The next morning Auria woke up very early. She got up, dressed and crept
downstairs to the empty common room. It had been bothering her all night
that no one had shown up for the midnight meeting, and she was determined
to find out if it had been a prank or not. After checking to make sure the
coast was clear she slipped out of the portrait hole and made her way down
to the entrance hall. She reached the front doors, having met no one else,
pushed them open and went outside. It was cold and icy and Auria pulled her
cloak in tighter. The snow from the day before lay virtually undisturbed on
the ground. She ran down towards the lake and the forest. Reaching the
meeting place she began to search the ground for footprints. Auria looked
on the shore, on the grass, and even a short ways into the forest. Not a
single footprint could be seen, but in the forest there were strange tracks
on the ground. It looked like someone had pulled a rope across the ground
while waving it back and forth in the snow. Auria stared at the tracks
puzzled. Finally, after deciding that she had no idea what those track were
from, she headed back up to the school.
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The coming Saturday was the holiday Hogsmead weekend, where the 5th years and up were allowed to stay until 8pm to finish their Christmas shopping. The Marauders and Auria got up early the morning of the trip and where lined up to go before everyone else.
"We're going to need all the time we can possibly get if we want to set all those traps," said James leaning on the front doors.
They were planning to set up traps all over Hogsmead and watch the Slytherins get caught in them. At 10 o'clock Filch arrived with the list and began ticking off the names. The five friends ran all the way into town and headed straight for Zonko's joke shop. Once they had their supplies they went off to set the traps. At five o'clock, while hiding behind Dervish and Banges, Auria spotted Lily and her friends walking by.
"I'll meet up with you guys later, for the last one at the Three Broomsticks" yelled Auria quickly as she ran off to catch up with Lily. But Auria never showed up for the final prank.
"Um, ok," said James, as they all exchanged curious glances.
Sirius felt disappointed, pulling pranks wasn't as fun with without Auria around to impress. Nevertheless, catching Snape in a bubble encasing trap made it all worth it.
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"Hey Lily, wait up" Auria called, coming around the corner.
"Oh, hi" replied Lily slowing down.
"Have you guys bought your dresses for the ball yet?" Auria asked nervously. Lily and her two friends, Anne and Samantha all shock their heads.
"Good. I was wondering if you all could help me find one. I'm not very good at clothes shopping."
"Sure" said Lily brightly. "But on one condition, you tell us what you and the Marauders where doing back there."
"I have been sworn to secrecy" Auria replied grinning.
"I thought you would say that" said Lily, rolling her eyes "It was worth a try."
The girls went into every clothing store in Hogsmead. Auria was the last one to buy a dress. She kept finding ones that were too big, or too small, or just plain ugly.
"No, no, no. Definitely not that one" said Lily, to a particularly ugly green dress Auria was holding up.
"How about this one?" suggested Samantha.
It was a shimmery light blue; with white jewels embroidered around the square cut neck. The sleeves were long and got wider at the bottom, as did the bottom of the dress, which reached to the ground.
"It's beautiful," exclaimed Auria.
"Well go try it on," said Anne.
10 minutes later Auria emerged from the change room.
"Sorry. I had a little trouble figuring out how to get it on," Auria said, grinning sheepishly.
"Wow, it's perfect," cried Lily. "You look so pretty in it."
"Do you think Sirius will like it?" asked Auria blushing.
"Auria" said Lily sarcastically. "He'd like it if was a paper bag, just as long as it's you who's wearing it."
Auria giggled.
"Actually I think he'd like it better if she wore nothing at all to the ball" laughed Anne.
Auria glared at her, but inside she was smiling.
"Alright I'll get it," said Auria.
She changed back into her regular clothes and headed towards the cashier.
"That'll be fifty galleons please," said the saleswoman.
Auria handed her the fifty galleons.
"Wow, I didn't know you were so rich," exclaimed Lily. "I mean, no offence, I just didn't know you family was that well off."
