Auria's bright blue eyes filled with tears.
"That sounds good to me," James said casually.
"Me too" added Remus.
"Auria?" Sirius asked gently, awaiting her approval.
"Ok" she replied quietly, nodding her head.
"Then the order of the phoenix it is" Sirius said happily.
Auria looked around the clearing at everyone. "Thanks guys" she said wiping away a tear.
"Don't mention it" James said. "It'll be an adventure of sorts, add excitement to our lives once we've left Hogwarts."
Sirius and Auria grinned at him but Remus stared at James as if he was crazy.
"What?" James said grinning at his nervous looking friend. "Remus?"
Lupin had turned very pale and was beginning to shake violently.
"Change! I can't resist it much longer" he cried as fur began to sprout from his face and hands.
Everyone transfigured back into their animagus as quickly as possible. By the time Auria was done Moony was once again a full fledge werewolf.
The four friends spent the rest of the night running through the forbidden forest and the streets of Hogsmeade. At one point Moony looked into a family's window and was about to break in when Sirius and Prongs caught up and held him back. When the moon had sunk below the horizon the three of them had Auria fly them back into the castle. Once inside the common room they said goodnight and went upstairs to bed exhausted but happy. It was the most fun Auria had had all year and she couldn't wait for the next full moon to come. As she fell asleep that night her last thought was that she was very thankful that the following day was Saturday, so that she could sleep in.
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The following week passed rather uneventfully. James, Auria, Sirius and Remus were still too excited about forming a group against Voldemort and finding a new person to spend full moons with that they didn't even bother pulling any pranks.
However, despite becoming closer friends with the Marauders Auria began to notice that Sirius was becoming more distant. He didn't try to kiss her much anymore and never suggested that they sneak off to make out. Sirius stopped holding her hand between classes and would only put his arm around her in the common room. Auria began to wonder if she had done or said something wrong, or angered him in anyway.
"Maybe he just needs some space, we have been very close lately," she thought to herself one night.
By the end of the week Auria promised herself that if things didn't improve by Wednesday then she would confront Sirius about his behavior.
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Auria was coming out of Ancient Runes class on Tuesday when Sirius suddenly grabbed her arm and led her around the corner.
"I have to talk to you about this past week," he said quickly.
"Ok" Auria replied, secretly relieved that Sirius was going to talk on his own, without her encouragement.
"I know I've been distant with you lately and I'm sorry."
Auria nodded but remained silent.
"It's my brother," he continued. "He hasn't been looking well lately. I think he's gotten himself in too deep with this Death Eater stuff and he's now not entirely sure he wants to be involved anymore."
Auria did not know what to say so she gave Sirius a sympathetic look.
"I've been trying to convince him to tell Dumbledore he's a Death Eater and ask him for help. The stupid git keeps refusing and claiming that You-Know- Who will kill him if he finds out. It's so frustrating. Doesn't he remember that Dumbledore is the only one You-Know-Who fears?" Sirius asked more to himself then to Auria.
"I guess not" she replied quietly. "Sirius I'm sorry." She slipped her hand into his and gave it a squeeze.
"It's not your fault," he said with a sigh. "Thanks for letting me vent my frustration like this."
"That's what I'm here for" she replied brightly.
"Thank you" he said gently touching her face. "So your not mad that I've been distant all week?"
"No" she replied. "But next time tell just tell me what's bothering you, and if you need some time to figure things out then that's fine."
"I will, I promise" he said sincerely and then in a joking tone added, "you know we've missed a lot of kisses, so I think we're going to have to make up for lost time."
Auria giggled as Sirius bent down to kiss her. His lips felt so good against hers, having missed their softness for a week. After a few moments Sirius moved his face down lower and began kissing her neck. Auria closed her eyes and moaned softly. Sirius took her hands in his and gently pinned them up against the wall above her head. Auria opened her eyes and quickly peeked down the hall, which to her relief was empty.
"Sirius" she moaned a minute later. "Sirius stop, I have to go to class."
He could tell by the tone of her voice that she didn't really want him to stop. Sirius tilted his head the other way and began to softly kiss the other side of her neck. A second later he felt her hands tighten around his, now cool from being pressed against the wall.
"No, Sirius, I have to go, I'm late" she panted again. But this time her tone was more serious.
Sirius slid her hands back down against the wall. He pulled his face back and looked at her. To his extreme delight he saw that her face was flushed and that she was trying to hide a smile.
"Alright" he said giving her a gentle kiss on the lips.
He moved out of the way to let her pass. Auria just reached the corner when she turned back and looked at him. "Tonight" she said with raised eyebrows and a huge grin.
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Auria ran outside as fast as she could towards her care of magical creatures class.
"You're late," stated Professor Canin.
"Sorry Professor" Auria replied looking at the ground to avoid a nasty look from Lily.
"Five points from Gryffindor for that" she reprimanded.
"That was worth five points," Auria thought grinning to herself.
"What's that on your neck" Lily asked, once Professor Canin had begun lecturing again.
"What? Oh nothing" Auria replied, quickly trying to cover the marks up with her collar.
"Is that a hickey?" Lily asked suspiciously.
Auria looked up and was surprised to find her grinning ear to ear.
"Maybe" Auria said with a smirk.
"I guess this means things are all right between you two again."
Auria nodded. She had asked Lily for advice on what to do about Sirius' odd behavior.
"Good, you two look so good together" Lily replied happily.
"Thanks" Auria said, "and thanks for the advice."
"You're welcome," she answered politely.
For the rest of the class Auria didn't hear a word Professor Canin was saying, she was too busy thinking about Sirius and that coming night.
