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Summary:

Han Yoojin just wants Han Yoohyun to have one peaceful year at Hogwarts, but it’s proven to be difficult when his name’s wrongly submitted to a dangerous, life-threatening tournament. Between trying to help out his brother with his Tasks, taking care of his magical creatures, and warding off the advances of one unfairly charming Durmstrang exchange student, Han Yoojin’s off to a truly eventful school year.

Notes:

This work is inspired by Yume’s (@raonbeam) art on twitter!

Please note that the characters’ age will be adjusted to better fit the story!
Hogwart has seven years of school and Durmstrang has nine.
Bak Yerim : 13 / Third Year
Han Yoohyun : 14 / Fourth Year
Han Yoojin, Yoo Myeongwoo : 16 / Sixth Year
Moon Hyuna, Riette : 17 / Seventh Year
Sung Hyunjae, Song Taewon : 18 / Eight Year

To be updated as more characters appear!

Chapter 1: First Task

Chapter Text

Here’s the thing.

Han Yoojin’s life at Hogwarts is calm and quiet in the sense of how normal hormonal witches and wizards are. Some people gravitate more towards Quidditch and thrive in a blood-thirsty sport done thirty meters up in the air. Others excel in handling deadly material and brewing potions that could melt your bone the moment you have skin contact.

Now, his affinity is magical creatures and beasts. Ever since he first read Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and became fascinated, Han Yoojin knew he wanted to be a Magizoologist. When he accidentally wandered into the gamekeeper’s hut as a first-year and befriended every living being there, Han Yoojin’s dream was reaffirmed. In fact, all the teachers recognize his calling – it’s why he’s allowed to take Care of Magical Creatures early and help the gamekeeper every so often. He might experience some special treatment, but he’s just like any other advanced student.

Han Yoohyun isn’t calm, quiet, or normal. In his first year, he found the sorcerer’s stone the headmaster was protecting and hid it in his trunk until the end of the term because “I could hide it better.” His second year, he somehow opened the Chamber of Secrets and killed the Basilisk living in it. His third year is a little better if you don’t consider the time a swarm of dementors went after him in the middle of a Quidditch match and he cast a corporeal Patronus to ward the off.

Han Yoojin wishes Han Yoohyun can experience a peaceful and fun year at Hogwarts, but the statistics are not looking good.

“This year, we will be hosting the Triwizard Tournament!” the headmaster proudly announced at the welcoming banquet.

And that statistic is looking uglier by the second.

“The heads of the participating schools, as well as the Ministry of Magic, have agreed to impose an age restriction on contenders this year. Only students who are of age – that is, 17 years old or more – will be allowed to put forward their names for consideration.”

Okay, the statistic just rises a bit.

Han Yoojin shoots a look at Han Yoohyun – there’s a reason why he always chooses a seat that allows him to get a clear view of him, even from two tables away – and the latter had his chin on his palm, staring in boredom at the headmaster. He doesn’t look too interested in the prospect of the tournament and with the age restriction, Han Yoojin doubts he would get into much trouble this year.

Han Yoojin relaxes and chooses to tune in to the conversation at the table. It seems they’re discussing the tournament itself.

“Yoojin, are you going to sign up for the tournament?” Someone close to him asks.

“No, I don’t really see the charm in entering.” Han Yoojin shrugs.

“Yeah, you’re probably more interested in sneaking into the Forbidden Forest to observe the creatures, aren’t you?” Someone jokes, setting off laughter from the others. Han Yoojin flushes and tries to defend himself, though it’s for naught. Everyone knows he’ll already be going to the Forbidden Forest at least once by the end of the week.

“Yoohyun-ah, you’re not going to enter the Triwizard Tournament, right?”

“Of course, I wouldn’t, hyung. You know I’m thinking of taking some advanced classes this year.”

“Just making sure. Promise me you’ll have fun this year?”

“I promise. Hyung should worry more about himself, I know you skipped lunch today.”

“For a good cause! The Bowtruckles finally allowed me to enter their island and witness their eggs hatching! I can’t miss that!”

The months leading up to October are filled with excitement. Many students are looking forward to signing up for the tournament – for reasons Han Yoojin can’t comprehend. However, a lot more are looking forward to the arrival of the participating schools. They wonder what the students are like, what the uniforms look like, and who will stay at their beloved school for half the year.

The gamekeeper told Han Yoojin he’d enlist his help to take care of some of the creatures the school will bring. So far, Han Yoojin knows Beauxbatons will be arriving using Abraxan winged horses, but apparently, there will be more. He suspects some of these ‘creatures’ would be utilized in the tournament itself.

“I heard that Durmstrang students are more likely to sit at the Slytherin’s table.” Han Yoojin muses as he walks with Han Yoohyun towards the Great Hall. The two brothers are a common sight, even if some still find it weird a Hufflepuff and a Slytherin are together. “If you happen to sit close to them, maybe you can befriend some.”

“I’ll try, hyung.” Han Yoohyun promises earnestly. “I heard that Sung Hyunjae might come this year. Maybe I’ll ask him how professional Quidditch teams train.”

“Sung Hyunjae…?” Han Yoojin tries to remember where he’s heard of the name before. Seeing as Han Yoohyun had mentioned Quidditch, he must be a player?

“He played in the Quidditch World Cup, hyung.” Han Yoohyun reminds. Although the two brothers had watched the game, he knows Han Yoojin has problems with remembering the players’ names and who plays what. “He’s the Chaser who scored the most in the match – if it weren’t for him, the other team would’ve won since they caught the Snitch.”

Han Yoohyun’s story sparks Han Yoojin’s memory. He soon remembers the young blonde that people were swooning over. He remembers being impressed with Sung Hyunjae’s flying skill; despite using a broomstick, he looked like he was gliding gracefully – weightless and unburdened.

“Oh, he was the youngest player, right? Is this his final year then?”

“Second last, I think.”

Han Yoohyun bids him goodbye as they reach the Great Hall and goes to Slytherin’s table. As always, Han Yoojin waits for Han Yoohyun to find his seat before finding his own.

Beauxbatons’ arrival was filled with a theatrical flurry of glittery fabrics, ribbons, and flying paper dragons. One of them flew above the Hufflepuff’s table, raining down golden sparks that evaporated instantly once it hit a surface. At the end of the line, just in front of the headmistress, walked a tall, beautiful woman with short, dark hair and bright eyes. She had an easy, confident grin on her face, and she walked through the hallway like she owned the place. Unlike the other students, whose beauty tends to appear in a softer manner, she was of sharp and harsh edges. Han Yoojin can easily imagine her participating in the Triwizard Tournament.

Durmstrang enters with less flourish and more momentum. The students swarm in while slamming long staffs to the ground, twirling them uniformly as they walk. Small bursts of flame and lightning spout from the staffs’ ends, flickering brightly for a second before dissipating. Alike the Beauxbatons, the headmaster of Durmstrang enters last, though he wasn’t walking alone. Beside him, clad in Durmstrang deep red and a furry cape hanging from one shoulder is unmistakably Sung Hyunjae.

