Biting my lip I looked back at Remus in the Great Hall, exactly 12 weeks had passed since Christmas break and I, him, Sirius, James, Peter, Frank, Alice and Lily were all standing in front of hoops with about 35 other people, a mixture of 6th and 7th years, for our apparition final.
"Everyone remember the 3 D's?" The Martie Twycross yelled from the front of the room as officials circled the room. Heads nodded around the room, "excellent now we'll start alphabetically."
"I hate alphabetically. Why must it always be alphabetically?" I muttered to myself as those 3 people in front of me went very quickly.
"Full name?" Mr. Twycross asked.
"Adhara Walburga Black." I stated and the official behind him quickly scrawled it down.
"Birthdate?"
"November 16th, 1959."
"Alright all that you must do is correctly apparate to the center of the ring. Whenever you are ready," He took a step back and I started thinking to myself.
'Destination, Determination and Deliberation…ok…got…and go,' with that I flipped in a tight circle and felt the familiar sensation of being sucked through a space far too small for my body. With a slight pop I felt my feet touched the ground peeking open my eyes and immediately scanned my body for splinching.
"Yes!" I shouted and heard giggled and chuckles around the room before composing myself.
"Very good Miss. Black," Mr. Twycross smiled before moving onto Sirius.
In the end everyone in our group passed except for Peter who ended up splinching off a good chuck of skin and landing in another person's hoop. Now sitting in the Three Broomsticks with the class I was examining my brand new license.
"Now we can just apparate to each other's houses," Remus smirked coming up behind me.
"Humm, I'll have to make sure none of my other boyfriends are over," I smirked flipping around.
"As long as I'm the most important," He smirked leaning kissing my lips softly before pulling back slightly.
"Of course sweetheart," I gave a sweet smile.
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"Alright now remember to use only the spells I put up and remember we are practicing non-verbal so if you could stick to that," The professor informed all of us pairs in the dueling hall. Rolling my eyes I shook my head and put up the wall in my mind to block out most things just like I did with the patronus charm. "Duel!" he shouted and I saw Remus just flick his wand.
"Protego," I whispered and it absorbed the spell he had thrown, glaring I shot back a disarming spell silently and he threw up a shield. Not giving him a chance to recover I fired another hex at him though this time hitting him and he flew up in the air hovering. Smirking I watched his lips move and unable to react I felt the light hit me and felt the urge to sneeze, breaking concentration on my own spell I heard himfall with a loud 'oomph.'
"Serves…you…right…" I glared in-between sneezes, quickly I casted the counter on myself and saw him straighten out. Flicking my wand I silenced him at the same time as he casted a spell and felt my wand flick out of my hand. "Shite," I muttered as he caught it and I watched as he prepared to cast the final blow to show that he had won. As the spell flew at me I instinctively held up my hand to cast a shield while speaking, "protego," and watched as it formed bouncing the spell off and he quickly dodged it.
"That was bloody amazing Add," He stood there opened mouth as I watched the shield immediately drop. "Try to do it again."
Holding up my hand I concentrated on getting my wand back and spoke "accio wand." I watched as it flew back and landed in my palm.
"What's happening over here," The professor walked up next to me as I looked at my palm, "everything alright Miss. Black?"
"She just preformed wandless magic," Remus smirked and the Professor got an astonished look on his face.
"Mind demonstrating?" He commented and I tucked my wand into my pocket as I looked at Sirius and James laughing not even trying. Raising my hand I concentrated on my idiotic brother and casted a levitation charm. Siruis then flew up into the air with a confused look, "That is very impressive Miss. Black." He gave a joyful laugh clapping slightly attracting more people including Sirius who watched as I lowered my hands and he lowered.
"Thank you professor," I smiled.
Soon after that he ended the class and we all exited class heading towards the common room. As we left I felt claps on the back and people congratulating me. Once it was discussed the professor thought that maybe I was so apt at wandless magic is because I was so good at Occlumency. I could compartmentalize my mind so it was easy to just concentrate on the magic and focus it. Smiling, I met Marlene's confused look.
