Night Watch (Edward, Open)

[Professor Sin Moon]

Silence. Pure, and utter insane silence filled the castle, polluted only by the sound of the occasional painting snoring. Not even the sound of light footsteps could be heard as Professor Sin Yeun Moon traveled through the ancient halls of Hogwarts castle. Despite the many windows in the stone castle, hardly any moonlight leaked through, and the actual night was as black and as thick as oil, filling every vein of the castle as if it was a stone dragon with ink black blood. The only solace came from the white light that emanated from his apple wand, and sent silent pulses of hope throughout the halls, lighting them up so that he could travel through them safely.

It was the night after the second day since Hogwart's reopening to the students, and the new professors were stuck with the worst shift, midnight to three a.m watch duty. Sin was unused to such little sleep, and the man dreaded these two hours he would have to roam around. The worst part is, he would have this shift for the majority of the nights of the week. It would only be the second day of classes and the man would be dreadfully tired...

He was descending down the third floor stair case as it moved to the second floor. It was well around one a.m, hardly one hour into his shift when he heard the slightest of noises. The young man's heart jumped in his chest, and suddenly adrenaline filled his frightened veins as he pressed onwards. Oh my god what if it is a troll...My father told me about the time one was found in the dungeons. He heard another sound and his pupils grew larger. Oh my god there is a troll loose in the castle, oh my god, I have to tell someone!!! He started to move a little quicker, animated by fear and all exhaustion disappeared.

He was just about to turn the corner when he heard a quiet breath, and jumping, he turned out from the corner, wand pointed straight in the face of Professor Edward Andrews: The man he was sitting next to at the professor's table. A slight blush covered his cheeks and he retreated immediately, holding his arm as he said, "A-Ah! I'm sorry, I didn't know that there would be any other professors patrolling tonight..." He stood there in embarassed shock, before slowly releasing his arm and looking at Edward, "You're Professor Andrews, right?...I'm Sin Yeun Moon, Muggle studies." He smiled a little hesitantly, nervous. The man really was beautiful.

[edwardandrews]

It was a very dark, and quiet night in the corridors of Hogwarts. It was also getting very late; much to the frustration of Edward. He was the professor who taught the Care of Magical Creatures class at the school, and while he really did love his job; the hours of patrol that he was required to complete simply did not mix with the class's curriculum .

As professor, he was expected to properly handle the creatures shown to the class at all times and to do that he needed to be well rested, and fully alert. Something that just wasn't going to happen this week.

He found himself growing rather irratated as the time passed on by, especially when he found two Ravenclaw prefects snogging in the middle of the corridor that they were supposed to be patrolling. After a swift scolding , and a rather cruel sentencing of three nights worth of detention with the grounds keeper he was on his way again, quietly complaining about bad prefects all the while.

His talking stopped when he heard a set of hurried footsteps that seemed to be running away from his form. His brow rose, and thinking it to be a student, he quickly followed after the footsteps, meeting with a rather unpleasant surprise as he turned the corner. He was met with a wand being pointed at his face.

He stood there frozen with shock; he couldn't believe that a student had had the nerve to point their wand at him. Anger then rose through his small form; he swore that whoever did this would receive detention untill they left the school for Christmas break, and that they would have enough points taken away from their house to whipe out even the tinest shred of hope of their house winning the Hogwarts cup that year.

His anger faded when the wand was removed from his face, and he actually got a look at who had pointed their wand at him. It was another professor; one that Edward could recognize as the one he sat next to the during meals in the Great Hall when he actually got a good glance at his face and form.

Despite that; Edward found that he had trouble remembering the professor's name, or at least he did untill the man said his name. He then blushed slightly out of embarassment, and slightly cleared his throat before speaking in his normal, calm voice.

" It's quite alright. It must have been an error on whoever scheduled the patrol's part. I had previously believed that my only help would be the prefects." Here he gave a small nod of his head as a sign of acknowledgement, and a small almost unnoticeable smile before speaking again;

" Yes, I recognize you from the professor's table. You sit directly next to me. It is a pleasure to finally speak with you professor." Another small smile was given to the other male. It was rather obvious that Edward was not used to smiling all that much around other people. A fact that was shown when the smile almost immediately fell off of the male's lips as he changed the subject.

