hogwarts°nct dream [editing]

nine | flowers and berries

  Renjun walks around the school grounds, near the forest for his free period when he spots a friend standing among the trees.

  "Hi, Neville. What are you doing here? Lost your toad again?" Renjun asks.

  And unsurprisingly, the other lad nods. "He's hopping around a lot recently. It's getting harder to find him."

  "Maybe, that's because I found him already," Ama shows up with Trevor in her hands. "Wandered off too far, I suppose."

  It hops onto its owner's palms and Neville grins at the girl to which she reciprocates before walking away.

  "She's really nice. It's no wonder, she's in Hufflepuff," Neville comments while cupping his toad. "You guys are lucky to be close with her."

  "Yeah, we are. But why do you say so?" Renjun queries and turns to him.

  Neville shrugs. "If you haven't noticed, she's got quite the number of admirers. Rumor has it, you guys are going to be slipping soon too."

  "Me?" Renjun scoffs out.

  The other bobs his head and begins to walk away to bring Trevor home. "Well, not exactly. But people's been talking a lot about her and Jeno. Said that they're a lovely pair and all."

  His words linger in Renjun's mind and his little grin falters. Ama and Jeno?

  He swivels and quickly chases after the far girl. "Ama! Ama, wait!"

  She halts and turns. "I'm heading for class."

  "Care of Magical Creatures, isn't it?" Renjun asks.

  The girl nods and Renjun grins.

  "I'll just watch from afar. I have a free period," he tells.

  They walk to Hagrid's hut in comfortable silence with only the melodious chirps of the birds and the rustles of leaves.

  A cold breeze drifts through their hair and tickles their skin.

  The floral scent of Ama's clothes wafts in the air.

  Renjun smells it and his lips upturn. "Are you wearing perfume?"

  She nods. "Mhm. Does it smell alright?"

  "Very. Floral, is it?"

  Ama furrows in confusion before emitting an, 'oh.'
"You must be talking about my laundry soap, then. It's a mix of flowers. My perfume is fruity- berries, to be precise."

  Renjun leans in closer and catches the sweet aroma. "You're right. The berries one is lovely."

  She chuckles. "Why, thank you. I spent a lot of time choosing itㅡ Oh! Class is starting!"

  Amaryllis rushes off to the crowd of students gathered around Hagrid, the Care of Magical Creatures professor while Renjun stays a few steps back.

  He sits on a boulder situated behind a tree and watches as the class proceeds.

  "Now, this little critter here is called a Knarl. Look a lot like hedgehogs, don't they?" Hagrid asks and the students agree.

  He then, opens the box that is sitting beside him and inside are many hedgehogs.

  Hagrid then, puts the Knarl inside and closes the box again. "Now, all the little fellers inside here are hedgehogs and only one of 'em is a Knarl which I just put in. After they've mixed up, I want you all to figure out which one is the Knarl."

  The students start to murmur, stressing over the fact that it would be impossible and quieten when their professor lifts the lid of the box.

  "Well, who'd like to try first?" He queries and his students gawk at the identical creatures in the box. How are they supposed to know?

  Amaryllis then, raises her hand timidly. "Uhm, can I try first, professor?"

  "Amaryllis! Well, of course! Step right up here!" He ushers her to come close and she scans the animals before looking up at the tall Hagrid.

  "Did you bring their food, professor?" She asks and a knowing smile appears on his face.

  He takes out a tiny bag from his pocket and gives it to her.

  Renjun watches from afar as she takes out a piece of food for the critters and offers it to them one by one.

  Confusion settles in him and the rest of the students at what she's doing until she reaches one.

  Her brows raise slightly when a certain, little brown mammal she offers food starts to go berserk- running around and acting all paranoid before scurrying up her arm and attacking her hair.

  "Stupefy!" She harmlessly stuns the Knarl and picks it up with a smile before putting it on her palm. "I believe, this is the Knarl, professor."

  Hagrid claps his hands. "Very good, Amaryllis! Looks like you found  'em!"

  The rest clap as well despite being utterly puzzled and she turns to Renjun with a proud smile and he chuckles at her disheveled hair.