Disclaimer: J. K. Rowling and Warner Bros. are owners of Harry Potter/Wizarding World. Jam City is owner of Hogwarts Mystery. I write this fic only for entertainment and leisure.

Birds of a feather

Summary: When she saw him for first time, she can't image he would be her friend because all the students and some teachers had a bad perceptions of her because the Jacob's actions in his scholar life. When he met her for first time, he never thought he would be friend of her, because he don't want someone could break his barriers. But neither of both, they never though they would be more than friends. A recapitulation of one-shots and dabbles about the relationship between Isolde Hiwatari (MC) and Talbott Winger.

Pairing: Talbott WingerxMC! Ravenclaw/Talbott WingerxOC

Warnings: Swearing in sometimes, words in Spanish in some parts, dorks in love, spoilers of the game (I'm playing 7 year now); the one-shots don't have chronological order, because is part of challenge HPHM April prompts 2021, but when I finished it, I try to put in order. Sorry for my English (my native language is Spanish), I tried my best to manage the grammar.

The beginning

'Where did I see those eyes? It wasn't the First time we met, but I don't remember where' she thought, meanwhile trying to do her transfiguration homework in the Ravenclaw's Common Room. It was late, and the place was almost empty except for her and her beloved best friend, Rowan Khanna.

Days ago, Isolde was dreamt about her first year in Hogwarts. Or well, when she and Rowan traveled in train from London to Hogsmeade the first time. With another images than reminded her about the card reading by Sac-Nicté Olivares Hernández, her grandma, before leaving the place that she called home for three years. She was skeptical about the Divination, but she gave it an opportunity taking the subject here. Trelawney didn't put the things easy either, in special she told her about the Death next to her. It was obvious, her search of Cursed Vaults to find her brother was a risk every day.

"Are you listening, Isolde?" Rowan asked her. "Your inkwell was spilling for all the table".

"Me lleva la chin…"

"Isolde!" Rowan reprimanded her. "Even if you speak in Spanish, you can't swear loud!"

"I'm sorry. Fregotego!" she cleaned the table with a move with her wand. "I need to buy a new inkwell. And I almost regret to teach you my native language. By the way we are alone here and don't care if I swear".

"I know. But you can live with it". Khanna laughed. "You are lucky that your homework won't splattered by ink, Isolde".

"I said 'almost'. Really in our first and second years it was a useful form to talk with you without the others girls could understand us in our room".

"Don't you trust in Tulip, isn't?" she asked.

"She was –or I think she is still– Merula's friend. I will be careful, if no, I'll never find my brother and our 'favorite' Slytherin will take all information and clues that can help me for my searching".

"Was it the reason that you are distracted?"

"No, it wasn't. It's other thing… a dream". Isolde looked around and lowered her voice. "I was dreamt about the time we traveled in train for first time".

"Do you have a nightmare? I remembered all the people refused we stayed in the same compartment with them only said the stupid thing about you were a Cursed Child Hiwatari".

Rowan snorted by those memories. Their first year was a little hell for both: Merula almost killed them with the Devil's snare; the people were rude with them for the things Jacob did in Hogwarts and not for Isolde's actions; every day without fault she listened for many students called her friend "Monster", "Cursed Child", "Nightmare Hiwatari" or the worst, someone tried to cursed them. Even Isolde and Rowan had had to learn some counterspells and defensive charms and Hiwatari pretended their comments an actions didn't care neither affect her; sometimes Isolde was almost given up and wanted run away to Hogwarts, regretting about her chose to study in Hogwarts than Ilvermorny, like her mother wished.

The only reason Hiwatari didn't go was for Jacob and for Rowan. Isolde told her when she comforted her in November of that year. She loved them so much than her wish to leave all and return to America. And the next years new people was added in that list the people she cared them: Chiara Lobosca, Penny Haywood, Bill and Charlie Weasley.

"Don't worry. No in this time for Merlin's beard" Isolde smiled her. "It was more… bizarre. I don't remember well but we weren't alone in this compartment, isn't?"

"Well…" Rowan reminded this scene. It was true they were lucky to find one empty for them. But a minutes after they stayed in, someone entered. "You're right, but I don't remember who could be. We didn't put attention in that person. They seemed angry when we started to talk and you…"

"I gifted him my earmuffs. The only thing that I remembered of him was his eyes. They're red"

"Like yours?"

