Hearts Full of Flames.
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It was now nearing the end of November, frost was starting to cover the school grounds. Aurora sat by the Gryffindor fireplace with her three best friends, Ginny, Luna, her other two brothers, Neville, Seamus and Dean. Luna had become a common visitor in the Gryffindor common room, discovering the rules allowed it. Aurora was staring into the fire, twisting the snake ring Draco gave her for her birthday absentmindedly, her mind a mess of the recent events.
There were about a dozen to two dozen new rules. Umbridge was going tyrannical and more and more children were getting detention. Somehow, Draco still hadn't seemed to learn what happened during these detentions, this made Aurora happiest of all, seeing as how she spent most of her time in Umbridge's detention room. That or helping out first years of all different houses.
Professor Trelawney was fired from teaching because she wasn't a proper seer, this of which got under Aurora's skin most of all. Aurora, though Trelawney wasn't her favorite teacher, was too a sort of seer. Not as powerful as Aurora, but was able to see small simple things. Aurora being a seer was enraged by what happened with Trelawney.
Alas, Umbridge was starting to get annoyed by Aurora's constant rebellion and Aurora and Dumbledore's anger management sessions from last year were rekindled. Harry was getting upset about not seeing Dumbledore as often and Aurora was upset that Dumbledore didn't do anything about it. But not everything was that bad.
On the upside, Aurora's relationship with all the houses seemed to get better since Halloween. The first years for the greater part seemed to look up to her. The Slytherins were showing an even amount of dislike and acceptance. The Hufflepuffs were becoming okay to Aurora and the Gryffindor's pride in Aurora was going way up, seeing as how most of the house points they accumulated were from Aurora in class.
"It's not like we're learning anything!" Hermione said, complaining for the umpteenth time.
"That's so true." Luna agreed, absentmindedly twirling her charm that was around her neck.
"We're not learning how to defend ourselves and we're not getting prepared for our OWLs. This is getting to out of hand, we need to do something about this," Hermione complained.
"Yes, for once you're right," Aurora said, as she tore her gaze away from the fire to Hermione.
"Oh, sweetie, how's your hand? You haven't gotten ahold of your last bit of Sanare potion have you?" Hermione asked.
"No Colin took it; I'll make more in a bit." Aurora said. "Until then I'll just avoid Draco."
"You've been doing a good job of that too," Ron snickered, Harry wacked him on the head.
"Shut up mate. You know, Malfoy is not that bad," Harry said, Aurora looked at him. In the time that she and Draco had spent apart, Harry had been spending it with Draco.
"I question your relationship," Aurora said.
"I question that fact that my best mate is canoodling with the enemy," Ron said. Aurora stared at him.
"Ron canoodling is another word for like well acting sexual with another person, well, sexual I mean like kissing and crap," Aurora said.
"I know that," Ron said.
"Then why on earth would you say I'm canoodling Malfoy?" Harry asked.
"Shut up," Ron said, Aurora giggled.
"You're not are you?" Aurora asked more seriously.
"No, but I don't see why you're being more distant around him," Harry said, shrugging.
"Don't get me wrong, but it's just really, I'm still... well," Aurora said, and gave a distant look.
"What happened like a month ago? Well not even, wait. Isn't your one year like tomorrow?" Ginny asked.
"It is, and we're meeting, and going to Hogsmeade tomorrow for a date," Aurora said.
"What happened after the dance by the way? I mean, not that I don't love you hanging out with me as much as I like hanging out with Ginny, but you're getting a bit, jumpy around Draco," Luna said. Aurora sighed, and decided to tell the lot.
"Yeah, sure maybe that's true. But guess what, according to the spell, Astoria's my perfect match, the girl that I should be with. Does that mean I love her? Dumbledore said that she's my soul mate, as of now. That means it could change. Sure maybe she is more suited for me. But I don't love Astoria," Draco said, leaning forward, not crushing Aurora's dress in anyway, and cupping Aurora's face. "I love you Aurora." Draco said.
Aurora looked at him, shock plainly in her eyes. She took a deep breath, forcing the words into her head. Aurora sat there, tears popping out of her eyes. She was insecure and unsure of everything. The same girl made Aurora for the second time stand in this position. But this time, things were different.
"I love you so much, it's so stupidly irritable. Everything you say and do just gets under my skin, whether it's good or bad. And I just want to take you somewhere and shag you senseless, but I love you too much to do that until you're ready. Not, you know, just wanting to because of your frustration.
"Aurora, I love you, and not Astoria, and I don't care what anyone says, I don't want her, never will I want her and never will she be the one I love. I'm a Slytherin anyways, I don't do as I am told unless it profits me," Draco said.
"Y-you love me?" Aurora squeaked. Draco chuckled.
"No I love Crookshanks. Of course I love you draft moronic girl. If I hadn't we'd be another one of those couples that shags and breaks up. I don't want that. That's the kind of relationship I'd end up having with Astoria. But not you, I love you," Draco said and sweetly placed a kiss on Aurora's forehead.