"What happened in there?" She asked falling into step beside us.
"Nothing much," I gave her a crooked smile as she glared slightly.
"Nothing much!" Frank exclaimed, "that was bloody brilliant she just performed wandless magic raising both Sirius about 15 feet into the air."
"Frank calm down," Alice giggled.
"That's great Addie," she gave a huge smile.
"Thanks."
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Easter went by with there being even more attacks on muggles though a new group kept appearing in the news that fought the Death Eaters. No one knew for sure who they were but if they kept helping, so no one really cared I think.
Now in late May everyone was stressing over the finals which took place next week, well actually just the 1st, 5th, and 7th years were stressing; First years because they don't know any better, 5th years because of the O.W.L.s of course, and 7th because of the N.E.W.T.s, but where was I? I wasn't able to enjoy my last week because psycho captain James was in a piss poor mood because we just barely won the cup, so we were out flying drills about the pitch.
"What are you doing!" James yelled as Roderick beat the bludger at me so I could practice evasive maneuvers like the sloth grip roll and also allowed him to practice his backbeat.
"Practicing, what in the world does it look like?" I shouted back at him righting myself on the broom and to say I was a little more that ticked off was an understatement.
"That's far too dangerous." He flew over shaking his head.
"Oh shut it." I glared, "You know what I'm not doing this anymore, it's pointless!" I shouted taking off and landing on the ground.
"Where are you going!" He shouted
"I, James Potter, am going to enjoy the last bit of time we have at Hogwarts this year!"
"Adhara Black you take one step off this field and you'll be off the team."
"I don't care this isn't worth it!" I screamed leaving the pitch and walking in the locker room.
Soon after Mara followed sighing, "it looks like if he wants a team he'll either give up this ridiculous attitude or play on reserves."
Not even saying a word I jumped in the shower to wash away the sweat.
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"What James," I glared as we walked back up to the school with him trailing behind me.
"I just don't want you to get hurt," He pouted behind me.
"That's not it James," I huffed flipping around. "We are a good team, we won the cup. Stop working us to the bone."
"I just want to make sure that we are a good team…"
"We are a great team but you saw tonight what happens if you push us to hard, and next time we are going to push back harder." I glared walking up to him, "I love you James but we aren't going to take much more of this."
"Alright," He sighed, "I'll try."
"No James, no more trying you have to do this," I looked up at him and he just nodded seeing that he understood I pulled him into a hug.
"I've got to apologize to them," he frowned pulling back after returning the hug.
"Yes you do," I nodded and he pulled me back into another quick hug.
"Thanks Add," He smiled before racing up the hill.
As soon as he stepped away I realized that I was alone. Marlene had been pulled away for the rest of the year by Dumbledore for something so the guys had mostly been escorting me. As I continued up the hill it appeared as though a couple people, well Slytherins, had been waiting for this chance.
"Well, well, well," Snivelly sneered with Regulus behind him along with a couple other people that I had seen at the parties my parents went to; All together there were 5 people.
"Hello," I gave a small crooked smile continuing to walk hiding the bit of fear I had in the pit of my stomach. Though, I didn't make it very far as the five people stood in front of me, "excuse me but I'd like to go inside."
"No I don't think that will happen," A girl whose name I think was Mirabella stated and they all five took out a wand. Slowly I took out my own wand and prepared for one of them to fire something at me. As soon as I took stance the third girl fired a spell at me and I produced a shield non-verbally and quickly shot a spell back disabling her with a silencing charm just as another spell shot and me and through up another shield and took out the other girl with a knockback jinx.
"Septumsempra," I heard over to my side and instantly turned and felt a sharp slice over the back of my shoulder to the side of my right arm. Glaring I prepared to fire a hex to turn him into the bug he should be when I suddenly heard a girl over to the side shout another spell and instinctively swiveling around creating a shield just as I finished flicking my wrist to cast the hex at Snivelly. Groaning slightly under the pain that the cut was causing I heard something shouted up the hill and prayed that I'd be able to block it and casted a large strong shield until I realized that it hit Regulus who surprisingly hadn't done a thing until now as James came running down the hill firing spells at the two boys.