The sight of Sung Hyunjae’s immaculate blonde hair and deep, golden eyes has the students tittering with glee and bashfulness. His posture is perfectly straight, as is the Durmstrang’s characteristic, however, his entire body is relaxed, almost casual. He saunters into the hall with an unhurried grace and a small, well-trained smile.

Later, when the Beauxbatons and Durmstrang students sit amongst the Hogwart’s students, Han Yoojin finds himself occasionally stealing glances at the Slytherin table where Sung Hyunjae has chosen to settle over. Reluctantly, he admits to understanding why so many fawns over his looks.

Han Yoojin huffs and goes back to his dinner.

True to the headmaster’s words, there truly is an age restriction for the tournament. To sign yourself up, you simply write your name on a piece of paper and put it inside the Triwizard Cup. However, the man had put an age line barrier around the cup to restrict anyone underage or below seventeen years from reaching the cup.

Han Yoojin hears some people try various spells and potions to age them up, but none succeeds in going past the barrier. In his trust of the tournament’s rules and the headmaster’s casting abilities, Han Yoojin relaxes all too soon. Watching with bated interest as the headmaster conjures the Goblet of Fire, Han Yoojin gets swept into his housemate’s excited chatter.

“No doubt Sung Hyunjae will be chosen.”

“Yeah? Wonder who’ll they pick for Beauxbatons and Hogwarts.”

Inwardly, Han Yoojin thinks the Durmstrang student who Sung Hyunjae hangs out the most with, Song Taewon, has a fair shot of getting chosen. For Beauxbatons, Han Yoojin can only imagine the sharp student, Riette, getting chosen. For Hogwarts though, now that’s an unpredictable one to guess.

“From Beauxbatons,” the Goblet’s flame burns red, and a small slip of parchment bursts out. “Riette Luire!”

Loud, excited cheers and claps arise from the Beauxbatons students as Riette makes her way to the front of the room, proud and tall.

“From Durmstrang,” the Great Hall quiets down. “Sung Hyunjae!”

The Durmstrang students break out in deafening roars and claps as Sung Hyunjae walks to the front, relaxed but alert.

“Finally, from Hogwarts,” the voices died down, this time from thrumming anticipation. “Moon Hyuna!”

The Hogwarts students scream in excitement, the Gryffindors rising to their feet, while the Slytherins only clap politely, evidently disappointed that the Hogwart’s champion isn’t coming from their house. Moon Hyuna grins as she heads up to the other victors.

“Excellent!” the headmaster called happily as the celebration dies down. “We now have all three champions. I am confident that all of you, including the remaining students of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, to give the champions all the support you can give. By cheering your champion on, you will contribute greatly to–“

Suddenly, the dormant, bright blue fire in the goblet turns red and it spats out another parchment.

Han Yoojin feels dread in his abdomen. Please don’t let it be what he thinks it will be.

The headmaster catches it and stares at the written name for a dreadful, tense, long moment.

To those who don’t know Han Yoohyun well, they would’ve thought he’s unbothered by how calm he looks. But Han Yoojin spends almost his entire life taking care of Han Yoohyun, he knows that the slight burrow of his eyebrows and lightly pressed lips that he’s shocked and completely overwhelmed.

Someone forces Han Yoohyun up to his feet and he slowly makes his way forward to the utter pin drop silence of the Great Hall. Han Yoojin springs out of his seat, ignoring his housemate’s shocked cries, and rushes over to Han Yoohyun’s side. He reaches him just as he arrives in front of the heads of the schools and the Ministry’s official assigned to watch over the tournament – a bit farther, the three chosen champions are watching with barely concealed interest and bewilderment.

“No.” Han Yoojin sternly rejects, standing in front of Han Yoohyun and blocking his way. “My brother didn’t sign up for this tournament – there must have been a mistake.”

“I’m afraid the Goblet of Fire doesn’t make any mistakes.” The headmaster darkly states, looking both cross and sympathetic. “It would not release a name that isn’t already put inside it.”

“As his legal guardian, I forbid Han Yoohyun from entering the tournament and demand he is forfeited.” Han Yoohyun tenses behind him. No one is supposed to know that Han Yoojin is his legal guardian, especially since he himself is not yet of age. The only reason Han Yoojin can claim guardianship is if he files for early emancipation – something that the two brothers have decided to keep a secret from everyone.

The ministry’s official raises an eyebrow and stares Han Yoojin down in scrutiny. “Unfortunately, those whose names are called out by the Goblet of Fire must participate in the tournament, lest they end up losing their magic.” He then shakes his head, face arranged in faux pity. “I’m also afraid, as being of age is this year’s requirement to participate, Han Yoohyun will now be recognized as a legal wizard by the Ministry and Magic. Your guardianship of him will no longer be valid as of now.”

Han Yoojin gapes at the man. He shakes in fury and barely feels Han Yoohyun’s attempt to calm him down. Shaking off Han Yoohyun’s hand off his shoulder, Han Yoojin storms right up to the ministry official and snarls, “He’s fourteen, you–“

Han Yoojin’s speech is halfway cut when the Hufflepuff’s head house firmly grabs his shoulder. The next second, Han Yoojin feels his body swirl and his stomach churn. He staggers and when he comes to, he’s in the Hufflepuff common room. His head house stares him down, stern, but not unkind.

“Han Yoojin,” she warns when Han Yoojin glowers. “You are not helping your brother.”

“He’s fourteen!” Han Yoojin explodes. “He’s only in his fourth year! not supposed to be fighting for his life in an unjust competition!”

His headhouse doesn’t budge and Han Yoojin’s trembling, hands fisted so tightly his nails catch on his palm. “I can’t let him be in danger!”

“Do you want him to lose his magic then?”

Han Yoojin tenses. His answer is clear as a day even with his lips tightly pressed together. “What am I supposed to do then, professor?” his voice nearly breaks. He realizes the dreadful feeling weighing down his stomach is fear. “He’s my younger brother. I can’t lose my family.”

“You do as your headmaster says.” His headhouse says, voice softer in the face of Han Yoojin’s glassy eyes. “You give the champions all the support you can give.”

Most of the school is shunning Han Yoohyun. Gryffindors are the most vocal about him – mouthing him off and outright harassing him outside of the classrooms. The Durmstrang and Beauxbatons students don’t make it a mission to go after Han Yoohyun, but they keep a wide berth from him while staring at him in barely concealed contempt.

After Han Yoojin made an oath in front of the Hufflepuffs that Han Yoohyun’s participation was an outsider’s doing –

(“I solemnly swear on my Magic that I do not have any intention nor doing in encouraging and helping Han Yoohyun enter the Triwizard Tournament. So mote it be.”)

They make it a mission to help Han Yoojin defend his brother. Hufflepuff’s loyalty goes a long way, especially for families.

