Despite having only slept for a few hours, Auria woke up early that
morning. She had decided just before falling asleep, what her response
would be. Rolling over she pulled back one of the velvet curtains and took
out ink, parchment and a quill from her bedside table. Auria carefully
opened the inkbottle and dipped in her quill. She stared at the piece of
parchment in front of her for several minutes before beginning to write.
When she was done she rolled up the parchment and put away her quill and
ink.
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Fifteen minutes later Auria was standing in the owlry shivering from the cold. The icy March wind came howling through the open windows, ruffling the feathers of the sleeping owls. Auria walked over to a large brown one and poked it awake.
"I have a letter for you to deliver," she whispered to it as it sleepily opened its yellow eyes.
Auria unrolled the parchment and read what she had written one last time, committing it to memory.
"This lady already has a lord, one with the strength, intelligence and power to stand beside her. Anyways, don't you think it just a tad hypocritical to ask a "filthy half muggle" to be your lady? Shouldn't you ask one of your pureblood Death Eaters to stand beside you, or is it that none of your pathetic followers can match the magical powers of a sixteen years old girl? My answer is and always will be no. Have a nice day Voldemort."
Auria smirked at her bravery in writing such an insulting letter. She rolled up the parchment, tied it to the now fully awake owl and sent it on its way. As it flew out of sight Auria turned around and was about to walk out the door when she stopped. Changing her mind she transfigured into a phoenix and flew out after the owl for a morning flight to clear her mind.
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The next few weeks passed without much excitement. The weather changed from ice and snow to rain and the occasional day of sunshine. As exam time slowly approached the teachers weighed the sixth years down with even more homework then before. To Auria's relief she received no word from Voldemort after the letter on her bed. However, muggle and wizard killings did increase slightly that month, but since no one she knew was killed she figured that Voldemort was not doing it in retaliation to her letter.
Her relationship with Sirius had reached a point of perfection. They didn't have any fights, and whenever he wasn't around Auria felt as if a part of her was missing. At least three times a week they'd sneak off and almost everyday got caught kissing in the halls. The entire school began to label them as the perfect couple but they would just deny it whenever anyone told them that. When word got out that Remus and Jade were dating Auria and Sirius were relieved, because now, for a while, the whole school was gossiping about somebody else. During this time Auria also made valiant attempts to get Lily to like James more, but with little luck. She still claimed that she couldn't stand him, but Auria began to catch her gazing at James, especially when watching quidditch practice.
With James being busy with quidditch and the rest with homework, the Marauders and Auria only managed to fit in three pranks the entire month The first prank was the invisible trap door, which would drop people from the fourth floor onto the third. To their delight, in it's first day of operation, it caught five teachers and dozens of students, who walked around rubbing their behinds for the rest of the day. The second was that they transfigured a model lion into a real one, and brought it to the Gryffindor, Ravenclaw quidditch match. The Ravenclaw team was so frightened that Gryffindor easily won the game, but lost 50 house points for causing the disturbance. Their final prank they pulled on Snape, the morning after the full moon.
Snape had been following them around the evening before, making it very hard for them to sneak out. Auria was able to distract him by asking if he could help her with some potions homework. Snape was only too happy to lend a hand and sneered with pride when she sheepishly asked. While Auria and Snape headed down towards the potions room, the Marauder's slipped out of the school towards the Whomping Willow.
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"You owe me big time," she said to Sirius, once the rest of the Marauders had gone upstairs. Auria had decided not to go with them since Peter would be going as well.
"I know" he replied throwing himself down on the couch next to her.
"I had to spend two hours, two bloody hours, alone with that boy while he bragged about how much he knew about potions," she said in an almost angry tone.
Sirius shuddered at the thought of having to be alone with Snivellus for so long.
"That was really nice of her," he thought to himself.
"And after I left" Auria continued. "I went and took a nice long bath to clean off the grease that seemed to travel from his hair to mine."
Sirius laughed as he noticed her wet hair and the large black blanket wrapped around her.
"I'll make it up to you love, I promise" he said moving closer to her.
Auria yawned and snuggled up against him.
"You're all wet!" she exclaimed as he put his arm around her.
"I know. We ran into a little trouble and had to drag Moony out of the lake."
Auria moved away from him, noticing for the first time that his clothes were not only soaked but cover in mud.
"Hey get back here" he said playfully, reaching out and pulling her back into him.
"Sirius no, these are clean pajamas" she squealed happily, struggling to get away. "And I just took a shower."
Auria twisted around and tried to move farther down the couch but Sirius held firmly but gently onto her arm.
"This better" he said with a devious grin.
Auria spun back around and stared at him in shock and delight. Sirius had taken off his cloak and shirt, revealing a bare, toned chest and strong muscular arms. Using her surprise as a distraction he pulled her next to him. He could feel her warm hands press against his chest as they fell back on the couch.
"Yes" she said kissing him. "At least your not wet and muddy anymore."
