egg and featherbrain and dazai bonding time (also lockhart bullying time!!!)
“Sooooo…. When are you going back to class now?” Ron asked at breakfast the next day, “I mean you can walk now, even if it is somewhat painful, and you seem to have recovered from at least most of the physical injuries.”
“I’m told I could go back today, and I probably will because sitting around is so boring, but I'm told I have to be ‘careful not to reopen my wounds’ but I am always careful, I don't know what they mean.” Dazai responded, sitting down at the gryffindor table, Blaise, Draco, and Pansy following right behind him. When Dazai sat down and no food appeared on his plate, Blaise, who had sat directly across from him, placed a piece of toast and a small portion of eggs onto Dazai’s empty plate. Dazai slumped over in defeat and reluctantly ate some of the eggs and took a few bites of toast.
Blaise, seemingly satisfied, continued the conversation “Dazai, if you even think of overworking yourself today I will send you right back to the infirmary, don't test me.” Blaise said jokingly, threatening Dazai with a plastic spork. Dazai laughed and put his arms up in mock surrender
Dazai tried to take a few more bites of toast but couldn’t. He stood and threw a bag over his shoulder “Well I’ll be off!” It was hours before their next class started but no one asked many questions. He walked through the halls, having finally memorized the path from the grand hall to the gang room. When he got to the room of requirement he threw his bag to the side and flopped onto the couch. He felt his eyelids grow heavy. He had been oddly tired lately. He let himself start to drift into sleep, but was interrupted by a bang on the window. He shot up and glanced around the room, trying to identify any threat, then walked over to the window slowly. When he got there he saw a Norwegian Ridgeback dragon, and a smokey gray owl.
“Egg! Featherbrain!” Dazai opened the window to let them in. “What are you doing here, I thought Mori would’ve killed you!” The two swooped into the Room of Requirement and settled into their designated spots. Featherbrain sat on an empty shelf of the bookcase and Egg pulled a blanket off the couch and built it into a sort of nest. Featherbrain started cooing loudly. “Oh, shut up, maybe Mori should’ve killed you. Egg, c’mon I was using that blanket. God, I hate you both.” Dazai said lovingly “Maybe I could kill both of you and say Mori did it!” Egg barked “yeah, you’re right they would never believe that. Ugh, I guess I'm stuck with you.” Dazai looked up at the clock. “Welp, better get to class. Hopefully I never see either of you again!”
Dazai slammed the door to the gang room shut and began skipping down the twisting hallways. He was cut off abruptly by the shouts of two voices he had grown to recognize
“Snakey, c’mon you are going the complete wrong way.” Fred shouted from the other end of the hall “We have potions first class”
“You guys know the layout of this place confuses me! You shouldn’t have left me in the first place! You guys are so mean, you really should treat your boss better” Dazai said, jutting out his lower lip
“You’re the one who left us? Oh well, whatever you say!” George said leading Dazai by the shoulder down the hall
They arrived at the classroom 5 minutes and all sat down in their regular spot. When Dazai sat, Blaise placed the packet for the day infront of him and began writing down the notes on the board. Dazai followed Blaise’s lead and started writing as well. Blaise glanced over and was amused to see that Dazai’s pencil was moving, his handwriting somehow fast but elegant, he was copying down the notes word for word, underlining certain words and writing in the margins anything extra he could think of. Right as Dazai finished the last word, Snape stood and cleared his throat to get the class’ attention.
“Excuse me. I have one announcement to make then I will set you loose to begin brewing your potions. The Department of education, DOE, has granted me an assistant.” Snape began. Huh, so the PM truly planned on going through this infiltration. Hopefully it was a lower member who wouldn’t recognize Dazai, otherwise he might be in trouble. Unaware of Dazai’s thoughts, Snape continued “I expect you to treat her with the utmost respect. From here on out she will be the one in charge of grading and organization. Meet Rei Asami.” No. No way. Snape gestured to a corner of the room that Dazai now noticed was occupied by an 18 year old girl with long brown hair. They had really sent Rei. Of all people, why would the Port Mafia send Rei?
Geez, this year was gonna be chaotic.
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Once the entire school day was over Dazai headed directly towards the potions class. Blaise began following Dazai (Mainly out of concern) but trailed off about halfway through the walk when it seemed Dazai knew where he was going.
Dazai walked up to the door and opened it, not even bothering to knock. Snape called something but Dazai kept walking towards the front left corner. He got to Rei’s desk and placed a hand on her shoulder.
She, never looking up from grading papers, began speaking “Pleasure seeing you again Dazai-san. It’s been too long
“It’s been 2 weeks, you’re being dramatic. Also, you can drop the honorifics, I’m no longer your superior and I'm used to just being called Dazai.”
“It’s nice to see that you can speak again. And, c’mon. 2 weeks is too long.” Rei said, leaning back in her chair so that she and Dazai could make eye contact “y’know last time I saw you you weren't looking too good, you doing ok now?
“Better than ever!” Looking in his peripheral vision, he could see Snape’s expression of utter confusion
“I’d believe it, this place seems nice. I need to tell you something…privately…” Rei stated, aware of the fact that Snape was listening in on their conversation, seeking answers to his questions “Anyways! It’s your free time, go do stuff with your friends, I don't know, I’ve got work to do.”
And with that, Dazai left.
He arrived in the gang room, only having to ask for directions from the paintings once, and was met with the hell’s hounds having a meeting. Everyone was on edge, finding Pansy’s addition uncomfortable, but no one actually said anything about it.
“Boss! We have questions” the twins shouted in unison. “According to blaise here, you actually started doing your work, what happened to the rebellious little brother we knew” Fred said with George placing his hand on his forehead and pretending to faint.
“Don't worry, i'm only doing this to throw off all of my teachers. I like watching the chaos when they realize i’m better than them” Dazai said sarcastically, crossing his arms
“As long as you do your work I won't complain about the reason.” Hermione interjected, finishing up her homework
“Of course you’re only doing it to cause chaos.” Pansy said, rolling her eyes
“What else would you expect!” Dazai responded
“Still refusing to do your work in Lockhart’s class is such a petty move though boss.” Ron laughed out, resting his head in his hands
“I have never seen that man cast a spell, are we even sure he’s a wizard at this point? I’m not really one to talk, but at least I've casted before.” Dazai reasoned. Right when Hermione began to protest about ‘treating your superiors with respect’ Dazai cut her off “Hey! Fred, George, can I borrow that map of yours?” Sensing Blaise’s suspicion and concern, he continued “Blaise, you should come with me so I don't get lost!”
This seemed to calm Blaise down and he agreed, the twins were confused but handed over the map anyways. Dazai identified where Rei was, she was sitting in her bedroom, And the two of them were off. Dazai explained what he was doing to Blaise and that seemingly calmed his nerves
And they had arrived at Rei’s room. Blaise agree to sit outside while the other two were talking and Dazai brought up his fist and rapped on the door
Rei opened the door and quickly let Dazai in, Blaise already having sat down across the hall, talking to one of the portraits.
Rei instructed Dazai to sit on her bed and pulled up a chair across from him
“There’s no point in beating around the bush, I was sent here to kill you.” Rei stated seriously
“What does that mean?” asked Dazai, confused
“Dazai, the mafia knows you’re alive.”