The Slytherins, at least, put a united front for the whole school, closing and tightening ranks around Han Yoohyun. However, inside the dorms, the support all but dissipates. After all, Han Yoohyun was never the most popular, even as a stereotypical Noble Pureblood.

A few weeks later, the Professor for Care of Magical Creatures asked his help after dinner. Han Yoojin bids goodbye to his dormmates and heads toward the gamekeeper’s hut. The gamekeeper, a half-blood giant, is already waiting for him, dressed in warm robes, and holding two lanterns.

“Hold this, this one’s for ya.” The man hands Han Yoojin one of the lanterns and starts walking. Beside him, his hound follows obediently. “Off we go, to the Forbidden Forest.”

Han Yoojin doesn’t think there’s anything weird at first, he often ventures out to the Forbidden Forest. He starts to realize something is amiss when they walk further inside the forest and they’re able to hear a lot of noises – roars and human voices.

They walk through thick shrubs and Han Yoojin stops dead in his tracks at what he sees.

Multiple dragons in large, spacious cages, with dragon tamers bustling around, carrying various equipment. A bit further from the cages, are multiple carts with what seem to be large nests. Han Yoojin bets those nests have eggs inside them.

“Why are there dragons?” Han Yoojin breathlessly asks.

“The professor’s thinking of introducing them to the final years.” The gamekeeper nervously says. “Luckily, the dragon tamers are willing to lend out a dragon or two.”

“The professor wants to give students access to dragons?” Han Yoojin repeats slowly, fully in disbelief. The man doesn’t even want the students to see Tarantulas in person, and they’re living in the Forbidden Forest.

“Er… yes.” The gamekeeper unconvincingly says. “Come on, now. A lot to help here.”

Han Yoojin follows the half-giant with excitement. Dubious reasons aside, this is an extremely rare opportunity to see and observe dragons up close, Han Yoojin never thinks he can do this in Hogwarts! They reach a man clad in full armor, yelling out various commands to the other dragon tamers and overall overlooking the entire place. The Creatures Care professor is standing near the man.

“Why is there a student here?” the man, he must be the head tamer, pauses to appraise Han Yoojin suspiciously. “This is a dangerous place!”

“Ah, Han Yoojin! Glad to see you here with us.” The professor turns to introduce him. “He’s a treasured student of mine. Outstandingly amazing with magical creatures and beasts he is. I figured this opportunity will be a great chance for him to interact and study the dragons in person.”

The head tamer frowns, though not hostile to Han Yoojin. “We don’t need an amateur to slow us down.”

“He won’t. This is his calling, you see.” The professor says with all the confidence in the world. “You’ll understand once you see him.”

After an intense, critical lookover and half a minute of consideration, the head tamer gives Han Yoojin a set of gloves. “Wear this at least. You’ll hurt yourself without proper armor.”

Han Yoojin accepts the gloves and heads over to the direction he’s pointed off to. The dragon tamers all look at him in confusion, but lets him help, though it’s only to move some of the equipment. Han Yoojin steals glances at the dragons, four in total. One is sleeping, curled up around something, while two others are awake and alert, but still. The remaining one is struggling against the binds of ropes and chains, snarling, and growling through the muzzle wrapped around its mouth.

“What’s wrong with that one?” Han Yoojin asks a nearby tamer.

“Oh, that one.” The tamer heavily sighs. “We didn’t want to restrain her, but she nearly tries to kill us all. Dangerous, amazing beast she is.”

Han Yoojin can’t help but note that the tamer sounds more reverent than scared.

“Is that a Hungarian Horntail?” Han Yoojin recognizes the features from the books he’s read. “Why is she angry?”

“Well, we wanted to give her back her nest,” the tamer nods to the cart placed several meters away in front of the cage. On the nest, are several eggs. “But she wouldn’t let us near the nest, nor does she allow us near her cage. Completely rages when we try to do either of the two.”

The tamer then leaves to deal with some other matter, bidding a goodbye Han Yoojin barely hears. Instead, Han Yoojin studies the dragon’s behavior. The dragon isn’t happy, but she’s not really fighting against her restraint – if she did, she could easily escape. Her eyes are completely set on her nest, burning protectively and in slight anger.

Distantly, Han Yoojin is reminded of himself on the night the Triwizard Champions are chosen. He remembers how angry he is with the world, how he feels as if he can burn the whole world down if it means he can protect Han Yoohyun.

Maybe that odd sense of kinship gives Han Yoojin the courage to walk close to the cage. He walks slowly to the cage, showing both hands as to prove that he’s harmless. Once he’s safely away from the cage, close enough to be standing before the dragon, but far away from any of her reach, Han Yoojin slowly bows deeply, keeping his hands in the air.

The dragon’s ever-increasing snarls suddenly stop, and she releases a harsh huff of breath. Han Yoojin considers this as a sign to slowly straightens up and as he does, his eyes locked against the dragon.

Instantly, Han Yoojin disappears into his mind. The hustle-bustle of the tamers quiet down and the forest fades away until what’s left is a completely white landscape with only Han Yoojin himself and the dragon – free from the cage and chains.

Must protect them. My litter, have to keep them safe.

Protect. Safe. Defend.

“This lowly one humbly greets you.” Han Yoojin softly says.

The dragon stops her mutterings and rises. Without any restraints, she’s free to move around their shared mindscape. “A speaker?” the dragon curiously inquires. “No. You do not understand my language.”

“Many call me an Empath.” Han Yoojin offers to the dragon. “A valuable skill from my bloodline – it allows me to converse with magnificent creatures like you.”

The dragon looks around. “Are we inside your mind then? I haven’t seen a wizard with your ability in a long time.”

“This isn’t my mind, just as it isn’t yours. It’s just a place.” Han Yoojin smiles. “May this one ask what troubles you?”

“I do not trust you.” The dragon snarls. “It is your kind that takes me away from my home, steals my precious eggs away from me.”

“I’m sorry that you have to experience that.” Han Yoojin genuinely apologizes. “They wish to return your eggs to you, however, they’re afraid that you would hurt them.”

A violent, guttural laugh escapes the dragon’s throat. “What’s the point of taking them away in the first place then? Why subject me and my children to unnecessary harm?”

Han Yoojin has a good guess. “I understand your anger and stress.” They’re taking all four dragons for the Triwizard task, something that brings a healthy dose of fear into Han Yoojin’s spine. The thought of Han Yoohyun having to face any of the dragons terrifies him. “They’re forcing my younger brother to participate as well.”

“Brother? Your littermate then?”

Han Yoojin nods. He knows that dragons aren’t terribly protective of their littermates, but they acknowledge one another as families regardless. “I’ve been taking care of him for a long time. To me, he’s as much of a littermate as he is my own.”

“They willingly put another of their kind in danger?” the dragon sounds a lot more curious now. She slowly lowers her head so she can look at Han Yoojin’s eyes – no longer posing threateningly. “Why?”

