Fight
“Did you hear? Harry Potter got his nose broken by the new kid!”
“What? How did that happen?”
“Apparently Potter insulted Black like usual, even pushed him when he didn’t listen and the next thing you know-Bam! Punched him right in the face!”
“Marlin’s pants! Why would he waste his time for that mutt?”
“I don’t know. If you asked me, someone that violate should be expelled-”
Orion turns a sneer on the gossiping Ravenclaw girls. Once they spot him, they scramble away like little rats they are, and he feels dark pleasure at the way they trip over each other. It’s once they disappear from view around the hall does he return his gaze back to his clutch hands resting in his lap.
It’s been an hour since Hadrian punched Potter, and he’s yet to come out of the head master’s office.
Closing his eyes he tries to ease the worry in his chest as he thinks about the incident. It started like normal, Potter cornering him while he was waiting for the Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws to finish their Defense Against The Dark Arts class.
The brat has not seemed to understand that Orion wasn’t going to live under his thumb any longer. He’s been trying to force the Black Heir to do his bidding for days now and each time had been chased off by Hadrian’s dismissive comments.
This was the first time he ever tried to be physical, probably assume that having Orion outnumbered would help him. As if. The bastard and his idiot friends had nothing on his werewolf strength.
It just so happened that when he pushed him, Orion tripped slightly over his pants legs and ended up, back against the wall. That was all Hadrian saw before he was upon the Potter Heir.
Finnigan and Thomas had jumped into the fight the moment Potter hit the ground, causing Orion to prepare to throw his own fists but Hadrian had rounded on them the second they went for their wands. The werewolf had watch stunned, alongside the other students, as they froze under a binding charm the store clerk shot out wandless and wordless.
They soon join their leader as a bleeding mess on the floor.
The whole hall held their breath as the second year glared coldly down at the three boys. “I told you it was not beneficial for your health. You will leave us alone from now.”
Potter had looked gobsmacked. Orion can still feel the shivers that went down his spine- goodness has anyone ever looked so attractive?
And all to defend him.
Too bad the professors had not taken well to the scene of Potter whimpering in his own blood while Hadrian stood over the fallen boy like an arch angle soaring on furry.
Will had been flooed at once, the oldest Evans arriving in a very similar matter as a raging hurricane. It was easy to see the family resemblance between the siblings because both made people jump out of their paths in terror at the sight of their wrath. Hadrian had taken one look at his brother’s face and lifted his chin defiantly. “They deserved it”
If possible Will’s eyes turned to glaciers “Explain.”
“Potter pushed Orion.” Hadrian’s usual passive face was clouded with rage “He called him a pet. Like he owns him! Like he’s nothing.”
That seems to mean something to Will since the eldest turn his glare on Professor Lockhart making the man jump in fright. “I want to know the reason bullying of this level is allowed in this school. Now.”
For a twenty-two-year-old, Will sounded almost like a war general. Even Hadrian, who was the most layback person Orion’s ever meet, had that tone so it must be a family trait.
Professor Lockhart looked about ready to cry until Headmaster Dumbledore ushered everyone into his office including a supremely livid Aunt Lily. It was hard to say who she was mad at the most, her son for starting a fight or Hadrian for breaking her boy’s nose.
“I just heard what happened. Is Hadrian alright?” Oh great, just to make things even better Diggory was here. The Hufflepuff sat to the right of Orion, his pretty face clouded in worry. “I heard his nose got broken.”
“As if that peasant could break Evans’ nose,” Malfoy said as condescending as he could from Orion’s left. “It was Evans that did the breaking. Without magic. How utterly pathetic of Potter to be taken down so easily. Evans certainly taught him a lesson”
This was the closest he’s ever heard Malfoy swoon. It was gross.
“Oh, good” The relief in Diggory’s voice was easy to pick up on “I’m glad he’s okay. Do either of you know-”
The door open and out came eerily calm Evans brothers. Orion’s stomach dropped at the sight of Hadrian holding his folded robes. He should be wearing those since there were still classes and if he wasn’t that meant he wasn’t going to class which meant-
“I’m suspended.” Hadrian shrugs “For the rest of the week. I’ll be back on Monday.”
“What? That’s not fair! What about Potter?” For once Orion agrees with Diggory.
Will no longer looks angry, back to the soft big brother that happily hands out sweets to young children. “He got two days of suspension”
“That’s it?!”
