I don't own Harry Potter…
Chapter 21
"Orion Mars Hooch!" Madame Hooch's voice rang through the manor. Orion winced at the use of his full name. She stormed into the library where Hermione, Harry and him were studying. "Do you mind telling me what this is?" She thrust something in his face.
"Ah, that would be a muggle newspaper." He began. "Easily distinguishable from a wizard one, as muggle pictures don't move, see?" He pointed at one of the pictures. Madame Hooch's eyes narrowed.
"And what does this newspaper say?" He looked at the paper once more and noticed a story that she must have been speaking of. He quickly read the major headline though and repeated it.
"The fair is coming to London. Are we going to the muggle fair mum?" He arranged his features to look excited.
"No we are not going to the muggle fair!" She shouted.
"Honestly mum, you shouldn't tease us children like that. Here I was all excited thinking we were going to see a muggle fair." He looked down disappointed. Minerva was standing in the doorway trying not to laugh and Harry was smirking.
"Orion…" she said warningly and pointed to the story toward the bottom of the page."
"Oh that story! You should have been more specific… Local Haunting near London…" He read the title. "Ah, some muggle has ghosts in their house?" He looked up at his mother questioningly. Harry buried his face quickly in a book as to not give them away.
"Not just any muggles! The Grangers!" Hermione winced at the name. "And they have reported seeing demonic activity, skeletal horses, and hallucinations. They've both been taken to a muggle hospital for observation!" Orion's eyes widened slightly.
"Wow, I guess they really were mental." Harry snorted but hurried up to cover it with a cough. Rolanda looked momentarily at the other boy and then back to Orion.
"Would you happen to know anything about why there is a herd of thestrals congregating on the lawn of the Granger's home? Or why they have been seeing strange apparitions that they think are ghosts? Or about the Bogart that was found inside their home?" She held out the Daily Prophet now and the front page read: Strange Occurrences in a Muggle Neighborhood. Underneath the main title it read: Strange Thestral Activity and 'Ghost-Like' Apparitions near London.
"Weird." Orion replied and pointed at a headline further down. "You would think that would be the main story." Rolanda looked confused and looked where her son was pointing. There was a story about the World Cup and the Dark Mark. Rolanda gasped and dropped the paper. "Of course that Rita Skeeter never was any good at reporting the facts; always looking for a conspiracy where there isn't one." He added nonchalantly. Although that story was front page news of the Quibbler yesterday." He went back to reading his book and Rolanda went to speak to Minerva about the events of the World Cup. Harry and Orion looked up at each other and smirked.
"What is going on?" Hermione whispered to the two boys. What did you two do with your 'guy time?" she asked suspiciously.
"We told you, we went to see Sirius. Great man that Sirius… had tons of fun." Orion looked into Hermione's eyes and she saw the truth. She couldn't help but laugh slightly.
"Completely idiotic…" her voice couldn't sound stern though. "I can't believe you three." She returned to her book with a grin. "Thank you." she added in a whisper. Harry and Orion both laughed and Orion kissed the side of her head.