"But you're all wet and dirty now" he said giving her the puppy eyes and pointing to her shirt.
Auria looked down to find a big mud stain and wet mark on the front of her pajama top.
"And you're getting me dirty, so I think you should have to take it off" he continued, smiling innocently at her and tugging at her sleeve.
Auria sighed and rolled her eyes. "Alright" she replied casually.
"What?" Sirius said, his eyes widening with delight.
"I said alright" she replied with a devious smile.
Sirius watched with joy as Auria pulled the blanket over her shoulders, sat up and began to undo her shirt. She undid each button very very slowly, knowing that the wait was killing Sirius. Auria undid the last button and pulled her shirt off in one quick movement. The smile faded from Sirius face just slightly.
"You're wearing a bra" he said sounding disappointed.
"Gotchya" she replied with a smirk.
"That's ok," he said, sitting up and giving her a kiss. "It's still hot."
Auria smiled and looked, what Sirius thought, was very relieved.
He sat up, tilted his head up and kissed her. After a moment he broke away and lay back. Wanting more Auria followed him down on to the couch. They lay there kissing for sometime, both enjoying every minute of it. Sirius could feel her soft hands roaming over every inch of his naked chest and arms. Auria shivered with delight as she felt Sirius' hands move up her stomach and stop just below her breasts. Then he'd move his hands up to her shoulders and slowly slide them down, stopping at her bra line. Once that night, she let him run his hands all the way down from her neck to her bellybutton without stopping, and grinned when she saw the look of pleasure on his face. Finally, Sirius stopped kissing her.
"I would love to do this all night, but it's late and I'm really tired. Besides I have to think up some way to make up your potions tutoring to you," he said yawning.
"That's ok, I'm tired too" Auria replied, yawning as well. She lay down and placed her head on his bare chest.
"You know," Sirius said rubbing her back. "We might wake everyone else up if we got upstairs now. It would be the polite thing to do would be to just stay and sleep here," he added in a tone of mock concern.
"I agree" Auria replied in a tone that matched his.
Sirius lay back against the arm of the couch and closed his eyes. He could feel Auria's soft breath on his chest, and after a few minutes it became slower and deeper. Once he thought she was asleep he opened his eyes and gazed at her.
"She looks so peaceful and beautiful when she's sleeping" he thought to himself, pulling the blanket up around her shoulders. He gently moved a piece of hair out her face, and then layback and fell asleep with a smile on his face.
Auria felt Sirius' hand brush against her face and then return to rest on her back. She smiled to herself. The last sound Auria heard that night before she fell asleep was the beating of Sirius' heart.
Find out the prank they play on Snape tomorrow!!!!
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Fifteen minutes later Auria was standing in the owlry shivering from the cold. The icy March wind came howling through the open windows, ruffling the feathers of the sleeping owls. Auria walked over to a large brown one and poked it awake.
"I have a letter for you to deliver," she whispered to it as it sleepily opened its yellow eyes.
Auria unrolled the parchment and read what she had written one last time, committing it to memory.
"This lady already has a lord, one with the strength, intelligence and power to stand beside her. Anyways, don't you think it just a tad hypocritical to ask a "filthy half muggle" to be your lady? Shouldn't you ask one of your pureblood Death Eaters to stand beside you, or is it that none of your pathetic followers can match the magical powers of a sixteen years old girl? My answer is and always will be no. Have a nice day Voldemort."
Auria smirked at her bravery in writing such an insulting letter. She rolled up the parchment, tied it to the now fully awake owl and sent it on its way. As it flew out of sight Auria turned around and was about to walk out the door when she stopped. Changing her mind she transfigured into a phoenix and flew out after the owl for a morning flight to clear her mind.
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The next few weeks passed without much excitement. The weather changed from ice and snow to rain and the occasional day of sunshine. As exam time slowly approached the teachers weighed the sixth years down with even more homework then before. To Auria's relief she received no word from Voldemort after the letter on her bed. However, muggle and wizard killings did increase slightly that month, but since no one she knew was killed she figured that Voldemort was not doing it in retaliation to her letter.
Her relationship with Sirius had reached a point of perfection. They didn't have any fights, and whenever he wasn't around Auria felt as if a part of her was missing. At least three times a week they'd sneak off and almost everyday got caught kissing in the halls. The entire school began to label them as the perfect couple but they would just deny it whenever anyone told them that. When word got out that Remus and Jade were dating Auria and Sirius were relieved, because now, for a while, the whole school was gossiping about somebody else. During this time Auria also made valiant attempts to get Lily to like James more, but with little luck. She still claimed that she couldn't stand him, but Auria began to catch her gazing at James, especially when watching quidditch practice.
