Chapter Twenty nine
Scorpius watched the fire flicker in the Slytherin common room. He had made plans for himself with Rose later this evening. They were going to sneak out near mid-night (way past lights out) to a secrete passage and talk. It would be like a date, Scorpius thought.
Two months at Hogwarts had already past. It was a bit surprising but Scorpius was enjoying his time back here and the chance to see Rose every time that Slytherins and Ravenclaws had Herbology. However, Albus was always looming about and he seemed moodier now than ever. Scorpius knew it was about that letter from D.B. (who could only be assumed as Daniel Black.
Scorpius wondered what connections Albus had and whether or not it was a good thing or bad thing. Was Daniel Black using Albus or manipulating him? Was Albus secretly helping him in some way? Scorpius wouldn't put aside either thought.
How could the son of Harry Potter be involved with someone so evil? I should talk, Scorpius thought bitterly to himself. His father was a former death eater and part of one of the families in his inner circle. He sighed softly as Albus and Kris came into the common room.
They were laughing and joking but both stopped when they noticed Scorpius sitting on the sofa. Kris stood still and, with his eyes, motioned for Albus to go on into the dorm before him. Kris went over to the sofa and sat down next to Scorpius.
"Hey," He said softly. "Sorry about getting mad at you."
"It's fine," Scorpius said shaking his head. "I should have not jumped to any conclusions.
Even as he said it, Scorpius knew he didn't regret jumping to any conclusions. He had the sinking feeling that Orion knew something more than he was saying. He just didn't want to offend Kris because Kris didn't deserve that.
However, he thought to himself, Kris also didn't deserve someone who would betray or back stab him and Scorpius would make sure that Orion didn't hurt Kris.
"Will you try to give Orion a chance?" Kris asked him.
"Of course," Scorpius nodded and gave a slight smile. "For you, yes."
"Great!" Kris said with a broad grin. "Now, I'm going to make sure that Albus gives you a chance."
Kris stood up and went to their dorm leaving Scorpius sitting there alone. Scorpius stood a few minutes after and knew what he had to do before his "date" with Rose.
He walked out of the Slytherin common room and up out of the dungeons. His pace was brisk as if he had something important to do and didn't want to be stopped just in case he saw his cousin or someone else walking in the halls. Surprisingly, he knew where to go though.
"Careful, Mr. Malfoy," A voice overtook his ears. "I don't want to deduct points from Slytherin because you're out of bed late. You have an hour before lights out so make haste."
"Right," Scorpius said as he stepped past the potions master and up another flight of stairs until he reached the doors of the library.
He pulled the door open and, just as he hoped, Orion Black sat at one of the tables reading silently to himself. Scorpius sauntered in and stepped behind Orion.
"Orion," Scorpius said. "Can I talk to you for a moment?"
Orion looked up, closed his book, and nodded before standing up and stepping out of the library with Scorpius. Scorpius lead the way to an empty corridor so that nobody could hear their conversation.
"What is this about, Scorpius?"
Scorpius took a deep breath. "Kris and I made up and I told him I would give you a chance."
Orion nodded and smiled slightly. "That's wonderful. I'm glad to hear that things are now good."
"But," Scorpius said and looked around. "There is one thing I must know before I can give you a full chance."
Orion frowned and nodded for Scorpius to continue.
"Are you related to Daniel Black?"
Orion looked at Scorpius and studied his question. A true Ravenclaw, Scorpius thought almost rolling his eyes. The answer was very simple: Yes or no. Why couldn't Orion just give him the answer.
It took Orion a few seconds but, eventually, he spoke.
"I suppose that I am," Orion said as he nodded. "If he's a Black then he and I must be related, right?"
Scorpius opened his mouth and then closed it again. He could tell that he wasn't going to get anywhere with this.
"Let me rephrase," Scorpius said but Orion cut him off.
"You said you needed to know one thing," He said shaking his head. "I just gave you my answer to the "one thing" that you needed to know."
Scorpius opened his mouth to interrogate further but Orion glared and stormed off down the hall.
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Albus sat on his bed and Kris sat on his own. The dorm was quiet because Scorpius was out and the only two other Slytherin boys in their year were out in the common room telling jokes to each other. Kris looked at Albus and then at his hands.
"Al," He said softly. "Don't get mad at me but I told Scorpius that, if he gave Orion a chance, I would talk to you about giving him a chance."
Albus stiffened and then looked at Kris. "Well, we've talked. Let's move to the next topic."
Kris sighed softly and laid back staring at the ceiling. "Albus, I'm really not enjoying this feud between you and him."
"I'm not going to be his friend!" Albus shot and crossed his arms.
Kris sat up and stared at Albus. "You don't have to be his friend. You don't have to be completely friendly to him. But, can you please let him alone? No more scheming or fights?"
Albus rolled onto his side. Kris laid back down on his bed and sighed softly.
"I'm sorry." He heard the voice of Albus creep across the room to him.
AN: This is one of the first times I have updated two chapters in one day. I hope that you guys enjoy it! I will work so much harder on the next chapter. It will be at least 3,000 words. Please leave a review about which characters you want me to focus on next chapter.
I got one review today:
Anxibi:
This chapter was great, the Lily and Hugo part was a little short but it was still good. I wonder what's the full history between Louis and Leo, and I wonder if Orion is really unaware of what's really going on or if he knows more than he says. I can't wait for the next chapter. Keep up the great work!
I hope that you guys enjoyed this chapter.
~ Ted Theodore Logan (Rahxas)
