Shouyou Hinata and the Mirror of Erised

Chap 4: First Nights, First Days, and First Meetings

PART 2

"I'm telling you, Iwa-chan, Defense Against the Dark Arts is the worst class ever," commented Tooru Oikawa morosely over dinner.

"You're exaggerating," replied Iwaizumi, whose Gryffindor presence had long been accepted amongst the Slytherin third years.

"No, I'm not." whined Oikawa before leaning down in a conspiratorial manner "and I'm pretty sure the teacher hates me."

"You're just jealous because you heard some of the Ravenclaw girls talking about how cute he was" responded Iwaizumi, unconvinced.

"Rude, Iwa-chan," huffed Oikawa. "You're my best friend. If I hate the teacher, you have to hate him, too. It's how these things work."

Iwaizumi rolled his eyes "I'm not starting a pointless vendetta with a teacher just to settle your wounded pride."

"Is he still talking about Professor Sora?" asked Hanamaki sitting down and interrupting what was sure to be a long rant about friendship from Oikawa.

"You're still mad because he mispronounced your name, aren't you?" Matsukawa remarked, taking the seat next to Hanamaki.

"That's not it!" Oikawa defended loudly before saying in a quieter voice "Though, I mean, it is kinda weird he didn't know who I was."

"Because who couldn't know Tooru Oikawa?" asked Hanamaki.

"The Great Muggleborn of the Evil Slytherin House" continued Matsukawa.

"Defender of the Weak."

"Protector of the Poor."

"Champion of the Bigheaded."

"Okay, okay, I get it," Oikawa interrupted, annoyed. When Oikawa had first gotten sorted into the Slytherin--the first known Slytherin Muggleborn in a century--a number of small articles had been printed championing Oikawa as evidence that the aftermath of the war had finally ended. Truthfully, Oikawa kind of hated it. Sure, it was nice that people were happy about him. But for every person who was glad, there was another who was annoyed or angry--and those were the ones who tended to be in his House. While he was close friends with Hanamaki and Matsukawa in his House, he tended to avoid the rest of his House.

"Relax, Oikawa," said Hanamaki. "I'm sure you'll blow Sora away with some impressive feat of magic and he'll love you like all the other teachers."

"Besides, don't you two have the Duelling elective with him later tonight?" asked Matsukawa.

"Ugh, don't remind me," Oikawa moaned laying his head on the table despondently.

"What elective did you two choose, again?" asked Iwaizumi at Oikawa's side.

"Divination" the two answered, grinning.

"Ack, why?" Iwaizumi scrunched up his face. "That stuff's all seems fake anyway. And isn't Professor Onikobe a real stickler and only let's those with the 'true sight,'" Iwaizumi made angry looking quotation marks, "stay in his class?"

"Ah, but that's the thing" Matsukawa said, holding up his finger like he was about to make a point.

"He doesn't know we don't have true sight." Hanamaki continued.

"All we have to do is make probable predictions for after the semester ends," Matsukawa said.

"He won't know if they're right until after he grades us. Instant O's" The two high fived.

"There is no way that's going to work." Iwaizumi said, glaring at them.

"Won't know until we try," Hanamaki shrugged. They both packed up their bags and headed to the Divination tower.