Deception: Hello again, and welcome to my second chapter of 'The Basics of Alchemy' -waves- Say hi Ed!
Ed: -waves- Hello, people...uh, Deception-chan?
Deception: Yeah, Ed?
Ed: You forgot to mention something -shows Deception-chan index card-
Deception: -reads index card-....Oh! Yeah, thank you 'Zero Panda' and 'the guy with a gun' for their answers from the question in the last chapter; okay Ed, read your line -gives Ed index card-
Ed: Thanks -takes index card and reads- Deception-chan does not own Fullmetal Alchemist or Harry Potter, as much as she wishes
"Brother, what do you want to tell me?," asked Alphonse, concern in his voice. As Ed was trying to explain to Al, he was stuttering with every other word. 'Why is Brother acting like this, he's never looked so worked up' thought Al, his attention on Edward. 'Okay Edward, you can do this, just word everything right and make sure you don't pass out from this migraine' thought Ed, taking a deep breath to clear his mind.
"Okay, Al, well you see, this guy named Albus Dumbledore, which is a headmaster of this magic school called Hogwarts, and he asked me to be a teacher there and I said yes," Ed answered quickly, but slow enough that Al could decipher what Ed told him. Al paused for a few seconds, registering the information that he had just been told. 'Hogwarts...Dumbledore...teach Alchemy...magic?' Al couldn't believe what his brother just said. 'I thought Brother didn't believe in magic?'
"But Brother...what about the-" Al started to say, but Ed interrupted him.
"The Stone; yeah I know, Al...I guess we have to halt it, I can't back out of this, Mustang's orders," Ed said, scratching the back of his head in annoyance/confusion.
"When we go to this...Hogwarts place...wouldn't people ask questions about me wearing a suit of armor everyday?" asked Al, who, like Ed, didn't want to explain his situation to anyone.
"Well, the headmaster said he'd 'take care of it' but that's all I know," replied Ed, his head feeling a lot better now. Until Al asked his next question.
"But, Brother, since when did you believe in magic?" asked Al, not knowing that Ed can't even answer that himself. As Ed was contemplating what to say, he decided to go with what Mustang said.
"Well, I'm not saying yes and I'm not saying no, I'm just a bit more open-minded to the idea that magic is out there," Ed said, happy with his response. 'Hopefully that was vague enough to not be a yes or a no' thought Ed as he laid his back on the bed and closed his eyes, legs dangling over edge of the bed. His back was still a little sore, which was a reminder that magic can exist. 'Why couldn't it have been Mustang to float in mid-air and land on his back' Ed thought, imagining that very scene; which made him smirk. As Ed was just lying there, Al just stared at his Brother still confused about this situation.
"Brother...when do we leave?" asked Al.
"In one week, until then we could just stay here and look in the Central library for notes we could use for the class," replied Ed, feeling weird at saying the word 'class'. Ed remembered the last words Dumbledore said to him: 'Professor Elric'. At first he was just Edward Elric; then he was Edward Elric, the Fullmetal Alchemist; now he was Edward Elric, the Fullmetal Alchemist and now Alchemy professor of Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Ed had too many names. He needed some rest since his headache was coming back. Ed got up from his position and stripped down to his usual sleepwear: boxers and a t-shirt. Al decided to leave the room while Ed slept, and went to ask Mustang about this. Hopefully Ed can forget about this and get a good amount of sleep. But while Ed slept, he saw images of Hogwarts, him teaching people and people performing magic.
When Ed got up, he changed into his usual outfit and went to go look for his brother. Ed found Al in the Central library, who was already writing down notes from various Alchemy books that were on the table. Ed walked up to Al, but Al didn't turn to see him; apparently he's too busy to hear anything. Ed could have some fun with this. Ed was sneaking up behind Al , then he shouted out: "Hey Al!" This made Al jump out of his seat with a yelp and knocked papers and books off the table. As Ed was laughing, Al was picking up what he knocked down and muttered, "Not funny Brother..." Once Ed stopped laughing, he looked at how much Al wrote and let out a low whistle.
"Wow, Al, someones an over achiever, but how about you take a break and let me work on this?" Ed said as he took a chair and sat down.
"Okay, Brother, I'll be right back," said Al as he walked away.
"Don't rush," Ed replied and soon got to work.
