From the Stars to the Stars → Draco Malfoy

x. Ursa Major

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Dearest little hunter,

Please, for the love of God, tell your Headmaster to invest in something other than owls, I hate those little birds.

How are you, Orion? I hope you're more than alright, hope school's fun. I don't expect good grades, just for you to have the most fun. How's ballet? Hope you're still in love with ballet. It's been a while since we talked, Freya told me you've been really good, and that you've been brilliant in school, I'm very proud of you.

I'm currently in Verona, Italy, the town of Romeo and Juliet, if you must. I'm writing to you to ask you to visit me on your school break, along with Cassiopeia and Cepheus.

Here's a copy of Shakespeare's original unedited script for Romeo and Juliet, hope you hate it.

I can't wait to meet you,

All my love,

Your Uncle Elijah.

     Orion put her letter down and picked up a package that was wrapped beautifully on her lap, the original unedited copy of Romeo and Juliet. She chuckled as she opened it, it was scribbled with notes by Shakespeare himself, her Uncle Elijah must've compelled someone in order for them to be so willing to give him this rare copy, knowing how much she despised Romeo and Juliet. She put both her letter and book down on the blanket that she was sitting on, looking back at the Black Lake as she sipped her coffee that she brought.

     "Orion?" she heard someone calling her name from behind as she heard footsteps getting closer.

     She turned her head as she saw Harry coming down to where she was sitting.

     "Hi, Harry," she said as her gaze followed Harry who was now sitting down right beside her.

     "I hope you don't mind me sitting here," said Harry as he smiled at Orion.

     "Uh, no, not at all," she said, lying. To be quite honest, she came down there to get some alone time, trying to avoid human interaction for a while before Cassiopeia come to pick her to the Slytherin dormitory to help her pack.

     "How's your exam score? Passed all of them?" Harry asked as Orion smiled at him. "Wait, of course, you passed all of them, sorry, I didn't know why I asked," Harry mumbled to himself.

     "Why are you rambling, Harry?" Orion laughed. "But, yeah, I did. I believe you did too."

     Harry laughed and nodded at what Orion had said.

     "What happened to your face?" Orion asked as she pointed to a few scars on his face that had already started healing.

     "Oh–" Harry was startled by Orion's question. "It's um– ow!" He immediately gasped when he accidentally scratched one of the scars near his neck.

     "Ooh, careful, it's still healing," Orion said as she pulled out a handkerchief that she always carried in her pocket. "Here, it's kind of bleeding again."

     Harry took the handkerchief as he smiled and patted his scars slowly.

     "Quite an adventure you had, huh?" Orion asked as she once again pointed, she knew it was rude to point, but it was clear that Harry was trying to lie. "Heard Ron spent the last exams from the infirmary because he somehow tore his legs?"

     "Yeah, uh, we had quite an adventure," Harry said as he cringed slightly.

     Orion wanted to roll her eyes, quite honestly, how could someone be so bad at lying?