SpellBound

(3rd Person P.O.V)

As the days rolled by Shizuo quickly adjusted to most of the classes, Care for Magical Creatures easily becoming his favourite. Izaya hadn't seen Malfoy out of classes at all, really. The ravenette suspected his fellow Slytherin was plotting a revenge scheme. Currently, he was in History of Magic. As he found interest in a crack in the ceiling, he remembered what Shizuo had told him earlier.

____________________Flashback...

"Hey Izaya." a certain blonde greeted, earning the usually quiet, raven teen's attention in an instant.

"Ohayo, Shizu-chan." He smiled gently. "To what do I owe the pleasure of garnering your sight this early in the morning~?"

Shizuo rolled his eyes. "Well, today is Friday and normally students go to... Hogsmeade? Yeah. So I wanted to ask if you could come with me to hang out."

Izaya felt a fuzziness of... something grow in his chest. The ravenette smiled a sweeter, happier smile. Wasn't this a lovely surprise after having breakfast?

"Why, I would be delighted to accompany you~." he replied, heart soaring as Shizuo's face lit up.

"Okay, that's great! I'll see you at three, than. Ja ne!" The auburn-eyed teen watched his taller friend disappear into the crowd of people, rushing off to his first class of the day. He turned, supposing he should get going as well, and started off to his next destination.

end of Flashback...____________

Izaya couldn't wait for the stupid class to end. The teen already knew all of this. His mother had drove him into it at a young age for some reason. Maybe he shouldn't have complained about having nothing to do... Anyways, after he had Transfiguration, and D.A.D.A after that.

'If only Professor Binns wasn't such a bore...' The raven leaned back in his chair and sighed, how much longer until the torture would en-

The bell rung suddenly, loudly echoing around the classroom. Quicker than anybody could start packing, Izaya rushed out, even before the ghost could float through the wall or something. The teen decided he'd ask for the homework later if the professor did give any.

'I'm finally out of that cursed so called 'class'.' he thought happily. 'Next up is Transfiguration, which is good fun at times.'

Izaya started making his way to the right class, hoping to run into someone or talk to. Unfortunately, the corridors were to crowded and he could barely pick out who's from which house, never mind one of his friends. The raven was having quite a bit of trouble navigating through it, which is unusual for him.

'Screw this damn crowd! Why is it so packed? Did something happen?' he thought, albeit angrily. All the teen wanted was to escape and reach his desired destination. He bet Shizuo wouldn't have a problem, since he was so tall. Huffing out in annoyance, Izaya kept walking.
____________________time skip...

(Izaya's P.O.V)

"Yo ho, Izaya-kun!"

I sat down in my usual place as I ignored the Ravenclaw's greeting completely, too immersed in my thoughts. Every time there was a class change, the crowd density went up. I just don't get it. What was going on?

"-ou see it as well, Izaya?" Shizu-chan asked me, his head tilting to the side. Huh? See what? No I'm perplexed. What did I miss out on?

"What are you talking about?" I questioned. I really need to clarify a few things. Everyone stared at me like I had grown two heads.

Dota-chin sighed. "You really do just try rush to class... And here I thought you weare observant..." I gave him a glare, would someone just tell me?

"Well, you know how today's corridors were all crowded?" Shinra said. I nodded. "That was because everyone was trying to catch a glimpse of the new wolf that Dumbledore had mentioned at the feast."

Huh? Wolf? Well, I didn't hear the end of his speech that night so...

"Wolf? But what's so special about a wolf?" I asked.

"It's not like a normal wolf for one thing." Dota-chin cut in. "It is more... bulky? And it's really fast. It's stronger too, apparently. This morning, it was seen running around on the grounds before disappearing into the Forbidden Forest."

"Ah... Did he say it was going to be used in a class?" I want to see this wolf. It has peaked my curiosity. "Is the wolf docile?"

"Professor Dumbledore said that even though it is quite peaceful, it is new to the surroundings and isn't used to people, so it won't be examined in a class. " Shizu-chan spoke, playing with a piece of grass.

Well, that's a disappointment. I'll just have to see what it looks like myself. I turned to where Shiki-san and Aka usually sit, but they weren't there. I guess they were off doing their own business.

"So, Shizuo-kun. I heard you have two pet owls. Care to show them to us?" Shinra scooted over towards him.

Too close.

Right now, I feel like getting a knife and throwing it at him. That is, if I had a knife. He was now practically lying on Shizu-chan, who was leaning away in discomfort.

"I-I can call them if you want." the blonde stuttered.

"Ooh! Yes please! I wanna see 'em!" He shifted a bit closer.

I hope Shinra has good dodging skills.

