As the holiday's progressed Auria became more and more paranoid about
Sirius. The more she thought about the possibility of him being a Death
Eater the more probable it seemed. She knew nothing of his family, except
that they were purebloods, and nothing of his past. Since the beginning of
the year she had noticed that once a month he would sneak off at night, and
now she wondered if he was going to see Voldemort. She continued to speak
with Sirius but she would not let him kiss or get very close to her. Sirius
couldn't understand why she was acting this way, and whenever he confronted
her about it she would change the subject. Finally, the day before classes
were to resume, Sirius' frustration reached its peak. "What the hell is
wrong with you?" he yelled, as she backed away from one of his attempts to
hold her hand. James, Lily, Sirius, Lupin and Auria were sitting in the
common room finishing up some last minute homework.
"Nothing" she replied nervously.
Everyone was staring at them.
"Nothing! Well if nothing's wrong then why are you acting so coldly towards me? You refuse to be alone in a room with me, you won't let me kiss you or even hold your hand. I thought you liked me," he screamed.
"I do, it's just" she said quietly.
"It's just what huh?" he said throwing a book across the room.
Auria backed up startled.
"Everything was fine between us, and then BANG, you've changed completely. Now you treat me like I'm diseased or something." He continued, kicking a table.
"Well maybe you are!" she screamed back. "How do I know, I don't know anything about you. You know my secrets and yet I don't know any of yours. What else are you hiding from me huh? What else don't I know about you or your family, or your past, or where you go once a month. You haven't given me a lot of reasons to trust you Sirius"
Ignoring the confused look on Sirius' face she stormed out of the common room. Auria began to cry as she ran through the school. She reached the front doors and stepped out into the cold night. After looking around for a moment she sprinted down the steps, across the grass and into the forbidden forest. Without paying attention to where she was going Auria walked deeper and deeper into the forest, until only small streaks of moonlight filtered down through the trees. Tired, she slumped down and leaned against the trunk of a large tree.
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She had been sobbing for more then 20 minutes when he arrived. Auria was crying so loudly that she did not hear him approach.
"Why are you crying?" softly asked a cold voice.
As Auria looked up her breath caught in her throat. There, standing directly in front of her was Lord Voldemort. His hood was down and she could see his pale white face and cold red eyes. She jumped up and pulled out her wand.
"If I had wanted to kill you I would have done it already. Now why are you crying?" he repeated.
"It's none of your business" she spat back.
"Tell me" he said more sternly.
"Why do you care?" she said angrily.
"I want to know" he replied casually.
"I got in a fight with my boyfriend" Auria answered flatly.
"About what?"
Auria just stared at him confused. His interest in this was beginning to make her very nervous.
"Nothing" she muttered.
"Nothing?" he said, raising his eyebrows.
"I have to go back to the school" she replied matter of factly. She began making her way sideways, never taking her eyes or her wand off of him.
"Tell me what the fight was about" he said, finally drawing his wand.
But before Auria could react something very large crashed into her. She went flying. Just before she hit the ground she saw something hit Voldemort as well. She was just beginning to get up when something sharp grabbed her around the waist and began to carry her deeper into the woods. Auria cried out in pain and twisted around to see her captor. She screamed. She was being held in the pincers of giant spider, it's huge eyes staring back at her, its mouth feelers moving wildly. Reaching for her wand she realized it was gone and began kicking and punching the spider. In response it tightened its grip on her waist and bit her arm.
Auria screamed in pain, it felt like the pincers were going to cut her in half.
"Let go of me, let me go!" she yelled into the forest. Then suddenly the full strength of the spider venom hit her. Her head began to swim, she was dizzy and her limbs felt heavy and numb. Finally the spider stopped and dropped her on the ground. The last thing Auria saw before she blacked out was a jet of red light flash through the air.
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The nausea was worse then any stomach flu, the pain around her stomach worse then then any cramp. Auria scrunched up her eyes, trying to make the pain go away. However this only made it worse.
"Sirius" she whispered feverishly. She opened her eyes and tried to sit up, but a hand pushed her back down.
"Stay down, you'll feel better," and she did, for the pain at her waist was receding.
