Madame Pomfrey let out a scream when she saw Auria enter the hospital wing.
"What in the name of Godric has happened to you now girl?" she asked rushing over.
"I had a little run in with a spider," Auria said meekly.
Sirius walked her over to a bed and helped her sit down. Auria leaned back against the pillows and closed her eyes, still very nauseous.
"You went out into the Forbidden Forest then, tut tut" Pomfrey scolded, clicking her teeth.
"Yes" Auria replied, her eyes still closed.
"Where did the spider bite you?" asked the nurse grabbing a potion out of a nearby drawer.
Auria slowly took her torn cloak off and pointed to a gash in the sleeve of her white shirt.
"There's nothing there dear" replied Pomfrey.
"What?" replied Auria, slightly startled. She twisted her arm around and looked through the whole. Sure enough the bite mark was gone.
"He must have healed it while I was still unconscious" she thought to herself.
"Oh right" Auria said aloud, leaning back again. "I've taught myself how to do some basic healing spells so I fixed it myself. I just forgot."
"Really?" asked Madame Pomfrey skeptically.
Sirius was looking at Auria rather nervously. She glanced at Sirius and then quickly looked away.
"Because you need to know some fairly advanced magic to heal a spider bite. If you don't successfully get all the venom out then when you heal it, it will leave a nasty scar" Pomfrey continued.
"I know" Auria said quietly and then to avoid the topic added, "I want to be a healer when after I graduate." This was not a total lie; Auria just did not intend to become a regular sort of healer.
"Really! Well, that's just wonderful" the nurse said puffing up proudly.
"And you healed the cuts where the spider grabbed you?" Sirius questioned sounding suspicious.
"What?" Auria replied confused.
"Judging by the twigs and dirt in your hair, I'd say the spider dragged you along the ground."
"Yes it did, and yes, I did heal them myself. I got away pretty quickly so the cuts weren't too deep" she said avoiding Sirius' eyes.
"Alright, that's enough conversation for one night. This girl needs her rest" Madame Pomfrey said glaring at Sirius.
"Can't he stay?" Auria pleaded.
"No, no! He can come see you in the morning" she said sounding exasperated.
"I'll be back at dawn," Sirius said, looking at Auria.
She smiled. He bent over and gave her a gentle kiss on the lips. Auria was extremely thankful that he'd forgiven her. As Sirius headed towards the door he looked back and their eyes met. At that instant Auria knew that Sirius had figured out a little of what had happened in the woods, although it would not be until years later that he would come to know the full story. Auria broke the gaze and looked down at the floor.
"I know you never would" Sirius said gently to her, not needing to finish the sentence. She looked up at him, smirked and shook her head just slightly to show that she agreed.
"Good night love" he said turning to go.
"Good night" she called after him. Auria watched him until he was out of sight before accepting the potion Pomfrey kept pushing towards her. After drinking several awful tasting potions Auria curled up in bed and fell into a peaceful sleep.
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When Auria opened her eyes the next morning the winter sun was just beginning to shine through the windows. She sat up and stretched, feeling rested.
"What do you know?" she thought to herself. "Voldemort was right, the venom did wear off after a couple of hours."
She rubbed her eyes and looked around for a clock. Instead she spotted a familiar boy standing at the doorway to the hospital wing. Regulus Black took a few steps towards her and then stopped, looking for signs of the nurse.
"Are you all right?" he asked casually.
Auria stared at him for a moment and then grinned.
"You can tell him I'll fine."
Regulus' eyes widened and he opened his mouth to speak, but no words came out. Looking very frightened he quickly turned on his heel and jogged out of the room.
Auria half laughed, half sighed to herself. She got out of bed, dressed and headed down to the Great Hall for breakfast, thankfully without much fuss from Pomfrey. The instant she entered the hall she spotted Sirius waving to her. He had obviously been watching the door.
"I did go see you at dawn, honestly, but Madame Pomfrey shooed me out before you woke up" he said standing up to greet her. Then suddenly he wrapped her up in a big hug and whispered, "I'm so glad you're alright."
"Me too" she replied brightly and then noticing that the entire school was staring at them quickly sat down.
"Yeah, the CRACK of dawn, woke us all up trying to find his clothes in the dark" said Lupin annoyed.
Auria kissed Sirius on the cheek.
"Thanks" she said piling her plate with eggs and bacon.
McGonagall handed out their new timetables, which they all groaned at. After a very eventful break, life resumed to normal, for a week anyways.
