[Scene one, The forbidden corridor, - Year 1]
Dazai blinked at the door in front of him.
Is this the oh so feared place that the Headmaster didn't want them to go in? While Dazai had to admit that he can feel something inside, the door is so painfully average that anyone without enough brains could mistake it as the closet. Hell, Dazai wouldn't even bat an eye on this place if weren't for the weird aura lingering around, telling him to follow it's trails!
What could be on there anyways? Some of those Magic-Mafia people who killed muggles such as him? A Time-travaller? This 'Merlin' people keep saying about everytime they sneeze?
Ugh.. this better be worth it.
"..Where is the hairpin again?"
Dazai huffed, his hand trying to reach for the small thing that were kept safe inside his little bag. Not realizing someone behind him, approaching the brown haired boy at full speed as he was too busy looking for his precious item.
Suddenly, Dazai felt like someone was touching him, and he froze. Feeling shocked by the physical contact that he get before he quickly turned around, defensive, ready to launch himself to whoever do such thing. It's not him, right? It couldn't be, Mori said that he will leave dazai alone for the meantime because he need to be focused on his task and didn't want him to be 'distracted'-
Oh.
"..Uh, Hello?.. are you okay, Dazai?"
Instead of the doctor that he had been dreading to meet, It's a boy with a dark skin who were standing in front of him.
"..How do you know my name?" He blurts out, looking confused. He don't think that he ever met this boy before..
Dazai inspects the boy carefully, green tie- just like him, another fellow Slytherin then. By his appearance, it seems that he's also a first year, just like him. Age ranged around 11 to 12, probably the former, and..
"Uh- I suppose you don't remember me.. we met at Madam Malkins once."
Madam what?
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Oh!
"Robe Shop! Right!" Dazai gasped. He never really good at remembering stuff, so, he silently apologizes- not, for forgetting the boy's name. It's not like that it will matter much anyway! Sure that they would share class together, same houses and all that- but! Dazai didn't think that the black haired man would be thrilled when he sees how 'abnormal' he is. Mori's words, not his! So the guy would probably trying to ignore him like a plague later on, not like that it mattered anyways, that's one less connection to be worried about. Mori always said that those bring you to your downfall after all, and he can't fail this one.
The boy nods, smiling sheepishly as he continued, "..yeah, Just call me Blaise though."
"Okay, Okay! Blaise alright!"
Dazai clapped his hands, the tone airy yet filled with false cheeriness, People like others when they're like this, right? Happy and smiling all the time.. surely this must send the boy in a comfortable situation for a while, he's not exactly in the mood to deal with grumpy people.. let the boy sneak in peace would you? Thanks!
Pulling the hairpin out of his bag, he then tries to lockpick the door, it'll take some time, but it will work. Unfortunate that he won't be able to use all of those fancy magic ways.. ugh.. more work on him! If only he can do that..
As he busied himself on the lock, Blaise looks up, his eyes full of curiosity and confusion as to what Dazai was doing. Did he try to open the door? Why the brown haired boy doing it that way? What is that small thing? Blaise had so many questions, yet he keep all of them to himself, didn't want to annoy Dazai who seems to be so focused on his thing.
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"Agh! Why is this so hard?.. Did the headmaster put anti-lockpicking magic spell on this door?"
Dazai pouted, he still didn't want to give up, but it takes way too long than it usually be. He's always able to pick the lock in a few minutes, 5 at most. But it's already past that! He can sense something powerful behind this door, as ordinary as it was, and he wants to know! It's not his fault that his curiosity got peaked when The headmaster literally told them about it in one of their first moments in here!
He groaned, feeling frustrated by the situation, not realizing that Blaise is still beside him. He expected the guy to leave anytime now due to how bored he is seeing Dazai doing something strange with the forbidden door, but hey! Guess some people are just weird after all..
"..I don't think so, I never heard of any spell like that.."
He sighed, while Dazai flinched by the sudden sound. Jeez.. this guy won't leave him alone, does he? Sure as hell gonna entertain him for a while before his view on him turned upside down..
