Ok, the spacing is fixed. The weird symbols represent quotes and commas.
Sorry, that's the best I can do.
The rest of Christmas day was spent enjoying their new presents, having a snowball fight, and looking through Sirius' new prank book. To their surprise it had a whole chapter on Dance's, Ball's and Parties, making it very difficult to decide which one to do. Finally they decided on prank # 287 and began collecting the supplies they would need. At 5 o'clock the girls officially decided that it was time to start getting ready for the ball. As Auria walked up the stairs she could just hear Sirius mutter, "3 hours. How can it take 3 hours to put on a dress?" She looked over the wall to see the three other boys shrug their shoulders. Sighing, she opened the door to the dormitory and went inside.
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Sirius kept checking his watch. It was 7:55 and if Auria didn't come down soon they were going to be late. Everyone else had already left the common room and agreed to meet in the Entrance Hall. Finally Sirius saw the door open. Auria slowly made her way down the stairs, stopping in front of the same window that she had her first morning in Gryffindor. Like before, Sirius gazed at her open mouthed. He thought she looked like a fairy princess. Her blue dress accentuated her body and the silver gems shimmered when she moved. Her hair was down but held back by two small braids, and her new earrings sparkled silver. In the moonlight Auria's eyes sparkled and to Sirius she seemed to be surrounded by a white light. This would not be the last time he'd see her this way.
Auria grinned and walked down the stairs towards him. Silently he lay a gentle kiss on her lips, and then whispered, "you look so beautiful."
"Thank you" she replied. "You look very," she paused looking him up and down, "very good" she said seductively. Sirius just wanted to grab her and kiss her forever, but he restrained himself. He was wearing a tuxedo and a new robe. His hair was brushed put still fell gently into his eyes.
"Shall we?" he asked offering her his arm.
"We shall" she replied linking her arm into his. They left the common room and made their way down to the entrance hall to meet everyone else.
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Sirius and Auria paused at the top of the stairs to the Entrance Hall to look around. Lily looked up and gazed at them.
"That is one very good looking couple, tthey look like the King and Queen of Hogwarts" she said to her date Alex, a good looking 7th year Ravenclaw. The next moment she was suddenly filled with a sense of foreboding. Lily turned around to find Snape looking at Sirius and Auria as well, but with a sort of glazed, distant look in his eyes. By the time she had turned back around they were nearly at the bottom of the stairs.
"What took you guys so long?" asked James, falling silent when he saw Auria. "Wow, you look, um, nice."
"Thanks" she replied politely. Sirius glared at him.
James' date was not quite so pretty. He was going with Emily, a Hufflepuff 5th year, who had pimples and stringy blonde hair. Lupin's date was Jade, a pale, black haired Gryffindor 7th year.
"Going for the older girls huh?" asked Auria playfully when she saw them.
Lupin nodded and blushed. Peter was going with Alice Cunningham, a small, twitchy Ravenclaw 4th year.
"And Peter’s going for the younger ones" laughed Sirius. Peter glared at him and looked away. It was difficult for Peter to ever find a date for these sorts of events, and he was very proud this year of having had the courage to ask someone. After commenting on everyone else's clothing the group was its way inside. In place of the usual house tables, several round candle lit ones set for 10 had been set up all over the hall. They found an empty one and sat down. A few moments later Dumbledore stood up to make his speech.
"Welcome" he began with outstretched arms, "to the annual Hogwarts Christmas Ball. Tonight you will enjoy an excellent Christmas dinner and will have the opportunity to dance to the music of Bertie's Boys. A loud cheer rose up at the naming of the band, and several of the girls, including Lily and Auria squealed. The boys glared at them and they quickly stopped. "Now" said Dumbledore, once the room was quiet again, "Let the feast begin." The plates on the table filled with food and everyone began to eat.
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As soon as everyone was finished eating and the plates were cleared the round tables vanished. Dumbledore made a stage out of thin air and moments later Bertie's Boys arrived. All four members were very handsome and each was dressed in a different color.
"Tommy's my favorite" Auria whispered to Lily.
"Mine too" she replied.
"Which one is Tommy?" asked Sirius.
"The green one" Auria and Lily said in unison in a how-could-you-not-know- that tone of voice.
Bertie's Boys finished setting up and began to play. Soon the dance floor was filled with people, but Auria and Sirius remained sitting in the chairs against the wall. Auria kept throwing Sirius sidelong glances and then looking out at the dance floor, but he didn't seem to notice. Finally she kept staring at him until he was forced to look at her.
"I can't dance" he spat out quickly at then looked away.