"I would recommend for everyone to cover their ears." Shizu-chan's voice interrupted my thoughts. I quickly covered them as everyone else followed suit. He whistled the same sharp pitch like last time. I still winced, as did the rest of the group. How the owls can bear it beats me. Quicker than before, they seemed to swoop out of nowhere, Kyōryokuma in the lead. I smirked as the other two stared at them in amazement. The owls circled the area and shot towards us, Shizu-chan stepping in front of our group. It seems that he didn't have his gloves this time either. Kyō seemed to be accelerating but I realised that Shiroyoku was starting to slow. He than made a downbeat with it's wings and shot back into the sky, resuming its circulation. Shizu-chan smiled as Kyō landed on his arm and looked up to Shiro.

"Woah! It's so cool!" Shinra gasped, eagerly reaching out his hand to stroke the bird, but only got a sharp snap from his beak in return.

"Ehh?! Why won't  it let me pet it?"

"What's their names?" Dota-chin asked while Shinra pouted. "And why is the other one staying in the sky?"

"This one is Kyōryokuma. The other in the sky, that's Shiroyoku." I answered absent mindly, gazing up at Shiro.

"How do you know their names?" The brunette turned to me.

"He's met them before. I showed him them yesterday." Shizu-chan replied, making Shinra look at him. "And to answer your question, Kadota, I'm not too sure." The blonde paused. "But, he does seem to be sulking up there."

"Sulking? You can tell?" I inquired. How can he tell? Is it something to do with owner and pet bonds?

"Yeah, I can. See the way he's flying?" Shizu-chan pointed at Shiro, who glanced at us once before letting out a screech. I... don't get it. What is he trying to say?

Seeing the little confusion that was expressed on my face, he moved beside me and put his arm around my shoulders. I tried as hard as I could to dismiss the redness that was threatening to blossom on my cheeks. Damnit Shizu-chan! Why must I feel this way around him?! "Shiro normally flies with more grace and elagance than power." he began, eyes watching his bird. I looked up as well. I now noticed something was slightly... off about the horned owl's flight . "Right now, when he flaps his wings, the beats are sloppy and furious. Plus, he started slowing down and shot right back into the sky, as if he was mad."

"I see... but what is he mad about?"

Shizu-chan sighed, looking a bit irritable. "I'm pretty sure it's because I forgot to give him a treat last night... Even though he knows he doesn't need them." Said 'he' screeched once again.

"So, what are you gonna do about it?" Dota-chin's voice made me startle a bit. I had forgotten about him and Shinra.

"I'll probably apologise later. It isn't the first time this has happened..." he sighed again and let go of me. Now I feel disappointed... for some reason...

Shizu-chan spent the last ten minutes trying to get Shiro to land. It looked quite funny, watching him plead up to the sky. Unfortunately, the avian was as stubborn as a mule and flew off as soon as the bell rung.

"Damn owl... I'll get him later..." Shizu-chan growled out. I laughed at this, and he retorted with a glare with no meaning behind it.

"Well, you did put on a good show~." Shizu-chan lunged playfully at me, which I dodged.

"Izaya..." he said in a half threatening voice.

"Sorry Shizu-chan, but you're going to make us late~."

"Hmph... I'll get you..."

"Sure, Shizu-chan, sure..."

____________________time skip...

(3rd Person P.O.V)

3:47pm...

Izaya and Shizuo had head off to the charming village of Hogsmeade. For the blonde, it was a completely new experience. They were wearing casual clothes. The taller male wearing a brown hoodie, white t-shirt and jeans while the other wore a red top, a black jacket and jeans. The duo were now walking side by side, Izaya giving him a little information on each shop.

"I should take you to the Shrieking Shack." Izaya supposed, facing Shizuo as he walked backwards. "You've already seen Zonko's, the Post Office, Tomes & Scrolls and a bunch of other shops."

"...Shrieking Shack..?" the taller of the two inquired. "What is it? Is it enchanted to shriek or something?"

The ravenette laughed. "Nope! It just got it's name because, well... Remember when the Thomas kid mentioned a Professor known as 'Lupin'?" The blonde paused for a second and then nodded his head, recalling the kid's burst of sudden anger. "Yeah. The Ministry woman said something about 'filthy half-breeds' before that..."

Izaya caught a sudden tense in Shizuo's form, but dismissed it.

"You see, Professor Lupin was a werewolf." the blonde's mocha-coloured eyes widened. "Even though he was one, he was also the best teacher we ever had. He made class interesting and fun. Nothing like the sorry excuse we have now." The raven scoffed. "He made me rethink what I originally assumed what werewolves were..." Izaya trailed off. "Anyway, look! You can see the Shrieking Shack!" He pointed at it once he turned around. It was only a few hundred metres away and the ravenette felt a need to run so...

"Race you!"

Before Shizuo could respond Izaya had somehow snatched his wand and raced off towards the old shack. The blonde, not liking having his wand taken, felt (and this is putting it mildly) like he wanted to rip out a stop sign from the ground and throw it at his friend. He raced after the smaller teen, slowly catching up thanks to his long strides. Unfortunately for the mocha-eyed teen, his smaller friend made it difficult by jumping over and swerving around lots of different obstacles. Just as Izaya neared their destination he was tackled by Shizuo, who managed to growl out a 'Got you!' The ravenette struggled for a bit until he noticed the position they were in, and froze. His taller counterpart was pretty much pinning him down to the ground with his hands holding his wrists and legs at his sides so he couldn't escape. Well, in Shizuo's mind, that was what it looked like. In Izaya's, he got a whole other picture.