"That sounds good to me," James said casually.
"Me too" added Remus.
"Auria?" Sirius asked gently, awaiting her approval.
"Ok" she replied quietly, nodding her head.
"Then the order of the phoenix it is" Sirius said happily.
Auria looked around the clearing at everyone. "Thanks guys" she said wiping away a tear.
"Don't mention it" James said. "It'll be an adventure of sorts, add excitement to our lives once we've left Hogwarts."
Sirius and Auria grinned at him but Remus stared at James as if he was crazy.
"What?" James said grinning at his nervous looking friend. "Remus?"
Lupin had turned very pale and was beginning to shake violently.
"Change! I can't resist it much longer" he cried as fur began to sprout from his face and hands.
Everyone transfigured back into their animagus as quickly as possible. By the time Auria was done Moony was once again a full fledge werewolf.
The four friends spent the rest of the night running through the forbidden forest and the streets of Hogsmeade. At one point Moony looked into a family's window and was about to break in when Sirius and Prongs caught up and held him back. When the moon had sunk below the horizon the three of them had Auria fly them back into the castle. Once inside the common room they said goodnight and went upstairs to bed exhausted but happy. It was the most fun Auria had had all year and she couldn't wait for the next full moon to come. As she fell asleep that night her last thought was that she was very thankful that the following day was Saturday, so that she could sleep in.
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The following week passed rather uneventfully. James, Auria, Sirius and Remus were still too excited about forming a group against Voldemort and finding a new person to spend full moons with that they didn't even bother pulling any pranks.
However, despite becoming closer friends with the Marauders Auria began to notice that Sirius was becoming more distant. He didn't try to kiss her much anymore and never suggested that they sneak off to make out. Sirius stopped holding her hand between classes and would only put his arm around her in the common room. Auria began to wonder if she had done or said something wrong, or angered him in anyway.
"Maybe he just needs some space, we have been very close lately," she thought to herself one night.
By the end of the week Auria promised herself that if things didn't improve by Wednesday then she would confront Sirius about his behavior.
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Auria was coming out of Ancient Runes class on Tuesday when Sirius suddenly grabbed her arm and led her around the corner.
"I have to talk to you about this past week," he said quickly.
"Ok" Auria replied, secretly relieved that Sirius was going to talk on his own, without her encouragement.
"I know I've been distant with you lately and I'm sorry."
Auria nodded but remained silent.
"It's my brother," he continued. "He hasn't been looking well lately. I think he's gotten himself in too deep with this Death Eater stuff and he's now not entirely sure he wants to be involved anymore."
Auria did not know what to say so she gave Sirius a sympathetic look.
"I've been trying to convince him to tell Dumbledore he's a Death Eater and ask him for help. The stupid git keeps refusing and claiming that You-Know- Who will kill him if he finds out. It's so frustrating. Doesn't he remember that Dumbledore is the only one You-Know-Who fears?" Sirius asked more to himself then to Auria.
"I guess not" she replied quietly. "Sirius I'm sorry." She slipped her hand into his and gave it a squeeze.
"It's not your fault," he said with a sigh. "Thanks for letting me vent my frustration like this."
"That's what I'm here for" she replied brightly.
"Thank you" he said gently touching her face. "So your not mad that I've been distant all week?"
"No" she replied. "But next time tell just tell me what's bothering you, and if you need some time to figure things out then that's fine."
"I will, I promise" he said sincerely and then in a joking tone added, "you know we've missed a lot of kisses, so I think we're going to have to make up for lost time."
Auria giggled as Sirius bent down to kiss her. His lips felt so good against hers, having missed their softness for a week. After a few moments Sirius moved his face down lower and began kissing her neck. Auria closed her eyes and moaned softly. Sirius took her hands in his and gently pinned them up against the wall above her head. Auria opened her eyes and quickly peeked down the hall, which to her relief was empty.
"Sirius" she moaned a minute later. "Sirius stop, I have to go to class."
He could tell by the tone of her voice that she didn't really want him to stop. Sirius tilted his head the other way and began to softly kiss the other side of her neck. A second later he felt her hands tighten around his, now cool from being pressed against the wall.
"No, Sirius, I have to go, I'm late" she panted again. But this time her tone was more serious.
Sirius slid her hands back down against the wall. He pulled his face back and looked at her. To his extreme delight he saw that her face was flushed and that she was trying to hide a smile.
"Alright" he said giving her a gentle kiss on the lips.
He moved out of the way to let her pass. Auria just reached the corner when she turned back and looked at him. "Tonight" she said with raised eyebrows and a huge grin.
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Auria ran outside as fast as she could towards her care of magical creatures class.
"You're late," stated Professor Canin.
"Sorry Professor" Auria replied looking at the ground to avoid a nasty look from Lily.
"Five points from Gryffindor for that" she reprimanded.
"That was worth five points," Auria thought grinning to herself.
"What's that on your neck" Lily asked, once Professor Canin had begun lecturing again.
"What? Oh nothing" Auria replied, quickly trying to cover the marks up with her collar.
"Is that a hickey?" Lily asked suspiciously.
Auria looked up and was surprised to find her grinning ear to ear.
"Maybe" Auria said with a smirk.
"I guess this means things are all right between you two again."
Auria nodded. She had asked Lily for advice on what to do about Sirius' odd behavior.
"Good, you two look so good together" Lily replied happily.
"Thanks" Auria said, "and thanks for the advice."
"You're welcome," she answered politely.
For the rest of the class Auria didn't hear a word Professor Canin was saying, she was too busy thinking about Sirius and that coming night.