An awkward silence followed, until Auria said, "I can't dance either."
"What?" he said looking at her confused. "But you're a girl."
"So?" she snapped and then more softly added, "I've never taken a dance class in my life. I was never the magical tap or high float ballet type growing up. I was too busy getting in trouble."
Sirius grinned at her and stood up. "Would you like to dance?" he asked extending his hand.
"What?" Now it was Auria's turn to be confused.
"Well if neither of us can dance then I don't have to worry about making a fool of myself in front of you."
Auria smiled gently at him. "I would love to dance" she said taking his hand.
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20 minutes and some very stepped on feet later James came over to tell them that it was time. The Marauders, Lily and Auria made their was over to the drinks table. They all filled their glasses with punch. Then out of his breast pocket Sirius pulled out a tiny vial and poured its contents into the punch bowl. The six of them picked up their drinks and inconspicuously made their way to the chairs against the wall. Ten minutes later several of the students began doing ballet steps during a very fasted paced song. Each one looked very confused and the boys especially, looked incredible embarrassed. Everyone slowly stopped dancing and began to move off the dance floor until only the ballet ones where left. The entire school was laughing hysterically and when the six friends looked up they found that even some of the teachers were having a hard time suppressing a grin.
"It's too bad we didn't have time to make the potion that would have turned their robes into tutus" sighed Sirius.
"I know, I think you'd look just adorable in pink" giggled Auria and sending everyone into hysterics again. Sirius glared at her for a moment before bursting into laughter himself.
A few minutes later the potion had warn off and everyone resumed dancing (normally). Sirius and Auria where out on the dance floor when the first slow song began. Unsure of what to do they looked around at everyone else. They figured out where the hands and arms were supposed to go and soon they looked just like every other couple. Half way through the song Sirius tightened his grasp oh her waist and gently pulled Auria in closer to him. She smiled and wrapped her arms tighter around his neck. Srius raised his arm and moved a piece of hair from her eyes. He gently ran his hand down the side of her face until it was just below her jaw. Then he lifted her face to his and they kissed. It was a deep, passionate kiss, and neither cared if anyone else was watching. Finally they parted and Auria rested her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes.
"This is the perfect moment" she thought to herself. The song ended but another slow one followed. They were just getting ready to go and sit down at the beginning of a third slow one, when someone called out to Auria. She spun around.
"May I have this next dance?" asked a boy. He was tall and handsome with messy black hair and bright green eyes. He wore black pants, a deep vest and a dress robe lined with silver. Auria looked at Sirius who shrugged, so she turned back to the boy and said
"Um, alright."
"He actually looks a little like James" she thought to herself as she followed him onto the dance floor.
"So, what's your name?" Auria asked the boy once they had started dancing.
"Tommy" answered the boy.
"Like the member of Bertie's Boys! That's cool," she said brightly glancing at the band.
As soon as she looked away the boy grimaced, obviously not wanting to be compared to the group. Auria looked down at Tommy's robes and saw that he was in Slytherin. She did her best to suppress an insult.
"What year are you in?"
"Seventh" Tommy answered quietly.
"Oh right" Auria had been wondering why she'd never seen him around. It just occurred to her that she only really knew the Slytherin's in 6th year, Snape and his friends.
Tommy tried to pull her in a little closer, but she gently resisted and said, "I have a boyfriend remember?"
"I know" he replied sounding almost disappointed. "You look very beautiful tonight" he said a moment later.
"Thank you" she replied, blushing.
They didn't speak for the remainder of the song. When it was over Tommy took hold of her hand and kissed it. "Thank you for the dance."
"Wow, you're hands are really cold" she replied, surprised that they had felt like ice. Tommy simple smirked at her and walked off towards a group of Slytherin's. Auria shrugged and walked back towards her friends.
"Who was that?" asked Sirius the instant she arrived.
"Tommy" Auria replied. "Some 7th year."
"Oh" Sirius answered looking relieved.
"Don't worry, nothing happened" she said sitting down next to him.
"Good" he replied taking hold of her hand. Sirius began talking to Remus, so Auria sat and watched everyone else dancing. She looked around for Tommy but he was nowhere to be found. Shrugging again she casually looked up at the teacher's table. Dumbledore was standing up staring intently at the large doors. Auria followed his gaze just in time to the see the edge of a silver lined robe disappear behind a door. She looked back at Dumbledore, and caught, what she thought, was the slightest hint of fear in his eyes. Auria blink and looked again, but Dumbledore eyes now had that happy sparkle. Just then Sirius asked her to dance again, and they spent the rest of the ball in each other's arms, and stepping on each other's feet.