"At any rate, I believe that I should be the one apologizing. You see, I had previously believed that you were a student out past curfew. I did not mean to startle you. I am sorry."

[Professor Sin Moon]

They both seemed to have an awkward moment of embarrassment then, as both shuffled a little bit and blushed. He himself couldn't bring himself to have the confidence to look into Edward's eyes, and he had an uncomfortable smile on his face. I can't believe I just stuck my wand in his face...He probably hates me now. He began to sulk a little, sapphire eyes filled with shame and worry as he crossed his arms over his chest. "I'm sorry for being rude...I'm not used to traversing in the dark. I haven't seen any students or prefects." He paused, rubbing his arm a little bit as he tried to distract himself, looking at the other paintings that continued to sleep. It had been almost three years since he had been here, and he was filled with regret over it. He didn't have very many memories to reminisce over, and it made his heart ache from the fact that he had never kept in touch with anyone after the fact either. After a short pause, he finally spoke again, his voice a little quiet, "...Honestly, I'm scared. I don't like this castle at night."

He noticed the slight smile on Edward's face, and his heart skipped a beat momentarily, his embarrassment disappearing minutely in that moment with a new sense of hope. W-What a handsome guy... He thought to himself, trying to return the smile hopefully. Honestly, he looked like a gentle eyed dog wagging his tail from the reception of that small smile, even if it disappeared faster than he could spot it. He was covering his blushing face with his hand momentarily, before he let it fall away from his face and the blush was completely apparent. "A-Ah, professor is so formal, can you just call me Sin?" He was rubbing the back of his black head modestly, ruffling his own hair as excitement filled his veins. "It's nice to meet you too, Edward. Do you mind if I call you that, Sunbaenim?"

He lit his wand with a silent spell again, and he put his hands up as if to wave away anything the other said almost as if it was tangible. "No, please don't apologize. I was honestly just scared I ran into something unpleasant, that is my mistake." He shook his head softly, looking at Edward again, his face reddening just a little more. He must be really popular... "Um, would you like to continue the patrol together?"

[edwardandrews]

Sharp brown eyes silently observed the opposite male's multiple reactions to the events that had unfolded. A single dark brow rose ever so slightly as he observed the shame and worry on Sin's face. He wasn't sure why the man was beating himself up over such a small mistake; after all it wasn't as if the guy had hexed him or anything. A nagging feeling at the pit of the male's stomach caused him to release a small sigh.

" Don't worry about it. You did what you thought was needed to defend yourself. I'm not angry or upset with you in the slightest." His eyes stared up at the other male with nothing other than the upmost sincerity. " It's quite alright to be uncomfortable with this castle. It's not exactly the most welcoming place to be at this hour. I myself am only used to it because I was a prefect back when I came to school here."

Edward felt a very small sense of pride as he looked at the now smiling man. He reminded him so much of a puppy that he had once seen in the window of a muggle petshop. Another smile took over Edward's lips as he saw the slightest hints of a blush on Sin's face. This smile was wider, and lasted a while longer then the first one had before it too faded away. " Very well, Sin it is then. And yes you may call me Edward, I do not mind."

A quiet chuckle escaped the young professor's lips as he witnessed Sin's reaction to his apology. " You need not apologize for doing what was asked of you, Sin. If anything, it was rather impressive that you were willing to take on whatever unpleasant thing you came across without any help. I'd be happy to finish patrol with you."

[Professor Sin Moon]

The sincerity in the burma male's eyes comforted him, and only encouraged the increasingly puppy like reaction from Sin. He merely nodded towards the comment about the castle, and as he drew up beside the other to finish the patrol, he seemed to sincerely relax around the other's presence. The tension in the air slowly began to fade, and was no longer thick enough to stir and sip with a spoon as if was some sort of brass porridge; Instead, there seemed to be an openness then, a since of comfort and acceptance. Sin's nerves were, for the first time, non-existent, and it filled him with contentment that made his heart skip a beat.

