Hi guys! Thanks for your reviews from chapter 1! I got really motivated and finished chapter 2 within 24 hours! Please continue supporting me and don't forget to review.
Do you guys mind if Toshiro's personality is a bit, you know, cold towards Harry? It's really hard to imitate his attitude and stuff you know… I don't think his personality and attitude would stay the same throughout this story…. In addition, I made Toshiro and Karin dating already….if you don't mind….
Matsumoto pinched her nose, preparing for any dust that would "harm" her and opened the door.
Inside was very dark and shabby, and there was an old bartender, who was quite bald and looked like a toothless walnut. The low buzz of chatter stopped immediately.
Obviously, there aren't that many wizards who has silver-colored hair. Really, and they call themselves wizard? So pathetic. They aren't so special after all.
Matsumoto was still pinching her nose, which was seemed to make the bartender frown. Toshiro made his way to the bartender with all the eyes following him closely and said "Is there Matsumoto Rangiku in the reservation list?"
The bartender looked a little taken back, but replied "Uh….yes I do. Is she….. your mom?"
Toshiro glared at him with his cold, teal eyes. The temperature in the room suddenly lowered in a rapid rate. "She is my accompanist. You have the keys, correct?"
Then, Matsumoto (now her nose freed) and much to his annoyance wrung her right arm around Toshiro's neck and smiled to the bartender warningly. "Please don't mind him, he's just not used to strangers. By the way, he's Hitsu- I mean- Toshiro Hitsugaya and I'm Rangiku Matsumoto."
She was totally unaffected by the temperature drop, probably used to this situations, because she is always angering him (much to his disappointment, he had hoped that this would shut her up)
The bartender seemed relax by this cheerful greeting of Matsumoto and managed a weak smile, still shivering in the cold. "H-Hello. N-N-Nice to m-meet you. I'm Tom b-by the w-way."
A vein pulsed in Toshiro's forehead as he pushed away Matsumoto's arm away from him. Toshiro casted an annoyed look at Matsumoto that said 'We'll talk later' which caused her to grin even more(she loves troubles).
He turned to Tom and said, "The keys and the room numbers please."
Tom nodded quickly and told him as his teeth was till chattering. "R-Room 42….sir….."
The room suddenly became warm again. Toshiro muttered 'thanks' under his breath and dragged Matsumoto away from drinking, heading towards the room.
-in the room-
"Awwwww, taichou, that stuff looked good. I never tasted a English beer before, why don't you try some too? Oh, I forgot. You're 11 right now." Matsumoto smirked at the last sentence while Toshiro stiffened.
"Don't get too cocky, or you're going back. Mountains of paperwork will be waiting for you welcomingly." Matsumoto's smile faltered. Of course it did. Toshiro had spent years of torture of doing her paperwork when she snuck off partying with sake.
"Come on, taichou. You don't mind Karin call you that, why can't I too?" Matsumoto pleaded. It was too clear that she wanted to use this opportunity to tease him constantly.
However, Toshiro, instead of scolding her having such thoughts, was blushing. Well yeah, he let Karin do whatever because she was….special. In other words, she is his girlfriend. He was silent for a moment, blushing.
"W-Well, you and Karin are… different. She's ….special." Toshiro became red even more.
Matsumoto forgot that she had been pleading, and started to smile widely. "So you admit it! How come you never told me?! We must get ready for a wedding soon! Do you want it traditional or western? Oh my god, it's going to get busy…"
"Shut up Matsumoto! Go ask that bartender where Diagon Alley is!" Toshiro shouted at her, his whole face, including his ears bright red. This was what he had dreaded-Matsumoto's exaggeration and nonstop of teasing.
Matsumoto was still smiling when she left the room with a slight wave.
Toshiro sighed and sat on one of the beds, and looked out the window. He closed his eyes, remembering Karin's smile. The way her small mouth curved, her smell, her large dark eyes, and her black hair framing her face, he misses them already.
His thoughts were interrupted when Matsumoto barged in said, "It looks like it's right next to this place. Weird, huh? We didn't see anything unusual on the way here. Well, anyways, Tom said that he's going to lead us there. Wonder if he's going to use magic to get us there? Oh yeah, and there was this boy…." and so on.
Toshiro got up quickly, not wanting her to notice that he had been daydreaming.
"Okay, let's go now." He ignored her chants and opened the yellowish envelope sou-taichou had given him.
It said:
HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
UNIFORM
First-year students will require:
Three sets of plain work robes(black)
One plain pointed hat(black) for daywear
One pair of protective gloves(dragon hide or similar)
One winter cloak (black, silver fastening)
Please note that all pupils' clothes should carry name tags
COURSE BOOKS
All students should have a copy of each of the following:
The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1)
By Miranda Goshawk
A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
Magical Theory by Adabert Waffling
A Beginners' Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi
by Phyllida Spore
Magical Drafts and Potions
by Arsenius Jigger
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
by Newt Scamander
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection
by Quentin Trimble
OTHER EQUIPMENTS
1 wand
1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)
1 set of glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set brass scales
Students may also bring an owl OR a cat OR a toad
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS
Looks like the wizards have a secret place where they can act free of humans. Pretty clever of them. Toshiro thought.
He opened the door and stepped out. Downstairs, where everyone was gathering, he could hear them talk loudly with excitement. He gestured Matsumoto to come out(she was still talking) and headed down the stairs.
At the last step, he saw a skinny boy with a lightening scar on his forehead.
A/N How did you guys like that? I'm not sure if that matched Toshiro's personality… He has a soft spot for Karin but otherwise, he has a cold attitude, especially towards the wizards. Or, at least that's what I'm planning to do. What do you guys think?
