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Chapter 3 –Detention and Discussions

Ginny was awoken in the morning by the bright rays of the sun. Cursing herself for not having closed the curtains around her bed, she reluctantly admitted to herself that she was now awake and might as well get up. As they had arrived at school on a Friday there would be no classes for the next two days and all of Ginny's year mates were taking the opportunity to sleep in.

"Wish I could have done that." She grumbled to herself as she went to the bathroom for her shower.

After allowing her self a luxuriously long shower she got out feeling refreshed and ready to face the day and she decided that maybe getting up before every one else was okay if it meant more long hot showers.

'Since I'm up before everyone else maybe now would be a good time to go for a fly' Ginny was looking forward to the opportunity to get some time on her broom just for herself. Since Ron had been named Quidditch captain last year he had gone crazy and had driven the team to exhaustion after every practice. It had become extremely rare for her to have the opportunity to fly just for the sake of flying.

As she soared through the air on her broomstick she found herself wishing yet again that Harry was back at school. Harry had been banned from playing Quidditch in her fourth year and while she had taken his place for the duration of the ban, everyone knew that he was the better Seeker. 'Besides, I never even wanted to be Seeker. He was supposed to come back and take his place again.' She thought to herself. Ginny had always seen herself playing the Chaser position but with Harry gone and no one else in Gryffindor even close to being good enough, she was stuck for it. Ginny was a good Seeker and had managed to catch the Snitch in all of her games last year giving the Gryffindor's the Cup but it just wasn't the spot where she was happiest.

Her gloomy thoughts quickly stole away the joy of flying and she decided to return to the castle for some breakfast. As she entered the Great Hall she shook her head in frustration as she took in the scene before her. It appeared that Ron and Hermione's argument from the night before had not been solved in any way. While they were sitting in their places as usual, each was ignoring the other. They acknowledged each others presence only to shoot stormy glares back and forth. As she went to join them, Ginny prayed that maybe this time they wouldn't try and suck her into their argument.

"Ginny." Hermione gave her friend a bright smile. "It's so nice to finally have some decent company at breakfast."

'Oh well, So much for that idea.' Ginny cringed inwardly. 'And now for the response...'

Ron didn't let her down. "Excuse me for not talking about books or cute teachers all the time. Some people are suspicious of strange wizards coming out of nowhere."

"What's so suspicious?" Hermione was now completely ignoring Ginny as she focused all her energy on arguing, "Oh no! Dumbledore's hired a teacher. He must be evil. Honestly Ron, stop being such a prat!"

Ginny quickly began to ignore their ongoing argument and focused on her breakfast.

"Wow. First morning back and already they're fighting. This must be a new record even for them." Ginny smiled at Neville who had just taken a seat beside her. "So," He asked, "What is Gryffindor's resident old married couple fighting about this time?"

"Oh nothing earth shattering. Hermione said Professor Orion was cute and now Ron's jealous. He's spouting nonsense about him being a Death Eater and Hermione, not realizing Ron's real problem with him just keep's saying he's acting stupidly."

"So, same old stuff then?" Neville chuckled.

"Basically, so, what do you think about Professor Orion? Do you fancy trying out for his class?" Ginny was planning on finding Professor McGonagall after breakfast and was hoping that someone besides Hermione would be doing it as well. It wasn't that she didn't love Hermione like a sister... It was just that sometimes, like right now, she could be a bit much to take.

"I think I'll give it a try. I mean, I know I'm not the best at magic," while Neville had been making big improvements in the confidence department, every now and then he began to backslide. "But I bet we'll be learning really useful things. With You-Know-Who out there every little bit counts."

Ginny nodded in agreement while swallowing another bite of food. "That's what I was thinking to. Hermione also says that this guy is really smart and uses Wand-less magic. I'm going to see McGonagall after breakfast. Want to come with me?"

"Might as well. Luna's already talked to Flitwick and she's got his recommendation." Neville smiled and glanced over at his girlfriend sitting at the Ravenclaw table.

"You two are really good together." Ginny said and she smiled at the blush making its way onto Neville's face.

"Yeah, she's great." He agreed.

"RONALD WEASLEY, I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS! LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU'VE DECIDED TO GROW UP!" Apparently Ron and Hermione's squabble had reached critical mass. Hermione shot from her seat and began to storm away.

