Breakfast the next morning was almost as eventful as the night before. As
soon as the Marauders and Auria walked into the Great Hall everyone looked
up and began clapping and cheering. The entire school knew that they had
pulled the prank, but since there was no direct evidence Dumbledore could
not get them in trouble. As Auria's eyes fell on the Slytherin table she
noticed that Snape wasn't there.
"Are you going to move or make the less famous people stand out here until you decide to sit down" snapped an angry voice from behind them.
Just as they were turning around Lily pushed James to the side and stomped off towards their house table.
"I guess she's still a little mad about last night" Remus said sarcastically.
"Oh, you guys don't share a dorm with her. She went on for an hour about how mean it was and how much she hates James" Auria replied as they took their seats.
"I don't know what her problem is," James said angrily. "It's not like we pulled the prank on her. She doesn't even like Snivellus anyways, remember he called her a you-know-what last year."
Everyone else nodded and shrugged sympathetically.
"Don't worry mate, she can't hate you forever" Sirius said in an effort to comfort his friend.
They all began shoveling food onto their plates in silence. Every so often Auria would catch James glancing down the table at Lily. Auria was just finishing her eggs when she heard Lily's voice.
"Potter" she cried staring down the table at James. "What do you think you're doing?" She motioned to her plate.
As James looked down the table at her plate, a confused look spreading across his face. Lying on top of her food were several red rose petals. James quickly looked back at his friends for help. Auria caught his eye, smiled and nodded her head towards Lily.
"I, um, knew you were mad about the prank so I, um" he called back, stumbling over his words.
The stern expression on Lily's face melted into one of suppressed joy.
"Um, well thanks Potter, they're nice" she said blushing slightly but then in a serious tone added, "but I still don't like you."
James flashed her a nervous smile before glancing down at his plate.
" At least she doesn't hate you anymore" Peter said brightly, emphasizing the word hate.
"Yeah, you're right" James replied cheering up, and then turning to Auria said, "thanks, I owe you one."
Auria grinned. "Don't mention it," she answered with a wave of her hand.
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For the next few days, the after effects of the prank could be seen throughout the school. People would move away from Snape whenever he came near and during each of his classes people would chose the desks the farthest away from him Everyone seemed to fear that his nose would start running again and that he would spread it all over them. Auria almost felt bad for him, but every time he'd glare at her she'd remember how he'd helped kill her father.
It seemed to Auria, that after several days, Snape would not be following through on his threat to get revenge. She stopped holding on to her wand all the time and Sirius stopped going around corners or into rooms a head of her to make sure it was safe.
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One sunny March day, a little over two weeks after the prank, Auria and Sirius took the opportunity to walk around the courtyard at break. However it seemed that the entire school had the same idea. Several students were sitting on the stone ledges studying while others were playing a sort of ball game in the middle. Hand in hand Auria and Sirius strolled around the square, discussing the upcoming Hufflepuff, Slytherin quidditch match.
"I hope Hufflepuff wins, but I doubt they will" Sirius said gloomily.
"You never know, Hufflepuff have just replaced their keeper, and I hear he's pretty good" she replied.
"Well he's going to have to be amazing because the Slytherin chasers are really good" Siruis countered.
"Oh yeah I forgot about" Auria stopped mid sentence as her eyes fell upon a group of Hufflepuff girls studying in a corner. "Is that that girl you dated, Amy?" she asked pointing to a red haired one.
"Yup" Sirius replied following her gaze.
"I wonder why I never heard about it. All the Ravenclaw girls in our year think your good looking, so I'm sure we would have known if you were dating anyone" Auria said blushing.
"So you thought I was good looking before you came to Gryffindor."
"Yes, since second year" she replied quietly and then in a playful voice said, "Hey, you're avoiding my question."
"What? Oh right. It's because we started dating during exams and then for two weeks in the summer. People don't gossip as much in the summer or during exam time," he answered shrugging.
"Oh, I see."
"So, tell me about this boy you dated" Sirius inquired as they turned a corner.
"Oh, Brendan Wallace. There's not much to tell. He was nice, sweet; we're friends now. I still keep in touch with him, on the holidays anyways" she replied casually.
"What was it like dating a muggle? Did you tell him you're a witch?" he asked.
"Well, about dating a muggle. It wasn't very hard to keep that a secret since we can't use magic over the holidays. Secondly, my mum's a muggle so I know all about the muggle world and was never confused about anything like television or phones" she explained. "But I still haven't told him I'm a witch."
"Why not?"
"I'm not sure really. I guess it's because I don't want to go through the hassle of having to explain everything to him. I've told him that I go to a boarding school that's in a very remote location, and that's why I can't send him letters while I'm here" she confessed.
"Someday you're going to have to show me how all that muggle stuff works" Sirius said wrapping his arm around her and giving her a peck on the cheek.
Auria smiled brightly. "Sure" she said, "I'd love to."
Just then the bell rang. They both sighed loudly as they head back into the castle. History of Magic was a very boring class.
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As Auria sat down at breakfast the next morning she noticed that Snape still wasn't there.
"Good morning love" Sirius said sitting down next to her. He gave her a big kiss before shoveling mounds of bacon onto his plate.
"Snivelly's not here again" he said glancing around the Great Hall. "He's going to have to show his face in here sometime" he continued, echoing Auria's thoughts.
A few moments later the owl post arrived. Sirius and Auria got letters from each other while James received his usual Daily Prophet. He glanced at the front page and then handed it to Auria.
"Death Eater attack in Edinburgh last night, thought you might want to know" he said with a sad look on his face.
Auria looked down at the photo on the front page. It showed several muggles running around screaming, while Auror's tried to catch them and modify their memories. Above it all the dark mark hung in the air, cold and still. As Auria read the article tears began to run down her face. When she was done she slammed the paper down and ran out of the hall sobbing. Nervous and confused Sirius picked up the Daily Prophet. In an instant he knew what was wrong.
