got into Minghao’s dream. He turned into a werewolf and started to chase us—”
“That’s exactly what I’ve been dreaming too!” Seokmin pulls the chair closer to the bed
before he sits. “I think we really made it to his dream, you know? But then I woke up before
you did. Snape said all that happened in a dream stay in the dream.”
Mingyu furrows his eyebrows, “What?”
“He told me that Minghao is not a werewolf. That I can’t even do my Polyjuice Potion right,
let alone making Wolfsbane Potion. That nothing is real—,” Seokmin huffs, annoyed. “But I
think there’s one thing that might be real within Hao’s dream.”
“You’re right, Seok.”
Mingyu lifts his head to catch Minghao standing in front of his bed. He looks the same as
usual, only his eyes look tired. Now he observes closely, he looks pale. And sad. The
claw-shaped marks in his neck steal Mingyu’s attention.
“One thing that is true is that I’m a werewolf. And I’ve been keeping you two in the dark for
these past three years.”
Minghao sits near Mingyu’s feet, staring at his best friends with shame in his eyes.
“I was bitten by a werewolf when I was five. Ever since then, my family would get me Wolfs-
bane Potion despite its expensive ingredients. Just to keep me normal and continue to pursue
school at Hogwarts,” he talks in a soft voice, almost like it’ll hurt him to speak the truth
louder. “The reason why I’m always absent in full moon? I made you guys think I’m scared
of it like a trauma. The truth is I’m actually scared of myself.”
“Who made you drink the potion?” Mingyu asks.
“The teachers are trying to figure it out. I think someone is trying to reveal a few people inside
Hogwarts that are not purely human. And they got me into their trap.”
Seokmin reaches for Minghao’s hand, squeezing it tightly. “I guess I don’t have to say much,
right? Considering you’ve heard of our stupid act trying to save you.”
“It’s not stupid,” Minghao snorts, squeezing back Seokmin’s hand gently. “Okay, maybe a
little stupid.”
“That’s why we need you,” Seokmin answers with a grin and it coaxs Minghao to smile
along. “You matter to us.”
Mingyu puts his hand on the top of theirs. “Listen, the teachers will protect you now that they
find out about your secret. So do we. Heck, I’ll even learn to be an Animagus so I can keep