“I don’t know.” Han Yoojin smiles pitifully, feeling extremely pathetic about himself right now. “All I want is to protect my brother, but I can’t do much for him right now. However, I can help you protect your eggs. If you let me, I promise to return your eggs safely to you.”

“You’re a stranger, an outsider.” The dragon tenses. “I cannot trust your promise easily.”

“Feel free to look inside my mind then.” Han Yoojin shrugs, spreading his arms wide. “This connection works both ways, you can understand me just as I understand you. Look for yourself whether I’m trustworthy.”

The dragon quiets down and stares at Han Yoojin contemplatively. A second later, Han Yoojin feels something poking inside his mind. He willingly drops all his guard and put through all his emotions forward. The feeling of wanting to protect Han Yoohyun and shield him away. The feeling of genuinely wanting to help out, just because he understands. He understands and can help and if he doesn’t do it, then how can he expect to receive any help when he’s the one who needs it?

The mindscape fades as time passes and Han Yoojin’s brought back to the Forbidden Forest.

To those around them, barely a minute passes, but for Han Yoojin and the dragon, a sense of understanding is borne. Han Yoojin gets his permission, and he knows exactly what he needs to do.

Han Yoojin walks closer to the cage and the dragon has stopped struggling. It takes him a few minutes, but Han Yoojin manages to release some of the restraints and the muzzle. The dragon can escape through the rest of the restraint on his own.

Miraculously, none of the dragon tamers realize what goes on until Han Yoojin unlocks the cage. The creak of the metal, as the cage opens causes everyone in the vicinity to freeze and sharply turn towards the voice. Dread fills every single one of them as they see a now freed dragon, in an open cage, and the much smaller and frail student standing fearlessly in front of it.

Then the dragon breathes out a large ring of fire around them, effectively blocking the rest of the dragon tamers from reaching them. But then, it doesn’t move. It doesn’t attack Han Yoojin. It doesn’t even growl. It rises gracefully and stares down at Han Yoojin calmly.

And Han Yoojin – he doesn’t tremble in front of death incarnate. Instead, he turns around, shows his back, and walks to the nest on the cart.

“What are you all doing? Quickly put the fire out!” a dragon tamer hisses, his voice kept from screaming so as to not spook the dragon. The head tamer stops anyone else from moving, instead tensely watching as Han Yoojin slowly pulls the cart closer to the dragon.

All of them watch with bated breath as Han Yoojin safely deposits the cart on the entrance of the cage. Then, he steps further away as the dragon moves the nest from the cart inside the cage. With a flick of its wrist, it flings the now empty cart away, where it hits a tree high up and breaks.

Everyone flinches as Han Yoojin huffs out a soft laugh. Once done adjusting the nest in a way that she prefers, she lengthens her neck and lowers her head to Han Yoojin’s eye level.

Fearlessly, with a huge smile on his face, Han Yoojin strokes the dragon reverently.

Unaware of the turmoil he’s created, Han Yoojin closes his eyes and rests his forehead upon the dragon. Their minds, though no longer connected, still understand one another. The dragon pulls away first and curls protectively around her eggs.

Han Yoojin politely steps away but doesn’t close the gate. He stares at the nesting dragon for a long time, but sensitive and high-strung as he is, he feels the stare directed at him like a sensitive alarm. Han Yoojin abruptly turns towards the direction of the gaze and –

– looks right into golden eyes.

Han Yoojin’s heart skips a beat as he stares at an unflinching Sung Hyunjae, whose eyes are all but smoldering as he gazes past the flames onto him. He wonders what Sung Hyunjae sees, standing in front of a dragon and washed upon by her fire’s warm glow. Does he find him foolish or something else?

Someone finally gathers enough wit to douse the fire with a heavy stream of water. Heavy smoke billows from the dissipating flames, blocking off Han Yoojin’s vision.

When Han Yoojin manages to blink the smoke away from his red eyes, Sung Hyunjae was no longer there.

Of course, Han Yoojin tells Han Yoohyun immediately the next day.

“Dragons?” Han Yoohyun echoes. “We’re fighting dragons?”

“I don’t think you need to necessarily fight them,” Han Yoojin bites his lip. “But you will face them. How are you going to prepare?”

“I have some ideas.” Han Yoohyun says after a moment but doesn’t divulge. Instead, he asks, “Won’t you be in trouble for telling me this?”

Han Yoojin snorts. “I wouldn’t worry too much about it. I saw Sung Hyunjae and Beauxbatons’ headmistress in the forest. At least I have a reason to be there.”

Han Yoohyun nods slowly, then stops abruptly. “Hyung, did you help take care of the dragons?”

“Hyung, did you connect with any of the dragons?” Han Yoohyun asks again, more urgently this time.

“You know, I just help out the dragon tamers a bit. They got all of the dragons in cages you see, and um,” Han Yoohyun doesn’t look impressed by Han Yoojin’s ramblings. His rescue comes in the form of one Moon Hyuna who walks into the courtyard with her group of friends. “I got to go, I have to talk to Moon Hyuna about something.”

Han Yoojin all but ignores Han Yoohyun and speed walks to the group of Gryffindors. The group quiets down as he comes near. “Moon Hyuna, can I talk to you for a bit?”

One nastily scowling Gryffindor opens her mouth, obviously about to mouth off at him, but Moon Hyuna stops any comments by nodding. “Alright,” she turns to her friends. “I’ll catch up with you guys.”

They walk to the edge of the courtyard, somewhere a little bit more private. They stopped near a tree and Han Yoojin immediately blurts out, “You’ll be facing dragons in the first task.”

Clearly, Moon Hyuna never suspects Han Yoojin to say this. It seems, she really is the only one left who doesn’t know. She’s speechless for a long moment, then her shock turns to suspicion. “How did you know this?”

“I saw them in the Forbidden Forest.” Moon Hyuna obviously wants to ask why, so Han Yoojin simply continues. “Look, you’re the last one to know about it. I want to give my brother a fair shot and that means leveling the playing field for everybody. When my brother succeeds in his tasks, I don’t want anyone to accuse him of only doing so because he has an edge over other champions.”

Moon Hyuna mulls over the information seriously. Her usual Gryffindor bravado is gone, replaced with something sharper and more critical, as she assesses Han Yoojin’s demeanor. He stares right into her eyes, unflinching, and that must have convinced her because she nods.

“Dragons, huh. Should’ve suspect they’ll go all out in this tournament.” She murmurs, more forlorn and with a little bit of fear. “Thank you for the information.”

Han Yoojin watches Moon Hyuna walks over to her waiting group of friends. Her confident smile and cheerful swagger are set in place by the time she reaches them. He doesn’t know what she tells them, but they move on without looking back at him.

“You’re awfully confident in your brother’s ability.” Han Yoojin jumps and instinctively looks up. His heart skips a beat when he sees Sung Hyunjae, perched high up in one of the tree’s branches, partially hidden by the thick leaves. “With his inexperience, wouldn’t keeping information from other contenders be the best?”