"YEAH? WELL DON'T EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN ANY TIME SOON!" Ron retorted. All the students in the Hall began to laugh at his statement and as he realized how he must have sounded Ron began cursing vehemently under his breath.

He would have continued cursing himself and crazy women everywhere for much longer except he was interrupted by an all too familiar drawl. "What's wrong Weasel? Can't keep your Mudblood girlfriend happy? Don't really know why you'd make the effort in the first place but perhaps for someone of your social standing she's the best you can do."

Ron's face, already red from embarrassment, was starting to turn a brilliant shade of purple as Malfoy's taunts continued. "Maybe if your family pooled their life savings you could get the little Weaselette over there some decent robes. Then I might lower myself to letting her be seen with me. Wouldn't that be nice Weasel? Someone in your family would finally have a little bit of class."

Ginny had been prepared to defend her own reputation but stopped when she heard a deep roar of anger coming from her brother. Apparently without Hermione to calm him down or Harry to restrain him he had decided to completely skip the stages of hurling insults back or drawing his wand. Instead, Ron had jumped up from his seat and leapt at Malfoy. Taken completely by surprise, all Malfoy could do was stand there looking slightly pale as 175 pounds of red-haired fury smashed into him sending him flying towards the ground. Before anyone thought to interfere Ron had already landed two very solid punches to Malfoy's face and blood was starting to come out of his nose.

"THAT'S ENOUGH!" these words managed to break through Ron's rage and he stopped in mid punch. He looked around and it seemed like he hadn't recognized that he had begun his Malfoy bashing session with a full audience of both teachers and students. Professor Orion's yell and the glare on his face as he stormed over towards them seemed to be enough for him to realize this fact.

Ginny watched as Orion came to a stop and, standing over Ron and Draco, spoke in a deceptively quite voice. "What do you think you're doing Mr. Weasley?" Everyone took a step back as they recognized the barely restrained anger in Orion's face. Ginny however, thought that she detected a glint of amusement and satisfaction in his eyes. It disappeared so quickly to be replaced by a look of apparent disappointment that later she wasn't sure if she had actually seen it.

Ron, noticing that his position looked somewhat incriminating, quickly got off of Malfoy and hid his blood spattered fists behind his back. He appeared to be racking his brains for some kind of excuse. Given the circumstances it's understandable that he was unable to think of one.

"Well? I'm waiting."

Malfoy had managed to come to a semi-sitting position and was looking on smugly. Well, as smugly as one could look on with a broken nose.

Ron soon realized he wasn't going to be able to get out of this. "He was insulting my friends and my family sir." He stood up slightly straighter as he spoke.

Orion raised an eyebrow. "And you felt these insults warranted an attempt at rearranging the structure of Mr. Malfoy's face?" Ginny was sure this time that there was a definite sparkle of amusement in the professor's eyes.

Professor Snape had made his way to his student and was checking Malfoy for any other signs of damage. "Well, Mr. Weasley. I hope it was worth the months you'll be spending in detention." He sneered.

Professor Orion quickly spoke up. "I hardly think that will be necessary. I was first on the scene so I'll hand out the punishments."

Snape didn't seem to care for this idea and was going to protest before he was cut off.

"Let's make it 10 points from Slytherin for unworthy insults," Ron smiled and both Malfoy and Snape scowled. "and 25 points from Gryffindor and a detention tonight with me for Mr. Weasley."

All the liking Ron had developed for this new teacher at the loss of Slytherin points was quickly replaced by anger and dislike once more. "But he-"

"That will be all Mr. Weasley." Orion cut him off. "You should be happy it's not more. I'll see you at my office tonight at 8:00pm. Mr. Malfoy, I would recommend you make your way to the hospital wing and let Madame Pomfrey take a look at you." He looked around at all the students who were gawking at them. "I'm sure you all have somewhere else you could be right now." He said with a slightly raised eyebrow which sent all the students scurrying away. Ron stormed away Malfoy limped off to the Hospital wing flanked by his ineffective bodyguards Crabbe and Goyle. Malfoy seemed to be in the middle of berating them for their poor job at protecting him. Neville left the table with a quick goodbye to Ginny as she turned to finish her breakfast while keeping her ears tuned to the conversation going between the two professors behind her.

"I'm surprised, Orion. I had you pegged as a Gryffindor and thought you'd be more lenient towards Weasley." Snape sneered.