The rest of Christmas day was spent enjoying their new presents, having a snowball fight, and looking through Sirius' new prank book. To their surprise it had a whole chapter on Dance's, Ball's and Parties, making it very difficult to decide which one to do. Finally they decided on prank # 287 and began collecting the supplies they would need. At 5 o'clock the girls officially decided that it was time to start getting ready for the ball. As Auria walked up the stairs she could just hear Sirius mutter, "3 hours. How can it take 3 hours to put on a dress?" She looked over the wall to see the three other boys shrug their shoulders. Sighing, she opened the door to the dormitory and went inside.
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Sirius kept checking his watch. It was 7:55 and if Auria didn't come down soon they were going to be late. Everyone else had already left the common room and agreed to meet in the Entrance Hall. Finally Sirius saw the door open. Auria slowly made her way down the stairs, stopping in front of the same window that she had her first morning in Gryffindor. Like before, Sirius gazed at her open mouthed. He thought she looked like a fairy princess. Her blue dress accentuated her body and the silver gems shimmered when she moved. Her hair was down but held back by two small braids, and her new earrings sparkled silver. In the moonlight Auria's eyes sparkled and to Sirius she seemed to be surrounded by a white light. This would not be the last time he'd see her this way.
Auria grinned and walked down the stairs towards him. Silently he lay a gentle kiss on her lips, and then whispered, "you look so beautiful."
"Thank you" she replied. "You look very," she paused looking him up and down, "very good" she said seductively. Sirius just wanted to grab her and kiss her forever, but he restrained himself. He was wearing a tuxedo and a new robe. His hair was brushed put still fell gently into his eyes.
"Shall we?" he asked offering her his arm.
"We shall" she replied linking her arm into his. They left the common room and made their way down to the entrance hall to meet everyone else.
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Sirius and Auria paused at the top of the stairs to the Entrance Hall to look around. Lily looked up and gazed at them.
"That is one very good looking couple, tthey look like the King and Queen of Hogwarts" she said to her date Alex, a good looking 7th year Ravenclaw. The next moment she was suddenly filled with a sense of foreboding. Lily turned around to find Snape looking at Sirius and Auria as well, but with a sort of glazed, distant look in his eyes. By the time she had turned back around they were nearly at the bottom of the stairs.
"What took you guys so long?" asked James, falling silent when he saw Auria. "Wow, you look, um, nice."
"Thanks" she replied politely. Sirius glared at him.
James' date was not quite so pretty. He was going with Emily, a Hufflepuff 5th year, who had pimples and stringy blonde hair. Lupin's date was Jade, a pale, black haired Gryffindor 7th year.
"Going for the older girls huh?" asked Auria playfully when she saw them.
Lupin nodded and blushed. Peter was going with Alice Cunningham, a small, twitchy Ravenclaw 4th year.
"And Peter’s going for the younger ones" laughed Sirius. Peter glared at him and looked away. It was difficult for Peter to ever find a date for these sorts of events, and he was very proud this year of having had the courage to ask someone. After commenting on everyone else's clothing the group was its way inside. In place of the usual house tables, several round candle lit ones set for 10 had been set up all over the hall. They found an empty one and sat down. A few moments later Dumbledore stood up to make his speech.
"Welcome" he began with outstretched arms, "to the annual Hogwarts Christmas Ball. Tonight you will enjoy an excellent Christmas dinner and will have the opportunity to dance to the music of Bertie's Boys. A loud cheer rose up at the naming of the band, and several of the girls, including Lily and Auria squealed. The boys glared at them and they quickly stopped. "Now" said Dumbledore, once the room was quiet again, "Let the feast begin." The plates on the table filled with food and everyone began to eat.
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As soon as everyone was finished eating and the plates were cleared the round tables vanished. Dumbledore made a stage out of thin air and moments later Bertie's Boys arrived. All four members were very handsome and each was dressed in a different color.
"Tommy's my favorite" Auria whispered to Lily.
"Mine too" she replied.
"Which one is Tommy?" asked Sirius.
"The green one" Auria and Lily said in unison in a how-could-you-not-know- that tone of voice.
Bertie's Boys finished setting up and began to play. Soon the dance floor was filled with people, but Auria and Sirius remained sitting in the chairs against the wall. Auria kept throwing Sirius sidelong glances and then looking out at the dance floor, but he didn't seem to notice. Finally she kept staring at him until he was forced to look at her.
"I can't dance" he spat out quickly at then looked away.
An awkward silence followed, until Auria said, "I can't dance either."