Han Yoojin tries to calm down his beating heart and narrows his eyes. “Eavesdropping is rude.” An irksome feeling rises in him as Sung Hyunjae casually smiles. “And I think you’ve heard my reasons already.”

Turning around on his heels, Han Yoojin’s about to storm off when he hears the rustlings of the leaves and a thud behind him. He turns around instinctively and has to step back once he sees Sung Hyunjae right in front of him.

“Do you sneak up on everyone like this?” Han Yoojin gasps. Infuriatingly, the same smile is still placed on the other’s face.

“You show a very interesting ability last night. I wonder if your brother possesses it too.”

Han Yoojin narrows his eyes in lieu of an answer. A long, silent moment passes between them, only broken when they hear the distant twittering of Sung Hyunjae’s ever-growing group of fangirls.

“Their tracking skills really are amazing.” Sung Hyunjae drawls, glancing at the female students crowding across the courtyard. Han Yoojin thinks he looks displeased.

“Were you hiding from them?” Han Yoojin asks. In the tree goes unsaid. “You did pretty good until you decided to jump down.”

Sung Hyunjae’s smile widens ever the slightest. Han Yoojin threw his glance sideways, unwilling to recognize his warming cheeks in the view of a slightly more sincere smile from the other.

“I’m leaving.” Han Yoojin announces. “I don’t want to get caught up in between your admirers.”

“I’ll see you around, Han Yoojin.”

Han Yoojin only walks faster out of the courtyard.

The day of the Triwizard Tournament’s first task comes around. They do have to face dragons – more precisely, they have to steal a fake, golden egg hidden amongst the dragon’s real eggs.

The first to go is Riette Luire, who faces the Welsh Green dragon. Apparently, she’s of a dragon descendant, which shows when she half shifts into a dragon herself. She tries to communicate, but the mother dragon finds the presence of another dragon close to her nest threatening and attacks. Riette leads the mother dragon on a wild goose chase and manages to steal the golden egg amidst the flurries of movement. Though she isn’t unscathed, she’s hit by a few fireballs which might have been lethal if she was a normal witch.

The second contender is Moon Hyuna, who faces a Swedish Short-Snout. She casts a protective shield around the eggs and then charms the dragon into blindness and deafness. The disoriented dragon panics and moves away from the next. Had Moon Hyuna not cast a shield, the dragon would have crushed the egg in its haste. Han Yoojin’s glad she has the foresight to do so. Moon Hyuna manages to grab the golden egg unharmed, though she took longer than Riette.

Sung Hyunjae goes third and faces a Chinese Fireball. The crowd promptly screams when he appears on the field. He taunts the dragon to leave the nest and once she did, he casts various binding spells. Chains material out of thin air and wrap around the dragon. As if restraining her to the ground isn’t enough, sparks of electricity run through the chains, shocking the dragon into howling for several long minutes.

Han Yoojin is horrified by the needless violence and a quick glance at the dragon tamers shows that they’re displeased as well. Sung Hyunjae manages to take the golden egg quickly after that and the judges give him the most points – putting him in the first place. The crowd seems to love the performance, but Han Yoojin just feels sick.

Han Yoohyun is the last to go and he faces the Hungarian Horntail Han Yoojin had connected. On her own, she’s the most dangerous dragon out of the four. But from his experience, Han Yoojin knows she is incredibly protective of her clutch and that just makes her an even more formidable opponent. As soon as he’s on the field, Han Yoohyun summons his broomstick and he flies around the dragon. Taunted, she roars and gives chase to the flying Han Yoohyun.

There are times when the dragon nearly catches Han Yoohyun with her fire or claw, but then something surprising happened. She almost bites Han Yoohyun, her snout ending mere inches from his broomstick when she abruptly stops. Han Yoohyun flies a safe distance away, but the dragon still doesn’t move. Instead, she takes a deep breath and then looks around the field. She finds Han Yoojin, who freezes when their eyes locked.

A thought enters his mind.

I will return your kindness.

Then the dragon files back to the field, she lands next to her nest and lays calmly. Han Yoohyun hesitates and slowly flies closer to the nest, but the dragon makes no move. Even when he reaches a hand into the nest to grab the golden egg, the dragon only releases a huff of displeasure but lets him take it without a fight. Once Han Yoohyun flies away with the golden egg, the dragon moves to curl up around her nest.

The judges seem as shell-shocked as the tournament’s viewers, but snap into attention soon enough and promptly give Han Yoohyun enough points to put him in second place. Han Yoojin is the first to rise to his feet and cheer. Others soon follow his lead, showering Han Yoohyun in thunderous applause as he exits the field.

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S-Rank Skill Poison Nullification!

chamsie

Summary:

Rather than getting famous for his taming skills, Yoojin accidentally becomes infamous for his ability to eat any and all poisons without dying.

Notes:

I’ve been drowning in school work, so sorry for not updating or responding to comments. This is a silly what-if, so don’t stare too hard at the plot holes please ehehe *sweats*

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It started innocuously enough. A dinner party where he happened to pick up Yoohyun’s cup accidentally instead of his own.

A swell way to realize that the organizer of this party was either extremely lax or in on the assassination attempt. Him catching it this time was purely a lucky coincidence, so he should probably hint to his dongsaeng to watch his back more carefully.

Congratulations! You have successfully protected your child.

Yes, Yoojin had. No one noticed this time, but that wasn’t always true for future situations.

Proof of a caregiver who raised a world-class strong person. It is even more perfect because your past ability was +100% the current ability of the person you raised.

Title supplementary skills

My Brat is the Best(L)

My Kid is This Amazing(SS)

Mom Always Knows(SS)

Congratulations, you have successfully protected your child!

“Analyze,” Yoojin calmly requested without missing a beat and the system spat out a summary of the poison he’d ingested. It had been some time since the attempted assassination of Yoohyun at the party and Yoojin’s discovery of another skill. Since then, he had actually taken in so much poison on behalf of his ‘children’ that the skill had leveled up. Twice.

How uncouth. Yoojin frowned at the effects listed. It sounded dangerously similar to ‘date rape’ drugs on the street, except it was created from dungeon materials and therefore strong enough to affect Awakened people.

That cup had been meant for Yerim’s lips, so some punk was trying to drug a fifteen year old, huh? There was no way of finding out who had done it, if they were even still around. It didn’t sit well with him though, letting a scumbag like that walk around-

Mom’s intuition strikes! There’s someone suspicious: 30m.

Uh, huh? What was this? A new text box?

A quick test showed that the distance displayed would increase or decrease as Yoojin moved around the room. So the skill was actively tracking someone? Probably the person who’d drugged Yerim’s drink the first place as Yoojin had just been thinking about them. A bit more experimenting and Yoojin had soon narrowed down on a slim, haggard-looking, rat of a man sitting in a corner of the room. Scummy. Yerim was only a kid.