"No, they weren't. They seemed like amber red with hazelnut tone. I saw him but I don't remember nothing more of his face. But I know that person is a boy. Probably our grade or the fourth year, but I'm not sure. And I think he is related with the prediction made by my granny when I lived with her and my grandpa".

"I though you didn't believe in the divination".

"I don't, yet. Trelawney isn't a good professor in her subject and I have more doubts than before I take this class".

"But, what is the prediction?"

"She told me with 'help' of the cartomancy about my life related with four birds: the quetzal, the raven, the eagle and the phoenix. The Quetzal was obvious, it was for my dad. He was a nahual (animagus) like my grandparents, and in the reading of cards said I lost him in a war that he hadn't fight but was inevitable because the Dark was over us".

"You-Know-Who". Rowan trembled. "I don't want to live again this fear".

"Neither me. I don't want lost anyone important to me, again". She paused a while. "About the Raven, this bird are going to give troubles in my present and hurt me more than I was in my past".

"Do you think the raven is 'R'?"

"It's probably. The black feathers seems like the ravens. It could be. R wants to kill me or my friends. But I won't let them hurt any of you or do something"

"What's about the eagle and the phoenix?"

"The eagle is my nahual and my life partner. Granny told me the spirit of the eagle chosen me to be my guardian and I will transform in it. Like all in my family of my grandmother in our life we must to find it. But I think the person that we met in this moment would be related to help me to become an animagus."

"Well, he could be anyone, but it's impossible. I think is only a coincidence and the bad logic of the dreams" she saw the parchment in the table. "It's the reason that you did our transfiguration homework before the others. We studied animagi in the last session. And if I compare that you said, nahual it's the same, isn't?"

"I agree with you. And be a nahual, yes... and not to all. It's our animal spirit when we were born, but with the animagus potion you can transform into it. Nobody of my family couldn't help me or my nahual will change. And it could be stupid, but I really want to be a bird. I love to fly and I think it would be more useful than another animal. And this gift will be a great tool in my searching of Jacob".

"Do you know if he is an animagus?"

"I'm not sure. Maybe yes, maybe not".

"And the phoenix what's mean?"

"The Hiwatari Family was blessing and cursed by the Red Phoenix, based in a legend that passed generation to generation. Suzaku is the name that reorganize this spirit in that Country. But my ancestors did horrible things in Japan centuries ago. The seven Hiwatari were the guilty about the Disaster of Houei in 1707. After their defeat some ran away of Japan. But in the seventh generation news seven Hiwatari were born and they will participle in a new War".

"That's reason your family lived in America. I had read about it in the library, but I didn't think you're related with that".

"Yes. I don't know where and when this War will benign. But I wish this was a mistake and only a myth. Either my affront against R could grow and do more problems than now. It's good the books don't say anything about The Seven Hiwatari. Did you imagine what's happened if they knew?"

"No, I don't, but now you're the 'Curse-Breaker of Hogwarts'. A celebrity for save Hogwarts of the Curse Ice and sealed the First Vault the last year"

"What…!"

"Andre Egwu called you with this nickname".

"I knew. He told me in our first visit to Hogsmeade, but I didn't know about the change of the people's mind".

"Yes, but many people is opportunist with someone with a little fame. And you thank you to Rita Skeeter who write about you in The Daily Prophet".

"¿Qué? Esa maldita hija…"

"Isolde!"

"I'm not sorry for this! I don't tell any about my 'extracurricular activities' to my mother. It's probably I get a howler soon. And it isn't the first time she did it. The horrible articles about my brother made my mother ask for her change in another consulate. I can't move out in this moment. Not when Hogwarts was in danger by the boggarts and my friends are in risk."

"At the least, your mother couldn't read the article. She didn't send you any letter".

"For now. I wish you were right. She will be very angry if she know I investigated the Curse Vaults."

"I know. But late or early, someone was found the information about the vaults out. Its better we go to sleep. Snape don't be clement if we sleep in his class".

"Yes. I don't want another weekend with the bubotubers and my bare hands. My skin don't want more damage".