Auria opened her eyes again and gasped, which nearly made her throw up. Voldemort was leaning over her, his wand pointed at her waist.
"Get away from me" she whispered harshly.
"Only if you want to die," he answered coldly.
Auria sat up slowly and propped herself up on her elbows. She looked down at her waist and saw that Voldemort was working to heal the deep gashes made by the pincers. The cuts reached all the way around her stomach.
"So it was trying to saw me in half" she thought.
Hit by another wave of nausea she lay down again and moaned.
"The venom will wear off in a couple of hours," Voldemort said without looking up.
Just then Auria rolled over, got onto her hands and knees and threw up. Voldemort gently held her hair and waited until she was done. She rolled back face up and with a wave of his wand Voldemort cleaned up the mess.
"Why are you doing this?" she whispered.
"Because you're no good to me dead," he replied pulling her shirt back down. "Are you hurt anywhere else?"
Auria thought about it for a moment, slowly moving her legs and arms.
She opened her eyes and looked up at him deciding whether or not to tell him that her right arm was in a great deal of pain. Guessing that he'd already had plenty of chances to kill she rolled up her sleeve. He took hold of her arm, touched it with his wand and muttered a spell. The large gash vanished instantly.
As another wave of nausea hit her, Auria could feel Voldemort's hand slide down her arm and into her hand.
"Your hands are cold," she said, knowing that that phrase sounded vaguely familiar.
"Join me, become one of my Death Eaters," he whispered. "Come with me and I will teach all I know." He paused and then added flatly, "and your boyfriend can come too."
Auria's eyes widened and her mind cleared slightly. This time she was hit by a wave of relief instead of nausea. Sirius was not a Death Eater.
"I have to get back to the school" she replied urgently letting go of his hand. She slowly got to her feet, leaned heavily upon a tree and looked up to see that she was near the edge of the forest. "I have to go back," she repeated, stumbling over roots as she walked. Voldemort stood up and watched her go. She had just reached the last set of trees when he called out.
"You might be needing this," he said holding up her wand. He walked towards her and placed it in her outstretched hand. In the moonlight she could she that he had a large gash on the side of his head, and that the blood that trickled down his face matched to color of his eyes.
"Thank you" she replied gratefully, implying that she was thankful not only for the wand but for saving her life.
"What about my offer?" he asked as she began to walk away again.
Auria turned around, stood up straight and glared at him. "You killed my father," she said icily.
"You killed my Death Eater" he replied softly.
"Then we're even" she said narrowing her eyes, and then without a second look back turned around and headed up towards the school.
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Auria had just reached the second floor when she saw someone running at her. Leaning heavily on the banister she waited for them. She felt so sick that she did not care if it was a teacher coming to get her in trouble.
"Auria, what happened, where have you been" asked Sirius, and then seeing her face whispered, "Merlin's Beard, what happened to you?" Her face was covered in dirt, there were twigs in her hair and she looked deathly pale.
"I had a little run in with a spider," she said wearily.
"Come, we have to get you to the hospital wing. I've been looking all over for you," he said in a worried tone.
Putting her arm around his shoulder he began to lead her towards the hospital wing.
"Wait, wait" she said. Sirius stopped and let her lean against the wall. "I'm sorry about before," she panted.
"It's ok, it's ok" Sirius said gently. "We can talk about this later."
"No, now" she replied sternly but then paused trying to figure out what to say. "You're brother's a Death Eater and I thought you were one too" she blurted out. "I saw him talking with some people in Knockturn Alley. I'm sorry," she added, figuring that the news would hurt him.
"Oh, I know" he said.
"What!" she exclaimed.
"I know he's a Death Eater. My parents support him. That's why I ran away last summer, because I couldn't stand being in with a family that supports Voldemort" he explained.
Auria opened her mouth to say something but Sirius spoke again.
"I should have warned you about my family after I asked you to the Ball. You thought I was a Death Eater?" he said disbelievingly.
"No, not really I guess. I was just being paranoid. The people at Knockturn Alley said that your brother was supposed to watch us, and me especially, so I thought that maybe you were told to watching me as well. Sirius I'm so sorry."