"What?" he said looking at her confused. "But you're a girl."
"So?" she snapped and then more softly added, "I've never taken a dance class in my life. I was never the magical tap or high float ballet type growing up. I was too busy getting in trouble."
Sirius grinned at her and stood up. "Would you like to dance?" he asked extending his hand.
"What?" Now it was Auria's turn to be confused.
"Well if neither of us can dance then I don't have to worry about making a fool of myself in front of you."
Auria smiled gently at him. "I would love to dance" she said taking his hand.
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20 minutes and some very stepped on feet later James came over to tell them that it was time. The Marauders, Lily and Auria made their was over to the drinks table. They all filled their glasses with punch. Then out of his breast pocket Sirius pulled out a tiny vial and poured its contents into the punch bowl. The six of them picked up their drinks and inconspicuously made their way to the chairs against the wall. Ten minutes later several of the students began doing ballet steps during a very fasted paced song. Each one looked very confused and the boys especially, looked incredible embarrassed. Everyone slowly stopped dancing and began to move off the dance floor until only the ballet ones where left. The entire school was laughing hysterically and when the six friends looked up they found that even some of the teachers were having a hard time suppressing a grin.
"It's too bad we didn't have time to make the potion that would have turned their robes into tutus" sighed Sirius.
"I know, I think you'd look just adorable in pink" giggled Auria and sending everyone into hysterics again. Sirius glared at her for a moment before bursting into laughter himself.
A few minutes later the potion had warn off and everyone resumed dancing (normally). Sirius and Auria where out on the dance floor when the first slow song began. Unsure of what to do they looked around at everyone else. They figured out where the hands and arms were supposed to go and soon they looked just like every other couple. Half way through the song Sirius tightened his grasp oh her waist and gently pulled Auria in closer to him. She smiled and wrapped her arms tighter around his neck. Srius raised his arm and moved a piece of hair from her eyes. He gently ran his hand down the side of her face until it was just below her jaw. Then he lifted her face to his and they kissed. It was a deep, passionate kiss, and neither cared if anyone else was watching. Finally they parted and Auria rested her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes.
"This is the perfect moment" she thought to herself. The song ended but another slow one followed. They were just getting ready to go and sit down at the beginning of a third slow one, when someone called out to Auria. She spun around.
"May I have this next dance?" asked a boy. He was tall and handsome with messy black hair and bright green eyes. He wore black pants, a deep vest and a dress robe lined with silver. Auria looked at Sirius who shrugged, so she turned back to the boy and said
"Um, alright."
"He actually looks a little like James" she thought to herself as she followed him onto the dance floor.
"So, what's your name?" Auria asked the boy once they had started dancing.
"Tommy" answered the boy.
"Like the member of Bertie's Boys! That's cool," she said brightly glancing at the band.
As soon as she looked away the boy grimaced, obviously not wanting to be compared to the group. Auria looked down at Tommy's robes and saw that he was in Slytherin. She did her best to suppress an insult.
"What year are you in?"
"Seventh" Tommy answered quietly.
"Oh right" Auria had been wondering why she'd never seen him around. It just occurred to her that she only really knew the Slytherin's in 6th year, Snape and his friends.
Tommy tried to pull her in a little closer, but she gently resisted and said, "I have a boyfriend remember?"
"I know" he replied sounding almost disappointed. "You look very beautiful tonight" he said a moment later.
"Thank you" she replied, blushing.
They didn't speak for the remainder of the song. When it was over Tommy took hold of her hand and kissed it. "Thank you for the dance."
"Wow, you're hands are really cold" she replied, surprised that they had felt like ice. Tommy simple smirked at her and walked off towards a group of Slytherin's. Auria shrugged and walked back towards her friends.
"Who was that?" asked Sirius the instant she arrived.
"Tommy" Auria replied. "Some 7th year."
"Oh" Sirius answered looking relieved.
"Don't worry, nothing happened" she said sitting down next to him.
"Good" he replied taking hold of her hand. Sirius began talking to Remus, so Auria sat and watched everyone else dancing. She looked around for Tommy but he was nowhere to be found. Shrugging again she casually looked up at the teacher's table. Dumbledore was standing up staring intently at the large doors. Auria followed his gaze just in time to the see the edge of a silver lined robe disappear behind a door. She looked back at Dumbledore, and caught, what she thought, was the slightest hint of fear in his eyes. Auria blink and looked again, but Dumbledore eyes now had that happy sparkle. Just then Sirius asked her to dance again, and they spent the rest of the ball in each other's arms, and stepping on each other's feet.