All the 6th years were loaded down with homework their first week back at
school. The teachers' excuse was that they had to beginning preparing for
their NEWTS. Each night from dinner until midnight the Marauder's and Auria
tried desperately to finish all the work, usually falling asleep in the
common room. Quidditch practice resumed, so James was out most of the time.
Although he did manage to find the time to constantly remind them that
Gryffindor's upcoming game, again Slytherin, was on Saturday.
"How come you didn't try out for the Quidditch team?" Peter asked Auria Wednesday night, as they sat pouring over star charts.
"I used to be a chaser for the Ravenclaw team" she replied. "It just wouldn't feel right to play for a different house. I'll try out next year though, if they need new people."
Everyone thought about it for a moment and then agreed that that was a valid reason.
"How come you didn't try out?" Auria asked Sirius.
"Professor Verge gave me detention the night of tryouts, remember?" he replied, a hint of anger in his voice.
"Oh right, sorry" Auria replied wincing.
"It's ok, I'll try out next year," he said shrugging.
Despite all the homework, Auria and Sirius' relationship had cemented itself over the last few days. They could be seen holding hands in the hallway and sharing an occasional kiss between classes. The news that they were dating had spread like wildfire, and Auria now received angry glares from the majority of the school's female population.
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"Oh no, I've run out of ink" Auria exclaimed as she lay down her fifth piece of parchment.
It was Thursday night and the Gryffindor's had a huge essay due for transfiguration class the next day.
"You can use mine," said Sirius, pointing to a nearly full bottle sitting on the table in front of him.
"It's ok, I have a spare one in my truck, I'll just go get it" Auria hopped off Sirius' lap and ran up the stairs to her dormitory room.
She pulled her trunk out from under the bed and opened it. While pushing aside unused socks, quills and books, Auria came across the notes she had copied out of the Book of Ancient Magic in Diagon Alley.
"I nearly forgot about these," she thought to herself.
Carefully unfolding the parchment she looked around to make sure she was alone. Seeing that she was she sat down on the floor and began to read them. Scanning down the page Auria saw that she needed to perform the spell on a full moon. She pulled out a moon chart from her trunk and looked at it. The next full moon would be this coming Saturday.
"I'll do it then" she thought.
Reading through the rest she saw that could easily collect everything she would need. Quickly stuffing the notes back into her trunk she grabbed the bottle of ink, shoved the trunk back under her bed and went downstairs.
"What took you so long?" asked Sirius. "My lap was getting cold."
Auria smiled at him and snuggled back into his lap, feeling his strong arms circle around her waist.
"I had trouble finding it, my trunk is packed with stuff" she replied.
"What kind of stuff?" asked Sirius seductively.
"Girl stuff" she replied, smirking at him.
Sirius decided not to ask any more questions.
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Saturday morning dawned bright and clear. Auria was woken up very early by an owl nibbling her ear. She yawned and sat up.
"Oh hello Veronica" she said to the owl, who instantly began zooming around the room. "Sirius sent you to wake me up didn't he?"
Veronica hooted in response.
"Alright well you can go back to the owlery now, I'm up" Auria said sleepily as she opened a window for the bird to fly out of.
Veronica hooted again and flew out into the winter morning.
After watching her go Auria turned around and wandered slowly back to her bed. She pulled out some clothes and was just getting ready to button up her shirt when she sat on something very painful. Jumping up she looked down to see what she'd sat on. It was the stem on the end of a large red rose. Auria gently picked it up and twirled it around in her fingers, dreamily thinking about Sirius. She laid it down to the table beside her bed, finished dressing and went downstairs.
Sirius was waiting for her in the common room.
"Good morning love" he said giving her a kiss.
"Good morning, and thank you for the rose, it's beautiful."
Auria noticed a flicker of confusion pass across Sirius' eyes, but in an instant it was gone and was replaced by a look of joy.
"You're welcome," he said grinning, but as soon as she looked away a frown creased his forehead. "Ready for the match?" he asked following her out of the common room.
"Yup" she replied brightly.