"Well! The headmaster is stupid! It makes it harder to open the door! I need to know what's insideee!!"
He whined, stomping his feet down to the ground. The boy beside him chuckled by that, his face amused. "Isn't that the point of it? He doesn't want anyone to enter the room. You can't just force it-" Before Blaise can continue, his word got cutted off by Dazai, who's face is determined, full of mischief. Oh uh.. Blaise had a bad feeling about this.. surely the brown haired boy wouldn't do something stupid, right? Based from their interaction earlier, he seemed smart, even though a little bit.. apathetic..? Is that the word? "Oh you bet! Just see! I will open this thing!" He winked, he will prove to Blaise that he can open this thing! Magic be damned, a door is a door after all! A stupid idea sure, a part of his mind scolded him for it- but! He accept a challenge any day.
So he goes back to work with his pin, just a little more...
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"Aaaaand.. voilla!" Dazai grinned, he'd done it! See? It still can be opened after all.. he turned around, wanting to see Blaise's reaction, and oh dear, it was a great sight. His jaw was dropped to the floor, shocked by the fact that Dazai was able to open the forbidden corridor just by using a tiny small thing.
"Woah.. that's.. that's amazing.."
"I know right! Now, now, let's open thi-"
When he open the door, however, the sight was horrifying to see.
Is that..
Dogs?! Is this the source of the magic comes from?! Ugh.. they're very big too.. and wait- is that another dog's head- There's three of them?! Oh no.. is this.. is this a punishment to him for being disobedient to the rules..? No.. no.. no- the nasty things snarled and showing their horrifyingly sharp teeth. Ready to jump and bite, wrecking every skin of his body with scars.. no.. it can't happen again, not again, stay- stay on where you are, they wont.. they- they still do that anyways, what should he do? He didn't want.. he.. nonononoNO!-
He slammed the door, making sure that it's closed throughly. Taking a few steps back before he collapsed..
..no- wait, he.. did someone catch him?..
"..Hey, you okay?.."
That voice sounds familiar.. it's no Him, too young and soft, it's not Elise's either, hers is more childish and..
Oh. Right. Blaise.
"..no.. I'm fine- really!" Dazai tried to lighten the mood, making silly gestures and expressions, hoping that they both can just forget this and go on their way.
Unfortunately, Blaise didn't seem to buy the whole act. Oh well. At least he tried.
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They went in an uncomfortable silence for a few minutes, before Blaise suddenly spoke, trying to break the ice between them.
"So...? There's 3 headed dog in our school this whole time..? Why would the headmaster do that?"
He frowned, as dazai giggled at his words, starting to relax himself from all of the tension.
"Hehe.. he must have gone nuts.. what kind of Headmaster who would keep nasty hybrid dogs in here..?" It's lucky that the dog didn't have the time to jump on them before Dazai closed the door, or else..
"..nuts? What does that mean? Is it him being turned into nuts?"
Aha.. Blaise seemed to be confused by the saying. It's a muggle term, after all, dazai didn't expect him to know it, yet he couldn't help but laugh by mental image of the Headmaster actually turned into nuts.
"Haha-! No, no.. it's a muggle term, the word of it is similar with 'insane', basically.."
"Oh.. I see.."
"..."
"..."
"Now that I think about it.. is there any spells that can turn someone into a nut? That would be pretty funny!"
"Maybe? I will look into it, despite how weird the idea is, I have to agree, it would be.. kind of funny.. I guess..?"
"Really?! Woah!"
"I know you're not exactly well accounted with magical community, but I'm fine with helping you a little bit.."
"..Does that mean you wouldn't mind for me to give you my assignment?? It so booring!! I would rather commit a beautiful suicide than working on my homework!"
"Wha-?!"
"Hehe! Just kidding!"
"Thank Merlin.. please don't do that again.."
"Hehe! Blaise had too much faith in me~"
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And thus, a friendship between Dazai Osamu and Blaise Zabini was born.