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Orion has always been faithful to Tom. Okay, maybe not always, when Tom Riddle was sorted into Slytherin in his first year at the Feast, Orion and the rest of the Snakes had little respect for him. Riddle was...such a Muggle name, and even though Slytherins "tolerated" Muggle-borns if they were in other houses and didn't meddle with their business, there was no room for any nasty mudbloods in the Slytherin house!
However, when in sixth year Tom revealed to Slytherin that he could talk to snakes and that he was the child of Salazar Slytherin himself, Orion knew that Tom would become someone important and would be, even now he was, a powerful wizard.
From then on, Orion was Tom's...you can't say that Tom had any friends, at least until Harry Potter showed up, so he was his right hand. Tom praised him in front of the rest of their "club", and gave him assignments the rest of the Slytherins could only dream of. Orion knew more than the average Slytherin, and he liked it.
So when, a month after the start of the seventh year, Horace Slughorn, their head of house, announced that Harry "no, he's not related to the Potters" Potter, Tom tasked Orion with a sense of their new addition, and if all goes well and Tom would see the potential and usefulness in Harry, he would offer Harry to join his "club".
Orion was surprised to hear this from Tom. Some of the Slytherins Tom had known since the first year wanted to join them, but Tom didn't even pay attention to them. So what could be so special about this boy? But that question never left Orion's mouth because he never questioned Tom.
So, two days after Tom gave him the task, Orion sat next to Harry in Potions class.
"Hello. My name is Orion Black," he greeted with a soft smile on his face. Harry slowly looked at the boy who sat next to him and for a moment he said nothing. After a few seconds of awkward silence, Harry smiled softly as well. "I'm Harry Potter." Then he held out his hand to greet Orion, who looked shocked that Harry hadn't ignored him. Until now, Harry had tried to avoid all the Slytherins.
As Orion squeezed Harry's hand, the lips of one of the Slytherins at the front of the class went up very slightly, but no one saw it.
A month and a half has passed since Orion's first conversation with Harry. Harry enjoyed spending time with Orion, Orion also liked Harry very much, but still avoided most Slytherins, especially Tom. Orion, apart from Harry's views, tried to gently extort information from him as to why he disliked Tom so much. Harry doesn't even know how many Slytherins would cut off their right arm just to get such attention from Heir Salazar Slytherin himself! However, so far he has not succeeded.
Orion and Harry were sitting in the library studying for a test when Tom Riddle approached their table. "Orion, Harry, hello." He said as he sat across from Harry. Orion also greeted Tom, but Harry didn't speak.
When Orion looked up from the table, he saw a rather unusual scene. Harry, like some stupid Gryffindor, looked Tom straight in the eye with a menacing look as if Tom had killed his parents! Orion dared not speak. If he was being honest, Orion was afraid that Harry would never get over his hatred of Tom and Orion would have to abandon him.
But what Orion didn't see was pure interest in Tom's eyes. "Harry, would you like to walk with me?" He said, and when Harry snorted, Orion kicked Harry under the table, looking at him with pleading eyes. Harry sighed loudly and looked back at Tom. "Sure, why not." He smiled, but it was easy to see that it wasn't a nice smile.
Tom and Harry both got up and started walking towards the exit of the library. Harry gave Orion a slightly angry look at the end, then left the room. "So what do you want from me?" Harry asked after a few moments of silent walking.
"Why do you immediately think he wants something from you? Maybe he just wants to get to know you? You're very.. intriguing." Tom replied, looking straight ahead. "Because...just tell me, I don't have time for your games, Riddle" Harry sighed.
Tom's face changed to a less cheerful one, but he quickly regained his composure and his face was calm again, but his mind was different. "I'd like you to join us."
"Join who, and in what?"
"I know you know exactly what I'm talking about. You won't even have to speak, you could just be there to just.. observe, and maybe when you see how I work, you'll want to join me for good. Our next meeting it's this Thursday, at eight o'clock in the library. Just think about it, Harry." Tom replied and started walking in the other direction, leaving Harry alone in the empty corridor.
Astonishing himself as well as the rest of the Slytherins, Harry showed up at their meeting. He sat as far away from the others as possible but still kept his eyes on Tom, but at a distance, he could hear everything they were saying. Even when he was talking to the Slytherins who suggested new ideas, Tom didn't break eye contact with Harry.
Harry started coming to the next meetings with Orion, trying to convince himself that it was only so he could watch Riddle and keep an eye on what he was doing. He didn't participate in them, but he always stayed a few minutes after meeting Tom in the library, alone. However, anyone with eyes could see that despite the lack of friendship and even a lot of hatred from Harry, the two felt something more for each other, even if it was a simple sexual attraction.
"Harry, please stay," Tom said when his meeting with the Slytherins was over. Harry sent Orion a look that said "Go, I'll be right there", so he did. He left the library, leaving only Tom and Harry there.
Harry walked over to Tom, who immediately put his hands on his waist. "Hey! What are you doing? Let me go!" said Harry, trying to break free from Tom's grip, but Tom had much more strength than him. "Don't worry Harry. I'll take care of you, we both know that's what we want." Tom replied, then brought his face close to Harry's and pressed their lips together.
Harry stopped functioning for a while. His brain was screaming to get away from him, to kill him right now, that Tom was a terrible person! So why couldn't he get away from him...? After a moment, Harry kissed back, placing his hands gently on Tom's shoulders.
Harry felt a soft smile against his lips, then heard "I knew you wanted this. Now you just need me, don't you, Harry?" He asked, and Harry nodded slowly despite the constant screaming in his head.
After this event, Tom and Harry were practically inseparable. Orion was very happy about this. He didn't have to choose between them. Harry was his friend and Tom his leader. They were always together, in Slughorn's class, Harry always sat at Tom's desk with him at the front of the class. That doesn't mean they didn't fight. Oh, they fought, many, many times. Like right now.
"Tom just please listen to me! I'm not telling you to change your plans completely, just maybe less... " Harry shouted.
"Less of what? Besides, you're a lot less important than my plans so-"
"Just shut up!" Harry screamed back with glistening eyes filled with tears. Silence arose. After a few minutes, Harry took a deep breath and started again. "I'm going to kill the next person I see I swear to Merlin!" Said Harry, just as Orion entered the room.
Tom looked at Orion, then back at Harry, and pointed a smirk at Harry's friend. "Go ahead, do it. You promised." Tom said and Harry groaned.
"What's going on? I came to ask Harry if he wants to go to Quidditch practice with me but I can see it's probably not the time.." Orion asked and tried to leave the room but when he saw Tom's expression he froze in place, praying to every being and god that he would not have to choose between them.
"Harry said he'd kill the next person he saw... and you happen to be just that," Tom said, gently pointing his wand at Orion.
"No! Tom. Stop..it's all right, I'm sorry, I reacted badly, it won't happen again.." He said, coming closer to Tom. The boy looked at him, then grabbed Harry's chin and kissed him hard. Harry groaned at the feeling.
After a moment when Harry and Tom broke apart, Harry walked over to Orion and smiled slightly. "So, are we going to this Quidditch?" Orion just looked at Harry for a moment, then nodded and quickly ran out of the room. "You are mine Harry, remember," Tom said, kissing Harry again. After a few quick moments, Harry pulled away. "I remember." He replied and left the room, running after Orion, hoping to catch up with him.
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