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Following the events of fifth year, a new adventure awaits for Norah Lee. Boys, exams, school events, common room parties, and old foes outside of Hogwarts. Even battling pensieve guardians was easier than this.
Main Pair: OC/?
Genre: Adventure/Angst/Fluff (it's a little of everything, tbh)
KEEP IN MIND: Characters are aged up (even if the story's got them in sixth year) to make it more appropriate. Time period is leaning towards the modern day so in case you might find anachronisms in the dialogue or references, this is why. This may also be quite a lengthy fic too.
BE WARNED: Social anxiety, mentions of blood and injury, grief, drinking, kissing but nothing more than that, death (this is Hogwarts Legacy, after all)
P.P.S: Final stretch in guessing who "Nick" is! Also, introducing Nicholas Carrow who's probably gonna be the new "bully" so to speak. Norah reveals her backstory to Ominis then Sebastian. Gryffindor party chapter is coming next!
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Chapter 9
Norah paced back and forth in the Slytherin girls' dormitory the next day. It was officially the last day of Professor Ronen's homework of secret summoning. She laid out all the letters "Nick" had given her, alongside her cluttered rolls of parchment after she just finished her Transfiguration essay, with another homework on ancient runes. Norah quickly closed her ink bottles before she slid off her bed.
Nerida watched her with an amused expression. "I don't know who that 'Nick' is, but my bet is on Sebastian," She said, almost nonchalantly before flipping through the pages of Witch Weekly.
"Possibly, but also possibly not," Norah said. "It could be Garreth, for all we know, or maybe even Leander."
"Or Ominis," Nerida pointed out with a knowing look. "You know, I saw him tell off Nicholas Carrow the other day."
"Carrow? What's he done?"
Nerida put the magazine down, a serious expression on her face. "Carrow's been going around telling people that you're a-" She looked quite pained, scrunching her face in disgust. "Mudblood. Ugh, I hate that word. And the worst thing is he's got some Ravenclaws agreeing. And that boy you've told off for sneaking a kneazle whisker last year."
"What did Ominis say?"
Just then, Imelda went in, having overheard their conversation in time. "Ominis threatened to tell Black, and when Carrow pointed out that Black shares a similar belief against muggle-borns, Ominis threatened to make up something," She said. "Don't think it got through to Carrow as much. Pureblood against pureblood or something like that."
Norah nodded. She realized that she hadn't told anyone much about where she came from. While she appreciated that Ominis defended her, she knew she had yet to tell any of them about her family. "Do you stand for it, Imelda?" She asked curiously.
"Merlin, I would never, it's a disgusting belief," Imelda scoffed. "It's a waste of time, when I could've used that time to practice my turns. If I want to get scouted by the Holyhead Harpies, I had better stay as focused as I can and I intend to."
"Understood," Norah stopped in front of the letters.
"You're surprisingly calm about this," Imelda pointed out.
"Well, it's a shame Carrow's like that. I don't really care about him, but if he goes after people I know, it's going to be a different story," She said.
Imelda and Nerida chuckled, exchanging knowing looks. "That's our Hogwarts heroine," The quidditch team captain grinned. "Besides, Carrow better think twice about his words before uttering mudblood around a lot of us. He probably shouldn't forget how you took down a troll and a goblin warlord. He's easy bait."
The three girls snickered. "And the fact that you could take down groups of Ashwinders without blinking. I'd like to see him try doing what you did in fifth year," Nerida frowned. "We may be under Slytherin house, but we know to knock our own down a peg if needed."
"Too bad Ranrok's dead then," Norah joked.
Her owl suddenly swooped in, carrying yet another letter. "Ooh, speak of the devil, another letter from 'Nick'?" Grace grinned as she went inside. "This might be the last one before the party tomorrow night."
"Probably. Maybe I can reply to Nick directly this time," Norah shrugged, taking the envelope from Starlight's leg and giving her a treat. The owl gave an affectionate nip at her finger and settled herself on her perch.
Norah cleared her things and left the room, wanting to speak with Ominis about what Nerida and Imelda told her. She passed by Violet, who told her about what happened between Ominis and Nicholas. Upon reaching the common room, she saw the small crowd of boys gathered near the Slytherin statue. Among them was Nicholas himself.
