Chapter 11
Exams came and went. Ed doing tremendously well in all of them, but he will only know next year.
“Do you know what Dumbledore wants?” Al asked. “I think he wants to talk to us about our housing once the year ends” Ed said.
They walked all the stairs to the headmaster’s office. “What was the password again?” Ed asked.
“Sherbet lemon” Al said with a roll of his eyes. The gargoyle moved and they made their way in the office. “Professor?” Al called.
“Ah, the Elric brothers, please sit, sherbet?” he offered. Al took one while Ed turned it down.
“Now, I have finally got in contact with someone who is listed to take care of you” he said. “Fortunate know them very well” he smiled.
“It seems your father was good friends with him, Nicolas Flamel” Dumbledore said. Al and Ed looked at each other “the alchemist?!” the first thing they did was look for any alchemist, the only ones that popped up was Dumbledore and Flamel, and of course their father, Hohenheim.
“I have already spoken to him about your predicament, and he and his wife is willing to take you in for the end of term” Dumbledore then got a solemn look on his face “Unfortunately, he and his wife are expecting to pass soon, so it’s only another temporally solution until we can find someone else”
Ed grew a bit irritated “We can live on our own, we’ve done if for seven years” he grumbled.
Dumbledore gave another solemn look “unfortunate we can’t leave you alone, we could have you stay here at the castle with Hagrid until we find someone” he said.
“I’m old enough to look after me and Al, just give us a house and we’ll be fine!” he shouted.
“Why don’t we discuss living arrangements later, for now, the Flamels will take you in at the end of the year” he said.
Ed huffed and Al thanked him politely.
They left after agreeing they would meet the elderly couple at the end of the year.
“So, you think Harry is getting into trouble?” Ed asked. “It’s weird how Hermione become friends with them” Al said.
“I actually asked her about that, she said that if she didn’t, they’d get themselves killed, and I can’t argue with her on that one, those two do seem pretty reckless”
“More then you, when you were their age?” Al smirked. Ed gave a grin back “probably a bit more mild then me”
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Ed couldn’t sleep, the castle was in a panic and was keeping him awake with their magic flinging everywhere.
He had offered to go check on whatever had the castle worried, but they had locked the doors and didn’t let him go, even the passageways were stuck, at least Al was with him, he’d be more then prepared to use alchemy if whatever threat had the castle up if Al wasn’t with him.
Irene was awake with him, wrapped around his neck in comfort, as Nelly slept with Al.
“Ed?” he jumped at the voice, and saw Dean. “Dean? What are you doing up?”
“I should be asking you that mate” Dean grinned.
Ed was sitting in the common room, Dean had come from the stairs. “Just couldn’t sleep” he answered. “Same, something woke me up” Dean shrugged and his cat, Duke, a black cat followed after him.
“Want to go over some homework?” Dean showed both their school bags and Ed shrugged.
Even though Dean didn’t like school work, like at all, he enjoyed learning new things, but in his own time by his own means. His favorite subject was history, which is why he likes their study sessions for history.
They both went over their work separately before working together on some of it.
By the time it was morning they were done and exhausted. “Hope there’s coffee at the table” Dean moaned.
Irene and Duke had fallen asleep easily, while Ed and Dean couldn’t. “Don’t tell me you stayed up all night?” they both jumped at Oliver’s voice. “Uh, no” Dean grinned sheepishly while Ed just shrugged.
“We couldn’t sleep”
Oliver sighed.
Al walked down, looking like he didn’t get any sleep either. He yawned “I and Hugo spoke all night about creatures” he said sitting next to Ed.
Soon more were coming out of their rooms, sleepy and barely awake “let’s get dressed” Ed stood. He needed to get his automail anyway. “Come on Al, you can brush my hair if you’d like” that got Al jumping up. “Can I style it!?” he asked excited.
Ed cringed but sighed in defeat “Fine, but don’t make it to weird!” he yelled as Al run to their room.
After changing, Al did his hair in his usual braid, but, it had some flowers in it.
Since he can’t use magic yet, he alchemised some flowers to use.
Going down for the breakfast feast, paintings, ghosts and students were whispering.
Only hearing a little of the passing conversations, he understood what all the buzz was about, and when he sat down, Evelyn turned to him “Potter, Granger, and Weasley went in to the third corridor, and defeated the challenges and stop Professor Quirrell from stealing whatever was there” She said.
“Told them it was Quirrell” Ed smirked.
Ed ignored most of what whole house cup bullshit and just finished his meal.
He and Al were told the Flamels would picked them up in Dumbledore office, the two were retired from the public, so would rather not be seen.
So they said goodbye to their friends, and promises to write and to see each other next term.
“Maybe we can hang out during the break?” Dean suggested.
“I do know there are some plans with some boys to play Quiddich with Takashi, Ron, Harry and Draco” he said. “And you didn’t include me!?” Dean gasped. Ed grinned “well now you are, I’ll let them know when I write”
He and Evelyn hugged and promised to write and meet up.
Soon he and Al were waiting in the headmaster’s office for the elderly couple.
Ed was a bit nervous about his werewolf training. So far, he’s gotten to where he can resist the urge to change, but not yet. He needed to train more.
But he could do it, he only hoped Flamel wasn’t too discriminate about werewolves.