Just as James came up to my side the three girls took off leaving Regulus and Snape, "Come on Reg," I smirked as James paired off with his enemy.
"I know your weaknesses Adhara don't test me," He glared.
"Are you forgetting Reg, I know yours just as well," I smirked and didn't waste any time before raising my wand, "Silencio."
Snape took the opportunity and tried his stupid spell again but James quickly pulled me away and they disappeared. Groaning I tried to get air back in my lungs as James landed on top of me.
"What the hell," Someone shouted and I turned my head to the side seeing Lily, Sirius and Remus heading down the hill.
"James my arm," I whispered and he instantly sat up and I got a look down at my deep cut, far deeper that I thought it was going to be. I felt his arm grip down on it to slow the blood flow and let out a sharp yell at the pain.
"What in the world is going on," Remus glared at James and I noticed a slightly hurt look in Lily's eyes.
"I made a mistake," Was all he muttered.
"I feel dizzy," I whispered and his hand pressed down tighter as they all noticed what was really going on. Quickly Remus walked over and started muttering spells which slowed the blood flow but didn't stop it. "Ow," I muttered as he picked me up and cradled me against his chest.
"Sorry," he frowned and adjusted his grip as my eyes started to droop, "no stay awake."
"I'm trying," I whispered.
"Talk to me."
"Ok, I'll talk to you," I glared a bit drowsily but it worked because he flicked his eyes down. "What was that rushing down the hill, I noticed that tone."
"Ok talk about something else," He groaned as I felt my eyes close, "ok nevermind yell at me."
"You trust me right?" I whispered and felt my head lean against his chest.
"Yes Addie I trust you," He said and readjusted back to the position that he originally had pressing his fingertip against my wounded arm and I jolted my eyes open again. "I just… I don't know…it was a shock I guess."
"I understand," my words came out slurred as I looked up at the ceiling and noticed that we were getting closer to the Hospital wing. "I love you Remus," I smiled.
"I love you too Addie," He smiled looking down at me as my eyes drifted closed again and he fingers pressed against the cut to wake me up.
As soon as we got into the wing Remus set me on the cot and Madam Pomfrey got to work working to heal the cut though like the last time she couldn't heal it fully leaving a red scar. Seconds after she had finished I fell asleep, Remus finally allowing me to.
A loud grunt woke me up, "I deserved that but Merlin Padfoot you could have warned me."
"And why would I do that," Sirius growled as I opened my eyes and looked at the two best. Sirius was standing fully upright with a curled fist and James was half bent over holding his stomach.
"Mr. Black I would appreciate if you didn't injure Mr. Potter more," Madam Pomfrey scolded as I started sitting up attracting the attention of the people around me.
"Hello there," Remus smiled from beside me and leaned in kissing my forehead softly.
"Hi," I smirked and turned to the other two boys, "what happened to you," I motioned towards James.
"I punched him," Sirius commented while walking over and giving a tight hug.
"And why did you do that?" I pulled back after returning the hug slightly.
"Because I deserved it," James frowned.
"I heard that part but why?"
"I left you alone."
"Oh," I nodded understanding, "well I'm a big girl, I handled it."
"Yeah you handled it just fine," Sirius scoffed holding up my arm so I could see the bright pink scar.
"Well that's just perfect," I growled and Remus leaned in kissing it just like I did with his.
"Awe," Lily smiled on the other side of the bed.
"Hush," I smiled over at her but linked my fingers with his.
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"It's time to go Lilyyyyy," I groaned as Alice and I waited at the end of the stairs with the boys already having left to save us a spot in the line for the carriages.
"I'm coming!" she yelled raced down the steps.
"Finally," I smirked as we left the common room, the last ones might I add and raced down the steps to the line. Almost instantly we spotted the boys and stepped into line with them getting ready to board the train home.