Chapter Three: Halloween Nightmares
(Song to listen to: This is Halloween from Nightmare Before Christmas )
Weeks past as Halloween rolls around, Orion hated Halloween, he hated scary things and he never celebrated Halloween. He was walking to the Black lake, the cold breeze hitting his face, his eyes watering every time. When he looks up he sees Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter arguing, this was his chance, Orion grabs his wand and mumbles "Accio Marauders Map" the map flying out of Harry's bag and landing in Orion's hand. He smirked as he carries on walking to Hagrid's Hut where he normally spends his free time. Orion liked helping out with the creatures down in the Forbidden Forest, when he leaves Hogwarts he wants to become a magizoologist. He loves animals in general they understand him better than mirrors and humans.
"Ello Orion" Hagrid shouted as his dog, Fang walked over and sat down in front of Orion, wanted to be petted. Orion pets Fang as he says trying to sound happy, "Hi Hagrid!" then he asks "How are you?'' Hagrid looks down and shrugs, saying "Yer know how it is, being groundskeeper" then he tilts his head, noticing Orion isn't his usual, cheerful self but he doesn't question it. He smiles as he turns around, grabbing a bucket of meat for the pack of wolves that live in the forest. Hagrid turns around and looks at Orion, asking "You ready to go feed the wolves?"
Orion nods, grabbing his wand as him and Hagrid set off into the forbidden forest. It was cold, colder than normal, and dark, very very dark. The sort of dark that makes even the toughest of aurors shake. And the cold felt like there was dementors near. Dementors. Nasty buggers, they suck all happiness away from you. Every. Last. Drop. Orion looked around, shivers going down his spine, the space around him turning into ice as Hagrid asked, "You alright, Orion, you seem a lot on edge?" Orion flinches as he looks at Hagrid, he nods as he says "I'm.. fine, just a lot going on in my head" He smiles a little as he spoke, not a real smile but it would do, right? Hagrid kneels down to be inline with Orion's eyes as he holds his hands, saying "You can speak to me y'know, I'm not scary" Hagrid jokes as he smiles, the corners of his eyes creasing a little. Orion giggles as he replied, his eyes filled with tears "Thanks Hagrid, i know you aren't scary, you are really kind, unlike other people i know" Since Orions first year he has always been bullied for being different.
Hagrid wipes Orion's eyes and asks, still looking at Orion "Want to head back to my hut for a bit?" He shakes his head. Orion didn't want to bother Hagrid, hell he didn't want to bother anyone, his father always said how he is a worthless piece of shit. He wasn't worth anything. He didn't believe that people cared for him he thinks people hate him. No, despise him. Orion smiles as he says, looking at Hagrid "I better get back to the castle, i shouldn't be out after hours, if i'm caught i'll get a detention and i don't want one." Hagrid nods in a understanding way.
Orion smiles as he walks back to his dorm. It was quiet, eerie quiet, a bad sort of quiet. He hates quiet when he is left by himself. He heard footsteps, running towards him. He grabs his wand as he holds it out, the footsteps stopped. "Who's there?" there was no answer. "Who's there?" Orion asks again. There will wasn't an answer. He looks around, it was dark, very dark. The moon had phased behind the clouds. The clock struck 11pm it was after hours. He couldn't move. The figure moved closer, Orion's heart pounded with every step the figure took. Then there was a crash, a spell, another spell, then a curse, an curse Orion didnt know. It went dark. His body fell to the ground. No one knew what happened. Not until Orion wakes up.
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