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I'll give you a little sneak peek at the bottom of this chapter, so read on and as always, I hope you enjoy it~ 3


Chapter 11: Camping Trip

Malfoy stomped along the Hogwarts' corridors, elbowing any student who was unlucky enough to cross his path out-of-the-way. He whisked around a corner and collided with a first year, who blubbered out an apology. Malfoy simply sneered and kicked the scattered papers away before continuing his journey to Professor Edward Elric's classroom. At last, he reached the heavy door and proceeded to bang on it with his fist. When a reply didn't come immediately, he pounded again and this time hollered.

"PROFESSOR, OPEN UP!" He shouted impatiently. Again, no response. He tutted and drew his wand.

"Alohomora!" He chanted. The door unlocked and he shoved it open and strode inside. He looked around, and Ed was nowhere to be seen. He gave an irritated sigh and turned to leave, but something caught his eye. He walked over to the desk, and peered curiously at Edward Elric's pensieve.


"Is everyone here?" Ed questioned the assembled students. "Where's Malfoy?"

"Right here, Professor!" Malfoy came jogging up, wearing an unusually large grin on his face. Ed ignored it and checked him off on the attendance as present.

"Alright," Ed held out a large sack. "Everyone drop your wands in here and then we can begin." The students hesitated for a moment before drawing their wands and then proceeding to form a line and one by one they deposited their wands. Once all the wands were collected, Ed instructed the class to follow him and he turned to stride, free of his limp, towards the Forbidden Forest.


Once the group reached the edge of the trees, Ed turned to face the class.

"Headmaster Dumbledore told me about a small clearing that would be ideal for camping out. It's a little way in, so be sure to stay together," The students looked at each other nervously. "Don't worry. I'm here after all." Ed puffed out his chest a bit and resumed his fast pace, the rest of the students jogging slightly to keep up.


After about 30 minutes of walking, the group finally entered a small clearing and Ed instructed them to set up shelter. The students looking around them in confusion.

"But sir, where are the tents?" Hermione asked. Ed simply pointed at the nearest tree.

"Right there," He reached into the sack and withdrew a rather large knife and tossed it on the ground in front of the students. "Now get to it." The students glanced at each other, then back at the knife, then at each other, and back again.

"So no one wants to volunteer? Alright then." He began to count the students off by three, and instructed them to get with their groups.

"Group 1 will be in charge of the fire, Group 2 will be in charge of food, and Group 3 will make the shelters." The students groaned and set about their duties. Ed sighed in satisfaction and settled down in a nice shady spot beneath a particularly large tree, and soon rewarded himself with a quick nap.


"-ssor..."

...

"fessor...!" A voice startled Ed and he opened his eyes sleepily.

"PROOOFEEEESSSOORRRR!" His eyes snapped open and he jumped to his feet in alarm, looking around wildly.

"WHAT?! WHAT'S GOING ON?!" His crazy gaze met by a group of confused students.

"...Dinner is ready." A Slytherin student said, hiding a snicker.

"O-oh. Great," He looked up to notice that the sun had fallen low in the sky. "What did you manage to find?" He took a seat on a log around the campfire. A Gryffindor student handed him three berries and Ed sighed. The class ate their berries and began to chat with each other.

"Professor?" Hermione asked.

"What?" Hermione's question was interrupted by her own stomach growling. She blushed in embarrassment and glanced downwards. The noise of her stomach was soon echoed throughout all the students, and the professor as well.

"If you guys want food, go get some." Group 2 reluctantly stood up and was about to depart, when a Gryffindor student stopped them.

"D-did you hear that?" He choked out. Everyone's faces went pale and the campsite went silent, everyone strained to hear even the faintest sound. A loud twig snapped and their heads whipped around towards the direction that it came from, their eyes gaping into the darkness. A glowing pair of eyes met theirs, and Ed slowly stood up.

"Don't move a muscle." The class gulped and obeyed. They all stood in silence, praying that whatever was there would lose interest and leave. They then breathed a sigh of relief as a doe slowly entered the clearing, followed by a young fawn. Ed glanced at the class and was relieved to see that they were all looking at each other excitedly, with large smiles on their faces. The doe and her fawn had almost left the clearing when suddenly there was a loud growl and a large bear emerged from the darkness and pounced on the mother. A girl screamed and the bear's head whipped around and his beady black eyes stared at the group of humans. He reared up on his legs and lumbered towards them, leaving the fawn nudging his mother.

"Stay back!" Ed ordered and he whipped out the knife. The kids trembled in fear and retreated to the far other side of the clearing. The bear eyed him for a moment before turning away and heading towards the students.

"H-hey! Are you saying I'm not good enough for you?!" Ed screamed and charged at the bear. "I'm not a pipsqueak!" The bear turned and swatted at him with his massive paw, sending Ed through the air, only to land on the hard ground with a thud. He winced and struggled a bit to stand up.

"Look!" A student exclaimed. Ed looked up to see the fawn charging at the bear. The bear swatted at the young deer, who ducked under his paw and rammed his head into the bear's stomach. The bear recoiled and took a step back, looking at the nuisance angrily. Ed scrambled to his feet and jumped on the bear's back, slashing him in the shoulder with the knife. The bear roared in pain and shook Ed off his back before turning and running back into the forest. After the bear was long gone, the students ran over to the doe, who still hadn't moved.

"Leave her be!" Ed instructed.

"But, Professor! She's hurt!" Harry exclaimed. Ron grabbed Harry's arm and pulled him away from the wounded deer. The class parted and the fawn approached them cautiously. A Gryffindor student held out a hand hesitantly, and the mother stirred. The baby ran to his mother's side, and the doe stood up shakily. The fawn nuzzled his mother, and they both walked out of the clearing, and back into the forest.

"I understand." Harry said suddenly.

"Understand what, Harry?" Ron asked.

"The lesson! Don't you see? All is one, and one is all." The other students looked at Harry as if he were crazy, and Ed merely smiled.

"And?" Ed pushed. Harry grinned excitedly.

"I am one, and everything is all." Ed turned away from the students and smiled proudly.

"Let's go to sleep."


Chapter 12: DA

Ed walked briskly down the Hogwarts corridors, map in hand. The students crowding the halls parted when they saw that blond piece of hair that sticks up like an antenna. Those who weren't in his class had heard rumors about the popular professor.

"I heard he attacked one of his students and they had to be taken to the hospital wing!" said an excited second year Hufflepuff.

"N-no way!" Her first year Gryffindor brother gasped.

"It's true! He also picked a fight with Professor Snape, my friend's friend saw it with her own eyes!" Her friend whispered. Ed paid them no mind, for he was on a mission. He turned into a much less populated corridor and continued his journey. Not five minutes later, he stopped abruptly.

Not much of a teaser, I know. But believe me when I say the chapter is well underway. Hope for an update by the end of the week :)

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