The eldest shrugs taking a step forward to automatically tussling Diggory’s hair. Orion watches the small amount of pink bloom on the older Puff’s cheeks but doesn’t care about is since Hadrian was suspended for a week. “They thought him having to heal his nose naturally was punishment enough.”
“My father will hear about this,” Malfoy announces all but steaming in his own way. “He will have something done at once. It’s idiotic that you are being punished so severely for defending yourself.”
“It’s okay Draco,” Hadrian says with a small bemused smile. He always does that whenever Malfoy offers to have his father’s influence to the half-blood. “I don’t mind. I missed the store.”
“The store missed you.” Wills jokes seemingly unaware of the sexual panic he just started in Diggory as he swings an arm around his brother. “Who else will clean the public bathrooms?”
With a roll of jewel green eyes, Hadrian huffs “You of course.”
“Me? And ruin these fine nails? I think not.”
“Are you telling me you haven’t clean the public bathrooms since I left? Will, that’s gross.”
Will laughs, warm and deep, bringing the small boy into his side. “Marlin I missed you brat. Come, let’s get your stuff and head on home. I closed up early since someone can’t keep a lid on his temper and I was just about to sell three full boxes of Mermaid Locks!”
Orion’s hand shoots out before he can stop himself, gripping Hadrian’s hand desperately. “I’ll owl my dads. Maybe they can do something about this. You don’t have to leave.”
“It’s only for a week,” Hadrian says smiling at him. His eyes lack judgment, warming with appreciative affection. At the sight, something in Orion calms. “I’ll be back then and it’s not like I can’t owl you three. I just wish you won’t be eating alone.”
Before he could respond Malfoy speaks up “Black will be sitting at the Slytherin table in your absence. He is from an Ancient and Noble House. It only makes sense he sits with those of his level instead of the common trash”
The blond looks self-satisfied before his eyes widen and he quickly adds “The Evans are an exception of course.”
“Of course” Will gives a crooked grin. (next to him, Orion hears Diggory choke) “It’s good you have such great friends Orion.”
The werewolf hadn’t even been aware they were friends but…over the last few days he has spent a lot of time around Malfoy and his group of friends- Zabini and Nott allowed it after learning Hadrian’s talent in Ancient Runes.- so maybe that made them friends? In all honesty, the only one he considered himself that close to was Hadrian.
But…having more people to count on sounded…nice.
“U-Ugh what-store-?” Clearing his throat Diggory tries again “What store are you guys talking about?”
“Hm? Oh, Dimension Hoppers. I own it.” Will says. Diggory eyes widen to dinner plates.
“You own-but-but that store is one of the most successful in the current market! My dad says they sell rare Dragon related potion ingredients!”
“We do?” Hadrian asks looking up at his brother. Orion hadn’t been aware of this either.
“Sure do. Three days after you left, the final Weasly boy came into the shop. He offered a deal. We help fund that Romania dragon sanctuary of his in exchange for whatever they can get off the dragons. We get nails, scales and even drool without the danger of hunting the beasts ourselves for merchandise. I thought it was a good deal. Can’t believe no one’s ever thought about it honestly.”
Marlin, the Evans are going to be so rich in a few years, they may as well be their own Noble House. Orion is not the only one gapping but the brothers wave it off, and then they are walking away bickering about prices leaving behind three stun teenage boys.
It’s almost as if they don’t realize how utterly…cryptic-like they are!
Malfoy pulls himself together first, face dusted in pink. “Why must they get more and more impressive?”
“I-don’t-what?” Diggory babbles still in the middle of that sexual panic to be much use.
The blond eyes him for a second then nods his head with a very un-pureblood snort. “Calm down. They do that a lot.”
Orion sighs as Diggory looks confused. “Do what a lot?”
Malfoy waves a general hand around them “This. Make you gay.”
“I’m not-! At least I don’t think…” Diggory shakes his head “No I’m definitely not. I’ve never been..like that. I’m only interested in girls.”
Both Orion and Malfoy shoot him looks but let the boy live in denial. He’s obviously not ready to hear about bisexuality yet.
The three move down the hallway in awkward silence, none knowing how to break into a conversation without Hadrian.
Unknown to them a fourth male was listening in from behind the headmaster’s door- warded so Orion’s sense of smell couldn’t pick him up- and he slumps in place.
Gently he touches his broken nose, heart racing. “ Evans can pack a punch for someone so small…who knew someone so angry can be so pretty…”
In his dorm packing up his books in order to not fall behind in classes, Hadrian shivers as if something dreadful just happened. He doesn’t know why, but something tells him it’s because of his annoying counterpart.