Brendan Wallace was dead.
"Are you going to move or make the less famous people stand out here until you decide to sit down" snapped an angry voice from behind them.
Just as they were turning around Lily pushed James to the side and stomped off towards their house table.
"I guess she's still a little mad about last night" Remus said sarcastically.
"Oh, you guys don't share a dorm with her. She went on for an hour about how mean it was and how much she hates James" Auria replied as they took their seats.
"I don't know what her problem is," James said angrily. "It's not like we pulled the prank on her. She doesn't even like Snivellus anyways, remember he called her a you-know-what last year."
Everyone else nodded and shrugged sympathetically.
"Don't worry mate, she can't hate you forever" Sirius said in an effort to comfort his friend.
They all began shoveling food onto their plates in silence. Every so often Auria would catch James glancing down the table at Lily. Auria was just finishing her eggs when she heard Lily's voice.
"Potter" she cried staring down the table at James. "What do you think you're doing?" She motioned to her plate.
As James looked down the table at her plate, a confused look spreading across his face. Lying on top of her food were several red rose petals. James quickly looked back at his friends for help. Auria caught his eye, smiled and nodded her head towards Lily.
"I, um, knew you were mad about the prank so I, um" he called back, stumbling over his words.
The stern expression on Lily's face melted into one of suppressed joy.
"Um, well thanks Potter, they're nice" she said blushing slightly but then in a serious tone added, "but I still don't like you."
James flashed her a nervous smile before glancing down at his plate.
" At least she doesn't hate you anymore" Peter said brightly, emphasizing the word hate.
"Yeah, you're right" James replied cheering up, and then turning to Auria said, "thanks, I owe you one."
Auria grinned. "Don't mention it," she answered with a wave of her hand.
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For the next few days, the after effects of the prank could be seen throughout the school. People would move away from Snape whenever he came near and during each of his classes people would chose the desks the farthest away from him Everyone seemed to fear that his nose would start running again and that he would spread it all over them. Auria almost felt bad for him, but every time he'd glare at her she'd remember how he'd helped kill her father.
It seemed to Auria, that after several days, Snape would not be following through on his threat to get revenge. She stopped holding on to her wand all the time and Sirius stopped going around corners or into rooms a head of her to make sure it was safe.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One sunny March day, a little over two weeks after the prank, Auria and Sirius took the opportunity to walk around the courtyard at break. However it seemed that the entire school had the same idea. Several students were sitting on the stone ledges studying while others were playing a sort of ball game in the middle. Hand in hand Auria and Sirius strolled around the square, discussing the upcoming Hufflepuff, Slytherin quidditch match.
"I hope Hufflepuff wins, but I doubt they will" Sirius said gloomily.
"You never know, Hufflepuff have just replaced their keeper, and I hear he's pretty good" she replied.
"Well he's going to have to be amazing because the Slytherin chasers are really good" Siruis countered.
"Oh yeah I forgot about" Auria stopped mid sentence as her eyes fell upon a group of Hufflepuff girls studying in a corner. "Is that that girl you dated, Amy?" she asked pointing to a red haired one.
"Yup" Sirius replied following her gaze.
"I wonder why I never heard about it. All the Ravenclaw girls in our year think your good looking, so I'm sure we would have known if you were dating anyone" Auria said blushing.
"So you thought I was good looking before you came to Gryffindor."
"Yes, since second year" she replied quietly and then in a playful voice said, "Hey, you're avoiding my question."
"What? Oh right. It's because we started dating during exams and then for two weeks in the summer. People don't gossip as much in the summer or during exam time," he answered shrugging.
"Oh, I see."
"So, tell me about this boy you dated" Sirius inquired as they turned a corner.
"Oh, Brendan Wallace. There's not much to tell. He was nice, sweet; we're friends now. I still keep in touch with him, on the holidays anyways" she replied casually.
"What was it like dating a muggle? Did you tell him you're a witch?" he asked.
"Well, about dating a muggle. It wasn't very hard to keep that a secret since we can't use magic over the holidays. Secondly, my mum's a muggle so I know all about the muggle world and was never confused about anything like television or phones" she explained. "But I still haven't told him I'm a witch."
"Why not?"
"I'm not sure really. I guess it's because I don't want to go through the hassle of having to explain everything to him. I've told him that I go to a boarding school that's in a very remote location, and that's why I can't send him letters while I'm here" she confessed.
"Someday you're going to have to show me how all that muggle stuff works" Sirius said wrapping his arm around her and giving her a peck on the cheek.
Auria smiled brightly. "Sure" she said, "I'd love to."
Just then the bell rang. They both sighed loudly as they head back into the castle. History of Magic was a very boring class.
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As Auria sat down at breakfast the next morning she noticed that Snape still wasn't there.
"Good morning love" Sirius said sitting down next to her. He gave her a big kiss before shoveling mounds of bacon onto his plate.
"Snivelly's not here again" he said glancing around the Great Hall. "He's going to have to show his face in here sometime" he continued, echoing Auria's thoughts.
A few moments later the owl post arrived. Sirius and Auria got letters from each other while James received his usual Daily Prophet. He glanced at the front page and then handed it to Auria.
"Death Eater attack in Edinburgh last night, thought you might want to know" he said with a sad look on his face.
Auria looked down at the photo on the front page. It showed several muggles running around screaming, while Auror's tried to catch them and modify their memories. Above it all the dark mark hung in the air, cold and still. As Auria read the article tears began to run down her face. When she was done she slammed the paper down and ran out of the hall sobbing. Nervous and confused Sirius picked up the Daily Prophet. In an instant he knew what was wrong.
Brendan Wallace was dead.