Ten minutes later the five of them climbed out of the Gryffindor common
room. They had decided to split into two groups, James and Remus were going
to take the dungbomb to the astronomy tower while Sirius, Auria and Peter
would take care of Filch's office. As they reached the staircase to the
tower James unfolded his invisibility cloak.
"Wow" exclaimed Auria amazed. "Is that an invisibility cloak?"
"Yup" said James puffing up proudly. "It's great for creeping around the castle and sneaking food back from the kitchens."
"Alright let's go," growled Sirius, obviously annoyed that James was getting Auria's complete attention.
The four Marauders formed a circle, put their hands in the middle and said in unison, "We solemnly swear that we are up to no good."
Auria shrugged looking confused.
The two groups split up. James and Remus disappeared beneath the cloak as they climbed the stairs, while the rest headed down the hall. As Sirius, Auria and Peter reached the first staircase down they stopped. Sirius quickly looked around before pulling a piece of parchment out of his pocket. He tapped it with his wand and once again said, "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."
"What's that?" asked Auria standing right next to him.
A wave of excitement shot through his body as she pushed his hand down with hers to get a better look.
"It's a map," he said showing her. To his disappointment she took her hand off his to hold the map. "If she had felt anything in that touch she's hidden it very well," Sirius thought to himself. Out loud he continued, "it shows the entire school and all the secret passage ways the four of us have discovered.
"What are the dots?"
"That shows were everyone inside the school is at this exact moment."
"That's amazing," she said excitedly as she brought the map closer to her face. "And you made this yourselves?" she added in awe.
"Yup," said Sirius coolly. However, secretly he was doing cartwheels, happy that she was so impressed. Peter remained silent.
They kept walking, with Sirius checking the map every few minutes. "Ok, here's the plan" began Sirius as they rounded the last bend. "We're going to hide at the end of the hall to Filch's office, behind those two suits of armor. Once Filch has gone, Auria you'll keep watch at the north end of the hall, and Peter you'll stand at the south. If you hear anybody whisper sonorous and bang the floor three times with your wand. Everyone got it?"
Auria and Peter nodded.
They reached the hall and hid behind the suits of armor, Sirius and Auria behind one and Peter behind the other. Sirius peered around the suit and as he did he felt Auria hold on his arm to look around too.
"Strong muscles" she thought with a grin as she felt his bicep. Although she couldn't see it Sirius was grinning too.
Sirius looked down at the map. "Ok they're leaving the tower so Filch should be leaving any minute now. Here you take the map," he said turning around to face Auria. They were standing very close now and Sirius could feel her soft breath on his face. Their eyes almost met but before they could Auria quickly looked down to take the map. Even in the dark Sirius could tell that she was blushing and suddenly realized that he heart was pounding.
"Good luck" she whispered looking up. This time their eyes met.
"She's so beautiful" thought Sirius, glancing longingly at her lips.
The shadows of the firelight danced across Sirius' face, and she too found herself looking at his soft lips. They're heads came closer together until Auria could feel his breath right against her lips.
"HEY" whisper a voice loudly across the hall. Sirius heard a door open and close softly down the hall.
"Thanks" he whispered huskily in Auria's ear before turning around to glare at Pettigrew.
"Damn" he thought. "I was so close."
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They watched Filch go racing down the hall and out of sight. Sirius quickly headed for Filch's door as Auria and Peter took their places at the ends of the hall. A sliver of light appeared as Sirius slipped inside.
For the next few minutes Auria stood staring into the darkness, looking at the map every so often. Then suddenly from the end of the hall came a loud bang and a shower of red sparks. Auria spun around to find Peter lying on the ground. She quickly looked at the map, and to her horror found three teachers and Professor Dumbledore heading in Peter's direction only one staircase below. When she looked back up again she found that Sirius had felt the office and gotten Peter to his feet.
"Go, run that way" she whispered harshly pointing behind her. "I'll create a diversion."
Still supporting Peter Sirius ran past her towards the stairs. He threw Peter around the corner and looked back. Just as the tip of Dumbledore's hat came into view Auria muttered a spell and a smoky veil covered the entire width of the hall. Auria rushed past him around the corner to help Peter. He stared at it for a moment, listening to the muffled voices on the other side before turning to help Auria.
"Hurry" she puffed, lifting Peter's chubby arm over her shoulders. "It won't stay for long."
After a flight of stairs Peter got his legs back, and they ran the rest of the way to the common room.
"Oh by the way" said Auria handing Sirius back the map in front of the portrait of the fat lady. "Did you do it?"
"Yup" he said grinning.
They entered the room and collapsed onto the couches in front of the fire. James and Remus were already waiting for them looking nervous.
"That was fun!" exclaimed Auria happily.
"What happened?" asked James his eyes bulging.
"We heard that bang from in here, five flights of stairs up," added Lupin.
Sirius told them what had happened while Peter sat with his head down avoiding all eye contact. As Sirius told the part about Auria's spell she could tell that he was impressed. She stared into the fireplace, her stomach doing flips as her thought about the near kiss. Auria had wanted to kiss him, but then she wondered if it was right to be so happy so soon after her father had died.
"And besides" she thought to herself. "Its wrong to kiss someone if you're not dating them. If he wants a kiss he'll have to ask me out, and I really hope he does."
Once the story was told they all headed up to bed, in case the teachers came to check the common room.
"Hey guys" called Auria from her dormitory door. "What's going to happen to Filch after he drinks that stuff." "You'll see in the morning" called James raising his eyebrows.
From that night on the boys decided that Auria was going to be the unofficial fifth Marauder.
