Chapter 7
"Remus?" Aurora called to the man sitting on the sofa. In front of Lupin were all types of maps and drawings depicting a building of some sort. "Harry said that were looking for me."
"I wanted to talk to you soon about what is happening in the Order. We know that he is after the prophecy, Aurora," the werewolf told her. "He wants to know exactly what the prophecy was." Aurora began to chew on her bottom lip.
"He wants to know how to.how to."she faltered. "How to be rid of Harry."
"Yes," Remus replied quietly. "We are doing everything we can to guard the room where it is kept."
"Poor Harry," she whispered. "I wish I had been there for him more. All those years without even Sirius, living with those terrible muggles. I made a promise to Lily and I betrayed that promise, Remus. Will Harry ever understand?"
"I can understand, Aurora. I think even Sirius understands deep down," he told her quietly. "Harry is wonderful young man who has endured a lot. He will get over any initial anger and forgive, just as Sirius will do. Now, I best be off. I have meet with the headmaster soon." With that, he stood and left the room and Aurora was left once again with her thoughts. Rubbing her temples, she heard someone's footsteps. She looked up quickly to find Sirius standing in behind the sofa.
"How are you?" he asked awkwardly as he brushed his long, dark hair out of his eyes. Aurora shrugged her shoulders and gave him a weak smile. Sitting down beside her, he placed a tentative hand on her shoulder. "Are you going to be okay? With being back here and all?"
"I s'pose," she sighed. "I miss them so much, Sirius. I never thought Lily and James would be gone."
"I know," he replied. "I think about them everyday, even now."
"I ran. I am such a coward," Aurora told him. "Lily would have never left like I did. She was so brave. And James, he had the bravery of Godric himself."
"He held him off to try and let Lily get Harry out of the house," Sirius said quietly. "The pain and fear that she must have felt trying to get out of their, yet knowing that she would lose James. Knowing that he was about to be taken from her forever." Aurora felt the tears falling down her cheeks before she realized that she was crying.
"I remember the night I found out they were gone," she recalled. "I remember Remus coming to the house. He told me. I couldn't find you. He couldn't find you."
"I had gone to look for Peter," he said. "When I found them, Hagrid was there already. I asked him to take Harry. Told him that I would take him to you. Then I wanted to go and look for Peter, that backstabbing bastard that he is. But Hagrid had his orders to bring Harry to his aunt and uncle. And the whole wizarding world knows the story from that point on."
Sirius realized that Aurora was unusually quiet. Finally glancing at her, he saw her with her head in her hands, sobbing quietly. "Let it go, Rori. It's the past. We have to move on," Sirius told her gently. "Lily and James would never blame you. You have to start healing. It's time. We have to be strong for this fight and dwelling in the past will only weaken us, do you understand?" She nodded and for a moment his heart clenched at the sight of her tear stained face.
"It's so hard to be back here. I never expected all of this," she apologized. "I don't mean to break down."
"Nothing to apologize for," he responded with a smile. "I better go and check on Kreacher. He was supposed to be clearing out another bedroom but he is probably just up there sniffing a pair of dad's boxer's." He patted her leg and rose to go upstairs. Her leg seemed to burn when he touched her. As she watched him walk away, she began to daydream about the past. She remembered the first time that she truly felt his touch.
Aurora remembered that she was 16. Sirius was already 18 and had been out of school for almost a year. Faithful to their promise to not forget her, the Marauders tried to visit with her in Hogsmeade during school trips there. How she had missed him those first couple of months. She couldn't wait to finish up her last bit of school. James and Lily were getting married soon, too. The wedding would be held right after exams were over for Aurora. Of course, the best part was that she would get to stay at Sirius's new flat with him in the days before the wedding. Her mum thought she was staying at Lily's but Lil had agreed to cover for her.
As the end of the year approached, marked the days until she was ready to leave for the summer. As she arrived at the station for the Hogwarts Express, she saw Sirius waiting for her on a bench. He smiled at her and she knew that there would never be another person in the world that could make her feel the way he made her feel.