Note: Sorry this chapter isn't too eventful, but the next one will be, extremely.
"What in the name of Godric has happened to you now girl?" she asked rushing over.
"I had a little run in with a spider," Auria said meekly.
Sirius walked her over to a bed and helped her sit down. Auria leaned back against the pillows and closed her eyes, still very nauseous.
"You went out into the Forbidden Forest then, tut tut" Pomfrey scolded, clicking her teeth.
"Yes" Auria replied, her eyes still closed.
"Where did the spider bite you?" asked the nurse grabbing a potion out of a nearby drawer.
Auria slowly took her torn cloak off and pointed to a gash in the sleeve of her white shirt.
"There's nothing there dear" replied Pomfrey.
"What?" replied Auria, slightly startled. She twisted her arm around and looked through the whole. Sure enough the bite mark was gone.
"He must have healed it while I was still unconscious" she thought to herself.
"Oh right" Auria said aloud, leaning back again. "I've taught myself how to do some basic healing spells so I fixed it myself. I just forgot."
"Really?" asked Madame Pomfrey skeptically.
Sirius was looking at Auria rather nervously. She glanced at Sirius and then quickly looked away.
"Because you need to know some fairly advanced magic to heal a spider bite. If you don't successfully get all the venom out then when you heal it, it will leave a nasty scar" Pomfrey continued.
"I know" Auria said quietly and then to avoid the topic added, "I want to be a healer when after I graduate." This was not a total lie; Auria just did not intend to become a regular sort of healer.
"Really! Well, that's just wonderful" the nurse said puffing up proudly.
"And you healed the cuts where the spider grabbed you?" Sirius questioned sounding suspicious.
"What?" Auria replied confused.
"Judging by the twigs and dirt in your hair, I'd say the spider dragged you along the ground."
"Yes it did, and yes, I did heal them myself. I got away pretty quickly so the cuts weren't too deep" she said avoiding Sirius' eyes.
"Alright, that's enough conversation for one night. This girl needs her rest" Madame Pomfrey said glaring at Sirius.
"Can't he stay?" Auria pleaded.
"No, no! He can come see you in the morning" she said sounding exasperated.
"I'll be back at dawn," Sirius said, looking at Auria.
She smiled. He bent over and gave her a gentle kiss on the lips. Auria was extremely thankful that he'd forgiven her. As Sirius headed towards the door he looked back and their eyes met. At that instant Auria knew that Sirius had figured out a little of what had happened in the woods, although it would not be until years later that he would come to know the full story. Auria broke the gaze and looked down at the floor.
"I know you never would" Sirius said gently to her, not needing to finish the sentence. She looked up at him, smirked and shook her head just slightly to show that she agreed.
"Good night love" he said turning to go.
"Good night" she called after him. Auria watched him until he was out of sight before accepting the potion Pomfrey kept pushing towards her. After drinking several awful tasting potions Auria curled up in bed and fell into a peaceful sleep.
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When Auria opened her eyes the next morning the winter sun was just beginning to shine through the windows. She sat up and stretched, feeling rested.
"What do you know?" she thought to herself. "Voldemort was right, the venom did wear off after a couple of hours."
She rubbed her eyes and looked around for a clock. Instead she spotted a familiar boy standing at the doorway to the hospital wing. Regulus Black took a few steps towards her and then stopped, looking for signs of the nurse.
"Are you all right?" he asked casually.
Auria stared at him for a moment and then grinned.
"You can tell him I'll fine."
Regulus' eyes widened and he opened his mouth to speak, but no words came out. Looking very frightened he quickly turned on his heel and jogged out of the room.
Auria half laughed, half sighed to herself. She got out of bed, dressed and headed down to the Great Hall for breakfast, thankfully without much fuss from Pomfrey. The instant she entered the hall she spotted Sirius waving to her. He had obviously been watching the door.
"I did go see you at dawn, honestly, but Madame Pomfrey shooed me out before you woke up" he said standing up to greet her. Then suddenly he wrapped her up in a big hug and whispered, "I'm so glad you're alright."
"Me too" she replied brightly and then noticing that the entire school was staring at them quickly sat down.
"Yeah, the CRACK of dawn, woke us all up trying to find his clothes in the dark" said Lupin annoyed.
Auria kissed Sirius on the cheek.
"Thanks" she said piling her plate with eggs and bacon.
McGonagall handed out their new timetables, which they all groaned at. After a very eventful break, life resumed to normal, for a week anyways.
Note: Sorry this chapter isn't too eventful, but the next one will be, extremely.