Nicholas Carrow looked similar to Harlow in that he looked quite gaunt. While not as tall, he had a dark brown buzzcut. He often looked like he was about to cast curses on anyone who stood in his way.
"Oi! Mudblood!"
The entire common room had gone silent, Norah raising a brow at him. His expression twisted into a grin that she knew was him about to try and provoke her. "Shut it, Carrow!" Grace shot at him, a look of disgust on her features as she heard what happened and went back out.
But the blonde's attempt to silence him did nothing. "What? We're in Slytherin house, not so sure Norah Lee the mudblood belongs in here, though," Nicholas took a few strides.
"Oh, you were referring to me, I'm sorry," Norah spoke, feeling the eyes of everyone else on her now. "What's with the slur all of a sudden?"
"You heard me," Nicholas pointedly replied. "You might have taken out a dark wizard and goblin for all we know. But you being a mudblood will never get you as far. I mean, you came into this school four bloody years late. It's that muggle blood, I suspect."
Norah studied his features. She was relieved this wasn't taking place elsewhere in the castle. She'd hate to see the actual muggle-borns having to witness this. "What do you want, Carrow? Need help with your homework or something?" She asked, wanting to get to the point. "Or are you just going to stand there and call me mudblood all day? If that's what you want, mate, you should find something else to do with your time."
Her remarks set off snickers from many of their fellow housemates. She knew it was only going to fuel the fire Nicholas had going. But she knew if they were to settle this, it was best to get to the point of the name calling and smearing. Nicholas brandished his wand and pointed it at her.
"Expelliarmus!"
In lightning speed, Norah non-verbally cast protego to shield herself. When Nicholas was caught off-guard, Norah non-verbally cast levioso, seeing him floating a few feet from the floor. She approached him. "Hate is too strong an emotion to waste on something you don't like," She said, her voice low but stern. "I don't mind a little duel, but if you ever utter the word mudblood to anyone in this school again, I'll show you what I've been through in fifth year."
Nicholas fell to the floor, seething with rage and humiliation as Norah left the common room. All the more she wanted to talk to Ominis and Sebastian, if he was even around when their argument happened. She went to the Undercroft where she saw the blonde himself, sitting down on one of the plush red couches. He looked furious.
"Norah? Is that you?" Yet his voice didn't seem to show any hint of anger.
"Yeah, I heard about what you did with Carrow. Are you alright?" She said as she approached him, sitting down on the space next to the blonde.
"I am, but I wish I could've done more. The nerve of Carrow to call you such an unspeakable word," Ominis sighed in frustration. It was a word he heard all too often with his family, aside from torturing muggles for sport. "I hope Carrow knows what's good for him. I will not hesitate to use my family's connection to Black to get him expelled if he ever dares utter such words again."
As Ominis was about to say more, he was cut off when Norah wrapped her arms around him in a hug. His body froze, caught off-guard by her warm embrace. His heart was racing, his cheeks were heating up. It was like being thawed out of an icy prison, a warmth he hadn't felt in a long time. The only time he felt something similar was when his beloved aunt Noctua Gaunt would give him a hug, protecting him from his own family's abuse while she was around.
"That was very brave of you, what you tried to do to Carrow," She said softly, nuzzling his shoulder. Norah wanted to explain that she also gave him a little telling off before coming to the Undercroft, but somehow, she felt the story would be better told some other time. She leaned back until she pulled away gently, her hands trailing down his arms and on the tops of his hands. "I realized I haven't told you and the others much about me, where I've come from," She chuckled.
Ominis tilted his head. "What do you mean?"
Norah relaxed into the couch. "I am what Professor Garlick would refer to as a late bloomer," She said. "My magical abilities came in very late, to the surprise and relief of my parents. They're both squibs."
The blonde's expression fell slightly at her revelation. Aside from muggle-borns, squibs were also among those that the wizarding world regarded with some prejudice. People who were born into magical families but do not possess magical abilities themselves, they weren't allowed to attend Hogwarts or any other magical school, and more often than not, integrated with the muggles instead.