They began to patrol the halls together, side by side, their wands lighting up the otherwise dark hallways and making it easier to see even further than before. Despite the fact that this was the first time Sin had been trying to talk earnestly with another person, he wasn't as nervous as he use to be. The once, nerdy and quite mousy Ravenclaw had actually seemed to gather enough confidence to where he was not utterly terrified of the idea of talking to another person--especially someone with as much status as Edward seemed to have. He felt so humbled next to a man who seemed to emanate charisma to the extreme, a man who was successful, well liked, and whole heartedly honest. "A-Ah...You know, I'm not impressive at all. I'm actually really insecure, and a coward." He looked down modestly, but it really was the blunt truth. "Thank you for flattering me though, you are very kind."

As they turned another corner, Sin gathered up the courage to speak again. "That's right, you were a prefect, weren't you?" He spoke in a reminiscing voice, before suddenly realizing how stalker-ish that sounded. He immediately looked over at Edward, putting his hands up in defense saying, "N-No, please don't take that in the wrong way. I only remember because we were in the same house together. I think you're a year older than me? Anyways, you caught me one year trying to sneak back into the common room after curfew. My roommates wanted some food from the kitchens, so I went down and got it for them." He smiled a bit. Back then, it was clear to everyone that Monroe Elliot was being bulled by three older Ravenclaws who took advantage of the boy's kindness. Monroe, or 'Sin', was the type of guy who would cut off his own hands if you were to tell him that someone need them. He was a very kind, lonely kid, who had no real friends despite his sweet personality because of his obvious insecurity.

It was so interesting to see the popular Edward Andrews back at Hogwarts. Sin genuinely wanted to know his story, his wisdom, and so he asked, "How come you decided to become a professor at Hogwarts? What did you do after you graduated?"

[edwardandrews]

Edward paused momentarily after hearing Sin's compliment, something akin to shock written on the older male's features. He had been called many things in the past. Some were positive, and some were negative. Never had he been called kind by anyone. Hs sharp eyes seemed to soften for only a quick moment, before regaining their normal sharpness. He continued on his way, easily catching up to the other male while silently hoping that he hadn't noticed him falling behind.

" Thank you, but I am not kind. I am only honest." He pausd, shaking his head at the boy's modesty. " You are certainly not a normal coward then. A normal one would have never tried to attack me." He stopped speaking for a small while after that, enjoying the comfortable company. He had patrolled the castle at night with others in the past, yet he had never felt so relaxed while doing so. It was strange, yet Edward couldn't bring himself to question it. He instead placed his focus on patrolling, or at least he attempted to.


His eyes calmly moved up to glance at the taller man who was at the moment on the defensive. A small smirk made it's way on the male's face. Sin's reactions certainly were amusing to say the very least. They made what Edward had previously believed to be a very boring, and dreadful night into something much lighter, and even pleasent.

"It's fine; I don't think that you are a stalker or anything of the sort. " His tone was calm, and even somewhat gentle as he spoke to the male, not wanting to give him the idea that he was actually offended by the words that the male had spoken.

" Ah, yes. I knew that I had recognized you from somewhere before. You were known as the kindest boy in Ravenclaw at that time. Yes, I do believe that I left the year before you did."

A frown made it's way on his lips at that particular memory. He had caught the boy on his way back from the kitchens, and had interrogated him. The boy had been frightened to the point of tears, and had caused Edward to feel so guilty that he had actually helped the boy get back to the common room without being seen. It had been the first and only time Edward had ever broken the rules during his entire seven year stay at Hogwarts.

" To this day, that was the only time I've ever broken the rules." He paused, thinking about how to answer Sin's next question before sighing, and just decided to answer it honestly.

" Honestly; I just came back here to keep an eye on my younger brother. Something happened to him during his fifth year and I came back to ensure that history doesn't repeat itself. " His eyes softened tremendously at the mere mention of his younger brother, showing very clearly how much he cared for the younger boy. The softness was placed with fondness as he remembered his previous job.

" I used to be a dragon keeper at the reserve here in Scotland."