Professor Orion sniffed disdainfully. "I don't treat students differently based on house. Besides, Mr. Weasley needs to work on his temper. I should be able to sort it out in detention."

Snape gave a mocking laugh. "Ha! Mr. Weasley is renowned for his quick temper. He also doesn't seem to care for you very much. I hardly think you'll be able to make much difference in him."

A mischievous sparkle found its way into Orion's eye. Ginny thought it made him look even more attractive than usual. "What say we make it interesting then. I'll bet you that after tonight's detention Mr. Malfoy will be able to insult Mr. Weasley as much as he wants and Mr. Weasley will retain control of his temper."

Ginny cringed. He was setting himself up for disaster. She had lived with Ron almost her whole life and his inability to control his temper was one of his most defining qualities.

Snape smiled evilly, "And the stakes?"

"The winner gets to choose a task that the loser must complete. Nothing illegal or to evil of course..." Orion's smile was very wide as he watched the Potions Master working over the idea.

Snape nodded his head in agreement, "Very well. When you lose you'll be Trelawny's escort to all events at Hogwarts this year." The evil smile was back.

Orion paled slightly, "Didn't I say 'nothing evil'?"

Ginny was shocked to hear Snape let out a genuine laugh. "You'd best hope your ability to get through to thick headed Gryffindors is as good as you think it is then."

His laughter cut off quickly with a gasp and she turned to see Snape looking quite pale and clutching his left forearm tightly.

Orion appeared concerned. "So, it's getting worse then?"

Snape nodded. "Ever since I stopped answering his summons I feel like each time he calls I'm drained of a little more energy. I think the bastard set some sort of trap into the Mark to drain disloyal Death Eaters."

Orion appeared pensive. "So it would be best if we removed it, correct?"

Snape looked up at him angrily. "Well thank you ever so much. Remove it? Why didn't I think of that?" He spat out. "You can't remove it. It's permanent."

Orion gave a mock bow. "Ahh, but you forget who you're speaking too. I've been mulling over an idea for the last couple of weeks. Give me a bit longer and I think I may be able to think of a way for it to be removed."

Snape didn't look impressed. "Yes, well pardon me if I don't hold my breath. Now if you'll excuse me. I have some potions brewing that I must tend to." He turned and began to leave the Great Hall.

"Yes, of course. Take care Severus." Orion called after him. After Snape had left the Hall, Orion turned to face Ginny with a slight smile on his face.

"Have you heard everything you needed too Miss Weasley?" his eyes sparkled even more as he watched her blush.

"I'm sorry Professor. I couldn't help but overhear."

"Never mind. Please remind your brother about his detention and also, I would appreciate it if you would refrain from telling him about my little wager. I'd hate for him to lose his temper on purpose just to spite me."

Ginny laughed lightly. "Of course sir." She paused a moment before asking the question on her mind. "Professor, do you think you really can remove the Dark Mark?"

"I never said I would be the one to remove it. I think I know how it could be done though." His expression turned somewhat distant as he seemed to contemplating something. Shaking his head as though to clear his thoughts, he flashed Ginny a smile, "I'm sure I'll figure it out. I'm afraid that I must excuse myself for now though. I hope you're planning on signing up for my class. I think it would be good for both you and your brother."

Ginny was glad he thought she was up to it. "I was planning on signing up. I don't know about Ron though." She hesitated before continuing. "He...he doesn't really want to take more classes."

Orion gave a slight laugh. "You mean he doesn't want me teaching him. Well it looks like I'll have lots to discuss with him tonight then. I think I'm rather looking forward to it actually. I'll see you later then." With a wink he turned and began whistling to himself as he left the Great Hall.

'Well, he's an interesting one isn't he?' Ginny thought to herself.

Ron was fuming as he made his way towards the Professor's office at five to eight.

"Stupid git of a teacher," He mumbled to himself.

Ron's day has not gone very well after his ordeal at breakfast. He had gotten into another argument with Hermione when Seamus interrupted their conversation by congratulating him on breaking Malfoy's nose. As Hermione had up to that point been unaware of the fight and his subsequent detention this had come as quite a shock to her. She proceeded to give a very impassioned speech about how immature he was and how as Head Boy he should be setting an example for the other students, not "rolling around on the ground fighting like a Neanderthal". Ron had tried to point out that he was standing up for her and his sister. That excuse hadn't really been terribly effective. 'And now after a fun filled day of fighting verbally and physically, I have to go spend a Saturday night in detention with Professor I'm-so-smart-and-good-looking. Bloody wonderful,' He finished his thought just as he arrived at Professor Orion's office. He was about to knock on the door when he heard a voice from inside.