"I-I," Aurora said, unable to process a sound.
"Don't say you love me back. I don't want to hear it because right now you don't mean it," Draco said.
"Okay," Aurora said stupidly.
"And never, ever, feel threatened by anyone over my feelings for you. You can use Veritaserum on me and I'd tell you the same thing," Draco said. Aurora sniffled.
"Okay," she said, and Draco pulled her up, and walked her to her the common room of Gryffindor Tower and bid her goodnight.
"He told you he loves you and all you said was, okay?" Ron asked.
"If Lizzy ever did that to me I think I'd cry by myself later, thinking she probably doesn't love me back. Especially if it's been almost a month since then and she and I haven't been talking often," Fred said.
"Man I feel sorry for the prat," George said.
"Actually he says it's probably best to give Aurora time," Harry said.
"Oh my god, you two talk about me. They're not just having a bromance, they're treating each other like how me and Hermione treat each other," Aurora said faying horrified.
"They're girlfriends!" Hermione said in shock and disgust.
"Who the hell are you and what have you done with Harry?" Ron asked.
"Oh shut up," Harry said and walked out of the room, everyone else piled out, except Hermione.
"Dude, tell a whole bunch of people who want to learn proper Defense Against Dark Arts from all the houses to meet up with us tomorrow at Hogs Head," Aurora said. Hermione nodded and followed out.
"Hey doll, there you are," Draco said as he ran over to Aurora, they smiled at each other as they saw each other.
"Ready to go?" Aurora asked, smiling at her handsome boyfriend.
"Yep, you look cute," Draco said as he looked Aurora up and down, she was wearing a plaid black and light blue skirt, a puffy light blue jacket and a pair for brown furry boots with white tights. Her hair was down and she had a lavender hat on, one that had strings with little furry balls on the sides.
"Thank you. You look nice too," Aurora said smiling, Draco was wearing a pair of black pants, a black jacket and his hair like normal. He had his white gloves that Aurora made him on and a pair of brown boots for boys. He smiled down to her and grabbed her hands.
"Let's go then?" Draco asked as he dragged her over to the carriages, where Harry, Hermione, and Ron were sitting waiting to go.
"Hey guys," Aurora said as she took a seat next to Ron and Draco sat across them, sitting next to Harry.
"Bromance!" Ron stated pointing the two out.
"You're just jealous of our love," Draco said, slinging an arm around Harry.
"It must be more S&M than you and Aurora," Hermione said.
"Wow, my friends are really strangely sexual lately," Aurora said.
"Shut up, your hormones are in less of a balance than ours," Ron said.
"Shh," Aurora said as she nudged Ron.
"Did you hear about what happened to the Chudley Cannons' seeker, he was off because he broke both his arms in a bar fight." Harry said to Draco.
"No really? God I don't see his problems with drinking all the time it's so stupid," Draco said.
"I think I liked it better when you two didn't get along, it was more entertaining," Aurora said, Draco smiled at her.
"Hush up you," Draco said.
"You two are awfully… smiley," Hermione said.
"Yes, we're very smiley," Aurora said and the carriage stopped, Draco step off first, helping Aurora down and then the other just hopped off on their own.
"Uh, Aurora, you have it right?" Hermione asked Aurora. Aurora patted her pocket.
"Placed a shrinking charm on it, I'll be able to tell though, of you need to talk," Aurora said. Draco looked at her and just shrugged.
"I know you tell me everything, just something need to be kept mostly a secret for advance reasons," Draco said. Aurora smiled and pecked him on the cheek.
"Smart you are," Aurora said and dragged Draco off waving her friends goodbye.
"So where are we going today? Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop?" Draco asked as we walked, Aurora's arm laced with his, and she rested her head on his arm at the same time.
"Mm, no, it's too crowded with couples. It's to, well, cliché," Aurora said.
"Then where do you wanna go?" Draco asked smiling at her.
"Hey Draco," Aurora said.
"Hmm?" he asked, as the two just walked around the snowy village in last Saturday of November for the year.
"Thank you for attempting to get along with my friends. Not just pretending," Aurora said.
"They make it pretty easy; I'm not going to lie. They love you and want you to be happy. And so do I. That and you put out by getting along with my friends, might as well return the favor," Draco said.
"Let's go Tomes and Scrolls," Aurora said, dragging Draco there, smiling.
The two of them had just scrolled around Tomes and Scrolls, looking at stacks of books, finding ones that they haven't read. They found biting ones, joke books, and a lot more. Aurora and Draco sat on the floor, in the middle of two rows of books, both with a book in their hands, leaning against parallel book rows, facing each other.
"This one," Aurora said, she had finally picked a book she wanted for her present.
"Then I'll have this one," Draco said, holding up a book.
"Oh, I've read that one, it's pretty good," Aurora said, taking the book into her hands, and stood up with Draco.
"You know, I love how we can just tear through a book store as a date," Draco said smiling.
"It just shows how much we just, care about each other on an intellectual level," Aurora said, placing the two books on the counter to buy.
"It does," Draco said, kissing Aurora lightly.
