Christmas morning dawned bright and early for all the students left at
Hogwarts. It had snowed the night before, making the school look even more
magical then it already did normally. There was little wind and the clear
sky grew pink with the coming sunlight. At 6am Auria was rudely awaken by a
spray of cold water coming out the end of Lily's wand.
"Ah, arg, what did you do that for?" Auria asked drying her face on the bed sheet.
"I tried to shake you awake but you just kept rolling over and trying to punch me" explained Lily. "Come on, let's go open our presents."
Auria grinned, she had been thinking so much about the ball that she had forgotten about gifts. She got up, put on her nightgown and slippers, and followed Lily to the door. Just as Lily put her hand on the handle the door swung open and the four Marauders came barging in. There was a huge crash, presents went flying and everyone ended up entangled on the floor.
"James, get off of me" cried Lily.
"Ok" said James giving her puppy eyes, and then grinning added, "even though I know you don't really want me too."
Lily slapped him gently but accepted his held in getting up.
"Oh, hello Remus" said Auria as she climbed off Lupin.
"Hey" he said with a devilish grin.
"How did you guys get up here?" asked Lily. "Doesn't the staircase turn into a slide if a boy tries to walk up it?"
"We didn't use the staircase" replied James as he held up his broomstick. As five of them gathered up all the presents Auria created a table out of thin air and placed it in the middle of the room. After putting all the presents on the table they started handing them out.
Peter got a crate of Dungbombs from Sirius and Lupin, a book called 199 Tips To Getting A Girl from James and a huge bag of Berty Botts from Auria and Lily. Lupin got a book from Sirius called 50 Fun Things to do on a Full Moon, a set of quills that set off fireworks when you wrote from Auria, self correcting parchment from Lily and from James a quidditch poster and a hat. James got a crate of fireworks from Lupin and Peter, a broomstick servicing kit and The Big Book of Quidditch from Sirius, from Auria a book called So You Don't Like Your Caretaker...A Thousand Ways to Anger Him without Getting Caught and from Lily a golden Snitch.
"So you'll stop stealing them from the school" she said as he struggled to open the flying gift.
"Thanks" he replied, smiling at her.
Sirius got a huge bag of mixed candies from Peter, The Prank Kit from Lupin, a sneak-o-scope, invisible ink and a box of dog biscuits from James, from Lily 10 sugar quills and from Auira an enormous book entitled, A History of The Greatest Pranks Ever Done, How To Do Them Without Ending Up in Azkaban.
"We'll have to try them." He said grinning a Auria.
She nodded in return.
Auria opened her gifts last. From James she received a dart board with a picture of Snape's face on it, a bag of Ton-tongue toffees from Peter, a never dying candle from Lupin, and Hogwarts: A History from Lily. She opened Sirius' present very slowly. It was wrapped in enchanted paper that sang Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer when ripped.
"Oh Sirius" she exclaimed dramatically once she had gotten it open. Everyone stopped opening their presents and looked up at her. Sirius could tell that she was about to cry, so he quickly led her between two of the beds. "It's beautiful" she said sadly. It was a silver picture frame and at the bottom was engraved, In memory of Peter Jacobs, who will always hold a special place in his daughter's heart.
"It's so that you have somewhere to keep that picture you always carry around."
Auria pulled a picture of her smiling father out of her pocket and placed it in the frame. It fit perfectly.
"Thank you" she said looking up at him, her blue eyes filled with tears.
"You're welcome" he said, and then pulling out a small box added, "here, I got you this as well."
Auria opened that box and gasped. Inside was a pair of beautiful diamond earrings. "It's to go with your dress tonight. They change color to match what you're wearing, because I wasn't sure what color you dress was."
"They're beautiful" she exclaimed. "Sirius you didn't have to"
"Shhhh" he said softly as he gently placed a finger over her lips. They gazed into each other's eyes, savoring the moment. Sirius moved his face closer to hers and moved his hand so that it was now below her chin.
"Happy Christmas" she said in a whisper.
"Happy Christmas" he whispered back huskily gazing into her eyes.
Auria felt her knees go weak and her head begin to spin. His face moved closer and closer to hers. Auria closed her eyes and tilted her head just slightly. She could feel his warm breath on her lips, his hand still under her chin. Finally, their lips touched. His felt warm and soft against hers. Auria opened her mouth slightly to lengthen the kiss. After a few moments they parted, but remained staring at each other, a million thoughts passing through each of their minds.
"Finally, I got to kiss her, uninterrupted" thought Sirius. "I've wanted to do that for months.
"He is such a good kisser." Auria thought to herself. Suddenly a face appeared in the space between the beds.
"Hey, are you guys ever going to come back?" asked James.
Auria and Sirius grinned at each other and then returned, hand in hand, to the group. When James saw what Sirius had gotten her he elbowed his best friend and said "smooth, Padfoot, very smooth." Sirius playfully elbowed him back.
"Let's go get breakfast, I'm starved" said Peter.