"Hi sweetheart," he told her as he bent to kiss her cheek. "Ready to go?" She nodded with a smile and turned to see Prof. McGonnagal watching them.
"Professor!" Sirius exclaimed. "How lovely to see you again! Classes going well?"
"Pleasure seeing you as well, Mr. Black," Minerva replied. "I trust that you are simply seeing Miss Walsh to Miss Evans's house?" The dry smile on their Transfiguration teacher's face told them that she had an idea as to where Aurora would truly be spending the next couple of nights.
"Of course," Sirius lied. "Why Lily is beside herself with plans! She couldn't get away to meet Aurora, so I volunteered."
"What a sweet young man," the older lady remarked sarcastically as she walked away.
"Sirius, she knew you were lying!" Aurora moaned. "She must know that I'm going to your house instead of Lily's."
"Aurora, your not twelve, if you were, I would be, well, a bit sick I guess," he contemplated. "But anyway, McGonagall is not going to say anything to you. She thinks we're cute together."
As they walked to the small, modest home where Sirius had been living since he moved away from Grimmauld Place, they talked about the latest news from Hogwarts. Sirius kept thinking about how much he missed seeing her every day. It was so lonely to get up, go to work, and then come home to an empty house. He envied James; James would never have that feeling after tomorrow. He would have Lily by his side for the rest of his life.
He had never discussed marriage with Aurora. She was still so young. At times, Sirius felt guilty and as if he held Aurora back. He had already had a few experiences when he started to date her, but she was only fourteen then. He toyed with the idea of them taking time apart to let her have some fun before she graduated. But, he couldn't do it; he was too selfish to let her go. To separate himself from her, that would be like cutting off a part of his own body.
"So, do you have everything for the wedding tomorrow?" he asked her. "Because, I am not walking all the way to Hogwarts when you realize that you don't have your special something or another that you can't live without." She turned to look at him and smiled as she reached out and cupped his face in her hands.
"I have my special you, Sirius Black," Aurora told him with her face inches from his. "I can survive without everything else but you." He laid her bags down and reached out to pull her close and kiss her. She made his heart soar when she was near him. As they broke away from the kiss, she took his hand and led him up the path to the front door. She opened the door and led him inside where he dropped her bags on the comfy chair near the fireplace. With a small smile she beckoned him to follow her down the hall as she looked into the rooms.
"This place is so cozy, Siri," she told him with a smile. "Where's the bedroom by the way?"
He nearly choked at her bluntness. "Aurora, er, why do you wanna.er..know?" She giggled and pulled him close kissing him passionately. As her hands roamed all over his body, he soon realized exactly why she wanted to know where the bedroom was and guided her to it accordingly. Sirius scooped her up in his arms and laid her on his bed. He stretched out beside her and pulled her on top of him. "I love you with all my soul," he whispered as he planted soft kisses along her collarbone. As he ran his hands under her robes, she moaned softly when his fingers touched bare skin. Slowly, he began to undress her. "You don't have to do this, baby," he promised her. "Even if I had to wait a million years, I would never leave you."
"Shhh," she whispered as she placed her finger on his lips. "Don't talk, just feel." Then she began pulled his head down to meet hers in a kiss. Swiftly, he flipped them so that she was beneath him. He quickly shrugged his own robes off and delighted in the feel of her bare skin against his. "Sirius, baby please," she sighed. "Hurry, I need you."
"We don't need to hurry," he told her. "We have all the time in the world. I want this to be special." He slowly began to kiss a trail beginning at her neck. He would pause to kiss or lick certain spots and he relished in the soft moans that told him how much she enjoyed his attention. "You are so lovely," he murmured as he ran his hands over her. Instinctively, she began to move her hips under him, nearly driving him insane. His heart told him that she was ready and he entered her slowly. "Did I hurt you?" he asked her tenderly. Unable to speak, she shook her head no. As they found a rhythm together, nothing could be heard but whispered endearments and sighs of joy. At the moment that they found completeness, they were both looking into each other's eyes. It was clear from that moment on that they had found their soul mate in each other.