They kept their scholar material in their bags and up the stairs.

&.&.&.&.&.&.&.&.

A few of weeks after, Isolde found some information about to become an animagus. But the first she should make a potion, and the instructions and the list of ingredients were in Forbidden section because it was advance magic, very dangerous if she didn't make well. She didn't give up, yet. She could try to ask in Sphinx Club if could take some books about advance transfiguration in the next meeting. But after of the trouble with Merula became herself a flobberworm and after became a puffskein, it would be impossible.

In this moment her stomach reclaimed to be feeding soon. She left the books with Pince, who reviewed carefully if they weren't with any damage. When the woman finished, Isolde could exit and go to The Great Hall. She was eating, when Tulip and Barnaby entered in the Great Hall. They were talking about someone that she didn't know. And she didn't want to hear it but they sat down in front of her.

"Hi, Isolde Hiwatari" Tulip said. "Barnaby and I were discussing Talbott Winger".

"Who is Talbott Winger?" she asked her. She didn't know nobody with this name, but it isn't the first time she hear this name. Maybe in class or any of the Clubs. She didn't remind well. She was bad for remember names of the persons that don't have any relationship with her.

"Don't you remember him? Well, he's a Ravenclaw like us, but it's probably you don't know him because he's hardly ever around, and when he is he keeps himself. They say he spent a lot of time in the owlery" she saw her. "Well, you don't pass many time on our Common Room either, I saw you in the library the last days, Isolde Hiwatari and with the Vaults…"

"Well, I need to do my homework with books I can't find in our Common Room" she lied.

"If you said…"

"They also say his dad is a vampire and his mum a mermaid!" Barnaby said excited. Isolde looked at him with a raised eyebrow. He could be a nice guy since he left to be Merula's minion, but sometimes he made comments out of context.

"I'm actually quite certain that you just made that up." Tulip said.

"Hmm… could be. Merula always used to say I was full of good ideas. Amongst other things…"

'I think she was mocking of you, Barnaby' Isolde thought, but she didn't have the heart to tell him.

"I have, however, heard that he's attempting to brew an Animagus Potion".

Isolde left to eat, for put her attention to Tulip. She started to trust in her more. But if Tulip said the truth it would be the opportunity she was waiting: someone who teach her to brew it, and in the better case, give her a little of the potion.

"If you drink it, you turn into an animagus?" Isolde asked, trying not be more obvious for her enthusiasm.

"There are multiple steps involving an special spell, and specific sort of storm, but in short, yes"

"I'd loved to become an animagus. How cool transform into an animal" she said finally.

"I know why I'd love to transform into an animal but, Why do you want became an animagus, Isolde Hiwatari?" She asked.

"Become in an animal would make much easier to sneak about, and find to my brother and The Cursed Vaults". She said. And it was truth. She wished was a bird like her granny told her. By the way she didn't want her nahual had changed.

"You had me at sneaking about…" she smiled.

'Tonks and you would meet soon. I can't imagine the disaster your mischievousness together.' She smiled. "I should talk with Talbott about brewing an extra Animagus Potion for me…"

"He'll shut down if you confront him. You need to work out the best way to approach him…"

"It might be best to ask around about him first…" Barnaby said.

"Good idea, Barnaby".

"I don't remember even having two ideas in one sitting. My Hogwarts education might finally taking effect".

She ended to eat. She could start with the Professors, listened their opinions of him, if they could give her advice to how to talk with him. She learned he was an excellent student, good with animals, very quiet. The rumors of him it's probably he had a great secret it was the reason to keep himself, but McGoganall told her she should respect his decision to prefer the solicitude.

For any motive she felt looked for someone every time she asked about Talbott. When she heard Mrs. Norris growled at the one student, for curiosity, the blue-haired girl saw in the same direction, she found a boy with dark brown skin, bicolor hair brown and dark golden, aquiline nose and… his eyes. The same eyes that she dreamt with the prediction of her grandma. And for any reason she felt embarrassing.

"Oh, He's Talbott Winger, Miss Hiwatari" Flitwick told her. In this moment her ears was burned by the shame.