They all agreed. The boys went back to their own dormitory to get dressed and 10 minutes later the six of them headed out the portrait whole and down to the Great Hall. Sirius knew, as he watched Auria descending the stairs in front of him, that this was going to be the best Christmas ever.
"Ah, arg, what did you do that for?" Auria asked drying her face on the bed sheet.
"I tried to shake you awake but you just kept rolling over and trying to punch me" explained Lily. "Come on, let's go open our presents."
Auria grinned, she had been thinking so much about the ball that she had forgotten about gifts. She got up, put on her nightgown and slippers, and followed Lily to the door. Just as Lily put her hand on the handle the door swung open and the four Marauders came barging in. There was a huge crash, presents went flying and everyone ended up entangled on the floor.
"James, get off of me" cried Lily.
"Ok" said James giving her puppy eyes, and then grinning added, "even though I know you don't really want me too."
Lily slapped him gently but accepted his held in getting up.
"Oh, hello Remus" said Auria as she climbed off Lupin.
"Hey" he said with a devilish grin.
"How did you guys get up here?" asked Lily. "Doesn't the staircase turn into a slide if a boy tries to walk up it?"
"We didn't use the staircase" replied James as he held up his broomstick. As five of them gathered up all the presents Auria created a table out of thin air and placed it in the middle of the room. After putting all the presents on the table they started handing them out.
Peter got a crate of Dungbombs from Sirius and Lupin, a book called 199 Tips To Getting A Girl from James and a huge bag of Berty Botts from Auria and Lily. Lupin got a book from Sirius called 50 Fun Things to do on a Full Moon, a set of quills that set off fireworks when you wrote from Auria, self correcting parchment from Lily and from James a quidditch poster and a hat. James got a crate of fireworks from Lupin and Peter, a broomstick servicing kit and The Big Book of Quidditch from Sirius, from Auria a book called So You Don't Like Your Caretaker...A Thousand Ways to Anger Him without Getting Caught and from Lily a golden Snitch.
"So you'll stop stealing them from the school" she said as he struggled to open the flying gift.
"Thanks" he replied, smiling at her.
Sirius got a huge bag of mixed candies from Peter, The Prank Kit from Lupin, a sneak-o-scope, invisible ink and a box of dog biscuits from James, from Lily 10 sugar quills and from Auira an enormous book entitled, A History of The Greatest Pranks Ever Done, How To Do Them Without Ending Up in Azkaban.
"We'll have to try them." He said grinning a Auria.
She nodded in return.
Auria opened her gifts last. From James she received a dart board with a picture of Snape's face on it, a bag of Ton-tongue toffees from Peter, a never dying candle from Lupin, and Hogwarts: A History from Lily. She opened Sirius' present very slowly. It was wrapped in enchanted paper that sang Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer when ripped.
"Oh Sirius" she exclaimed dramatically once she had gotten it open. Everyone stopped opening their presents and looked up at her. Sirius could tell that she was about to cry, so he quickly led her between two of the beds. "It's beautiful" she said sadly. It was a silver picture frame and at the bottom was engraved, In memory of Peter Jacobs, who will always hold a special place in his daughter's heart.
"It's so that you have somewhere to keep that picture you always carry around."
Auria pulled a picture of her smiling father out of her pocket and placed it in the frame. It fit perfectly.
"Thank you" she said looking up at him, her blue eyes filled with tears.
"You're welcome" he said, and then pulling out a small box added, "here, I got you this as well."
Auria opened that box and gasped. Inside was a pair of beautiful diamond earrings. "It's to go with your dress tonight. They change color to match what you're wearing, because I wasn't sure what color you dress was."
"They're beautiful" she exclaimed. "Sirius you didn't have to"
"Shhhh" he said softly as he gently placed a finger over her lips. They gazed into each other's eyes, savoring the moment. Sirius moved his face closer to hers and moved his hand so that it was now below her chin.
"Happy Christmas" she said in a whisper.
"Happy Christmas" he whispered back huskily gazing into her eyes.
Auria felt her knees go weak and her head begin to spin. His face moved closer and closer to hers. Auria closed her eyes and tilted her head just slightly. She could feel his warm breath on her lips, his hand still under her chin. Finally, their lips touched. His felt warm and soft against hers. Auria opened her mouth slightly to lengthen the kiss. After a few moments they parted, but remained staring at each other, a million thoughts passing through each of their minds.
"Finally, I got to kiss her, uninterrupted" thought Sirius. "I've wanted to do that for months.
"He is such a good kisser." Auria thought to herself. Suddenly a face appeared in the space between the beds.
"Hey, are you guys ever going to come back?" asked James.
Auria and Sirius grinned at each other and then returned, hand in hand, to the group. When James saw what Sirius had gotten her he elbowed his best friend and said "smooth, Padfoot, very smooth." Sirius playfully elbowed him back.
"Let's go get breakfast, I'm starved" said Peter.
They all agreed. The boys went back to their own dormitory to get dressed and 10 minutes later the six of them headed out the portrait whole and down to the Great Hall. Sirius knew, as he watched Auria descending the stairs in front of him, that this was going to be the best Christmas ever.