"Remus?" Aurora called to the man sitting on the sofa. In front of Lupin were all types of maps and drawings depicting a building of some sort. "Harry said that were looking for me."
"I wanted to talk to you soon about what is happening in the Order. We know that he is after the prophecy, Aurora," the werewolf told her. "He wants to know exactly what the prophecy was." Aurora began to chew on her bottom lip.
"He wants to know how to.how to."she faltered. "How to be rid of Harry."
"Yes," Remus replied quietly. "We are doing everything we can to guard the room where it is kept."
"Poor Harry," she whispered. "I wish I had been there for him more. All those years without even Sirius, living with those terrible muggles. I made a promise to Lily and I betrayed that promise, Remus. Will Harry ever understand?"
"I can understand, Aurora. I think even Sirius understands deep down," he told her quietly. "Harry is wonderful young man who has endured a lot. He will get over any initial anger and forgive, just as Sirius will do. Now, I best be off. I have meet with the headmaster soon." With that, he stood and left the room and Aurora was left once again with her thoughts. Rubbing her temples, she heard someone's footsteps. She looked up quickly to find Sirius standing in behind the sofa.
"How are you?" he asked awkwardly as he brushed his long, dark hair out of his eyes. Aurora shrugged her shoulders and gave him a weak smile. Sitting down beside her, he placed a tentative hand on her shoulder. "Are you going to be okay? With being back here and all?"
"I s'pose," she sighed. "I miss them so much, Sirius. I never thought Lily and James would be gone."
"I know," he replied. "I think about them everyday, even now."
"I ran. I am such a coward," Aurora told him. "Lily would have never left like I did. She was so brave. And James, he had the bravery of Godric himself."
"He held him off to try and let Lily get Harry out of the house," Sirius said quietly. "The pain and fear that she must have felt trying to get out of their, yet knowing that she would lose James. Knowing that he was about to be taken from her forever." Aurora felt the tears falling down her cheeks before she realized that she was crying.
"I remember the night I found out they were gone," she recalled. "I remember Remus coming to the house. He told me. I couldn't find you. He couldn't find you."
"I had gone to look for Peter," he said. "When I found them, Hagrid was there already. I asked him to take Harry. Told him that I would take him to you. Then I wanted to go and look for Peter, that backstabbing bastard that he is. But Hagrid had his orders to bring Harry to his aunt and uncle. And the whole wizarding world knows the story from that point on."
Sirius realized that Aurora was unusually quiet. Finally glancing at her, he saw her with her head in her hands, sobbing quietly. "Let it go, Rori. It's the past. We have to move on," Sirius told her gently. "Lily and James would never blame you. You have to start healing. It's time. We have to be strong for this fight and dwelling in the past will only weaken us, do you understand?" She nodded and for a moment his heart clenched at the sight of her tear stained face.
"It's so hard to be back here. I never expected all of this," she apologized. "I don't mean to break down."
"Nothing to apologize for," he responded with a smile. "I better go and check on Kreacher. He was supposed to be clearing out another bedroom but he is probably just up there sniffing a pair of dad's boxer's." He patted her leg and rose to go upstairs. Her leg seemed to burn when he touched her. As she watched him walk away, she began to daydream about the past. She remembered the first time that she truly felt his touch.
Aurora remembered that she was 16. Sirius was already 18 and had been out of school for almost a year. Faithful to their promise to not forget her, the Marauders tried to visit with her in Hogsmeade during school trips there. How she had missed him those first couple of months. She couldn't wait to finish up her last bit of school. James and Lily were getting married soon, too. The wedding would be held right after exams were over for Aurora. Of course, the best part was that she would get to stay at Sirius's new flat with him in the days before the wedding. Her mum thought she was staying at Lily's but Lil had agreed to cover for her.
As the end of the year approached, marked the days until she was ready to leave for the summer. As she arrived at the station for the Hogwarts Express, she saw Sirius waiting for her on a bench. He smiled at her and she knew that there would never be another person in the world that could make her feel the way he made her feel.
