Author's Note: I do not own FMA, Harry Potter, or their characters. This is AU and set during the fifth book.
Stressful Situations
Roy wondered if banging his head against a wall would help his headache any. It certainly couldn't make it worse. Things had been bad enough before. He and Hawkeye had been stuck in an alternate universe in the bodies of their younger selves. It had been bad but manageable. Now they also had the Elric brothers and Winry Rockbell to take care of as well. And they hadn't even had the decency to arrive in a way that wouldn't attract attention. No, instead they had arrived right in front of the golden trio. At least Ron, Hermione, and Harry were being helpful about all this.
The biggest issue was keeping their arrival out of the public information. Roy wasn't about to let Umbridge anywhere near these three. Edward could end up killing her. Not that Roy would mind that exactly, but he didn't think Fullmetal was really ready for that sort of thing. Besides, Roy would rather see that woman punished by her own system than dead. It would be nice for her to get a taste of her own medicine. Still, that meant that figuring out what exactly to do with the three of them.
Currently, Harry had convinced the house elves to hide the Elrics and Winry, so they were safely out of sight. But they wouldn't be able to keep up the charade forever. It also didn't help that Fullmetal was clearly skeptical of the explanation that Roy had provided about where they were and what was going on. Roy was seriously considering letting the Gryffindors use Fullmetal for practice their O.W.L.s.
The O.W.L.s were actually proving rather useful. Most people were busy either studying for them or busy avoiding the stressed out students studying for them. Dressed in student robes, Winry, Ed, and Al blended right in. The teachers too were caught up in the general craziness, and so far, they hadn't noticed the extra students wandering around. Roy was still on pins and needles. It wouldn't take much for everything here to explode. He only hoped that it would be events in the Wizarding World that sparked the explosion rather than something one of his crew did.
Roy knew he'd have lost it already if it weren't for Hawkeye. She was his one oasis of calm. Despite the general craziness of this place they called a school and the more specific craziness of the Elrics, Riza remained her normal serene self. The fact that she treated most of this as if it were their normal routine gave him a sense of balance. Now if he could only get home, he might even promise her he'd do his all his paperwork in thanks.
Theme: Pins and Needles, Headache