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Word Count: 377
Assured
"What did you just say?" Walburga demanded, glaring at Sirius, who'd been muttering under his breath in Spanish.
He knew she didn't speak spanish, and it never failed to gain her fury. When he stared back at her, insolently, Walburga pulled her wand from her robe pocket and pointed it at him.
"Now, dear," Orion interjected. "We have a ball to go to tonight. It wouldn't do to be working yourself up so."
He wrapped his arm around her, before glancing at Sirius. "Get to your room, Boy. I don't want to see or hear you for the rest of the night."
Sirius scarpered, and Walburga stowed her wand. "He makes me so angry, Orion," she said, turning into his embrace. "What did we do wrong to have such a child?"
"He's headstrong and stubborn, not unlike his mother, hmm?" Orion offered. "It's just unfortunate that he has ideas in his head that don't belong in this house. We can only hope that he grows out of such foolish ideology."
She nodded, and he kissed her gently. "Why don't you begin your preparations for this evening, my dear. I'll sort the boys out, and ensure they behave."
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"You look… enchanting," Orion said, when he entered the bedroom.
Walburga smiled at him, pleased that he'd noticed the effort she'd gone too. Her hair was piled upon her hair in an elegant knot, a few curls falling around her face. She wore ivory, her favoured colour for formal occasions, with just a hint of red in her nails and the jewels she wore.
"I've laid your clothes for you," she said, nodding her head to the bed before she turned back to the mirror to perfect her makeup.
He dressed efficiently, and before long, they were ready to leave. Orion offered his arm to his wife and led her from their room.
Walburga, a small smile on her face, followed behind him, careful on the many stairs of 12 Grimmauld Place.
"I cannot wait to get you home and help you out of this beautiful dress," Orion murmured in her ear when they reached the door.
She smirked at him. "The pleasure will be all mine, I assure you."
"Oh my dear, I shall make sure of it."
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Empire: 18. Speaking another language
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