"My parents worked to live a comfortable life, even amongst the muggles. They live in a classy district in London, something your family might be familiar with. But even if they were well-regarded amongst the muggles, they never forgot all about these things. My mum used to read the Tales of Beetle the Bard to me at night, my dad would talk about the Quidditch teams. They'd buy some storybooks in Diagon Alley with some help, and they'd have it around to remind themselves of where they came from," Norah chuckled as she recalled the details, glancing at Ominis every now and then, who was intently listening and smiling at the memories.
"I attended a muggle school for most of my life, but I didn't make much friends there really, until my 15th birthday, I started seeing those ancient magic traces."
Norah smiled as she remembered. "And that was when I received the Hogwarts letter from Professor Weasley," She said. "A few days later, Professor Fig arrived, and started to teach me the basics of everything, and the rest is history."
"What do they think of what you've done in fifth year?" Ominis asked as carefully as possible.
"Oh, they were incredibly surprised," She laughed. "They couldn't believe that I did all that I did then. Sometimes, whenever I have to talk about it, it surprises me too. Me? Slay trolls? Acromantulas? Take down poachers, ashwinders, and goblin loyalists? Even a goblin warlord? It's what the muggles say, too good to be true."
"They should be proud of you," He said. "I know I would be. And I am."
Norah smiled. "I hope they are. Thank you."
Ominis reached out for her hand, moving up to her wrist instead to gently pat it, which she appreciated. This was one of those times that he desperately wanted to see her face, and really tell her that she was the most amazing person he had ever met. Yet, as only he knew how, he channeled this growing feeling of admiration through this moment between them.
"Have you told this to anyone?" He asked.
"No. Not really. I suspect the teachers all know, but as for the students, I'm not sure," She said. "Sebastian's going to know in time, as will Natty, Poppy, and Amit. And whoever else might hear. If Nicholas finds out, I don't really care."
The mention of the Carrow boy made Ominis frown again. "Norah, don't concern yourself with whatever Carrow's up to, or plans to do," He said. "Frankly, I must admit, he reminds me of my family. Something I have no wish to be part of."
She shook her head, placing her hand over his. "Don't worry. I did threaten him against calling anyone mudblood earlier. He tried to disarm me, but I levitated him first."
"Good girl," A small smirk played across the blonde's face.
Sebastian appeared, looking rather smug upon seeing Norah. "I heard about what you did to Carrow in the common rooms. Merlin, I wish I could've seen it," He said, sitting down on the floor in front of them, putting his bag to the side. "I have to be there next time you tell Carrow off. I heard he's still livid."
The two of them chuckled. "Alright, you will be there if Carrow tries to do anything while I'm around. Ominis has threatened to frame him for something too. Besides, you needed to be here much earlier for another reason," She hummed.
"Really? What?" Sebastian was curious.
It was in this second time that Norah felt more at ease at revealing where she came from. When Natty and Poppy first pressed her on her beginnings, she was a little hesitant, feeling a little embarrassed for entering Hogwarts a little late. While she wasn't really ashamed of her beginnings, Norah remembered what her parents had always told her. That what mattered more was what they chose to make of themselves, and that they worked hard and were always kind.
The Sallow boy was left stunned by her revelation. "The teachers all probably know, as for everyone else, I'm not sure," Norah shrugged.
"Well, I'm always one for the belief that anyone can have magical potential no matter where they come from," Sebastian nodded. "Carrow better watch his mouth from now on. He's not going to be safe even in the common rooms."
"Unfortunately, Carrow's not the only one who shares the same sentiment," Ominis pointed out with a huff.
Norah remembered the letter she received from "Nick." She took it out from her pocket and opened the envelope. Upon reading the message, the suspicions she had long had as to who Nick was clicked. Her heart was suddenly pounding at the confirmation the more she read the note.
To Norah Lee,
The cost of making only the maker knows,
Valueless if bought, but sometimes traded.
A poor man may give one as easily as a kind.
When one is broken, pain and deceit are assured.
Let this final riddle be,
The answer to get to me.
I look forward to sharing your company,
Perhaps at the Gryffindor party.