"Come in Mr. Weasley."

Ron opened the door and was greeted to a very organized looking office. The walls were lined with bookshelves which housed what looked to be a number of rare books on magical theory and advanced magic. Sitting at his desk with a chess board in front of him sat Professor Orion.

"Have a seat Mr. Weasley." He said with a smile while motioning to the chair on the other side of his desk. Ron took a seat and gave the Professor a confused look.

"Black or White?" Orion asked.

"What?" Perhaps not the most articulate thing he could have said, but Ron believed that he had gotten his point across.

Orion sighed. "Would you like to play the Black or the White pieces?" he watched as Ron still hesitated. "It's chess. You do know how to play don't you?"

This snapped Ron out of his confused stupor. "I'll be White." He said.

"Excellent. It's your move then."

Ron found himself having a hard time concentrating on the game. 'What's this guy doing? Why are we playing chess during detention?' Orion seemed perfectly content not to say anything and just continued playing. After about ten minutes Ron had check-mated the Professor who was looking slightly resigned.

"I guess you do know what you're doing. Another game?" he asked.

Ron simply nodded. Still too confused as to what was going on to frame any other response. As they began their second game Ron finally managed to organize his thoughts enough to ask what was going on.

"Professor..."

"Just Orion. When I'm not in class or around lots of students the whole "Professor" thing just makes me feel old. Most of the other professors here are old enough to be my parents and it feels a little odd to be slotted in with them."

This managed to earn a slight smile from the young Weasley.

"Alright then Orion, what exactly are we doing?"

Orion arched one eyebrow. "We're playing chess. Honestly, I'm starting to wonder how I lost when you don't even seem to realize what game we're playing."

Ron flushed slightly. "I mean why are we playing chess during my detention?"

"Would you rather polish trophies or wash cauldrons?" Orion laughed.

Ron shook his head.

"We're playing chess because I consider playing chess an excellent atmosphere for intelligent conversations and I think that you and I have some things we should discuss." He arched that damned eyebrow again, "If that's alright with you of course."

Ron nodded.

"Excellent. Why don't we start with your punishment? You no doubt feel it was unfair of me to punish you more than Mr. Malfoy when you had clearly been provoked. Would I be correct in assuming that?"

Another nod.

"I thought so." Orion looked up from the board. "Ron, may I call you Ron?"

Another nod.

"Ron, what's written on that badge you're wearing?" he asked.

"It's my Head Boy badge."

"Yes it is. That badge is more than just the prestige of having power and being in charge of other students. It is a sign of responsibility and a symbol of the trust the teaching staff have put in you. You have been entrusted with the responsibility of being a leader for the students, to set an example for them to follow. By striking at Mr. Malfoy you are giving the message that violence the proper solution. You are expected to know this, so when you failed to live up to this expectation you were penalized more than Mr. Malfoy. Basically, we expect more from you because you are more capable than he is."

Ron smiled at that.

"It's true. You are more capable than him. Now remember, as Head Boy, you have the authority to remove points and assign detentions to students. Why then didn't you use this power instead of your fists?"

Ron seemed shocked. It honestly hadn't occurred to him to remove points.

Orion considered. "Now which of these scenarios do you think would be more satisfying to Mr. Malfoy: 1) you punch him and Gryffindor loses points. 2) You remove points from Slytherin for insults and continue to do so until he stops."

"The second one." Ron sheepishly replied.

"Exactly. If every time he insults you, you remove points then it won't be long till he either stops or puts Slytherin so far in the hole that his housemates silence him for you. Doesn't that sound better than losing points and winding up in detention?"

"Yeah. It's just that when he insults me I get so mad and can't help but want to hit him." Ron had begun to clench his fists.

"You hate Mr. Malfoy don't you Ron?" Orion moved another chess piece as they continued to talk.

"Very much." Ron spat out through clenched teeth.

"You shouldn't, you know. If anything, you should pity him."

"What?" Ron didn't seem to like the idea of pitying Malfoy at all.