A rather devious smirk rose on Yoojin’s lips. He didn’t have any attack skills, but he did have A-Class hunter Kim Sunghan tailing him and S-Class hunter Bak Yerim wandering nearby. Now, if he simply got very close and started a fight…

Mom Always Knows(SS) –Keyword-influenced targets are under the protection of the user. Skills and abilities increase by 300% when protecting keyword-influenced targets. User can gauge the distance of dangerous elements for a duration of 60 minutes.

A 300% increase in skills and abilities basically meant Yoojin was impervious to any and all poisons and curses, and dauntless in the face of absolutely everything when protecting his charges. Odd to think about, but absolutely bonkers when put to the test.

But this boss monster had A-rank poison and he’d needed barely a glance before Mom Always Knows began blaring at him to move. His Legendary-grade Poison Resistance was now Triple-Legendary, so there really was no reason he shouldn’t be able to take a hit.

Kim Sunghan hadn’t expected him to move, so he and the rest of Haeyeon’s small attack team watched in horror as a glob of A-rank poison about the size of a basketball smacked itself straight into Yoojin’s face.

Yoojin spent three days in the hospital after that, despite being perfectly fine.

Han Yoojin having an A-Class Poison Nullification skill was a highly guarded secret in Haeyeon. Guild leader Han Yoohyun would have liked to keep it to a select few (namely himself and only himself), but his hyung’s daring ‘rescue’ of Kim Sunghan in that B-rank dungeon had resulted in a good portion of their high level hunters learning about it.

It was an absolute nightmare for the twenty year old.

Yoohyun had to organize emergency meetings, secret-keeping employee training, as well as employ some of his ‘persuasive’ skills before he felt reassured enough to let them be. His brother didn’t make things easier either.

Yoojin was becoming increasingly overprotective and Yoohyun didn’t know how to make him stop. The other day, someone had thrown a poison bead at him (much like the Black Poison Fog Circles his hyung had bought long ago) and Yoojin had picked it up and popped it in his mouth. Like he’d picked up a candy to eat and not a fatally dangerous item. Only Kim Sunghan and some other B-Classes in the know were present, but Yoohyun would have had to run more damage control if it had happened somewhere more public.

Yoohyun made sure to beat the perpetrator within an inch of his life before dragging his hyung to the hospital.

A Parent’s Pain(A) – help share in the pain of keyword-influenced targets. Skills and abilities of keyword-influenced targets gain 10% boost.

Duration time: 24 hours

※Activated in the event a keyword-influenced target is failed to be protected despite activation of Mom Always Knows(SS)

Oh no, oh god, please help me!

Yoojin rolled miserably on his bed, stomach cramping in the worst way possible. Myeongwoo, still pale, but doing much better now, sat nearby looking worriedly at him.

“Are you sure I don’t need to call the hospital?” Myeongwoo asked.

Myeongwoo, the poor man, looked absolutely miserable sitting on the chair. He was under the impression that he’d passed his earlier bout of sickness to Yoojin, which was kind of true, but not because he’d been contagious. Myeongwoo had merely gotten some food poisoning, yet the system seemed determined to let Yoojin know loud and clear that he’d let his ‘child’ suffer.

How was he supposed to have known that expired food counted as poison!? What was wrong with this system?

A Parent’s Pain had kicked in nice and strong mere minutes after Yoo Myeongwoo’s face started paling. Motherf*cker, why did it hurt this much? Yoo Myeongwoo had been somewhat queasy at best, yet Yoojin felt like his stomach was eating itself. A Parent’s Pain only described that he would “share in the pain”, so why did it feel like he was being punished extra hard for failure rather than sharing some of the burden?

Yoojin moaned again and did his best impression of a human pretzel. Yoo Myeongwoo, very, very worried now, quickly dialed for an ambulance despite Yoojin croaking at him not to.

Yerim sighed again as she stared back at the group around her. Han Yoohyun, Kim Sunghan, Suk Simyeong, Yoo Myeongwoo, and herself sat in a conference room.

The unofficial Ahjussi Protection club, as she liked to call them.

Ever since ahjussi got his Poison Nullification skill, things had been really….alarming.

It was ridiculous how far out of his way ahjussi went to protect them. Anything from eating expired food to taking literal poison in order to make sure none of them had to face it.

Yerim didn’t care how strong his skill was. She’d rather ahjussi not put himself in potential danger ever. Afterall, skills could always be cursed or blocked.

“Update,” Yoohyun spoke. His face was weary, tired from worrying about Yoojin all the time and fending off the sharks from other guilds. “I’ll go first. Hyung ate arsenic-laced cookies that had been mailed to the guild for me.”

Yerim winced. She’d seen him munching on them yesterday. She thought he was being petty when he refused to let her have one, but it turns out he was eating more poison. Yoohyun looked so tired that she didn’t bring up the detail.

Yerim chimed in after that. “Ahjussi body-slammed me to stop me from stepping on rusty nails. He stepped on six himself.”

Yoohyun frowned. “When did this happen?”

“Earlier today,” Yerim sighed. “He got a tetanus booster at the clinic, but Doctor-nim and I had to force him to get one.”

Suk Simyeong clicked his tongue as he took notes. He hadn’t needed Yoojin’s protective services yet (thankfully), but he was rather invested in Han Yoojin’s health and had taken it upon himself to keep minutes and form a counter strategy to Han Yoojin’s antics.

It was Kim Sunghan’s turn. “He’s started five fights in the last three days. The people he fights with usually turn out to be assassins, but they’re also usually C-class or higher.”

C-class was nothing to most of this group, but to a person like Yoojin with F-class stats, it was a considerable gap. Yerim didn’t understand why ahjussi was so aggressive because Poison Nullification wouldn’t save him from fists. Maybe the confidence from being able to ingest poison had gone to his head.

“Continue keeping an eye on him,” Yoohyun ordered Kim Sunghan. “I’ll find out why and how these assassins continue showing up around him so easily.”

Suk Simyeong nodded along, furiously making more notes.

Yoohyun glanced at Yoo Myeongwoo this time.

“I caught him eating Peace’s food…” Myeongwoo offered up. An awkward silence descended. Everyone stared at him, causing Myeongwoo to shrink back.

“Oh no….» Yerim moaned, «Ahjussi’s started experimenting.” Her face paled dramatically.

Yoohyun was recalling the anti-freeze in his closet, and the worrying way Yoojin had been eyeing that closet the last time he came over to drink. Finally, he gave a long, weary sigh and slumped.

«We’ll have to keep an eye on that…» Suk Simyeong stated. The unofficial Ahjussi Protection club stared at each other in silence.

“Hello?” Yoohyun answered his phone.

“Yoohyun,” came the lilting voice of Seseong’s guild leader. Yoohyun’s face instantly soured. “How are you?”

“Why are you calling?”

“Now, now, can’t a friend just check in once in awhile?”