"Give me my wand." the blonde uttered, slightly out of breath from the short sprint.

"Make me~" Before the ravenette could stop himself the words had already tumbled out. He gasped and quickly shut his mouth, a blush forming on his cheeks. He adverted his eyes and turned his head to the side, feeling his heart beat erratically against his rib cage.

'Shit! Why can't I just keep my mouth shut?!' he thought furiously. 'Now what is he go-'

"Make you~? Oh I know a way that'll definitely have you at my mercy~." The taller teen smirked and leaned closer, placing his hands on Izaya's chest. With their noses almost touching the blonde started trailing his hands downwards, resting them on the others sides. The raven felt as though his face was on fire. Was Shizuo going to do what he thought he was?

"Are you ticklish, flea?"

'Huh..?'

The ravenette's reply was cut off as the blonde began to mercilessly tickle his sides. He let out gasps of laughter, trying to squirm out of the way, but all was in vain. The two spent a good fifteen minutes reveling in their antics, much to Izaya's chagrin. After, they lay sprawled out on the grass, content with the comfortable silence. Shizuo did get his wand back, as it was now stowed away in his bag.

"I never thought you would end up choking on laughter..." the blonde stated as he sat up.

Izaya pouted and turned away from his taller friend.

"Awww, flea~. Don't be like that. I said I was sorry." Shizuo edged closer to the auburn-eyed teen, nudging him in the process. The raven tried to shift away but was pulled into the blonde's embrace. He was glad the taller of the two was hugging him from behind, because now his face was a beautiful shade of light crimson.

"F-flea..?" Izaya squeaked out, not at all flustered with the sudden hug.

"Yeah... I decided it would be your pet name. Since I'm 'Shizu-chan'."

"Why 'flea'?" he questioned.

"Why 'Shizu-chan?" Shizuo retorted.

"Shizu-chaaaan~" the now newly named raven whined.

"Fleeeeaaaaa~" cooed the blonde.

Izaya sighed as he saw arguing was futile. The other still had his arms wrapped around him.

"Erm, Shizu-chan? Can you let go of me please?" He honestly wanted the other male to hold him forever but they would never get back at this rate.

"Fine." Shizuo loosened his arms and stood up. He checked the time on his watch.

"Oi flea, it's now quarter past four."

"Hai, hai..." Izaya sighed and got up, smoothing out any creases in his shirt. The duo started to head back to Hogwarts, chatting a bit along the way. They walked past the previous shops, Shizuo having already forgotten what a few of them were.

"Before we leave I forgot to show you one more popular shop." the raven said, glancing back at the blonde.

"Another one? It better be quick..." the taller teen grumbled, walking after his friend. They stopped a few metres away from it.

"This here is Honeydukes. It is a sweet sh-! Shizu-chan?!" As soon as he had heard the word 'sweet', the blonde had rushed into the shop, leaving Izaya standing alone outside. Izaya didn't exactly like it in there so he decided to wait a minute or two so his counterpart could look around. Two minutes turned into ten somehow and just as the raven was going in to find Shizuo, out the taller came with a bag full of sweets. A very big bag, full to the brim with sweets. The smaller male stared incredulously at the blonde, wondering how the blonde would finish all of those without getting a stomach ache and before they expired.

"Ne~ Shizu-chan, didn't you buy a bit too much?" The ravenette eyed the candy with disdain.

"I did?" Shizuo looked puzzled. "I thought this was too little..."

Izaya rubbed his temples with his fingers. "Shizu-chan... How bad is your sweet tooth..?"

"Mmm, well, I haven't gotten any cavities from it so... Not too bad, I guess." As the blonde had said this he had unwrapped a fairly big lollipop and had placed it in his mouth. How could you not get cavities if you buy that amount of sweets? This guy...

Izaya shook his head as the pair made their way to the school. Along the way Shizuo had offered the raven multiple times, but the teen had politely declined each time. By the time they arrived at their destination it was around twenty to five. Shizuo had mentioned about going to watch the Gryffindor Qudditch team tryouts and since they had eaten in Hogsmeade, they decided to go straight to the pitch.The team was setting up the equipment, Beater bats and broomsticks alike. The case that held the four balls was open, with the Quaffle, the two Bludgers and the Snitch all safely secured inside. Only, there wasn't two Bludgers in the case at all.

"Hey Izaya?"

"Yes, Shizu-chan?"

"Hogwarts hasn't ever lost any Bludgers by any chance?" the blonde questioned.

The raven frowned. He hadn't noticed one was missing. "I don't believe they have, no. Why do you ask?"

"Well, it seems to be that there is one missing from the case and I'm just wondering wher-"

Shizuo didn't get to finish his sentence as the 'lost' Bludger smashed into the back of his skull.
________________to be continued...