"Tell me Ron, why is it that Mr. Malfoy insults you?" seeing Ron's expression he quickly continued, "Aside from the fact that he's a stupid git."

Ron smiled as the professor seemed to read his mind. He shrugged his shoulders, unable to come up with another reason.

"It's because he's jealous of you. You have everything that he wants. You're a strong wizard, pure blooded like him. You get decent marks and have lots of friends. Both teachers and students respect you and this respect is shown in the powerful position you have been given. You have a power over others that Mr. Malfoy desperately wants. You have a family who loves and cares for you and friends who will stick up for you out of loyalty and not fear. Malfoy insults your family's lack of money because that's all he can insult you about. In every other way, you are his better. He hates that. It's the same with Miss Granger. He's jealous of her and the only thing he can insult her about is that she's muggleborn. It's hardly a real deficiency but it's all he can come up with. Now do you see why I say you should pity him?"

Ron just sat there completely shocked. He didn't know what to say. The more he thought about it though the more it made sense. He was shaken out of his contemplation by something else quite shocking.

"Check mate." Orion said, a very satisfied smile coming onto his face. "Looks like all I have to do to beat you is talk you to distraction."

Ron just stared at the board trying to figure out how he'd lost. "But I never lose."

This caused Orion to start to laugh and he continued to laugh as he stood up looking at the clock.

"Perhaps you'll have better luck next time. For now I think it best that you return to Gryffindor tower."

Ron smiled. "So maybe I can get a rematch later?"

"Of course, you don't need to get detention though. In fact, I would be eternally grateful if you could manage to control your temper from now on. Remember, knock points, not teeth."

Ron chuckled. "Yes sir."

Orion gave him a friendly smile, "Very good then. And if you ever find yourself losing your temper with him again, use this to distract yourself." He handed Ron a small white envelope. "Wait until you get to the tower before opening it." He said with a smile.

Ron simply accepted the envelope and left the room with a smile.

He returned to Gryffindor tower and was greeted by Hermione and Ginny who were waiting for him in front of the fireplace. He happily walked over to them and took a seat on one of the couches.

"So," he said with a smile. "You guys looking forward to Professor Orion's class? I reckon I'll sign up for it. Looks like we could learn a lot from him."

His comment was met with one shocked gasp and one amused look.

"What happened to him being a Death Eater in disguise?" Hermione managed to sputter out.

Ron looked at her as though she were crazy, "Are you serious Mione? A Death Eater? Where on earth would you get an idea like that? Seems like a perfectly decent fellow to me. Besides, why would Dumbledore hire another Death Eater? Doesn't make a lot of sense does it?"

Hermione just sat there gawping as she tried to take in his sudden reversal of opinion. Ginny chuckled, "So, good detention then?"

Ron smiled at his sister, "Wasn't too bad. Just reminded me I had other options besides resorting to fists."

Ginny smiled. "What's that?" she was pointing to the envelope.

Ron shrugged. "I don't know yet. Professor Orion said that it would help me keep my cool in dealing with Malfoy." As he spoke he opened up the envelope and pulled out what looked to be a chocolate frog card. Ginny and Hermione watched as his face began to twitch before he completely lost control and fell down on the floor laughing. The girls quickly joined him in his laughter as they got a look at the card. The card sported a picture of an albino ferret bouncing up and down all over the card. Underneath was the caption, Orion productions presents the limited edition Furry Friends card. Introducing Draco: The Amazing Bouncing Ferret

The next morning two staff members were seated beside each other watching silently as Draco Malfoy approached the Gryffindor table. They watched in silence as the Slytherin made mocking comments about Ron's detention. They watched in silence as he insulted Ron's family and Hermione. They watched in silence as Draco promised Ron an agonizing death when the Dark Lord took the school. Their silence was broken by a groan from Snape when instead of punching the offending youngster Ron removed 20 points from Slytherin as he tried not to laugh in his face.

"How did you do it?" Snape groaned.

Orion blew on his fingers and began polishing them on his robes. "Simply explained to him how things were and gave him something to help him along. I expect we'll be hearing a lot less from Mr. Malfoy this year. Either that or Minerva will be teasing you relentlessly as you'll claim last place in the House Cup."

Snape shot him a glare, "Very funny. Fine then, you win. What do I have to do?"

Orion now gave Snape an evil smile of his own.

"Remember, nothing to evil." Snape said nervously.

"Oh don't worry. I have just the thing."