"It's ok," he said hugging her. "I have some big secrets I probably should have told you about earlier. I can understand your paranoia. I'd be untrusting of people if Voldemort's Death Eaters kept showing up all over the place too.
"But I should have trusted you, I do trust" but Sirius placed his hand over her mouth and kissed her forehead. He gently moved a strand of hair away from her face and looked her straight in the eye and whispered, "I know you do."
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"Nothing" she replied nervously.
Everyone was staring at them.
"Nothing! Well if nothing's wrong then why are you acting so coldly towards me? You refuse to be alone in a room with me, you won't let me kiss you or even hold your hand. I thought you liked me," he screamed.
"I do, it's just" she said quietly.
"It's just what huh?" he said throwing a book across the room.
Auria backed up startled.
"Everything was fine between us, and then BANG, you've changed completely. Now you treat me like I'm diseased or something." He continued, kicking a table.
"Well maybe you are!" she screamed back. "How do I know, I don't know anything about you. You know my secrets and yet I don't know any of yours. What else are you hiding from me huh? What else don't I know about you or your family, or your past, or where you go once a month. You haven't given me a lot of reasons to trust you Sirius"
Ignoring the confused look on Sirius' face she stormed out of the common room. Auria began to cry as she ran through the school. She reached the front doors and stepped out into the cold night. After looking around for a moment she sprinted down the steps, across the grass and into the forbidden forest. Without paying attention to where she was going Auria walked deeper and deeper into the forest, until only small streaks of moonlight filtered down through the trees. Tired, she slumped down and leaned against the trunk of a large tree.
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She had been sobbing for more then 20 minutes when he arrived. Auria was crying so loudly that she did not hear him approach.
"Why are you crying?" softly asked a cold voice.
As Auria looked up her breath caught in her throat. There, standing directly in front of her was Lord Voldemort. His hood was down and she could see his pale white face and cold red eyes. She jumped up and pulled out her wand.
"If I had wanted to kill you I would have done it already. Now why are you crying?" he repeated.
"It's none of your business" she spat back.
"Tell me" he said more sternly.
"Why do you care?" she said angrily.
"I want to know" he replied casually.
"I got in a fight with my boyfriend" Auria answered flatly.
"About what?"
Auria just stared at him confused. His interest in this was beginning to make her very nervous.
"Nothing" she muttered.
"Nothing?" he said, raising his eyebrows.
"I have to go back to the school" she replied matter of factly. She began making her way sideways, never taking her eyes or her wand off of him.
"Tell me what the fight was about" he said, finally drawing his wand.
But before Auria could react something very large crashed into her. She went flying. Just before she hit the ground she saw something hit Voldemort as well. She was just beginning to get up when something sharp grabbed her around the waist and began to carry her deeper into the woods. Auria cried out in pain and twisted around to see her captor. She screamed. She was being held in the pincers of giant spider, it's huge eyes staring back at her, its mouth feelers moving wildly. Reaching for her wand she realized it was gone and began kicking and punching the spider. In response it tightened its grip on her waist and bit her arm.
Auria screamed in pain, it felt like the pincers were going to cut her in half.
"Let go of me, let me go!" she yelled into the forest. Then suddenly the full strength of the spider venom hit her. Her head began to swim, she was dizzy and her limbs felt heavy and numb. Finally the spider stopped and dropped her on the ground. The last thing Auria saw before she blacked out was a jet of red light flash through the air.
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The nausea was worse then any stomach flu, the pain around her stomach worse then then any cramp. Auria scrunched up her eyes, trying to make the pain go away. However this only made it worse.
"Sirius" she whispered feverishly. She opened her eyes and tried to sit up, but a hand pushed her back down.
"Stay down, you'll feel better," and she did, for the pain at her waist was receding.
Auria opened her eyes again and gasped, which nearly made her throw up. Voldemort was leaning over her, his wand pointed at her waist.
"Get away from me" she whispered harshly.
"Only if you want to die," he answered coldly.
Auria sat up slowly and propped herself up on her elbows. She looked down at her waist and saw that Voldemort was working to heal the deep gashes made by the pincers. The cuts reached all the way around her stomach.
