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Hey guys...real quick AN...I will be adding Ron and Hermione eventually I promise...Hermione especially since I loooove the troll part of H.P. and I really want to write Snape's reaction....hehe...just keep reading and sending me reviews, I promise to get to it. Ron...I don't know how I'm bringing him in yet......hmmmm...;)

CHAPTER 12

The weekend had come and gone and it had taken a whole two days to come to some sort of agreement for Severus to allow Aurora to continue classes. She was required to check in with him after every two periods, seeing as she would still be taking the potion for her stomach infection Severus was still worried about the side effects that ensued. So he wanted her to check in with him constantly, she was also required to walk with Cedric to most of her classes. Because Cedric was the only one who understood her illness, Severus only entrusted him with the responsibility of escorting her.

It wasn't all bad, Aurora liked Cedric and this way she would not fall behind all the other students.

"You have flying lessons next," Cedric said going over her timetable, "you're going to love it!"

"Are they going to teach us to play Quidditch?!" Aurora squealed.

Cedric shook his head and handed her the schedule.

"Sorry kiddo, first years aren't allowed to even touch a broom that isn't issued to them during the class. Not to mention, I don't think Prof. Snape would like you flying in your present condition-

-you won't tell him will you?" Aurora begged!

"He can't stop you from taking the class Rory; it is required by all first years."

Aurora nodded and continued to follow him out to the courtyard. The air was perfectly warm, and smelled absolutely clean and fresh.

"Snape wrote me a pass to keep me here and keep an eye on you during your class." He ruffled the top of her hair. "So you better, bloody, behave unless you want to deal with me!"

Aurora stuck her tongue out and before Cedric could make heads or tails of the said gesture ran to her fellow classmates.

"Hey Rory," Draco said rushing towards her, "It's cool to see that you are back in classes."

"Yeah, it is pretty cool."

Aurora turned and began looking around. Today's class was shared with the Gryfindor's and Slytherins. Great, for some reason Aurora knew that this just meant trouble. Draco had showed her that these two houses shared the biggest feud, why this was the reasons remained unclear. Aurora sighed, she was sure there were reasons but none of them were remotely profound.

"What are you looking at Aurora?" Draco asked following her gaze. "Don't be bothered with those people."

Aurora's head whipped around.

"What do you mean those people?! Draco Malfoy you are the most arrogant and self-centered person I have ever met!"

Draco's eyes narrowed.

"What is your problem Aurora? Slytherins don't like Gryfindors! That's how it is, that's how it has always been! When you first came here you were cool with it, but now…now it's like you're one of them!"

"One of THEM!?" Aurora spat. "Well it may have skipped your notice Malfoy, but I might as well be one of them! My father and mother were both Gryfindor's!"

"Then I guess we have no bloody business being friends!" Draco roared.

Aurora clenched her fists and nodded.

"I guess so!"

Draco turned his back on her and stormed off, and Aurora did the same. Only unlike Draco, she had no friends to turn to and complain. She wasn't sure where Ashley was, but she would have given anything to see him.

"Hey," Aurora turned to find herself face to face with the same red-headed boy she had met her first week of school, "I heard you yelling at that toe rag Malfoy a couple of minutes ago…I just want to say thanks. Not many of you Slytherins go out of your way to stick up for us."

"Oh," Aurora gasped, "Umm…well, I don't know what you are thanking me for…he has no right to discriminate against you guys."

"Yeah, so I'm Ron Weasly, we met before remember? You looked kind of lonely over here…do you want to meet some of my friends?"

"Do you think they would want to meet a Slytherin… you guys don't seem to like us much either."

Ron shrugged his shoulders.

"You don't have to if you don't want to…I mean, we can talk later if you want."

"Yeah!" Aurora said enthusiastically. "Sure, maybe after class?"

"Yeah."

Aurora began heading back to her class when someone grabbed her by the wrist and spun her around.

"I leave you alone for a couple of hours and already you have gotten into trouble."

Aurora could be blind as a bat and still recognize that voice from a mile away. Ashley's grip on her wrist loosened and soon he was just holding it.

"I have to admit that was pretty cool though," he chuckled, "you sure do have a fire to you Rory."

"Where were you?" she spat following him back to their house.

"Sorry, I wasn't in a rush to get here…so Snape's letting you come to classes now?"

Rory nodded and stood next to one of the unoccupied brooms.

"Yeah, but he's being a real stickler about it you know…I have to check in with him every two periods and Cedric has to escort me from class to class…"

Ashley sighed and said, "It's only because he cares about you."

"Yeah, I guess-

Just as they were about to continue their conversation Madam Hooch came walking down the rows of students.

"Good afternoon class."

"Good afternoon, Madam Hooch."

She reached the front of the class and turned to face them. Smiling and placed both hands on her hips and said, "Welcome to your first flying lesson, well what are you waiting for? I would like you to stick one hand of your broom and say up!"

Aurora did so and very firmly said, "Up!"