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That morning James played one of the best games of his life. He caught the snitch in nearly record time, ending the game in just 7 minutes. That afternoon, in the Gryffindor common room, the only thing people could talk about was the match, except for Auria, who was thinking about the coming night event.
"That was amazing," exclaimed Sirius, clapping James on the back. "You caught that Snitch five inches from stupid Snivellus' ear."
"I know," said James proudly. He looked around the room to see Lily roll her eyes.
"Not happy about the win Evans?" James called to her.
"No I am" she called back. "I'm just tired of hearing you brag about it."
"What's her problem?" he asked Sirius.
"Don't worry about it," he said casually. "She's just jealous Prongs."
Lily rolled her eyes again and continued talking to Anne.
"What's wrong?" Sirius asked Auria, taking a seat beside her.
"Nothing" she replied.
"You sure?" he asked.
"Yup" she said, "I'm just kind of tired. Your owl got me up good and early this morning."
"Hey! Veronica got something right for a change" Sirius exclaimed to himself.
"So do I get a victory kiss?" he asked Auria, slipping his arm around her.
"What? You didn't play," she said scrunching up her face.
"I know, but Gryffindor won," Sirius said, giving her puppy eyes.
Auria could never resist the puppy face. His slightly chiseled features would soften, his smooth lips would pout and his deep brown eyes would bore into hers.
"Alright" she said with a sigh and a look towards the heavens.
Sirius leaned in slowly and kissed her. Auria could feel his tongue slide gently into her mouth. They kissed very slowly and Auria's mind became unaware of everything but him. She felt his hand glide down her face and begin to play with the hair at the back of her neck. It sent shivers up and down her spine. In response she ran her hand through his soft black hair. Each of their free hands were locked together, his slightly rough fingers sliding over hers.
"Hey! Get a room you two," cried James, throwing a pillow at them.
It hit Sirius square in the head, who looked around and blushed. Everyone in the common room was staring at them.
"That was one hot kiss," said Jade nodding her head.
"Hey Evans" cried James.
Auria knew what was coming and winced.
"You want me to kiss you like that?"
"I'd rather kiss a dementor" she spat back, but to Auria's surprise she noticed a smile playing at the corner of Lily's lips.
Everyone eventually stopped staring and went back to talking about Quidditch.
"That was a hot kiss," Auria said blushing.
"Any time you want to do it again just let me know," said Sirius doing his best to look cool and sexy.
Auria hit his arm playfully.
"But next time in private" he added.
Auria nodded in agreement.
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Auria made sure that she was the last one to leave the common room that night. This was not very difficult since the Marauder's had decided to have a boy's night out. After gathering up the supplies from her trunk Auria pulled on James' invisibility clock, which he had let her borrow, and headed out of the common room. Her first stop was Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. She quietly snuck inside, put her things down and walked to the sink. After pulling out her wand, Auria selected the cleanest mirror and muttered, "releasio, accio mirror." The mirror dislodged itself from the wall and floated into Auria's outstretched arms.
After tucking the mirror under the clock Auria made her way down towards the second floor. She stopped in front of a large classroom and muttered, "alohomora." The door creaked open on its old hinges. With a careful glance down the hall, Auria crept inside. It was obvious at once that this room had not been used in years. There was a thick layer of dust on everything, and the windows were so dirty that the lake could barely be seen through them. However, this was not the place Auria planned to use for the spell.
She walked to the front of the room, tapped a stone eight times and said, "Grant me entrance o'room of protection."
An arch appeared in the stone wall, much like the one leading to Diagon Alley. Auria stepped inside and waited until the entrance had closed behind her. It was pitch black.
"Lumos" she whispered. The light of her wand illuminated a long passageway leading down deep into the castle. She quietly made her way along it, until, after what seemed like ages, it opened up into a large square room. It's walls were completely bare having no windows and no decorations.
"Incendio" Auria said in an unsure voice. To her relief, several unseen torches on the walls burst into flames, illuminating the entire room, leaving no shadows. Auria felt much less nervous now, the passage and the room had seemed very creepy at first. She pulled off the cloak and sighed. This secret room was the last thing Auria's father had told her about before he died. His voice echoed in her head.