"So it was trying to saw me in half" she thought.
Hit by another wave of nausea she lay down again and moaned.
"The venom will wear off in a couple of hours," Voldemort said without looking up.
Just then Auria rolled over, got onto her hands and knees and threw up. Voldemort gently held her hair and waited until she was done. She rolled back face up and with a wave of his wand Voldemort cleaned up the mess.
"Why are you doing this?" she whispered.
"Because you're no good to me dead," he replied pulling her shirt back down. "Are you hurt anywhere else?"
Auria thought about it for a moment, slowly moving her legs and arms.
She opened her eyes and looked up at him deciding whether or not to tell him that her right arm was in a great deal of pain. Guessing that he'd already had plenty of chances to kill she rolled up her sleeve. He took hold of her arm, touched it with his wand and muttered a spell. The large gash vanished instantly.
As another wave of nausea hit her, Auria could feel Voldemort's hand slide down her arm and into her hand.
"Your hands are cold," she said, knowing that that phrase sounded vaguely familiar.
"Join me, become one of my Death Eaters," he whispered. "Come with me and I will teach all I know." He paused and then added flatly, "and your boyfriend can come too."
Auria's eyes widened and her mind cleared slightly. This time she was hit by a wave of relief instead of nausea. Sirius was not a Death Eater.
"I have to get back to the school" she replied urgently letting go of his hand. She slowly got to her feet, leaned heavily upon a tree and looked up to see that she was near the edge of the forest. "I have to go back," she repeated, stumbling over roots as she walked. Voldemort stood up and watched her go. She had just reached the last set of trees when he called out.
"You might be needing this," he said holding up her wand. He walked towards her and placed it in her outstretched hand. In the moonlight she could she that he had a large gash on the side of his head, and that the blood that trickled down his face matched to color of his eyes.
"Thank you" she replied gratefully, implying that she was thankful not only for the wand but for saving her life.
"What about my offer?" he asked as she began to walk away again.
Auria turned around, stood up straight and glared at him. "You killed my father," she said icily.
"You killed my Death Eater" he replied softly.
"Then we're even" she said narrowing her eyes, and then without a second look back turned around and headed up towards the school.
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Auria had just reached the second floor when she saw someone running at her. Leaning heavily on the banister she waited for them. She felt so sick that she did not care if it was a teacher coming to get her in trouble.
"Auria, what happened, where have you been" asked Sirius, and then seeing her face whispered, "Merlin's Beard, what happened to you?" Her face was covered in dirt, there were twigs in her hair and she looked deathly pale.
"I had a little run in with a spider," she said wearily.
"Come, we have to get you to the hospital wing. I've been looking all over for you," he said in a worried tone.
Putting her arm around his shoulder he began to lead her towards the hospital wing.
"Wait, wait" she said. Sirius stopped and let her lean against the wall. "I'm sorry about before," she panted.
"It's ok, it's ok" Sirius said gently. "We can talk about this later."
"No, now" she replied sternly but then paused trying to figure out what to say. "You're brother's a Death Eater and I thought you were one too" she blurted out. "I saw him talking with some people in Knockturn Alley. I'm sorry," she added, figuring that the news would hurt him.
"Oh, I know" he said.
"What!" she exclaimed.
"I know he's a Death Eater. My parents support him. That's why I ran away last summer, because I couldn't stand being in with a family that supports Voldemort" he explained.
Auria opened her mouth to say something but Sirius spoke again.
"I should have warned you about my family after I asked you to the Ball. You thought I was a Death Eater?" he said disbelievingly.
"No, not really I guess. I was just being paranoid. The people at Knockturn Alley said that your brother was supposed to watch us, and me especially, so I thought that maybe you were told to watching me as well. Sirius I'm so sorry."
"It's ok," he said hugging her. "I have some big secrets I probably should have told you about earlier. I can understand your paranoia. I'd be untrusting of people if Voldemort's Death Eaters kept showing up all over the place too.
"But I should have trusted you, I do trust" but Sirius placed his hand over her mouth and kissed her forehead. He gently moved a strand of hair away from her face and looked her straight in the eye and whispered, "I know you do."
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