Yoohyun’s teeth grit so hard that the older man must have heard it on the other end. He had neither time nor patience for his games. “Why. are. you. calling?”

Sung Hyunjae chuckled, but then his tone shifted immediately. “Hm, jokes aside, I’m afraid your brother just consumed a litre of bleach and we’re sending him to emerg-”

S-ранги, Которых Я Воспитал

The S-Classes That I Raised

Nae Ga Kiun S Geub Deul

S-ранги, Которых Я Воспитал

The S-Classes That I Raised / Nae Ga Kiun S Geub Deul

Характерное отличие этого жанра состоит в том, что особенности этого мира и существование вымышленных существ не объясняются с научной точки зрения, а являются нормой.

Жанр часто содержит повествование о людях, которые отправляются в дальние поездки к отдаленным местам, где встречают удивительные вещи.

Сюжет в таком аниме развивается стремительно: главному персонажу и его друзьям предстоит испытать множество интересных приключений, смешных происшествий, принять участие в трудных соревнованиях и т.д.

Характерное отличие этого жанра состоит в том, что особенности этого мира и существование вымышленных существ не объясняются с научной точки зрения, а являются нормой.

Жанр часто содержит повествование о людях, которые отправляются в дальние поездки к отдаленным местам, где встречают удивительные вещи.

Сюжет в таком аниме развивается стремительно: главному персонажу и его друзьям предстоит испытать множество интересных приключений, смешных происшествий, принять участие в трудных соревнованиях и т.д.

И вдобавок ко всему, старший брат, который даже не может начать догонять своего великолепного младшего брата, который уже стал S-рангом.

Прожив жизнь, которая развалилась на части, и даже разрушив жизнь своего младшего брата, я принял следующее решение:

Правильно, на этот раз, вместо того, чтобы стать посредственным охотником, я буду тихо поддерживать тех, кто способнее.

Вот о чём я думал. но S-ранги немного. странные.

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quality: 2.0 (too many interruptions)

Yersina

Summary:

Professor Han was great! He’s clearly very passionate about the topic and is pretty good at keeping lectures interesting, but people keep interrupting his class? I think one of them is his brother, who’s in the chemistry department… but anyway, be ready for the possibility that your lecture is stopped multiple times in a day because people keep stopping by.

Tags: caring, clear grading criteria, lecture heavy

the story of professor han yoojin’s gossip column rate my professors page

Notes:

this fic was heavily inspired by aubreyli’s 10/10 WOULD MARRY (guardian fandom), which i highly recommend

i had to do actual («actual») research to write this fic lmao i’ve never used rate my professors before

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Professor at OOO University

Overall Quality: 4.4

Overall Difficulty: 2.6

Most Common Tags: amazing lectures, hilarious, accessible outside class

Professor Han was great! He’s clearly very passionate about the topic and is pretty good at keeping lectures interesting, but people keep interrupting his class? I think one of them is his brother, who’s in the chemistry department… but anyway, be ready for the possibility that your lecture is stopped multiple times in a day because people keep stopping by.

Tags: caring, clear grading criteria, lecture heavy

If you’re lucky, he brings in his cat Peace sometimes (as long as no one has allergies). Very nice and likes to talk about his pets in office hours if you ask about them.

Tags: hilarious, gives good feedback

Okay, so Professor Han is actually a great professor and really cares about his students, but OH MY GOD THE INTERRUPTIONS. Would you believe me if I said that once we got FOUR people coming in in one day? And none of them were at all related to the course or even in the department. We ended up having to scrap that lesson because he hardly covered anything during the session, and this isn’t an uncommon occurrence.

It seems like some other people are angry about the interruptions that keep happening during Professor Han’s classes, but let me tell you: they’re hilarious. The one who comes by the most is Professor Han’s brother, who works in the chemistry department (why he comes by usually varies between wanting to know what’s for dinner and complaining about Professor Sung (up next)). Right up there with him is Professor Sung from electrical engineering, which is absolutely bonkers because the engineering school is on the other side of campus and you pretty much have to jump in a car and drive to get here. It’s kind of like watching a drama unfold in front of you, PLUS Professor Han never tests us on the stuff we missed because of the interruptions.

Tags: hilarious, caring, amazing lectures

I second the person who said that the interruptions are funny! Though also kind of nerve wracking. Today, Professor Sung and Professor Han (the brother) almost got into a fight in the classroom because they showed up at the same time. Apparently they hate each other?? But anyway, Professor Han (not the brother) had to pick them up by the scruffs of their necks (not really bc they’re both taller than him but anyway) and threw them out into the hallway. I didn’t think people did that outside of dramas?? Best day of college by far.

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I’m an art major, so this is my first time taking a psych class that wasn’t the introductory class. Professor Han is very careful about explaining and does his best to make classes interactive and fun. I learned a lot about developmental psychology, though he kept getting visitors from other departments? The person next to me seemed to think this is normal, but idk.

Tags: clear grading criteria, extra credit, participation matters

I do independent research under Professor Han, and lemme tell you, the chaos of his lectures has nothing on his personal life. I’m pretty sure Professor Sung just. Lives in his office?? There is no possible other explanation for why he’s there all the time. Professor Han (chem) is there 9 out of 10 times that you check. Once, Professor Han (psych) stepped out of his office to follow me to the break room because I wanted to reheat my lunch, and Professor Han (chem) literally called?? To ask where he was?? Even though it’d only been like two minutes?? It’s wild.

Tags: respected, gives good feedback, hilarious

If the two Professor Hans weren’t brothers, I’d be worried that Prof Han (psych) had a stalker. Though I guess he has a stalker in Prof Sung too. That man follows him around everywhere, I’m pretty sure.

GUYS GUYS GUYS prof sung came by today with FLOWERS. i think when chem prof han came by later in the lecture he tossed them straight in the trash but omg do you think prof sung likes psych prof han.

Tags: amazing lectures, hilarious, caring

Professor Sung has been giving Professor Han gifts for as long as I can remember (and I’ve been working with Professor Han for around three years now), but I don’t think they like each other. If they did, would Professor Han kick him out of his classroom so much? Maybe they’re just good friends?

When I heard that Prof Han was teaching introductory psych for the first time this semester, I immediately had to take it because I’ve heard so many things about this man from my psych major friends and oh my god it’s all true. In this week alone, I think I’ve seen Professor Han Yoohyun more than I’ve seen some of the professors that I’m officially enrolled under?? To say nothing of Professor Sung Hyunjae. They’re usually more or less respectful of the fact that Professor Han Yoojin has a class though, and they leave if he seems serious about throwing them out. Sometimes Professor Sung Hyunjae stays the whole time and doodles hearts on the board. I think he does it to piss off Professor Han Yoojin, but maybe there’s some merit to the person who said he likes him??