"That'll be thirty-six galleons, two sickles and a Knut please," the casher said and Aurora and Draco pulled out the money, both paying half. They grabbed their books, laced finger and walked back out into the cold, and into the Three Broomsticks.
"Butterbeer?" Draco asked as the two sat down.
"I can actually get drunk off of Butterbeer," Aurora said.
"But, only house-elves can get drunk off of it," Draco said, laughing.
"Yeah, well shut up," Aurora said.
"Oh you know I love you," Draco said, then he looked at Aurora awkwardly. There was a brief silence.
"I know," Aurora said lightly, but then felt something in her pocket move slightly and pulled out a small red book, which turned to normal size when Draco looked away for the moment.
"Oy, what is that?" Draco asked as Aurora opened it to the first page, whispering something.
"Hm?" Aurora asked as she read what suddenly appeared, then disappeared, without Draco being able to see it.
"That book, what is it?" Draco asked and Aurora handed it to him. He looked through it but saw it was empty and handed it back.
"A journal," she smiled, grabbing a quill out of her pocket, that had inch in it already and quickly wrote back, but the words disappeared soon after.
"What cha write?" Draco asked, taking a small sip of the Butterbeer that Madam Rosmerta had brought for Draco.
"Nothing, no inch," Aurora said, putting the two things back into her pocket.
"How'd it fit?" Draco asked, watching the book go into her pocket.
"My pocket has a shrinking charm on it," Aurora shrugged.
"You're quite strange," Draco said, as he finished his Butterbeer in the next sip.
"Thirsty much?" Aurora smiled.
"A bit," he smiled back.
"Alas, I have to go, Hermione needs me now," Aurora said.
"Okay, where you going? I'll walk you," Draco said, getting up and out. Hermione had told Aurora she hadn't asked any of the Slytherins (other than Caleb), knowing they'd tell Draco and Draco would freak and not allow Aurora to be a part of their plan.
"I'm a big girl, I can get there myself," Aurora smiled.
"Whatever you say," Draco smiled; Aurora looked at Draco and frowned. "What?"
"I love you too," Aurora said, Draco looked at her, and into her eyes.
"I…" Draco started; Aurora kissed him chastely and gave him a small smile.
"I should go," Aurora said and turned to walk away, but before she could, Draco hugged her from behind.
"You don't know how happy you just made me," Draco said, gripping her tightly.
"I bet it's a lot, but I really have to go," Aurora said and she pulled herself out of Draco's grip and walked away, smiling to herself.
There sat a group of students from Hogwarts in one of the rooms of Hogs Head. A lot of them sitting, a lot of them standing. Joining their ranks were many faces that Aurora already knew, Cho Chang, Lizzy, Tara, Fred, George, Seamus, Dean, Neville, Caleb, Luna, Ginny and few others Aurora knew. The rest of the lot were people Aurora did not know. In the front of the group stood and awkward looking Hermione and an upset Harry, who was asking Hermione to leave. Ron sat on the chair beside them looking at them.
"Is it true you can produce a Patronus charm?" Luna asked Harry. Harry looked at Luna, and Aurora stood next to Hermione.
"Sorry I'm late," Aurora whispered to Hermione.
"It's okay," Hermione said, Harry looked at Luna still and the lot of the kids looked at Harry. "He can I've seen it."
"Blimey Harry, I didn't know you could do that," Dean said, looking somewhat impressed.
"In second year, he fought off a Basilisk with the sword in Dumbledore's office," Neville said.
"It's true," Ginny said.
"Third year he fought off a hundred Dementors at once," Ron said.
"I saw that too," Hermione said.
"And last year, Harry did go head on head with Voldykins," Aurora said, taking Harry's hand.
"You were rather helpful then," Harry said, looking at Aurora.
"Maybe, but still, no one's more qualified to teach them to defend themselves other than you," Aurora said.
"Look, it all sounds great when you say it like that. But it was all luck. I'm not the person you think I am, great and all mighty, almost every time I've had help." Harry said.
"He's just being modest," Hermione said.
"No I'm not. You don't understand. None of this is like school, you mess up today and you can just try again tomorrow. None of you know what it's like to lose a friend, to watch them die, asides from Aurora. And Aurora is just as qualified to teach you as I am. And I hope none of you have to face it. You don't know what it's like," Harry said and sat down.
"You're right Harry, and it's true. And if we're going to find some way of well… beating… Voldemort, we're going to need all of you guy's help," Hermione said, sitting down.
"He's really back?" Colin asked.
Harry nodded awkwardly. Then Aurora pulled a piece of paper out of her pocket and put it on a table with a pencil. Harry took it and wrote on top of it 'Dumbledore's Army.' Hermione took it and signed it first, then Ron and Harry and lastly Aurora. They placed it on a table and sat down, the many kids in the room stood up and started signing it and Harry and his three best friends smiled watching all the supporting people sign their names.
A/N: That's all for now. I hope you guys liked it. Does it seem that my writings getting a bit monotone/boring? Or is that just my insecurity?
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