Monday quickly came around and the Gryffindor seventh year student's first class of the day was Potions with the Slytherins.

"Can anyone tell me why you never add dragon scales to a cooling potion?" Snape asked the class.

Hermione raised her hand. Despite the fact that she was never called upon Hermione held onto the hope that she would be able to use her intelligence to answer questions and earn Gryffindor some points.

"Yes Miss Granger?" Snape picked her. He seemed to be forcing a smile onto his face.

"Dragon scales are known for their ability to increase the amount of heat in a potion. Adding them to a cooling potion would decrease its effectiveness."

Snape clenched his teeth, "Very good. 10 points to Gryffindor."

The whole class was stunned. Snape had just given Gryffindor 10 points. Snape never gave them points for anything. In fact, in seven years of classes with him no house other then Slytherin had ever managed to get more then five points at a time.

"What are you doing Professor?" Malfoy squawked.

"Silence Mr. Malfoy, No talking unless you're chosen. 10 points from Slytherin."

Shocked silence once more. After a moment Neville Longbottom spoke up. "Are you feeling alright Professor?"

Again the forced smile, "I'm feeling perfectly fine Mr. Longbottom. 10 points to Gryffindor for showing concern for your teachers well being.

One Slytherin girl fainted with a shriek.

"5 points from Slytherin for disturbing the class. Now everyone get to work on your potions. The instructions are written on the board."

Snape turned away from the class and returned to his desk.

'Not too evil he says.' Snape thought to himself. 'Oh he'll pay for this.'

A/N: There's another chapter folks. Hope you all enjoyed it. I meant to put more into this chapter but I made some changes and took out a couple of ideas. They've been moved to later chapters.

Response time:

Wolfmoon: Harry will be around throughout the year. He'll be seen at Hogwarts from time to time but I can't really tell you more then that. I can tell you that he'll be trying to bury the hatchet with Snape. The two of them will be working together often and will manage to build a good working relationship.

Post-Scriptum: Ummmm...it'll be a while.

Emma-Lizzy-Black: Would you like to share with the rest of the class?

Lioma Darksong: Thanks for the kind words. I don't mind getting constructive criticism but I'm glad you're enjoying it so far. As to Orion having trained Harry? More will be revealed next chapter.

Wytail: See above. More revealed soon.

KrayzeeGlow88: LOL! I try and update as quickly as possible though I can't update on command. I'm working on it though.

QueenWeasel: Orion is Harry using polyjuice? Who knows? Guess we'll have to wait and see.

Thehoodedsweatshirt: Snape has always been teaching and won't be leaving that job now that he isn't a spy anymore. Wormtail's situation will be explained in a chapter or two as will any relationship between Orion and Harry. Dumbledore's plan will remain a secret for a while. Sorry but I have to keep some secrets.

Lady of Masobelle: Glad your enjoying the story so much. I'm trying hard to keep everyone in character but Snape will probably be a little OOC as he's gonna loosen up a little more as you can see in this chapter. As to Harry's training, he didn't really do any super physical training. He got into shape but isn't a martial artist or sword fighter. When he threw the dagger at Snape he was accurate because he used magic to cheat. I'm sure you're as ashamed of Harry as I am for using magic to direct it but give him a break. He was only training for a year.

HarryFoureyes: I must say I quite enjoy your theory. I may just use it later. While it was quite humorous I'm afraid that Harry hasn't been doing any time-traveling. Sorry.

Medicated Drama Queen: Yes, being Head Boy with Hermione as Head Girl would be enough punishment for anyone. While Ron will still make an idiot of himself from time to time I'm going to refrain from the amount of Ron bashing that might otherwise be present. It doesn't fit into the story well if I keep making him look bad.

Hpfanchrissy1502: Are they the same person? That seems to be the big question. We have theories ranging from time-travel to polyjuice going around. At this point I'm the only one who knows for sure. I intend to keep it that way too. ;)

Thanks to everyone who reviewed. You guys have given me so much energy and enthusiasm for writing this and your support has been wonderful. I'm trying to update more frequently as a way of saying thanks. Hope to hear more theories about Harry and Orion because I find them quite amusing.

Stay tuned next chapter as the new Gryffindor trio meet with the Order and some of the mystery of Orion is revealed. Oh, and Mrs. Weasley is going to be mad (hint, hint, nudge, nudge)