"Hi sweetheart," he told her as he bent to kiss her cheek. "Ready to go?" She nodded with a smile and turned to see Prof. McGonnagal watching them.
"Professor!" Sirius exclaimed. "How lovely to see you again! Classes going well?"
"Pleasure seeing you as well, Mr. Black," Minerva replied. "I trust that you are simply seeing Miss Walsh to Miss Evans's house?" The dry smile on their Transfiguration teacher's face told them that she had an idea as to where Aurora would truly be spending the next couple of nights.
"Of course," Sirius lied. "Why Lily is beside herself with plans! She couldn't get away to meet Aurora, so I volunteered."
"What a sweet young man," the older lady remarked sarcastically as she walked away.
"Sirius, she knew you were lying!" Aurora moaned. "She must know that I'm going to your house instead of Lily's."
"Aurora, your not twelve, if you were, I would be, well, a bit sick I guess," he contemplated. "But anyway, McGonagall is not going to say anything to you. She thinks we're cute together."
As they walked to the small, modest home where Sirius had been living since he moved away from Grimmauld Place, they talked about the latest news from Hogwarts. Sirius kept thinking about how much he missed seeing her every day. It was so lonely to get up, go to work, and then come home to an empty house. He envied James; James would never have that feeling after tomorrow. He would have Lily by his side for the rest of his life.
He had never discussed marriage with Aurora. She was still so young. At times, Sirius felt guilty and as if he held Aurora back. He had already had a few experiences when he started to date her, but she was only fourteen then. He toyed with the idea of them taking time apart to let her have some fun before she graduated. But, he couldn't do it; he was too selfish to let her go. To separate himself from her, that would be like cutting off a part of his own body.
"So, do you have everything for the wedding tomorrow?" he asked her. "Because, I am not walking all the way to Hogwarts when you realize that you don't have your special something or another that you can't live without." She turned to look at him and smiled as she reached out and cupped his face in her hands.
"I have my special you, Sirius Black," Aurora told him with her face inches from his. "I can survive without everything else but you." He laid her bags down and reached out to pull her close and kiss her. She made his heart soar when she was near him. As they broke away from the kiss, she took his hand and led him up the path to the front door. She opened the door and led him inside where he dropped her bags on the comfy chair near the fireplace. With a small smile she beckoned him to follow her down the hall as she looked into the rooms.
"This place is so cozy, Siri," she told him with a smile. "Where's the bedroom by the way?"
He nearly choked at her bluntness. "Aurora, er, why do you wanna.er..know?" She giggled and pulled him close kissing him passionately. As her hands roamed all over his body, he soon realized exactly why she wanted to know where the bedroom was and guided her to it accordingly. Sirius scooped her up in his arms and laid her on his bed. He stretched out beside her and pulled her on top of him. "I love you with all my soul," he whispered as he planted soft kisses along her collarbone. As he ran his hands under her robes, she moaned softly when his fingers touched bare skin. Slowly, he began to undress her. "You don't have to do this, baby," he promised her. "Even if I had to wait a million years, I would never leave you."
"Shhh," she whispered as she placed her finger on his lips. "Don't talk, just feel." Then she began pulled his head down to meet hers in a kiss. Swiftly, he flipped them so that she was beneath him. He quickly shrugged his own robes off and delighted in the feel of her bare skin against his. "Sirius, baby please," she sighed. "Hurry, I need you."
"We don't need to hurry," he told her. "We have all the time in the world. I want this to be special." He slowly began to kiss a trail beginning at her neck. He would pause to kiss or lick certain spots and he relished in the soft moans that told him how much she enjoyed his attention. "You are so lovely," he murmured as he ran his hands over her. Instinctively, she began to move her hips under him, nearly driving him insane. His heart told him that she was ready and he entered her slowly. "Did I hurt you?" he asked her tenderly. Unable to speak, she shook her head no. As they found a rhythm together, nothing could be heard but whispered endearments and sighs of joy. At the moment that they found completeness, they were both looking into each other's eyes. It was clear from that moment on that they had found their soul mate in each other.