Follow the clues, follow the leads,
My beautiful little sleuth,
If you want another clue,
I shall leave you with this,
My senses are heightened,
Except for one.
I hope I surprised you.
Your name, I have summoned.
Your Nick
By now, Norah knew that Poppy was likely enjoying a little date by the lake with Andrew. Perhaps Henry and Natty finally managed to formally get together, the same with Amit and Samantha. Norah was now looking forward to the Gryffindor party more than ever.
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any bonten headcanons? i just think seeing em all interact is fun
Oh definitely!!! Here are the ones I came up with!
Kakucho is the glue that holds this team together, whenever he takes a day off things become more chaotic.
Pretty much no one listens to Koko's presentations, Koko has a grudge against all of them because of this.
Mikey will sometimes just disappear, like they'll search everywhere for him but won't be able to find him. He always comes back though, the others suspect he has a hiding place somewhere.
Sanzu threatens to use his katana on the Haitani brother's after they tease him about something often.
Takeomi smokes more then he did before, he often says "I'm too old for this" too.聽
Ran takes a lunch break everyday and refuses to be flexible with it, even if it's an emergency. *Ran calmly sipping coffee while everyone's fighting behind him*
Kakucho was the first to get his tattoo then everyone else just kinda copied him (Mikey's orders)
Mochi isn't caught up on any of the bonten drama, he has no idea what the Haitani's are talking about when they try to fill him in on the gossip.
There's a hole in the wall in one of their buildings where someone obviously punched it but no one has admitted to doing it so it's a mystery.聽
They're so used to bad assassination attempts that they don't even phase them anymore.
The Haitani brother's insist on taking Kakucho out for dinner a lot (they baby him a bit)
Pretty much all of them have either taiyaki or dorayaki on hand to give to Mikey (it's considered a good idea to carry it in case he's in a bad mood)
One time during a fight, Sanzu accidentally grabbed a taiyaki from his pocket instead of his gun so he just threw the taiyaki at the guy.
Rindou enjoys interrogations a lot since if he gets to do them then he uses his joint locking technique to break their bones one at a time.
Koko has the nicest office
Ran secretly likes it when the police and media publish photos of them (he normally makes sure he looks perfect for this reason)
Sanzu and Kakucho have a rivalry going on (the Haitani brother's love to gossip about it)
The building has accidentally been set on fire at least 5 times
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Heeeey~ I've read a lot of your head canons and they're all so good! 馃槝
Can I request some Baji as an older/younger brother(you choose) head canons? Thanks allot!! 鈾ワ笍鈾ワ笍
(You can ignore this btw)
Ok so I went with a few as him being the younger and a few of him as being the older!
Older brother Baji
Teaches his younger sibling so many questionable lessons, of course there's the standard stuff like cooking but he also gives lessons on things like how to best hit someone with a bat.聽
Pretends to get annoyed by his younger sibling following him around a lot but he actually doesn't mind.
Has to shhh them a lot while he's watching his detective shows
Teaches them to be good with cats too and tasks them with feeding the cats while he's out.聽
He goes crazy if he thinks anyone has dared hurt his younger sibling, will hunt down any bullies.
Chifuyu is determined to make Baji's little sibling like him and will attempt to get to know them.
Takes them to the arcades often
Let's his younger sibling play with his hair if they want (they have to be careful with it though)
Tries to convince them to try hard in school and not upset Ryoko like he did.聽
He actually goes and asks Shinichiro for advice on how to be a good big brother sometimes because he looks up to him a lot.
Younger brother Baji
Covers for them with Ryoko a lot, he expects them to do the same for him too.
Will ask for advice but doesn't admit it's for himself, like "so a friend is having trouble with..."
Openly asks for help with schoolwork though because he's desperate.
He actually admires his older sibling a lot and talks a lot about how cool they are to the other toman founders.
Chifuyu is determined to get Baji's older sibling to like him and will do things for them.聽
When he was younger he used to try and sneak out with them a lot to follow them.
Even if he's the younger sibling, he's still fighting anyone who dares to make his older sibling upset.
If they're a similar age to Shinichiro then Baji and Mikey definitely either tried to get them to be friends or tried to set them up to date each other at least once.
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