So sorry for being late again ! Here is Chapter 20, I hope you enjot reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it ! More chapters coming soon, that's a promise !

Chapter 20:

It was a cloudy day at Hogwarts, it even threatened to rain, but even though the weather was not very welcoming, all students were gathered on the stands of the arena where the first task of the Triwizard Tournament was to be held. Excitement filled the air, and everyone was already betting on who was going to win, and as expected, Hogwarts students made banners and signs, mostly in red and gold, where the words "Go Orion" or "Make Gryffindor proud" were written to encourage their champion, and the same thing was made for the other champions by their classmates.

And in the tents were gathered the champions, Barty Crouch Sr. , Dumbledore, Ludo Bagman, Madame Maxime, and Igor Karkaroff . Orion was standing next to Dumbledore, waiting to hear the instructions, although Hagrid has already informed him that the first task involved dragons. And as he was pacing back and forth, someone entered the tent and rushed over to him, squeezing him in a tight hug.

"Hermione, what are you doing here?" asks Orion as wraps his arms around her

"Orion, please don't do this, it's very dangerous ! A dragon is not a stuffed bear!" she hugged him even tighter.

"Hermione I'm prepared for this task, don't you worry one bit, you know Professor Moody helped me out, so go out there and cheer for me !" And just as he was going to let go of her, a camera flash blinded his view.

"Oh, young love, young Mr Malfoy is going to be devastated !"

And as Hermione was going to go snatch the camera away, Dumbledore spoke: "Miss Skeeter, this tent is for champions, headmasters, and organizers only! I must ask you to get out!"

He then turned to Hermione : "What are you still doing here Miss Granger?"

"Oh, sorry sir, I'll be out" Hermione stuttered as she left the tent to go back to her seat in the stands, right between Susan and Draco.

"Did you talk to him Hermione?" Susan asked frantically

"I did, but he's still going to do it" Hermione sighed, exasperated, and hugged her best friend "Let's just hope that he makes it Susan"

"Oh come on you too, this is Orion we're talking about, I'm sure he'll make it !" Draco said in as matter-of-fact

"What makes you so sure?!" Susan snapped at him

Draco just leaned back in his seat, resting his arms behind his head "Because he's my cousin, and best friend, I know him, and I know what he's capable of"

"Exactly, Orion is going to win this thing" added Neville, who just came with Ron , and they both sat next to Draco.

"Where is Ginny? I haven't seen her all day?" Hermione tried to change the subject

"Oh she said she'll meet us here, she was helping Luna find a nargle" Susan said

"A what?!" asked Ron

"Never mind ! There she is" Hermione said as Ginny approached them and sat next to Susan.

"So guys, did anyone come out yet?" Ginny asked

"No, I think they're just about to start" Hermione said anxiously as Dumbledore came out of the tent.

Viktor Krum fought first, and Fleur after him, and it was finally time for Orion to face his dragon, the Hungarian Horntail, which was the fiercest of all dragons.

"I can do this" said Orion as he came out of the tent, his wand in hand.

And just as he saw the golden egg, he heard a loud growling, and heavy footsteps behind him.

'This is it' he thought as he pointed his wand at the dragon and screamed "Stupefy!". The spell was not powerful enough to knock the dragon out, but it sure triggered his temper as he blew fire at Orion, who scrambled behind a rock

"Oh God !" all three girls screamed and Hermione suddenly clutched to Draco's hand on instinct, squeezing it tight between her fingers. Draco then looked at her furrowed brow and slack jaw, and whispered to her : "Calm down and take a deep breath, he's going to be fine Hermione"

Orion, as if on queue, pointed his wand to the sky and yelled "Accio Fireblot" and just then, the Fireblot broom soared in the sky and came to Orion, who clutched onto it, and took off, with the dragon trailing after him.

After some swift flying, Orion was in full seeker mode, and came back down, surprising the crowd with his speed as he took the egg in his hands and soared back up, rejoicing the screams and cheers of the crowd.

Hermione jumped from her seat and screamed "YES !" she then, again on instinct, hugged Draco tight, still jumping up and down, Ginny was cheering and clapping loudly with Neville and Ron. Tears filled up Susan's eyes and a small smile crept to her lips as she ran down the stands to hug her boyfriend.

"Orion!" She screamed as she went straight into his arms

"Susan" he whispered into her hair as he hugged her tight

"You scared me to death" she murmured, still in his arms

As he was about to reply, he heard his name again, he turned around to see his mother, father, grandmother and aunt Narcissa rushing to him.

"Orion! Oh Orion!" Hestia wrapped her arms around her son, kissing his jet black hair.

"Mom, you're embarrassing me" he smirked as if already knowing her answer

"Oh shut up !" She hugged him tighter, then allowed Sirius to give a one armed hug and pat him on the back "I'm so proud of you son!"

"Thanks Dad!" Then Walburga gave him a bone-crushing hug "Parents were not allowed to come, but we're royalty, they couldn't say no to us ! Oh how I missed you Orion!"

He was then kissed on the cheek by Narcissa "We've missed you and Draco so much! I was so petrified through the task, I'm so glad you're okay!" as she wrapped her arms around his shoulders.

"Thank you Aunt Narcissa" then Draco came in sight, grinning at his family.

"It feels so awesome being home again, even if it's just for the weekend." Orion said as he slumped on the bed in his room.

"Oh yeah! There's no place like home!" Draco said as he sat on the couch opposite Orion's bed.

"You know Grandmother is going to spoil us rotten tonight, she even told the house elves to prepare the best dinner ever" Orion stated, while grinning at his cousin

"Yeah she probably will. You know, I never doubted that you were going to take first place today, everyone was so scared, but I wasn't, because I know that you were more then capable of doing this."

Orion then sat next to Draco and gave him a tight one-armed hug and said to him: "You know what I was thinking of during the task? I was thinking of Susan, and how much she means to me, I was thinking about Hermione who is like a sister to me, about Ron who always makes me smile, about Neville whom I trust so much, about Ginny who is the spirit of our group, about my family whom I love so much." He then took a deap breath "And last but not least, I thought about you, Draco, you're a brother to me, not just a cousin really, I trust you with my life. Even if I had a real brother, I wouldn't love him as much as I love you man, so I want you to promise me that we'll stay brothers forever, not just cousins, but brothers. I wouldn't have made it through that task if it weren't for you."

Draco then hugged his 'brother' tight and said "You were never one for cheesy talk man, but we're brothers in all ways that matter, and I really appreciate you telling me this." He then took a quill from the drawer and cut his palm with it, and almost instantly Orion did the same, and they joined their hands together.

"Blood brothers" Orion stated, a grin on his face

"Forever!"

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