"Hey Harry, take a look at this," said Hermione, showing Harry the front page of the Daily Prophet. Harry put down his broom which he was polishing and looked at the front page. Harry saw a picture of a guy with a blond braid and was wearing an outfit that consists of the colors red and black. He then proceeded to read the article. The article talked about this strange thing called Alchemy and how it was going to be a new subject taught at Hogwarts; and the guy in the photo is named Edward Elric and that he was going to be the Alchemy professor. The article said he is seventeen years old. 'Wow, he's really young to be a professor' Harry thought while reading. When he finished, he gave it back to Hermione.
"So, we'll be learning about Alchemy, but why?" asked Harry. Hermione just gave Harry an 'Isn't it obvious?' look.
"Well, what if you were battling some dark wizard and you lost your wand, wouldn't you want some other way to defend yourself?" answered Hermione, folding the Daily Prophet away. She'll have to cut that article out later...
"Guess that makes sense, especially now, since Voldemort is back," said Harry, not noticing that Hermione flinched at the name. "But what is Alchemy anyways?" asked Harry, since he's never heard of it before.
"Well, I'm not too sure, but I recall something in a book I read a few years ago that mentioned Alchemy as 'a science that deconstructs matter and turns it into something new' but that's all I know." said Hermione, not happy that she doesn't know a lot about it. This surprised Harry, usually Hermione knew everything about anything, but he guessed that will level the playing field in that class. But then again, Hermione is a fast learner. As Harry grabbed his broom again to restart his polishing, Hermione asked him for a pair of scissors.
"Why do you need a pair of scissors?" asked Harry, suspicious that the front page of the Daily Prophet had something to do with this. Hermione suddenly blushed and stuttered out "No reason" and ran off. Harry chuckled at this and muttered, "Lockhart all over again." Just then Ron came in, a confused look on his face.
"What's up with Hermione?; she hasn't let go of that newspaper all day," asked Ron, but tilted his head when Harry started chuckling.
"What's up with you two? Did I miss something?" asked Ron, afraid that he did miss something.
"Nothing Ron, don't worry about it; but did you hear that there teaching a new subject at Hogwarts?" said Harry, amusing himself with the thought of when Ron finds out Hermione fancies the new professor.
"Yeah, Hermione told me; Alchemy, what a weird subject," replied Ron, still feeling like he missed out on something. Don't worry Ron, you'll find out eventually.
While Ed was skimming through some books that he's at least re-read two times, his eyes stopped to see an unfamiliar name in one of the paragraphs.
"Nicolas Flamel," muttered Ed, repeating it in his mind while searching through the files of his brain to see if he's heard of it. Nothing came up. 'How strange' thought Ed. He was pretty familiar with the book, but he's never seen this name before. Also he's never heard about him during his many travels. There wasn't much about him in the paragraph he was mentioned in, but for some reason, Ed thinks he must be very important. He wrote the name down on a piece of paper and stuffed the paper in his pocket. He'll look it up some other time. As Ed continued with his note writing, Al was sneaking up from behind Ed, trying to see if he can scare his older brother, and it seemed to be working. Right about when Al was about to shout out, Ed mumbled, "Hey Al", ruining Al's sneak attack.
"You're never any fun, Brother, you know that?" said Al, who now had his arms crossed.
"Yeah, yeah, I know," smirked Ed. When Al took a seat next to Ed, he saw how much he wrote.
"Wow Ed, you can write fast," complemented Al, who had the papers Ed wrote on in his hands.
"It's a gift, I guess," shrugged Ed. 'Maybe I should ask Al if he knows anything on Flamel' thought Ed. "Hey Al, does the name Nicolas Flamel ring any bells to you?" Al started to think of all the names he knew and Nicolas Flamel wasn't one of them.
"Sorry Brother, it doesn't; why, is he an important person we should know about?" asked Al.
"No, just wondering since he came up in one these Alchemy books," said Ed.
"Well, maybe they have books at Hogwarts that mention him," suggested Al.
"Maybe," Ed replied, hoping that the name Nicolas Flamel will not haunt him the entire day. It did.
Deception: Yay! Second chapter done with! ^-^
Ed: -pulls hood up-....What, no confetti?
Deception: -shrugs- Hmm, not this chapter, maybe the next one
Ed: -pulls hood off- Of course... -_-'
Deception: Anyways, for those who have reviewed/favorited/story-alerted a special thank you goes out to you guys; now it's time to say goodbye!
Ed and Deception: Thank you for reading and have nice day/ night/ whenever you read this! -waves-
(I think I'll do this every chapter, Okay; what month is Harrys' birthday? First one to answer right will be mentioned in my next chapter)
