find nothing.

"What do you guys think is taking him so long?" Yeonjun piped up, chocolate eyes not leaving the doorway. "Knowing Taehyun, probably sorting what he's wearing out. There's a reason he gets stared at, minus his style. Most of the time, he ends up looking better than most of the girls." Beomgyu answered, with a small smile, checking his watch, and noting that the Ravenclaw wasn't late just yet.

Almost on cue, Taehyun walked into the room confidently, eyes only focused on his friends, and ignoring the surprised and semi-horrified glances in his direction. He approached the other boys, and quickly explained "Sorry guys, my roommates decided to use my clothes for a date so they were completely disorganised..." The youngest nodded in understanding, before replying "Don't worry about it Taehyun! Besides you clearly found something in the mess, since you look amazing as per usual."

The cherry-haired boy laughed at Hueningkai's reply, and thanked him with a smile. "You guys are some of the few who don't stare at me like some sort of magical creature, or that look at me with envy." Beomgyu laughed at this, remarking "Yeah, because none of us have the confidence you have. Plus I don't think I'd be able to pull off girls' clothes-" This final sentence was interrupted abruptly by the Ravenclaw. "Correction, you don't think you'd be able to pull off feminine clothes. Clearly, they aren't hexed so boys can't wear them, it's just the majority that don't wear them. Though, I disagree, I think you could all pull off looks like this, if you felt comfortable."

Soobin smiled, and said gleefully "Since we're all here now, should we head down to Hogsmeade?" The rest of the boys exchanged glances, before looking back at the older Hufflepuff and nodding simultaneously. They climbed off of their seats, Beomgyu stretching his arms. Once everyone had their coats on and ready, they walked out of the castle and onto the forest surrounded path to Hogsmeade. It was about a twenty minute walk to the wizarding town, hidden birds chirping amongst the autumn leaves. With every footstep, a new crunch came from under the boys' feet, with ripped copper leaves dancing in the brisk wind.
"Autumn is so pretty..." Hueningkai pondered to himself, only for the older hufflepuff to laugh and reply "Yeah, it is, but it's bloody cold. And wet! I don't want to slip over on a leaf and break my wrist again!"

Yeonjun chuckled, remembering that day two years ago. "I remember that! We were walking down here and you slipped, so we had to carry you to the hospital wing. You went so red when Madam Pomfrey asked what happened-" With this, Soobin cut off the oldest. "Aaaand that's enough of that! How about we talk about something else...?" With a giggle, Beomgyu chimed in. "Didn't they open a new muggle clothing store last week?"

Hueningkai nodded. "Yeah, they did. It's not bad in there, I think we'd find the stuff in there more our style than in the other store-" He paused. "Wait, Taehyun, what's the other store called again?" The red head sighed, before replying "Abelle's Emporium. It's called Abelle's Emporium, Kai." The youngest's eyes widened in realisation, a sheepish smile forming on his face. "Yeah, it's more of our taste than Abelle's Emporium. I think it's called Ibine's Outfitters? Pretty sure the owner is muggle born." Soobin nodded, commenting "Minus her name, it sounds like a muggle store name." Beomgyu laughed the youngest.