double, double, toil and trouble

"You nervous?" Donghyuck whispers, his gaze shifting to Chenle, who stood next to him, clutching his Quidditch broom tightly as he took in the team a few feet away from them. Despite the question, Donghyuck could feel his friend's anxious energy ripple off him in waves, "Don't be"

But at this, Chenle just scoffs, his eyes still not leaving the team all huddled together, smiling and joking around, "That's some great advice, there."

Donghyuck just smiles back, about to continue talking but then Jaemin is stepping out of the group of players and clapping his hands together as he meets Donghyuck's eyes and strides on over to the duo, calling back to his team, "Right! Come on over, you sorry lot."

Begrudgingly, the team break off their conversation, throwing a few quick snarky remarks at each other before they follow their captain, stopping just before Donghyuck and Chenle.

Chenle tries to reason with his heart to steady as a few of the players look towards him curiously. He didn't wish to come off nervous or on edge, but for the first time since he entered Hogwarts, he felt slightly unnerved by his fellow Slytherins.

"So, today's training will be exactly the same as usual", Jaemin debriefs them, keeping his tone light and as nonchalant as he can before he then pauses slightly, "But just with one small change."

"Then it's not 'exactly the same as usual', is it?" Yeri huffs, to which Jaemin just sticks his tongue out at her.

"Today, we will be trying out a new Seeker!" Jaemin announces, quickly turning to face Chenle and Donghyuck, holding his arm out towards them, "Introducing, Mr Chenle Zhong."

They already knew who he was as he hung around Donghyuck and Jaemin most days, but Jaemin has always had a slight flair for the dramatics. As the team looked to Chenle, a heavy silence smothers them, dragging on longer than what was comfortable.

Everyone looked from Chenle and then to Jaemin before their eyes lingered on Donghyuck. He was still dressed in his training gear and still had his broom in hand, and so no one for the life of them could understand what was happening.

Hyunjin is the first to speak, "A new Seeker?"

And then Yeri, "Na, have you lost your mind?"

Her voice came out icy and harsh as she ignored the younger boy, solely focusing her gaze on her captain.

"Hyuck may be a piece of work", She continues, "But he's one of the best damn Seekers we've ever had."

Tension crackled through the air, the heavy afternoon clouds hanging low as if to contain the fallout of this conversation.

In an attempt to improve the mood, Sihyeon then steps in wielding a small smile as she tries her best to put Chenle and the rest of her team at ease, "It's nice to meet you, Chenle-"