Tags: lecture heavy, group projects, clear grading criteria

I was wary about taking this class because I’ve heard that Professors Han Yoohyun and Han Yoojin are brothers, but their teaching styles could not be more different. I’m a chem major (taking this class for distribution requirements) and Professor HYH is the Worst. He’s awful at replying to emails, he’s really bad at answering questions (seems like he doesn’t understand them half the time?), and always comes in late to lectures—WHICH MAKES SENSE IF HE’S SPENDING ALL HIS TIME HERE. Professor HYJ is much better though. He’s prompt about putting up the lecture slides, he’s always willing to set up appointments for students if they can’t make it to office hours, and it also sounds like he communicates well with the teacher assistants. It also sounds like he has a lot of pets?? I’m not sure when this guy sleeps.

Tags: amazing lectures, accessible outside class

You’re lucky if he brings Peace but you’re even luckier if Prof Han decides to use his extra tag-alongs in an impromptu psych experiment demonstration because they’re getting on his nerves.

Tags: amazing lectures, hilarious

His lectures are fine. Information is boring, but that’s just how introductory classes are. Was in office hours with him and Professor Sung came in and started up a random conversation about items and ‘buying Professor Han’. No idea what that was about, but I’m staying away from Professor Sung’s classes.

Okay I was alarmed by the previous review so I asked Professor Han about it and he says that he plays an online game with Professor Sung sometimes? So that’s what they’re talking about when they’re talking about items. I think Professor Sung talking about buying Professor Han is a joke relating to the game… I think…

Professor Sung dropped in on the lecture again today and was talking about using Professor Han and buying him but from the way they were talking it kind of sounded like flirting? I cannot tell with these people.

The chemistry professor han came by today and told psychology professor han to stay away from professor sung. Was a strange way to end the semester. The class itself was nice tho

Tags: gives good feedback, lots of homework, group projects

I’m docking a point because whenever Professor Sung drops by, Professor Han always ends up taking at least a good five minutes to argue with him about the most inane topics. Would be better if we could stay on track the whole time.

Tags: lecture heavy, extra credit

GUYS YOUVE GOT IT ALL WRONG. yesterday prof sung came by to ask prof han to a DATE. and then i think they ended up arguing about the venue for like three minutes, though i’m not really sure I followed what they were saying. something about sightseeing and tourism…?

I think I’ve learned more about Prof Han’s love life than developmental psychology in this class.

Tags: lecture heavy, group projects, lots of homework

Professor Yoo from the mechanical engineering department came over today to drop off Professor Han’s lunch. Seriously how many people does this guy know??

Today the projection system wasn’t working in the lecture hall, and neither prof han could get it working within the first ten mins. When I tell you that prof han (chem) was PISSED when prof sung dropped by and got it fixed in 30 secs flat omg prof sung has to sleep w one eye open tonight

Tags: hilarious, amazing lectures, clear grading criteria

I went to office hours recently and asked Professor Han if he was good friends with Professor Sung and he spent a good ten seconds in silence just thinking about it before saying “sure, I guess that’s one way of putting it.” Perhaps there’s been development.

Tags: accessible outside class, gives good feedback

@ that person who takes an independent study with Professor Han: any updates?

Oh my god guys, I was just out of town with Professor Han to go to a psych conference, and periodically (read: daily) he’d get calls from Professor Sung about stuff like whether or not he’d eaten or just to check in on his plans for the day?? Not even his brother called him that much. Is this definitive proof? No, but it looks pretty damning in my eyes.

Last class of the semester, and flowers take 2 happened during lecture today. Prof han is definitely into prof sung. I have never seen a man blush so much before in my life. We’re all lucky that prof sung decided to drop in at the end of class because otherwise we never would’ve learned anything with the amount that prof han was sputtering. Can I just say that I’m wildly jealous because not even my boyfriend is this romantic

Tags: accessible outside class, lots of homework, group projects

Guys, this is supposed to be a website that helps future students decide if they want to take a class with Professor Han, not a gossiping forum. On that note, Professor Han is a pretty good lecturer—he sounds engaged with his own material, and if you email him, he’s totally willing to meet outside of office hours too. I’m not planning on studying developmental psychology, but I definitely learned a lot in his class. His tests are pretty easy too as long as you take notes in lecture. Would recommend.

Tags: accessible outside class, extra credit

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This time, don’t let go (of me)

koalaoshiz

Summary:

Han Yoojin slays Lauchitas, gaining in return a wish stone that he uses to go back in time. He hopes to mend his relationship with his dear brother and leave without troubles, but nothing is that easy.
When he suddenly Awokens, there’s something more added to his title list.

Notes:

Warning in advance for slow chapters, I will work on it as much as my flickering motivation allows me! But trust me when I say I have a good idea for this AU and I really hope you’ll enjoy it!

Chapter 1: A wish stone, five years back and.

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It must say a lot about his personality, Han Yoojin bitterly thinks. He’s sure psychologists would be having a field day trying to pick apart his psyché, his reasoning for choosing to go back in time rather than the more convenient options just ready to be used. He could be asking to be the strongest hunter in the world. He could be asking for his reputation to be wiped clean so that he could finally go out in the streets without people insulting him. He could be asking for more treasures than anyone could ever possess, because who wouldn’t want money?

But none of these options sounded good in a world without Han Yoohyun. In a world where his sweet little brother (horribly misguided in his acts but pure of heart) was no more, being powerful, or rich, or blessedly unknown wasn’t worth it. He couldn’t fathom a world without his little brother, without the one he loved more than anything in the world.

Nothing mattered if he was alone.

He laughs, harsh and desperate as he clings to his Yoohyun’s body, unable to cry. This stupid child. Why didn’t he try talking to him first, before acting on his own like he hated his older brother? Did he think Han Yujin wouldn’t have understood? That he wouldn’t have accepted the situation, would have thrown a tantrum, pleaded for Yoohyun to change his mind?

He would have understood, for him. He would have gladly cut ties, kept quiet if only he had known his plans. He wouldn’t have been so difficult, wouldn’t have tried to struggle so much against what he thought was unfairness, complete disregard to everything he had done for the boy he had raised all on his own.

“Hey, wish stone. Can you rewind time?”

There’s no answer from it but instinctively, he knew it answered positively. It was so stupid. So it couldn’t bring back someone to life but dealing with time travel was somehow easier? He couldn’t understand how it was but he wasn’t going to let this opportunity escape his grasp.

“Then… the time before I entered here. No. Just take me back to five years ago, with my memories intact.”

That should be enough time, right? Five years ago, he hadn’t awoken, he was still a normal human being who still wished to be able to stand beside his brother. Five years ago, he was still in a situation where he could disappear from his life. Make it easier for him.

Even if they would not be able to live together again, it was fine.

As long as Han Yoohyun lived.

[Will you rewind time?]

He felt calm when black engulfed his vision and he started losing his consciousness, firm in his decision. A faint smile on his face, he nuzzled his dead brother’s hair.

“Yoohyun-ah. Thank you. See you soon.”