'Merlin, why does happen to me? It's probably he listened about I asked for him. Well, conceal Isolde. Don't let him to see you're ashamed. Go with him, ask if really he is brewing the Animagus potion and he could give a little or if he could help you. The worst thing that happen is he would say you "no" and run away from you because you seem like stalker'. She thought, without let to see his eyes. She admitted she liked a lot. Not for her dream, but are something familiar in him. Maybe it was just a déjà-vu, it's probably she saw him in their Common Room and her memory played with her.

Finally she sat down in front him. He was reading before, without avoid her curiosity, the book seemed of Transfiguration subject. He seemed angry, and with a reason, Isolde didn't have a good first impression. Even if she didn't want with purpose.

"If you want to know something about me, just ask".

"How did you know I was talking about you?" it was the first thing exited by her mouth. 'Dah, it's obvious, silly girl. You asked by him to all Hogwarts staff! And you ask him this? For Merlin! Are you sure you are a Ravenclaw?' her mind reproached her.

"My hearing is almost as good as my eyesight". He smiled to himself. He was funny to see her nervous by her mistake to be a gossip like his friend Penny. The famous Curse-Breaker of Hogwarts, the Ravenclaw's chaser to saved and won the Quidditch Cup the last year, and the girl saved the Sphinx Club this year to be closed by McGoganall. But now she seemed shy and anxious. "Besides, I'm used to people talking about me".

"Sorry…" she murmured, with her face red than her eyes. She wished the floor opened and the earth swallowed her up. 'What disaster you made, idiot. Now try to ask him about the potion' she took a breath. "I heard you're brewing Animagus potion. I've always wanted to transform into an animal". She said sincerely.

"I don't know what you're talking about" It was a half true, because was Penny who wanted to brew the potion, not he. But after all, she could help to taking the ingredients. Also, Hiwatari was friend of Penny, too and if the Hufflepuff girl didn't lie, Isolde didn't have doubts to help them.

"Ah" in her face drew her deception and looked down. It's probably Tulip just had joked her and be a clown in front of this boy. "Don't worry. All right. Sorry to bother you, Talbott…"

"…" she was getting up. "Wait!" the girl sat down again, confused. "Is true you sneaked into Filch's Office?" he had heard Filch seized some rare ingredients and the rumors said Hiwatari broke in that office to take something.

"Oh…" she had doubt to tell the truth, but after all it was the least she could do for him. "Yes… I sneaked here to find my brother's notebook. Why? Do you want to know how to get in?"

"I'm collecting things for a mutual friend of ours".

"We had a mutual friend?" she asked, amazed.

"You're probably surprised I have any friends at all…"

"No, no. I don't want to say it. Everyone have a friend, even Merula".

"How are of those friends are really friends?" the girl didn't say anything. He got a point. "Come on, Isolde Hiwatari you can show me how to sneak into Filch's office".

"It's easier than you think, Talbott Winger" she smiled him. "I thought you were a good boy for all I heard about you".

"I don't like to make or take troubles, it's true. But like you did and do for your friends and your brother, it's for a good cause" she surprised for his comment. "My friend told me about you, and she has thought you're an honest person. And also, you could have the potion that you wanted".

"Are you serious?" she was excited but she didn't want to be tricked. She saw his eyes again, feeling her heart beat fast. And for inexplicable reason she knew she could trust in him.

"I swear. We can help us mutually. What do you decide, Hiwatari? " he smiled her. Penny was right about the blue-haired girl. He understood now her friendship with the Ravenclaw girl.

"I'm going to help you, Talbott. And if you want we can go now. Filch is here, dining with his cat. But we should be careful with her. For any reason Mrs. Norris don't like you and has been watching you all the time and it's probably she'll follow us".

"Let's go, then Isolde" he got up, keeping his book in his bag. The girl followed him. They left The Great Hall.

They didn't know,yet. But it was the beginning of their story.

Phoenix's nest.

Well, since I returned to play Hogwarts Mystery and met Talbott Winger in his SQ and Become an Animagus SQ, I want to write about him. But the pandemia came, I had more patients, I had COVID-19 and I lost an important person for me. The game and his fandom it's form to take a break about, and finally I can write something. I'm not sure if I could finish the all prompts, but I try. Reviews are welcome!