Chapter twenty eight

Hugo walked around the corridors alone and lost deeply in thoughts. He was so deep in thought that he nearly crashed into a few objects as he walked but, somehow, he managed to change direction at that last second before impact and walked down an adjacent corridor. His legs moved without a specifically placed direction and he must have past by the portrait of Sir Codogan at least ten times.

The knight in his frame kept shouting at him "Stop challenger! Face me like a man you cur!" But Hugo must not have heard him for he kept on walking. In his mind, he thought deeply about his sister and, like any good bother, worried about her.

He sighed softly and, surprisingly, found himself outside of the library. He could have sworn that, only a few seconds ago, he was standing outside the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom. Maybe that was actually a few minutes. He shrugged and opened the door to the library.

Most of the students, older students, were all at Hogsmade. Rose had gotten permission over the summer as had Louis and Albus and Kris and just about any person that Hugo could think to hang out with. All of his cousins and friends were in Hogsmead enjoying themselves while Hugo, being a mere second year, could not attend.

Of course, his cousin Lily wasn't there. He saw her sitting in the library reading a book behind on of the selves, her back propped up against a case and the book in her hands. She seemed to be lost to the words of the book and didn't notice as Hugo sat down besides her.

"Lily," Hugo said to the first year.

Lily jumped and then smiled. "Hey Hugo!"

Hugo and Lily had been long time friends as well as cousins. Being two of the youngest in the family, they found that they could get along the easiest.

"What are you doing all the way over here by yourself?"

Lily shrugged. "I suppose that I am reading but that's because nobody else is around besides people from my own class."

"How are you enjoying Hogwarts so far?"

Lily groaned at the question. Hugo knew that she got asked it several times a week by her brothers, cousins, and father. She had to be tired of the constant questions and nagging. So, Hugo put his hand up to signify that she didn't have to answer if she didn't want to.

Lily smiled and stood up then put the book she had been reading onto the shelf above her head. She gestured for Hugo to stand up and he did so slowly. Lily started to walk out of the library and her cousin followed.

"Where are we going?" Hugo asked.

"Back to the common room, of course," Lily laughed.

Hugo and her climbed the stairs to Gryffindor tower talking about Lily's classes and the people in her classes. There was this one boy, she spoke, that she had already began to fancy. Hugo nearly laughed the way she spoke about him and she elbowed him in the ribs for it.

They reached the portrait of The Fat Lady and Hugo said the password causing the portrait to swing forward and allow them entrance into the common room. Barely any students were in there: Two first year girls braiding each others hair, a second year in Hugo's class sitting by the fire reading, a fifth year boy who had passed out on a chair, and a third year girl drawing and then making her pictures animated.

Lily and Hugo sat down at a small table in the corner and continued talking about life at Hogwarts when Lily brought up a boy she had seen hanging around with Kris and Albus.

"He was a Ravenclaw," She said. "Who is he?"

...

Orion didn't go to Hogsmead. He had gotten permission from his mother but he never went because he never had anyone to hang out with there. Kris hadn't asked him about going but maybe because Kris assumed that he would be there anyways. He was, after all, a forth year. But, Orion sat in the library alone.

He saw one of the boys that Kris hung out with, Hugo Weasley. He walked into the library and went over to a small, first year, girl sitting behind a book case reading. She had red hair and Orion assumed that she was a relative of the Weasley family but it dawned on him that she was a child of Harry Potter. They began talking and then they left.

Orion sighed softly to himself and looked down at the book that sat in front of him. He didn't like to admit this but he wasn't in the mood for books. Normally, they were a great comfort for him but he found this book drawl and boring. So, he put it into his bag and then left the library.

Walkign through the corridors, he found it very quiet for Hogwarts standards. As it always seemed on Hogsmead weekends. He walked slowly to his common room and entered then sat down at a table when a voice erupted around him.

"Hey!" Lorcan Scamander, the one Scamander twin who had been sorted into Ravenclaw like his mother Luna Scamander (formally Lovegood), stepped up to him. "Orion, right?"

Orion nodded slowly. "Yes. What?"

"You any good at Wizards Chess?"

Orion nodded and found himself being dragged over to a corner where a chess board had been set up and fellow Ravenclaw students were all watching and waiting.

"What is this?" Orion asked uncertainly.