"Neither did I" said Auria as they headed towards the exit. "But when I went to get money from my parent's vault," she paused fighting back tears, "I discovered that we have quiet a bit of money. I guess they were saving up for a new house or a vacation or something."
They went and ate dinner at Madam Puddifoot's. They had just paided the bill when Auria realized that she was already 5 minutes late in meeting up with the Marauders.
"I have to go," she said quickly. "Lily can you do me a favor and take my dress back to the school for me?"
"Sure" replied Lily with a sigh.
It's getting kind of focused on Auria at this point.but its important for later.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!
The coming Saturday was the holiday Hogsmead weekend, where the 5th years and up were allowed to stay until 8pm to finish their Christmas shopping. The Marauders and Auria got up early the morning of the trip and where lined up to go before everyone else.
"We're going to need all the time we can possibly get if we want to set all those traps," said James leaning on the front doors.
They were planning to set up traps all over Hogsmead and watch the Slytherins get caught in them. At 10 o'clock Filch arrived with the list and began ticking off the names. The five friends ran all the way into town and headed straight for Zonko's joke shop. Once they had their supplies they went off to set the traps. At five o'clock, while hiding behind Dervish and Banges, Auria spotted Lily and her friends walking by.
"I'll meet up with you guys later, for the last one at the Three Broomsticks" yelled Auria quickly as she ran off to catch up with Lily. But Auria never showed up for the final prank.
"Um, ok," said James, as they all exchanged curious glances.
Sirius felt disappointed, pulling pranks wasn't as fun with without Auria around to impress. Nevertheless, catching Snape in a bubble encasing trap made it all worth it.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Hey Lily, wait up" Auria called, coming around the corner.
"Oh, hi" replied Lily slowing down.
"Have you guys bought your dresses for the ball yet?" Auria asked nervously. Lily and her two friends, Anne and Samantha all shock their heads.
"Good. I was wondering if you all could help me find one. I'm not very good at clothes shopping."
"Sure" said Lily brightly. "But on one condition, you tell us what you and the Marauders where doing back there."
"I have been sworn to secrecy" Auria replied grinning.
"I thought you would say that" said Lily, rolling her eyes "It was worth a try."
The girls went into every clothing store in Hogsmead. Auria was the last one to buy a dress. She kept finding ones that were too big, or too small, or just plain ugly.
"No, no, no. Definitely not that one" said Lily, to a particularly ugly green dress Auria was holding up.
"How about this one?" suggested Samantha.
It was a shimmery light blue; with white jewels embroidered around the square cut neck. The sleeves were long and got wider at the bottom, as did the bottom of the dress, which reached to the ground.
"It's beautiful," exclaimed Auria.
"Well go try it on," said Anne.
10 minutes later Auria emerged from the change room.
"Sorry. I had a little trouble figuring out how to get it on," Auria said, grinning sheepishly.
"Wow, it's perfect," cried Lily. "You look so pretty in it."
"Do you think Sirius will like it?" asked Auria blushing.
"Auria" said Lily sarcastically. "He'd like it if was a paper bag, just as long as it's you who's wearing it."
Auria giggled.
"Actually I think he'd like it better if she wore nothing at all to the ball" laughed Anne.
Auria glared at her, but inside she was smiling.
"Alright I'll get it," said Auria.
She changed back into her regular clothes and headed towards the cashier.
"That'll be fifty galleons please," said the saleswoman.
Auria handed her the fifty galleons.
"Wow, I didn't know you were so rich," exclaimed Lily. "I mean, no offence, I just didn't know you family was that well off."
"Neither did I" said Auria as they headed towards the exit. "But when I went to get money from my parent's vault," she paused fighting back tears, "I discovered that we have quiet a bit of money. I guess they were saving up for a new house or a vacation or something."
They went and ate dinner at Madam Puddifoot's. They had just paided the bill when Auria realized that she was already 5 minutes late in meeting up with the Marauders.
"I have to go," she said quickly. "Lily can you do me a favor and take my dress back to the school for me?"
"Sure" replied Lily with a sigh.
It's getting kind of focused on Auria at this point.but its important for later.