"Alphonse?" The said boy looked up in surprise at the blond girl he lived with.
"Yes?" he answered politely. She gulped audibly and clasped her hands together, staring at the ground.
"Will you – will you teach me alchemy?" she asked sheepishly. Alphonse dropped the fork he was eating with. It was common knowledge that Winry hated what alchemy did to the Elric brothers, and thus hated alchemy.
"What...?" he drawled. She sighed.
"I want to find a way to bring Ed home and I know that it's alchemy related. So..." Alphonse watched her with a small smile on his face.
"Winry, I'm searching everything possible for some clue. Please -" Winry cut him off.
"No! I need to – to..." she couldn't finish the sentence to to an excess amount of free flowing tears. The young boy was up in an instant, his arms wrapped around her.
"I want to bring brother back home too. It just can't be done that easily. I'm sorry" he whispered.
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Ed twitched once he felt the warm sunlight hit his face. He rolled over so that it now hit all parts of his back. He sighed and slowly opened his amber eyes. "Well, I'm not in excruciating pain, so it must be a nice day" He sat up and began rubbing the base of his right shoulder where a long jagged scar ran around it in a circle.
"I should go swimming today. I'm sure the lake will be nice" He pulled himself out of bed and dressed himself. He followed the small crowd of students into the great hall for breakfast. Ed seated himself comfortably at a long wooden table underneath a banner of a roaring lion.
"Morning Ed" someone greeted sitting next to him.
"Morning guys" he returned. A boy with glasses and messy black hair sat beside him while a girl with bushy brown hair and a boy with red hair and freckles sat across from them.
"So Ed," the girl began as she pulled food onto her plate "who do you think will enter in the Triwizard tournament? Wait – you could, couldn't you?" she asked.
Ed shrugged. "I could because I'm technically a student, but I don't want to. I heard rumors that that Diggory ass wanted to compete. He's much to pretty-boy for it if you ask me" he answered shoving a forkful of eggs into his mouth.
"Good thing we're not then" the red head muttered quietly.
"What classes do you guys have today?" Ed asked politely.
The black-headed boy groaned. "We've got double Divination and double Potions today. I swear some higher power is persistent on killing us"
"Well Harry, if that's the case, I can't really help you there" Ed laughed. He stuffed a sausage into his mouth and stood up. "Well, now I have to go find some interesting places to fall asleep. I will see you all at lunch, or maybe dinner..." he shrugged and left the great hall.
When Ed had arrived, sixteen, homeless, penniless, and clueless on Hogwarts grounds, Dumbledore had managed to convince Edward to stay. He'd been sorted and gotten all of the necessities for a student of Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry, but he refused to go to any classes or wear the uniform. Even now as he was in his third and final year as a student, he had yet to ever attend even one class.
Ed glanced outside through a corridor window. "I think I'll go for that swim now..."