"I need an opponent!" Lorcan said with a smile, his facial features seemed gorgeous. "Orion, I've never played against you before and I want a challenge. Can you deliver that?"

Orion, oddly, found himself grinning and nodded. "I think that I can."

"Great!" Lorcan said with a smile and took the seat on the side of black. "White moves first."

Orion nodded and ordered his knight to move first. The game was intense and the Ravenclaws watching were amazed as the boys seemed to battle it out in a strategic way. By the time the game ended, only one black pawn remained with the king and a rook and pawn remained for white.

Orion had won and Lorcan was smiling as he reached his arm across the table.

"That was great!" He said as Orion took his hand. "You did truly phenomenal!"

"Thanks," Orion said. "Same to you."

A few students entered the common room at that time.

"Lorcan!" One called out. "Your brother was looking for you at Hogsmead!"

"What did we miss?" Another asked.

As soon as Orion heard that students were returning from Hogsmead, he said good-bye to his fellow Ravenclaw students and then rushed out of the common room not knowing that he had just sparked a reputation for himself as best chess player in Ravenclaw house.

When he reached the entrance hall, he saw Kris and Albus walking in laughing. He smiled glad to know that both of them were happy. They spotted him and walked over.

"Hey Orion!" Kris smiled and held out a bag. "I didn't see you at Hogsmead but I got you some sweets in case you didn't go."

"I didn't go," Orion said. "But you didn't have to get me anything."

Kris laughed. "Don't be silly. Friends do that."

Orion hesitantly took the bag of sweets and smiled. "Thank you. You guys have a good time?"

"Of course!" Albus said. "It was good to get out. You should come next time!"

Orion nodded. Maybe he would next time. Especially since his friends wanted him to be there.

...

Louis sat outside on the steps of the courtyard. It was dinner time now but he didn't feel hungry. He had gotten into a fight with Dominique the previous night and wanted to be no where near his older, seventh year, sister. He wanted to, instead, sit outside in the fresh air.

That seemed relaxing enough. However, he heard a noise behind him. A boy was walking out towards him and he recognized the boy to be Leo Scamander cousin to both Scorpius and Lorcan and Lysander Scamander (sons of Luna and Rolf).

He smiled smugly at Louis as he approached.

"Hey there," He said and sat down. "A nice night for skipping a meal, of course."

Louis scowled. "Go away, Leo!"

Leo laughed and shook his head. "Why should I, Weasley?"

"Because I want to be alone!" Louis snarled.

"Someone just lost his gorgeous features," Leo laughed. "You should hear the way girls talk about you, of course."

"That gets really annoying, Leo," Louis said crossing his arms. "Could you say something other than "of course" at the end of your sentences?"

Leo laughed. "Of course! But why would I?"

Louis scowled still and stood up walking back into the castle. Leo could be heard shouting out from behind him words that made him cringe:

"Those girls who think your such a pretty boy don't know about your history, of course. I do! You and I have history!"

A cold laugh could be faintly heard as Louis walked through the entrance hall and away from the crazy boy who he had left sitting on the steps where he had just sat not long ago. What a familiar scene, he thought to himself.


AN: I know it took a while but I finally had the idea for this next chapter. A few elements of drama have been brought in through Louis and Leo but I am hoping that it adds to the story quality. So, what do you think so far? I promised a chapter about Leo and Hugo and, while this may not have been exactly primarily them, I did have sections dedicated to them. I also felt the need to talk more about Lily.

So, I have been getting great reviews from my fans:

Codetrix:

I really liked this chapter, Orion seems like a really nice person. I hope he wasn't involved in what happened on the train. I wonder if Scorpius will try to find out if Orion is innocent or not. I can't wait to read the next chapter. Keep up the great work!

TweakerWolf:

Yay, more insight about Orion, although Albus is still being stupid...if he can't talk to his father (as a dad, not even as HARRY POTTER, helloooo) about this DB character, how does he think he's going to survive, even Rose was willing to tell him what she found out. But at least it seems that he kinda made a friend ) Hopefully Orion doesn't turn out to be bad and stab everyone in the back, it might set Albus back in the friend-making department lol

So, keep leaving reviews. They really boost my confidence. Hopefully, I will update at least twice before January is over. I got a new program for typing things and I am just learning how to use it but everything will work out. I really hope you guys enjoyed this chapter.

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