Chapter Seven, The Attack and Leaving the Wizarding World
A/N: I'm skipping to after Christmas in fifth year as the rest of the years are the same as the books except for a few differences: one being he is in RavenClaw on the Quidditch team instead of Gryffindor. Second year is the same as the book. Third year Peter is found by Snape and is given the kiss. Remus and Sirius teach at Hogwarts in third yr and teach Orion how to do the Patronus Charm.
Orion is friends with Fred and George but has nothing to do with Ron or Hermione. Fourth year is the same as the book. Start of fifth year Orion isn't attacked by Dementors but Umbridge is the DADA teacher in fifth year and gets Orion to carve I Must Not Tell Lies in his hand as she hates him. There is no DA as Orion doesn't really trust people but him and his small group of friends do teach themselves.
Also Orion's wolf form is now called Littlepaw suggested by Inflamora Notoris as she/he as I like that band but thank you to all those who have suggested a name for Orion.
Orion was walking through the hallways back from the ROR to his Common room. He, Neville, Luna, Draco, Fred and George had been practicing spells to prepare themselves for the upcoming war. Orion stopped in his tracks as he heard foot steps coming up behind him. "Oi freak!" Someone shouted Orion recognised the voice as Anthony Goldstein who had been picking on him ever since he started Hogwarts due to him being a werewolf.
Orion wanted nothing more than to run back to the Common room but he knew not only would he not making it in time but he also didn't want to turn his back on Anthony or his cronies Terry Boot, Michael Corner and Zacharius Smith from Hufflepuff. Before Orion could do anything the four boys were on pinning him down to the floor. They'd taken his wand off him and he was now cursing himself for not paying more attention to his surroundings but it was too late now.
"We're gonna make you pay for being a disgusting werewolf when we're done with you you're gonna wish you were never born." Anthony snarled he cast the Cruicartus Curse at him causing Orion to scream out I'm pain as the other three boys started punching and hexing every part of skin they could reach.
It felt like it went on for hours and Orion was starting to lose hope that he'd ever be found and that when he was found it would be too late. Just as he was resigning to never seeing his mum and dad or his friends again Orion heard footsteps pounding on the stone floor running towards them attracted by his blood curdling screams no doubt. But Orion's heart sank as he saw the look in the four boy's eyes they'd heard the footsteps too. He caught the sight of Anthony's face and he knew he wasn't going to make it through the night.
Anthony pointed is wand at Orion's neck "Goodbye Freak." Anthony spat as he cast the curse that Orion didn't know but he knew it was a dark curse as he felt agonising pain from spear from just under his ear to his throat and he felt blood start pouring from the wound. His vision had started going dark as he heard the four boys running off laughing as he felt someone knelt next to him.
"Orion stay with me. Orion stay with me. I'll heal you just hold on think of your parents." Severus said as he waved his wand over Orion's whole body healing and closing all the wounds though he held his wand more prominently over his neck murmuring "Vulnar Sanentur." Over and over again as well as pouring potions down his throat to due to Orion losing so much blood.
When he was satisfied that the wound was healed as past as he could get it Severus picked Orion up and ran to his room not caring about his image anymore, as he ran he sent of a Patronus Charm to Sirius and Remus, Filius and Minerva letting them know that Orion had been attacked and that he was taking him to St Mungoes to the Intensive Care Unit as Orion had passed out as he ran through the secret passages.
As Severus reached his room in the dungeons he unlocked the door using his magic and ran over to his fire place throwing in the flop powder shouting out St Mungoes he stepped into the fire place making sure he had a firm grip on Orion before he was whisked away.
Severus exited the floo as soon as he stopped spinning shouting that he needed a Healer immediately as Orion needed to be taken to the Intensive Care Unit as he'd been attacked at school and the Cruicartus had been used on him multiple times and that he had a serious injury to his neck and needed immediate attention. Several Healers had arrived before Snape had finished shouting out his orders and shouting orders of their own to get everything ready for surgery as the Orion needed an operation to fix the veins that had been cut with the curse and also to fix his oesophagus as Severus's spell had only done do much.
Severus told the Head Healer Healer Rivers that he will wait in the reception for Orion's parents, Head if House and the Deputy Headmistress as he'd already sent them a message. Nodding his head Healer Rivers told the Welcome Witch to call Madam Bones and to send her to his office after she is informed of what had happen and he'll meet her there after he's done the operation on the poor boy.