"Go to this room if you are ever in danger. There are very few who know about it," he was gasping for air now. "Go there to hide from him." His eyes closed and he was gone.
Auria wiped away the tears. She had not come here to hide; she had come here to begin to fight. After laying all the supplies on the ground, Auria pulled out the notes and looked at them. The title read, Special Steps Needed if your Animagus is to be a Magical Creature. While reading them over carefully again she painted her finger and toe nails deep blue with some borrowed nailpolish from Jade. When she was done she changed into a pure white robe.
"I'm ready" she thought sternly, sitting back down on the ground. Auria dumped the supplies needed for a potion out of her cauldron. Pulling out a stand, she put the cauldron on top of it.
"Aqua" she said pointing her wand at the cauldron. It filled half way with water. Next she pointed her wand at the bottom of the stand and said "incendio", where a small fire burst into life. She poured all the ingredients in but two. The potion was now a pale blue color, giving off a cold steam even though it was bubbling gently. Auria took a calming breath and looked down at her notes.
"Ancient Spirits heed my call," she said loudly. "Firstly, I give you a part of my soul."
Auria pulled out the picture of her father she'd put in Sirius' frame and, after gazing at it for a moment, let it fall into the potion. Fighting back tears she closed her eyes not wanting to see it burn. Once it was gone she picked up the second thing.
"Secondly, I give you a part of my body." She opened a small glass tube and poured its deep red contents in the cauldron. The potion hissed loudly as it absorbed her blood.
"Lastly, the body and soul of the creature, willingly given. Please receive my honor" she said humbly bowing her head.
Slowly she pulled the final ingredient out of her pocket. She swung it around the top of the cauldron three times and then let it fall in. As a flame erupted from top of the potion a single note of music resounded through the room. Auria picked up a glass, dipped it into the potion, and put it to her lips. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath and drank it all. A sudden heat filled her body, and it grew and grew. Just when she thought her body was going to burn from the inside out her head erupted in pain. Auria screamed, all the lights went out and she knew no more.
Note: Thanks to Blondie in Disguise about the Ch 18, 19 mix up. I've fixed it, so if you skipped over Ch 19 you can go back and read the correct version now. Thanks so much for all your reviews I really appreciate it.
"How come you didn't try out for the Quidditch team?" Peter asked Auria Wednesday night, as they sat pouring over star charts.
"I used to be a chaser for the Ravenclaw team" she replied. "It just wouldn't feel right to play for a different house. I'll try out next year though, if they need new people."
Everyone thought about it for a moment and then agreed that that was a valid reason.
"How come you didn't try out?" Auria asked Sirius.
"Professor Verge gave me detention the night of tryouts, remember?" he replied, a hint of anger in his voice.
"Oh right, sorry" Auria replied wincing.
"It's ok, I'll try out next year," he said shrugging.
Despite all the homework, Auria and Sirius' relationship had cemented itself over the last few days. They could be seen holding hands in the hallway and sharing an occasional kiss between classes. The news that they were dating had spread like wildfire, and Auria now received angry glares from the majority of the school's female population.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Oh no, I've run out of ink" Auria exclaimed as she lay down her fifth piece of parchment.
It was Thursday night and the Gryffindor's had a huge essay due for transfiguration class the next day.
"You can use mine," said Sirius, pointing to a nearly full bottle sitting on the table in front of him.
"It's ok, I have a spare one in my truck, I'll just go get it" Auria hopped off Sirius' lap and ran up the stairs to her dormitory room.
She pulled her trunk out from under the bed and opened it. While pushing aside unused socks, quills and books, Auria came across the notes she had copied out of the Book of Ancient Magic in Diagon Alley.
"I nearly forgot about these," she thought to herself.
Carefully unfolding the parchment she looked around to make sure she was alone. Seeing that she was she sat down on the floor and began to read them. Scanning down the page Auria saw that she needed to perform the spell on a full moon. She pulled out a moon chart from her trunk and looked at it. The next full moon would be this coming Saturday.
"I'll do it then" she thought.