Immediately, as if the broom was afraid of her voice it jumped right up into her grasp.

"Up…" Ashley said just as firmly.

His broom didn't move at first but the second time it did just as Aurora's and jumped up into his hand.

"Cool." Ashley said turning to her. "You're a natural."

"Really?" Aurora asked blushing.

"Yeah, did you see how quickly your broom came to you?"

"Yours came to you too."

Ashley chuckled and shook his blond head.

"Yeah, but not as instantly as yours did."

Aurora stroked the wooden handle to the broom and could have sworn that it warmed to her touch. She could not wait to get on this bad boy and fly.

"Okay, as soon as you get your broom I want you to mount it. Raise a couple of feet above the ground and then touch back down."

Aurora did as instructed and hovered, graciously, above the ground.

"Show off," Ashley said, shortly after joining her, "I can't believe you haven't done this before."

"Come BACK DOWN HERE NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM!"

Quickly Aurora's head turned to see a boy flying towards her at one hundred miles per hour. Before she could even fully process what she was doing Aurora gripped the handle of her broom and spun over the boy. When she looked again it was to see him hanging on the castle wall, and then falling to the ground with a thud.

"Is he alright?!" she yelled down to Ashley.

Ashley looked to Neville who was whimpering in pain and then turned to Aurora.

"As okay as any person who fell about three stories!"

Rory rolled her eyes and began her descent back down to Ashley.

"Nice flying Potter," Madam Hooch said escorting Neville away, "maybe one day you'll be as good a seeker as your father."

Aurora felt her heart flutter with hope, she knew that Severus was her father now, but she was really happy to hear that she held at least one of her father's better attributes.

"No one is to touch a broom while I escort Mr. Longbottom here to the hospital wing. If I see one broom off the ground the lot of you will be out of Hogwarts faster then you can say Quidditch."

Aurora headed this warning and dismounted her broom. Just as she was about to go over and join Ashley, Draco's arrogant laugh pierced her ear drums.

"Did you see his face? Maybe if the fat lump had carried this, he'd remember that he should have landed on his fat ass." He was holding a glass ball in his hands, and Aurora remembered seeing those in Diagon Alley when she was with Hagrid.

They were rememberals, and she understood exactly why Neville would need one of these. He was always blowing up cauldrons in potions class. At least that is what Severus complained about most when he came back to his quarters.

So Malfoy thought he could take what wasn't his did he? Well he was wrong dead wrong, and without a second thought she was right in front of Malfoy staring him down.

"Give it to me Draco," she growled, "now."

Draco cocked his one eyebrow and smirked.

"No, I think I'll leave it somewhere for Neville to find." Draco mounted his broom and began to rise from the ground. "How about the roof?"

Aurora went to mimic his actions when Ron stepped forward.

"You don't want to do that mate," Ron said softly, "you're in Snape's house and it won't be pretty if he catches you!"

Aurora bit her lip, so this meant she had two choices. One, she could let Malfoy get away with this and act like he can bully everyone in the castle…or two she could take a chance and do the more just thing.

"I'll deal with Snape when the time comes." She said mounting her broom and following him.

"Don't be an idiot!" Ron yelled.

Draco looked down at Ron and then turned to Aurora.

"You should listen to your Weasel of a friend Potter-

-give it to me Malfoy!" Aurora yelled. "NOW!"

"You want it so bad?!" Draco spat. "Go and get it!"

Aurora watched as Draco lifted his arm and flung the rememberal as far as he could. Her heartbeat quickened as her eyes followed the little glass ball and without further council she zoomed after it, going at least eighty miles per hour. The wind whipped at her eyes and filled her lungs and she dipped lower and lower, holding her hand out to grab the ball. She lowered the nose of the broom into a dive and shot after the little, round, bobble. It was so close, she almost had it, don't worry Neville!

Two feet from the ground…One foot…and then her hands made contact with the cold glass of the little trinket and she pulled up. It was perfect timing to, she had just barely missed becoming a dirt encrusted pizza. Her smile grew as she flew back to the castle to find a whole applause waiting for her and Draco looking like someone had just shoved a lemon into his mouth.

And Ron had said she would get-

"AURORA EVANS POTTER!"

Damn it all to Hell, she just could never win. Even when she was trying to do something for the greater good she got into trouble. And no, it couldn't be Madam Hooch that caught her…it just had to be Severus…who was also her guardian.

"MY OFFICE…FIVE MINUTES!"

Aurora landed next to Ashley and handed him the ball.

"Give this to Neville for me?" she asked gently.

"Sure," he whispered, "good luck, you'll have to tell me all about it at dinner okay?"

Aurora nodded, surely she would do that…if she lived to see dinner.

There's Chapter Two everyone, I would really appreciate your reviews. Oh, if you don't like the story, because it's AU I would appreciate you not sending me messages. I find that when people send me those reviews I feel less compelled to continue with the story. But any good reviews you have or suggestions for chapters I would be delighted to hear them!!!