The Healers and Orion had not been gone five minutes when a worried and angry Remus and Sirius arrived at the hospital followed by Professor McGonagall and a Professor Flitwick. Seeing Severus the four adults rushed over to him all asking him at once only shutting up when he sent a mild Stinging a Hex at them all. "As you all know I've been watching over Orion in case the headmaster or Umbridge did something to him which she's been making him use blood quills in his detentions with her, which Dumbledore knows about.
But also over the years I have seen certain pupils become hostile with Orion just for the fact he is a Born Werewolf which escalated tonight." Severus sighed rubbing his hands over his face. "As we know that Orion and his small group of friends have been meeting in the Room of Requirement tonight like every night I followed Orion at a safe distance as Filius and Minerva were unavailable. Tonight he was accosted my Goldstein and his cronies Terry Boot, Michael Corner and Zacharius Smith they not only verbally abused but physically as well. They used the Cruicartus Curse on him multiple times which attracted me to the noise.
But as I wasn't being quiet in my haste to get him they heard me and Goldstein cast a dark curse at Orion cutting him from under his right ear to the middle of his throat. I'd tried my best to heal him giving him potions for the blood loss but he is in surgery trying to fix the rest of the damage." Severus said sombrely wiping the tears off of his face.
"My baby is he going to be alright?" Remus asked him through his tears. Severus sighed looking much older than he felt in that moment. "I don't know. He is having a life saving operation at the moment and Head Healer Rivers has called Amelia Bones but we all know nothing will happen to those boys as the Headmaster will not allow it." Severus sighed.
"He will have no say in it I am Head of RavenClaw house and it is my responsibility to ensure Goldstein, Boot and Corner is excluded and I know Ponoma will agree with me where Smith is concerned. I do not like excluding students but they have been terrorising poor Orion for years and no matter what punishment we dish out it doesn't sink in. I'm afraid immediate expulsion is the only option not only did they attack a student with the intention to kill him they also used an Unforgivable which that in itself is something I will not have with my students." Filius squeaked his face flushed red with anger.
"Though I do agree with you Severus. Albums will overwrite any punishment we give to those boys like he's always done and I'm afraid to admit but he'll even stop them from being prosecuted, though hopefully Madam Bones will not let him." Filius sighed.
"Don't you worry Remus, Sirius I am the Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts and if the headmaster fails to give an appropriate punishment not only does it fall to me the teachers and I can cast a vote against him to the Board of Governors and take him to Court of Child Endangerment and Child Neglect and I'll make sure he is sent up Azkaban." Minerva said firmly her Scottish accent becoming more pronounced in her ire.
"Thank you all of you for looking after our son but this is the last straw I'm pulling Orion out if Hogwarts for good and he'll not be coming back. In fact we're moving out of England for good. Remus and I have already made plans to stay with my cousin Billy in America I'll not have my son in any more danger than what he's been in for the last four and a half years. That's if he survives." Sirius said, his voice turning grim towards the end as his heart constructed tightly at the thought of his baby boy not surviving.
"That is understandable Sirius and I speak for the rest of the staff that we hope Orion has a better life in America and I'll personally make sure to send you all the criteria for Orion so he doesn't miss out on his magical education, if you decide to not to send him to a magical school." Minerva said.
"Thank you Minerva that will be appreciated and we will be home schooling Orion to avoid this happening again. But right now I just want to find out about my son." Remus told her gratefully before heading off to find a Healer.
It was a couple of hours after they'd all arrived that they finally heard word in how Orion was doing. An exhausted looking Healer Rivers entered the Family waiting room. "How is he?" Sirius asked immediately jumping out of his seat looking at the Healer with wide worried eyes. "Orion's father I presume?" Healer Rivers asked. Sirius nodded his head distractedly giving the Healer a look that said hurry up.
"The surgery we preformed on him went well as expected we was able to heal all the veins he was lucky that it didn't cut all the way through his jugular vein and that Severus Snape found him when he did and brought him here as soon as possible otherwise there would have been no hope for your son even with magic. Everything has been mended but he will have to stay in for a few days under observation as he'll be on countless potions that well get professor Snape to make if that is alright with you?
Good. Now though he is asleep and will be for quite some time and when he wakes up he will be groggy from all the pain potions we've pumped into his system. It's a miracle that Orion survived from what happened to him. You have one strong young man there Mr Black, Mr Lupin-Black. After Orion is released from this hospital I advice you get Professor Snape to check him over every couple of months for a year as a colleague of mine told me your leaving the Wizarding World, not that I blame you.
But the reason I ask this is because he will have a scar that will never truly fade even with the anti-scar cream but also to make sure it is healing well. I'll take you to your son then I must go see Madam Bones in my office Professors I suggest that you all come with to answer Madam Bones questions."