Reading through the rest she saw that could easily collect everything she would need. Quickly stuffing the notes back into her trunk she grabbed the bottle of ink, shoved the trunk back under her bed and went downstairs.
"What took you so long?" asked Sirius. "My lap was getting cold."
Auria smiled at him and snuggled back into his lap, feeling his strong arms circle around her waist.
"I had trouble finding it, my trunk is packed with stuff" she replied.
"What kind of stuff?" asked Sirius seductively.
"Girl stuff" she replied, smirking at him.
Sirius decided not to ask any more questions.
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Saturday morning dawned bright and clear. Auria was woken up very early by an owl nibbling her ear. She yawned and sat up.
"Oh hello Veronica" she said to the owl, who instantly began zooming around the room. "Sirius sent you to wake me up didn't he?"
Veronica hooted in response.
"Alright well you can go back to the owlery now, I'm up" Auria said sleepily as she opened a window for the bird to fly out of.
Veronica hooted again and flew out into the winter morning.
After watching her go Auria turned around and wandered slowly back to her bed. She pulled out some clothes and was just getting ready to button up her shirt when she sat on something very painful. Jumping up she looked down to see what she'd sat on. It was the stem on the end of a large red rose. Auria gently picked it up and twirled it around in her fingers, dreamily thinking about Sirius. She laid it down to the table beside her bed, finished dressing and went downstairs.
Sirius was waiting for her in the common room.
"Good morning love" he said giving her a kiss.
"Good morning, and thank you for the rose, it's beautiful."
Auria noticed a flicker of confusion pass across Sirius' eyes, but in an instant it was gone and was replaced by a look of joy.
"You're welcome," he said grinning, but as soon as she looked away a frown creased his forehead. "Ready for the match?" he asked following her out of the common room.
"Yup" she replied brightly.
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That morning James played one of the best games of his life. He caught the snitch in nearly record time, ending the game in just 7 minutes. That afternoon, in the Gryffindor common room, the only thing people could talk about was the match, except for Auria, who was thinking about the coming night event.
"That was amazing," exclaimed Sirius, clapping James on the back. "You caught that Snitch five inches from stupid Snivellus' ear."
"I know," said James proudly. He looked around the room to see Lily roll her eyes.
"Not happy about the win Evans?" James called to her.
"No I am" she called back. "I'm just tired of hearing you brag about it."
"What's her problem?" he asked Sirius.
"Don't worry about it," he said casually. "She's just jealous Prongs."
Lily rolled her eyes again and continued talking to Anne.
"What's wrong?" Sirius asked Auria, taking a seat beside her.
"Nothing" she replied.
"You sure?" he asked.
"Yup" she said, "I'm just kind of tired. Your owl got me up good and early this morning."
"Hey! Veronica got something right for a change" Sirius exclaimed to himself.
"So do I get a victory kiss?" he asked Auria, slipping his arm around her.
"What? You didn't play," she said scrunching up her face.
"I know, but Gryffindor won," Sirius said, giving her puppy eyes.
Auria could never resist the puppy face. His slightly chiseled features would soften, his smooth lips would pout and his deep brown eyes would bore into hers.
"Alright" she said with a sigh and a look towards the heavens.
Sirius leaned in slowly and kissed her. Auria could feel his tongue slide gently into her mouth. They kissed very slowly and Auria's mind became unaware of everything but him. She felt his hand glide down her face and begin to play with the hair at the back of her neck. It sent shivers up and down her spine. In response she ran her hand through his soft black hair. Each of their free hands were locked together, his slightly rough fingers sliding over hers.
"Hey! Get a room you two," cried James, throwing a pillow at them.
It hit Sirius square in the head, who looked around and blushed. Everyone in the common room was staring at them.
"That was one hot kiss," said Jade nodding her head.
"Hey Evans" cried James.
Auria knew what was coming and winced.
"You want me to kiss you like that?"
"I'd rather kiss a dementor" she spat back, but to Auria's surprise she noticed a smile playing at the corner of Lily's lips.
Everyone eventually stopped staring and went back to talking about Quidditch.
"That was a hot kiss," Auria said blushing.
