I don't own Harry Potter….
Chapter 38
Orion opened his eyes and winced as the bright sun burned them. He felt around next to him and noticed Hermione was gone and he jumped from the bed. He winced from the pain in his legs as he ran to the door to the cabin. She was standing just outside the door and looking out over the trees.
"Good morning, Orion." She spoke quietly, as if she didn't want to disturb the peacefulness of the forest.
"Good morning, love." He moved behind her and pulled her to him. She immediately felt his warmth seep into her and warm her cold body. She had been standing outside for nearly an hour in the cold. He pulled her inside and steered her toward a chair. "I think it would be safe to go back to the Manor now, or Grimmauld Place." He tucked her hair behind her ear and kissed her forehead.
"It's so wonderful here, where are we?"
"We're at the top of a mountain somewhere in America." He shrugged. "I never actually found out exactly where this is." He chuckled. "My mum used to bring me here to teach me to hunt. Not many people make it up this far, so it's relatively private." She smiled at him and kissed him.
"Well, I love it here. I think we should definitely visit again."
Orion searched around the cabin for his shirt, which he seemed to have lost again. Hermione chuckled and picked it up. After he was finally dressed he transported them to the kitchen of Grimmauld Place.
"Morning you two, was wondering when you would show up." Sirius chuckled. "Afraid to go back to the Manor?" Orion laughed and nodded.
"Yes actually." He added. Sirius chuckled and gestured to the table.
"Well breakfast is ready." Orion hugged his sister Gabrielle and sat next to her. Sirius, Remus and her were the only other ones at the table. "No one else has shown up yet." They all sat and ate breakfast in peace. Orion caught Hermione staring at him and he tilted his head at her.
"What is it, Love?" he asked using their mind connection. She smiled slowly and her eyes were sparkling. He didn't even need to read her mind to know what she was thinking. He grinned at her and Sirius laughed.
"Get a room!" He yelled and pushed the two from the kitchen. Orion picked Hermione up and threw her over his shoulder before taking the stairs two at a time.
By the time the pair came back down the stairs, lunch was being served. Harry and Tonks were sitting in the kitchen, along with Sirius, Remus, Fleur, Rosalyn, Gabrielle, Luna and Ginny. "Hello, Brother." Luna smiled dreamily at him.
"Hello Luna, how did you like my tree house?" Her eyes lit up and her smile grew.
"It was wonderful." She looked to her mate, who was blushing and nodding. Gabrielle slid a letter across the table.
"This came for you earlier." she said as Orion picked it up. He turned it over, but didn't recognize the handwriting.
"It's from Mrs. Weasley." Hermione's voice rang in his head. He opened it and read it quickly.
Dear Orion and Hermione,
I wanted to officially apologize again for my son's actions. I am sorry for the way I treated you both, it wasn't fair to either of you. I hope you can accept my apologies and perhaps you and your family will join us for dinner this Sunday at 5 o'clock? Please discuss it with your family and send a reply as soon as you can.
Love, Mrs. Weasley.
Orion smiled and gave the letter to Hermione to read before digging into his lunch. As they were eating Rolanda and Minerva came in through the fireplace. Rolanda walked over to her son who had his mouth stuffed with food and kissed the top of his head.
"Good Morning, Orion." He swallowed hard and coughed.
"Morning, Mum." He stood and hugged her before moving over and kissing Minerva on the cheek. "Mrs. Weasley wanted to invite all of us to dinner on Sunday. Do you all want to come?"
"I cannot." Fleur replied. "I am meeting Rosalyn's parents on Sunday for dinner." Rosalyn smiled and took her mate's hand.
"Well, I'll already be there." Ginny chuckled.
"Well, Hermione and I discussed it and decided we would like to go."
"When did you discuss it?" Gabrielle asked curiously. "I just gave you the letter. You haven't spoken since then."
"We don't need to speak to communicate." Rolanda looked at her son suddenly.
"What do you mean?" She asked.
"We can speak to each other through our minds." Hermione added. Rolanda looked over at Minerva.
"That doesn't normally happen with demons. I mean we have an intuition of what our mate's are thinking, but can't actually hear their thoughts. You're connection is stronger than anything I have ever seen." Rolanda looked slightly worried.
"I know." Orion said quietly. Hermione was staring at the table. "Are you alright, Love?" She jumped up and ran away quickly and they heard her footsteps on the stairs. "She's not feeling well." He said as he excused himself from the table.
When he made it to their room, he knocked on their bathroom door. "I'll be fine Orion." Hermione's voice was shaky. "Don't come in." She added as he put his hand on the door handle. He sighed and sat on the edge of the bed to wait for her to come out. He was playing with a ball of fire when she came into the bedroom. She watched it bounce up and down slowly as Orion was lost in thought. She moved closer to him and sat on his lap. His hands automatically grabbed her waist and he smiled. The fireball was floating around their heads. Minerva knocked once and opened the door and was immediately distracted by the fire. Orion looked at her and she quirked an eyebrow at him.
"Feeling better, Hermione?" She asked as she stepped further into the room. She wasn't even there 30 seconds before Rolanda joined them.
"A bit." She replied. Rolanda watched the ball of fire amused and poked at it. It was like a cat playing with a ball of string. She wasn't there long before Sirius called her downstairs to play chess with him.
"That man will never give up, will he?" She asked as she left the room. Minerva spent about an hour with the pair. They talked about the future and just enjoyed each other's company, until they heard the chess match still going in full force from downstairs. It was becoming louder, so they all decided to investigate.