With James being busy with quidditch and the rest with homework, the Marauders and Auria only managed to fit in three pranks the entire month The first prank was the invisible trap door, which would drop people from the fourth floor onto the third. To their delight, in it's first day of operation, it caught five teachers and dozens of students, who walked around rubbing their behinds for the rest of the day. The second was that they transfigured a model lion into a real one, and brought it to the Gryffindor, Ravenclaw quidditch match. The Ravenclaw team was so frightened that Gryffindor easily won the game, but lost 50 house points for causing the disturbance. Their final prank they pulled on Snape, the morning after the full moon.
Snape had been following them around the evening before, making it very hard for them to sneak out. Auria was able to distract him by asking if he could help her with some potions homework. Snape was only too happy to lend a hand and sneered with pride when she sheepishly asked. While Auria and Snape headed down towards the potions room, the Marauder's slipped out of the school towards the Whomping Willow.
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"You owe me big time," she said to Sirius, once the rest of the Marauders had gone upstairs. Auria had decided not to go with them since Peter would be going as well.
"I know" he replied throwing himself down on the couch next to her.
"I had to spend two hours, two bloody hours, alone with that boy while he bragged about how much he knew about potions," she said in an almost angry tone.
Sirius shuddered at the thought of having to be alone with Snivellus for so long.
"That was really nice of her," he thought to himself.
"And after I left" Auria continued. "I went and took a nice long bath to clean off the grease that seemed to travel from his hair to mine."
Sirius laughed as he noticed her wet hair and the large black blanket wrapped around her.
"I'll make it up to you love, I promise" he said moving closer to her.
Auria yawned and snuggled up against him.
"You're all wet!" she exclaimed as he put his arm around her.
"I know. We ran into a little trouble and had to drag Moony out of the lake."
Auria moved away from him, noticing for the first time that his clothes were not only soaked but cover in mud.
"Hey get back here" he said playfully, reaching out and pulling her back into him.
"Sirius no, these are clean pajamas" she squealed happily, struggling to get away. "And I just took a shower."
Auria twisted around and tried to move farther down the couch but Sirius held firmly but gently onto her arm.
"This better" he said with a devious grin.
Auria spun back around and stared at him in shock and delight. Sirius had taken off his cloak and shirt, revealing a bare, toned chest and strong muscular arms. Using her surprise as a distraction he pulled her next to him. He could feel her warm hands press against his chest as they fell back on the couch.
"Yes" she said kissing him. "At least your not wet and muddy anymore."
"But you're all wet and dirty now" he said giving her the puppy eyes and pointing to her shirt.
Auria looked down to find a big mud stain and wet mark on the front of her pajama top.
"And you're getting me dirty, so I think you should have to take it off" he continued, smiling innocently at her and tugging at her sleeve.
Auria sighed and rolled her eyes. "Alright" she replied casually.
"What?" Sirius said, his eyes widening with delight.
"I said alright" she replied with a devious smile.
Sirius watched with joy as Auria pulled the blanket over her shoulders, sat up and began to undo her shirt. She undid each button very very slowly, knowing that the wait was killing Sirius. Auria undid the last button and pulled her shirt off in one quick movement. The smile faded from Sirius face just slightly.
"You're wearing a bra" he said sounding disappointed.
"Gotchya" she replied with a smirk.
"That's ok," he said, sitting up and giving her a kiss. "It's still hot."
Auria smiled and looked, what Sirius thought, was very relieved.
He sat up, tilted his head up and kissed her. After a moment he broke away and lay back. Wanting more Auria followed him down on to the couch. They lay there kissing for sometime, both enjoying every minute of it. Sirius could feel her soft hands roaming over every inch of his naked chest and arms. Auria shivered with delight as she felt Sirius' hands move up her stomach and stop just below her breasts. Then he'd move his hands up to her shoulders and slowly slide them down, stopping at her bra line. Once that night, she let him run his hands all the way down from her neck to her bellybutton without stopping, and grinned when she saw the look of pleasure on his face. Finally, Sirius stopped kissing her.
"I would love to do this all night, but it's late and I'm really tired. Besides I have to think up some way to make up your potions tutoring to you," he said yawning.
"That's ok, I'm tired too" Auria replied, yawning as well. She lay down and placed her head on his bare chest.
"You know," Sirius said rubbing her back. "We might wake everyone else up if we got upstairs now. It would be the polite thing to do would be to just stay and sleep here," he added in a tone of mock concern.
"I agree" Auria replied in a tone that matched his.
Sirius lay back against the arm of the couch and closed his eyes. He could feel Auria's soft breath on his chest, and after a few minutes it became slower and deeper. Once he thought she was asleep he opened his eyes and gazed at her.
"She looks so peaceful and beautiful when she's sleeping" he thought to himself, pulling the blanket up around her shoulders. He gently moved a piece of hair out her face, and then layback and fell asleep with a smile on his face.
Auria felt Sirius' hand brush against her face and then return to rest on her back. She smiled to herself. The last sound Auria heard that night before she fell asleep was the beating of Sirius' heart.
Find out the prank they play on Snape tomorrow!!!!