"Any time you want to do it again just let me know," said Sirius doing his best to look cool and sexy.
Auria hit his arm playfully.
"But next time in private" he added.
Auria nodded in agreement.
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Auria made sure that she was the last one to leave the common room that night. This was not very difficult since the Marauder's had decided to have a boy's night out. After gathering up the supplies from her trunk Auria pulled on James' invisibility clock, which he had let her borrow, and headed out of the common room. Her first stop was Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. She quietly snuck inside, put her things down and walked to the sink. After pulling out her wand, Auria selected the cleanest mirror and muttered, "releasio, accio mirror." The mirror dislodged itself from the wall and floated into Auria's outstretched arms.
After tucking the mirror under the clock Auria made her way down towards the second floor. She stopped in front of a large classroom and muttered, "alohomora." The door creaked open on its old hinges. With a careful glance down the hall, Auria crept inside. It was obvious at once that this room had not been used in years. There was a thick layer of dust on everything, and the windows were so dirty that the lake could barely be seen through them. However, this was not the place Auria planned to use for the spell.
She walked to the front of the room, tapped a stone eight times and said, "Grant me entrance o'room of protection."
An arch appeared in the stone wall, much like the one leading to Diagon Alley. Auria stepped inside and waited until the entrance had closed behind her. It was pitch black.
"Lumos" she whispered. The light of her wand illuminated a long passageway leading down deep into the castle. She quietly made her way along it, until, after what seemed like ages, it opened up into a large square room. It's walls were completely bare having no windows and no decorations.
"Incendio" Auria said in an unsure voice. To her relief, several unseen torches on the walls burst into flames, illuminating the entire room, leaving no shadows. Auria felt much less nervous now, the passage and the room had seemed very creepy at first. She pulled off the cloak and sighed. This secret room was the last thing Auria's father had told her about before he died. His voice echoed in her head.
"Go to this room if you are ever in danger. There are very few who know about it," he was gasping for air now. "Go there to hide from him." His eyes closed and he was gone.
Auria wiped away the tears. She had not come here to hide; she had come here to begin to fight. After laying all the supplies on the ground, Auria pulled out the notes and looked at them. The title read, Special Steps Needed if your Animagus is to be a Magical Creature. While reading them over carefully again she painted her finger and toe nails deep blue with some borrowed nailpolish from Jade. When she was done she changed into a pure white robe.
"I'm ready" she thought sternly, sitting back down on the ground. Auria dumped the supplies needed for a potion out of her cauldron. Pulling out a stand, she put the cauldron on top of it.
"Aqua" she said pointing her wand at the cauldron. It filled half way with water. Next she pointed her wand at the bottom of the stand and said "incendio", where a small fire burst into life. She poured all the ingredients in but two. The potion was now a pale blue color, giving off a cold steam even though it was bubbling gently. Auria took a calming breath and looked down at her notes.
"Ancient Spirits heed my call," she said loudly. "Firstly, I give you a part of my soul."
Auria pulled out the picture of her father she'd put in Sirius' frame and, after gazing at it for a moment, let it fall into the potion. Fighting back tears she closed her eyes not wanting to see it burn. Once it was gone she picked up the second thing.
"Secondly, I give you a part of my body." She opened a small glass tube and poured its deep red contents in the cauldron. The potion hissed loudly as it absorbed her blood.
"Lastly, the body and soul of the creature, willingly given. Please receive my honor" she said humbly bowing her head.
Slowly she pulled the final ingredient out of her pocket. She swung it around the top of the cauldron three times and then let it fall in. As a flame erupted from top of the potion a single note of music resounded through the room. Auria picked up a glass, dipped it into the potion, and put it to her lips. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath and drank it all. A sudden heat filled her body, and it grew and grew. Just when she thought her body was going to burn from the inside out her head erupted in pain. Auria screamed, all the lights went out and she knew no more.
Note: Thanks to Blondie in Disguise about the Ch 18, 19 mix up. I've fixed it, so if you skipped over Ch 19 you can go back and read the correct version now. Thanks so much for all your reviews I really appreciate it.