Find out what happens to Filch and what Sirius thinks about the near kiss tomorrow.
p.s. sorry again about the Edinburgh thing. I will add in that its in Scotland and why she lives there later in the fic.
"Wow" exclaimed Auria amazed. "Is that an invisibility cloak?"
"Yup" said James puffing up proudly. "It's great for creeping around the castle and sneaking food back from the kitchens."
"Alright let's go," growled Sirius, obviously annoyed that James was getting Auria's complete attention.
The four Marauders formed a circle, put their hands in the middle and said in unison, "We solemnly swear that we are up to no good."
Auria shrugged looking confused.
The two groups split up. James and Remus disappeared beneath the cloak as they climbed the stairs, while the rest headed down the hall. As Sirius, Auria and Peter reached the first staircase down they stopped. Sirius quickly looked around before pulling a piece of parchment out of his pocket. He tapped it with his wand and once again said, "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."
"What's that?" asked Auria standing right next to him.
A wave of excitement shot through his body as she pushed his hand down with hers to get a better look.
"It's a map," he said showing her. To his disappointment she took her hand off his to hold the map. "If she had felt anything in that touch she's hidden it very well," Sirius thought to himself. Out loud he continued, "it shows the entire school and all the secret passage ways the four of us have discovered.
"What are the dots?"
"That shows were everyone inside the school is at this exact moment."
"That's amazing," she said excitedly as she brought the map closer to her face. "And you made this yourselves?" she added in awe.
"Yup," said Sirius coolly. However, secretly he was doing cartwheels, happy that she was so impressed. Peter remained silent.
They kept walking, with Sirius checking the map every few minutes. "Ok, here's the plan" began Sirius as they rounded the last bend. "We're going to hide at the end of the hall to Filch's office, behind those two suits of armor. Once Filch has gone, Auria you'll keep watch at the north end of the hall, and Peter you'll stand at the south. If you hear anybody whisper sonorous and bang the floor three times with your wand. Everyone got it?"
Auria and Peter nodded.
They reached the hall and hid behind the suits of armor, Sirius and Auria behind one and Peter behind the other. Sirius peered around the suit and as he did he felt Auria hold on his arm to look around too.
"Strong muscles" she thought with a grin as she felt his bicep. Although she couldn't see it Sirius was grinning too.
Sirius looked down at the map. "Ok they're leaving the tower so Filch should be leaving any minute now. Here you take the map," he said turning around to face Auria. They were standing very close now and Sirius could feel her soft breath on his face. Their eyes almost met but before they could Auria quickly looked down to take the map. Even in the dark Sirius could tell that she was blushing and suddenly realized that he heart was pounding.
"Good luck" she whispered looking up. This time their eyes met.
"She's so beautiful" thought Sirius, glancing longingly at her lips.
The shadows of the firelight danced across Sirius' face, and she too found herself looking at his soft lips. They're heads came closer together until Auria could feel his breath right against her lips.
"HEY" whisper a voice loudly across the hall. Sirius heard a door open and close softly down the hall.
"Thanks" he whispered huskily in Auria's ear before turning around to glare at Pettigrew.
"Damn" he thought. "I was so close."
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They watched Filch go racing down the hall and out of sight. Sirius quickly headed for Filch's door as Auria and Peter took their places at the ends of the hall. A sliver of light appeared as Sirius slipped inside.
For the next few minutes Auria stood staring into the darkness, looking at the map every so often. Then suddenly from the end of the hall came a loud bang and a shower of red sparks. Auria spun around to find Peter lying on the ground. She quickly looked at the map, and to her horror found three teachers and Professor Dumbledore heading in Peter's direction only one staircase below. When she looked back up again she found that Sirius had felt the office and gotten Peter to his feet.
"Go, run that way" she whispered harshly pointing behind her. "I'll create a diversion."
Still supporting Peter Sirius ran past her towards the stairs. He threw Peter around the corner and looked back. Just as the tip of Dumbledore's hat came into view Auria muttered a spell and a smoky veil covered the entire width of the hall. Auria rushed past him around the corner to help Peter. He stared at it for a moment, listening to the muffled voices on the other side before turning to help Auria.
"Hurry" she puffed, lifting Peter's chubby arm over her shoulders. "It won't stay for long."
After a flight of stairs Peter got his legs back, and they ran the rest of the way to the common room.
"Oh by the way" said Auria handing Sirius back the map in front of the portrait of the fat lady. "Did you do it?"
"Yup" he said grinning.
They entered the room and collapsed onto the couches in front of the fire. James and Remus were already waiting for them looking nervous.
"That was fun!" exclaimed Auria happily.
"What happened?" asked James his eyes bulging.
"We heard that bang from in here, five flights of stairs up," added Lupin.
Sirius told them what had happened while Peter sat with his head down avoiding all eye contact. As Sirius told the part about Auria's spell she could tell that he was impressed. She stared into the fireplace, her stomach doing flips as her thought about the near kiss. Auria had wanted to kiss him, but then she wondered if it was right to be so happy so soon after her father had died.
"And besides" she thought to herself. "Its wrong to kiss someone if you're not dating them. If he wants a kiss he'll have to ask me out, and I really hope he does."
Once the story was told they all headed up to bed, in case the teachers came to check the common room.
"Hey guys" called Auria from her dormitory door. "What's going to happen to Filch after he drinks that stuff." "You'll see in the morning" called James raising his eyebrows.
From that night on the boys decided that Auria was going to be the unofficial fifth Marauder.
Find out what happens to Filch and what Sirius thinks about the near kiss tomorrow.
p.s. sorry again about the Edinburgh thing. I will add in that its in Scotland and why she lives there later in the fic.