Took less than half a minute for Orion to copy all the memories he wanted from Snape before breaking his eye contact.
By the end of it, Snape was Glaring at him with bloodshot eyes while supporting his head with one hand due to the headache it gave him when entering Orion's mind.
Not to mention, Orion raised all kinds of questions about his preferences and so on. And even after going through all that trouble, Snape didn't get any of the information he was looking for.
Sigh.
So while Snape was taking his time against sorting out what kind of reaction he should have towards Orion right now, the said boy was also thinking. Thinking what he should do with all this dark data he has against our prince charming here whose princess ran away with someone else.
"..."
"..."
...
"Hey...hey quit staring, you wanna say something then say. But quit staring." Orion said shaking his hands. He notices that both of them are looking at each other's eyes for a little too long for comfort.
'Ghosh I really need that electric eye spells like the girls. That would be mighty useful in a situation like this.'
Just to explain to others that staring was out of rivalry or a dispute and nothing more.
This finally broke Snape out of his daze.
"That will be another 20 points from you Ambrosius." Snape sneer. Actually, he had no reason to deduct points, well no reason which others saw at least. Orion on the other hand knew why Snape was so angry.
Snape's voice wasn't much loud but two years of torture had made the students quite sensitive towards Snape's mood. In fact, it was an essential skill they had to develop to survive. So they could tell that Snape wasn't just being Snape here. He was really angry.
Rose and Daphne who were acting like being angry with Orion and weren't talking with him also got nervous. They wanted to go and grab their stupid idiot from there. But before they could even more they heard Orion saying this.
"Oh...that will be 40 points in total that you reduce from me, isn't it?
Hmmm..." Orion hmm as he acted like he was thinking something.
Their small smile appeared on his face.
[This man is playing with fire]
'It's about time he gets a little burn. After all, if there is always an antidote, people will eventually will forget that poison kills.' Orion replied as he was thinking about how to use this blackmail material.
He originally didn't want to use this card this quick but ...
[But it's about time people around you learn that the lion cub finally has grown enough fangs to tear them if he has to] Merlin nodded with approval.
Merlin in fact was showing a little smirk as well. It was pretty hard to change Orion's original easy happy going attitude.
The reality of this world is that power alone is not enough. One must have the needed ferocity and ruthlessness to actually survive the world.
Orion was already getting quite strong, even without his help, Merlin was sure that with his technique Orion could have become a very strong wizard in his life. It would have only taken him much longer.
But he wouldn't have survived the world like that, his personality was too simple. Too soft.
But now...
"What do you want to say, Ambrosius," Snape narrowed his eyes, still not understanding what the boy was playing at.
"Ah, nothing important. I really don't understand why these points are so important but seeing the almost crying faces of my friends there, I am sure that they are pretty important to them.
So I just want to ask, why are you taking points like that? Did I do something wrong ?" Orion had a smile on his face. But his usual bright blue eyes were dangerous close to glowing blue.
Unfortunately, Snape didn't notice this. Snape at this just sneer.
"Maybe you would have understood if you weren't that big of a dunderhead," Snape retorted.
"Oh...well if you say so then I will believe it. Though still explain, please. I'm pretty sure after losing 40 points, even Professor McGonagall gonna demand a reason from me. The usual 'It was Professor's Snape class won't do right," Orion smiled and the last part was said as he looked at the students.
This actually brought a little giggle on a few faces. It's been so common to lose points in potion class, especially for Gryffindor students that just stating that it was a potion class will do when asking why they lose points.
This is even understood by McGonagall.
Snape's face froze at that, almost like he wasn't expecting this kind of question from any student.
[Finally something interesting] Merlin smiles as he conjures popcorn and this time he even has a cola in his hands.
"That will be a detention, Ambrosius," Snape said with with threatening voice.
"OH... are you sure ?" Orion asked with a little amusement in his tone. Snape at this was both getting annoyed and at the same time confused. Why the boy was acting like that?
Is he really mentally gone?
"What you...
Snape is about to say something but Orion blocks him.
"Are you sure that you want to trap yourself alone with me," Orion Still had a smile on his face but his voice was low. Only Snape was able to listen to him or someone who knew how to read lip movements.
These words were finally enough to bring forth the smile Orion was restraining. Snape for a second even didn't understand what Orion told but when he did. He was taken a back.
That was when he saw Orion slightly lift his leg and slowly take one step closer to him.
Step...
...
It was just a harmless small step, but for Snape, it was like the entire atmospheric pressure change around him. The long-lost magical power which he was trying to hard to sense came out.
And oh boy...
He froze, the massive amount of concentrated pure magic flooded him as he felt a certain mark on his hand screaming out in pain.
"Pure white magic, if powerful enough then it can completely eradicate that small tattoo you have from your dark boy band from the old days." Orion's voice was at this time nothing more than a whisper, but Snape felt that it was the devil himself who was talking.
He was so frozen that he couldn't even right now raise his head to meet Orion's eye. Snape felt it, Orion magic.
Besides being almost as strong as him right now. Orion magic was very concentrated and just as pure as it's always have been. Maybe even more. Maybe it was his imagination but he was seeing the magical power coming out of Orion's with his naked eye.
It wasn't a spell, it was just raw magical power. It's strange how this power was extremely pure and yet he was feeling fear.
After so many years he was afraid again.
"How," He wanted to ask but nothing came out. He could only able to lift his head to meet the boy's eyes.
Only to meet the glowing azure blue eyes in front of him. It gave him a chill.
"How do I know? That what you want to ask right....
Hehehehe" Orion was using devil's tongue. And when this is added to his law of presence, even someone like Dumbledore will be cautious of his presence, let alone Snape.
Snape gritted his teeth. His hand out of habit went for his wand, but...
But he felt nothing in his wand hoster.
"Looking for something," Orion said with a smile on his face his eyes still glowing blue. But Snape didn't look at those eyes, his attention was caught by what was Orion holding.
It was a black wand...
Snape's eyes widen, up to this time he was holding back his panic but after seeing his own wand in Orion's hand, his mind finally exploded. And seeing Orion using his wand to casually scratch his head was both infuriating and alarming.
'When did he take my wand.' That was the only thing which Snape wanted to know. He had one more wand with him, just for a time like this but for some reason, they went like completely seen through by the boy in front of him.
Snape could have taken out his other wand but his instincts told him that it was not a good plan. So he forcefully resisted his own instincts and asked.
"How... how do you know,"
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