With that said Healer Rivers led the two worried parents to their sons room before leading the Professors to his office to deal with legal action, hopefully they could pass it through the Wizengamot in a few hours so Sirius and Remus could get their son out of the Wizarding World as soon as possible.
Seeing how fragile and broken their son looked in the hospital bed with most of his body mainly his neck covered in gauze bandages strengthened their resolve to get their son out of here as soon as possible. After awhile of watching his son Sirius headed home to get everything in order for them to leave with the help of Dobby and Winky who had bonded with Orion last year and were now working for them (though Dobby was the only one being paid) they we're taking everything over to the new house ready for them as they would be quicker than Sirius could and it meant that Sirius only hag to go to Gringotts to get his money transferred to the American branch.
It was a few days later that Orion woke up and looked groggily around the room he was in noticing the pristine white walls. It was as he was looking around the room he noticed his parents as sleep in the chairs on either side of his bed their heads resting on their folded arms on the bed on either side of his body. Shifting in the bed a bit Orion moaned in pain as white hot pain rushed around his body generating more from his neck as though his whole body was on fire, which succeeded in waking his parents up.
"Orion keep still daddy will get you a pain potion now." Remus told him wiping the tears off of Orion's face as Sirius helped him drinking the strong dose of pain potion. Once finished Sirius helped him dink dome water before helping him settle back against the pillow placing a kiss on his forehead. "Is that any better pup?" Sirius asked him taking Orion's small hand into his own as Remus did the same with the other.
"Yes. Thank you daddy." Orion croaked his voice ruff from the injury and ill use. "I'm sorry mummy, daddy." Orion apologised tears running down his cheeks. Remus and Sirius widened the bed so they could sit on either side of their son holding him close to them. "What are you sorry for cub? You have nothing to be sorry for it wasn't your fault so I don't want you blaming yourself alright?" Remus told him kissing the side of Orion's head.
"And I before you start worrying about those boys your mother and I have pulled you out of Hogwarts for good and when your well enough we're moving to Forks in America where my cousin Billy leaves he's expecting us. Your teachers are going to send us your work you need to complete as your mother and I have decided to home school you for a year so you can recover." Sirius told him smiling when Orion smiled gratefully at his parents but their smiles instantly turned into a frown when they saw Orion biting his lip and wringing his hands.
"What's the matter cub? Are you I'm any pain?" Remus asked. Orion shook his head wincing as the pain flared up in his neck. "A bit mummy but it's much better with the potion daddy gave me. What...what happened with...with those boys?" Orion asked nervously. Remus and Sirius shared a look over Orion's head silently communicating deciding on who would be the one to tell him. Sirius lost and with a sigh he pulled his son closer to him.
"Orion baby. Madam Bones, me and your mother and Professors McGonagall, Snape, Flitwick and Sprout tried to get them to stay permanently in Azkaban but Dumbledore has a lot of sway in the Ministry even with them hating him. They're still in Azkaban as Madam Bones put up a great case in your defence but they're not staying in Azkaban for life as they should have been and nor are they expelled from Hogwarts just suspended and they only got a total of six months in Azkaban. Which is another reason your not going back there we don't want to lose you." Sirius said grimly, comforting his son whose body was shaking with his cries.
"Shhh pup everything's going to be alright I promise your mother and I won't let anything happen to you ever again I promise." Sirius assured him pressing his head into his shoulder letting Orion smell his scent as Remus rubbed his back. After awhile Orion calmed down and drifted off to sleep wrapped in the safe embrace of his parents.
It was a week after Orion woke up and they had just finished making sure everything was packed up and ready to go as they were leaving for their new home and new lives in five minutes. Orion had been discharged from the hospital and within that time he'd stayed in the cottage resting so he had enough energy to travel as all the potions he had to take made him drowsy.
"Right are we already to go?" Remus called from the kitchen where he was securing the back of the house while Sirius secured the front of the house, Orion was sitting on the sofa in the living room bored out of his mind as he wanted to help his parents with the jobs they had left to do before they leave, but he was on strict instructions to only leave the sofa if he needed the toilet. "Yes." Sirius and Orion called back.
"Good." Remus said as he and Sirius entered the living room just in time to take the Portkey.
"Right come and hold on to the rope Ori." Sirius told his son as he helped him up from the sofa and over to Remus where he was holding out the rope. "Dobby and Winky will take the furniture over to our new house as we're traveling and also had their own magic to the house so no one can enter." Remus told him as he saw Orion opening his mouth. "Okay mummy." Orion said as he took hold of the Portkey watching as it flashed blue as his dad said password before they whisked off to their new life.