My Hiro PV Kim Sato Closed

"What did you want to know?"

Sophia covered her mouth as she chewed, focusing on swallowing her food before she spoke.

"I dunno," she confessed, "It's just that you've been so nice to me, but I don't really know anything about you."

Her belly was full, but she couldn't stop her hand from wandering to the containers Hero had brought them. Before she realized it, she was chewing on a muffin. Hero would have to be careful. At this rate, she was well on the way to falling for the boy. The quickest way to her heart was definitely through her stomach.

As she kept munching, an idea crept into her head.

"Say, why don't we play a game?" she asked. She sat on the desk in a manner that the desk certainly wasn't designed for, but it was certainly more comfortable than the normal chairs. She crossed her legs and grinned at Hero.

"The game is called 'Two Truths and A Lie'. Basically, we take turns saying three statements about ourselves. Two of them are true, and the third one's a lie! It's a fun way to learn more about each other! I'll start."

She tapped her chin thoughtfully, trying to think of what she could say. It was surprisingly hard to decide on statements for this game. After a moment of 'hmm-ing', she finally spoke up.

"I'm muggle-born. Uh, my favorite color is blue. I used to have a dog. Which one's the lie?"

She smiled as she watched Hero and waited for an answer, eager for his turn to come.

@Kim Sato as Hiro Bakugo

Sophia giggled and tilted her head challengingly.

"And what makes you think I'm a muggleborn? she asked, pretending to be offended. She cleared her throat and stood, offering a playful curtsy. In her most posh English accent, she continued, "I'll have you know I come from a long line of wizards. Very pure. Much blood."

Then she erupted into a fit of giggles as Hero seemed to be pondering the other two statements. Looking down she realized her horrible mistake: she'd worn blue. A lot of it. She winced as Hiro made his guess.

"I always wanted a puppy," she said sadly. "Mom was too busy teaching and preparing lesson plans, and Dad was always at work. We never had time to take care of a dog."

She returned to her place on the table, crossing her legs once more and relaxing as she looked briefly at the clock. Satisfied that she still had plenty of time left in the brewing process she smiled at Hero expectantly.

"Your turn, Hero," she said with a smile and a teasing glare. "And make it hard on me! We can even add punishments for getting wrong answers, if you want."

This was going to be so fun!

@Kim Sato

Sophia grinned at Hero's suggestion that she could get a dog some day, but she knew it wasn't going to happen any time soon. She couldn't bring a dog to Hogwarts, and it wasn't fair to leave her grandma to care for it while she was at school year round.

Oh well. Maybe after she graduated?

"Cool. I welcome a challenge! I'll bet that I can-" she paused, feeling an itching sensation inside her mind. The sensation that she'd forgotten something. Something very important. But what?

She shook her head. It probably wasn't a big deal, and if it was, it would come to her soon.

"Sorry 'bout that," she apologized with a smile. "Thought I was forgetting something, but you can continue."

She happily turned her full attention back to him as he gave his three statements. It was a tough guess to make.

Was his hair naturally blonde? It was certainly possible, though the color didn't quite suit him. Maybe that was because she'd only seen him with the pink in his hair thus far? Come to think of it, he almost reminded her of Kim, with his proficiency for coloring his hair all sorts of hues. Kim's hair was naturally black, but that didn't mean anything here, right? No. It was possibly true, so she categorized that statement as 'maybe' and moved on.

Was his favorite color black, perchance? It was possible, but if he liked black, why would he color his hair pink? Wouldn't it stand to reason that his hair would be black to match his favorite color? Another 'maybe.'

The last statement was utterly outlandish. Why would his roommate be a former Hogwarts student? Assuming he went to a foreign school, why would a student possibly transfer? Sure, there were obvious possibilities to excuse a transfer. For instance, she herself had transferred to Ireland from the United States when her parents died. However, somehow it didn't feel all that likely. Wizards were wizards. Surely they had alternatives to changing parts of the world and transferring schools.

That had to be the least likely answer, right?

"Hmm," she pondered, tapping her chin thoughtfully. Then it hit her.

Gillyweed.

She'd forgotten the Gillyweed for the potion, and she was going to need it for the last step!

In a quick panic, she jumped up and ran frantically to the shelves. She still had plenty of time, because of the long brew, but the thought that she'd forgotten an ingredient was inexcusable. She'd made this potion how many times now? She'd never forgotten the Gillyweed.

She found a head of the plant in a jar that she could thankfully reach and carried it over to her table.

"Whew. Sorry about that. Forgot the Gillyweed," she said with an embarrassed chuckle. "And I think the lie is that your roommate used to be a Hogwarts student. I feel like that would have been common gossip, and if it was, surely I'm not that out of touch with the school.

She returned to her seat and smiled at Hero. That had to be right, and if it wasn't, she just had to hope the punishment was light.

Notes:

Reducio

The recipe for Sleeping Draught changed slightly with the potions system, had to get gillyweed

@Kim Sato as Hiro