A/N: Sorry I haven't posted for a couple of days but I live in Ontario
Canada and was caught in that huge blackout.
Sirius, the rest of the Marauders and Lily all came to visit Auria the next morning before class. With a sigh and a curt nod from Madame Pomfrey they walked across the hospital wing. Pulling back the curtain they found Auria sitting up in bed with a disgusted look on her face.
"Good morning love" Sirius said. He bent down to kiss her but Auria quickly stopped him.
"You don't want to do that" she said licking her lips.
Sirius gave her a skeptical look.
"That potion" Auria motioned to a green bottle on the bedside table, "is the worse thing I have ever tasted, in my entire life" she added emphatically.
"Oh come on" Sirius said with a smile. "It can't be that bad."
Without waiting for an answer he bent down and gave her a peck on the lips. An instant later Sirius straightened up and began rubbing his mouth with his sleeve.
"That stuff is gross" he cried.
"I told you so" Auria replied playfully.
"So, how are you?" Remus asked.
"Ok" Auria replied avoiding his eyes.
"Because if you're not we can beat Snivelly up some more" James said, rocking back and forth on his feet.
"But if you do you'll get a month's detention just like he did" said a voice from across the room.
Sirius flung back the curtain to find Snape sitting up in bed with a malicious grin on his face. He had completely forgotten Snape was there and was in raged to think that he had spent the entire night alone in a room with Auria.
"A month's detention is nothing if it was to defend her" Sirius yelled pointing towards Auria. He stepped towards Snape, wand raised, but James and Remus held him back. "You should have gotten more then a month for what you did, you greasy haired git."
"But I didn't" Snape replied calmly, an evil glint in his eye.
"You'll get what's coming to you" Auria replied in a dark threatening tone.
Everyone spun around to look at her, having practically forgotten she was there. They found her staring straight at Snape, a look of triumph on her face.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Snape said in a coldly.
"Figure it out Snivelly" she sneered.
Just at that moment Sirius saw Auria glance down at Snape's left forearm and smirk.
Snape was about to open his mouth to respond when Sirius broke free from Remus' hold and put the silencing hex on Snape.
"That's better" Sirius said pulling the curtains around them again.
"We'd better get going" Lily said looking down at her watch. "I'll bring you your homework later."
"Ok thanks" Auria replied.
Everyone then told Auria that they hoped she felt better and headed towards the door. The moment Lily disappeared around the corner the Marauders came rushing back.
"We wanted to wait until she'd left to do this" Peter explained to the amused looking Auria.
James proceeded to charm the curtains so that it had moving fish that smiled, while Sirius turned it ocean blue so that Snape couldn't see her silhouette. Remus, forgetting about authority caused Snape to fall out of his bed while Peter gave Auria a bottle of Butterbeer and several chocolate frogs.
"Thanks guys" Auria said wincing in pain, but still smiling.
"No problem, besides, that's what friends are for" James replied pocketing his wand. "We'll see you later."
Sirius waited until James, Remus and Peter were a little ways off before he spoke to her.
"How are you, really?" he asked, his face creased with worry.
Auria looked at down at the sheets. "I didn't sleep much last night, the pain was too much. My back still hurts a lot and I don't think the burn's shrunk at all" she said sadly, but then more cheerfully added, "but Pomfrey says that she can heal it completely, and that it may just take some time."
"Good" Sirius said, holding her hands in his.
Just then a very angry Madame Pomfrey appeared through the curtains.
"Mr. Black, although she may be your girlfriend, at this moment she is my patient, and my patient needs rest, so out you go" she said shooing him away.
"I'll come between each class" Sirius whispered to her before dashing out the door.
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Keeping true to his word, Sirius came to visit her for a few minutes between his classes and all during lunch.
As soon as his last class, care of magical creatures was finished, Sirius dashed through the school to the hospital wing. He was glad to have more then five minutes to talk to Auria.
"Hello love" he said sitting down on the edge of her bed.
Auria was lying on her stomach again and had taken off her pajama top. Thick white bandages covered her upper back and chest.
"Hi" she replied weakly.
Sirius noticed that she looked pale and tired.
"Why did you take you shirt off?" he asked gently touching the bandages.
"Ouch! Don't touch them, it hurts" Auria cried in pain. "Because the burn makes me hot, cooling it off helps the pain" she explained, her breath slowing down again.
"Oh, I see" Sirius said, glaring at the curtains as if he could see Snape through them. "You didn't eat any of your chocolate frogs, you love chocolate" he added, glancing at the untouched pile on her bedside table.
"The pain makes me nauseous, so I'm not eating very much" she answered, closing her eyes and sighing.
"The bastard" Sirius muttered as he slowly began to realize the severity of her condition.
"I know" Auria replied, stretching out her hand.
Sirius took it in his and gave it a gentle squeeze. Then he bent down and softly kissed it.
"But earlier, while Snape was sleeping" she began grinning. "I opened a frog and had it hop down his pants"
"Did he squirm around and scream?" Sirius asked, his eyes widening with delight.
Auria nodded.
"I have some good news" she said brightly. "Madame Pomfrey says that besides taking potions and resting there's nothing more she can do for it, so she's letting me leave the hospital tonight. I had to nag at her a lot, but I told her that things are always easier to bear in your own bed. I just have to promise to take certain potions before going to bed, and come to see her every day at lunch."
"That's great" Sirius said happily.
He reached out and gently stroked her cheek. Auria closed her eyes and smiled. Sirius moved his hand down and as he began to rub her naked arm he could feel her body relax a little.
Before Auira really had time to enjoy his cool touch Madame Pomfrey kicked him out again.
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At 9 o'clock that night, after serving detention, Sirius arrived in the hospital wing to help Auira back to Gryffindor tower. Lily arrived a few minutes later and together the two of them slowly walked her through the many halls.
"Move over" Sirius barked at Remus and Peter as soon as they reached the common room couches.
They moved next to James so that Sirius could sit down. With a moan Auria sat down on his lap and leaned in against his chest.
"Hey, where am I going to sit?" Lily demanded as Auria stretched out her legs.
"You could sit on my lap" James said in an oddly polite tone, with an even odder innocent look in his eyes.
Lily stared at him for a long time before deciding that he meant it, and went to sit down. As soon as she looked away James gave the other guys a wink. Ever since Lily found out why Auria beat up Snape she had decided to spend more time with the Marauders, and especially James. She didn't even complain when Sirius beat Snape up in the hall right in front of her.
Everyone spent the rest of the night doing homework and planning a prank on all the slytherins. Auria sat quietly and listened to them talk, occasionally correcting Sirius' homework. Sirius could tell that she was still in a great deal of pain, and didn't feel like talking much. When he wasn't writing he'd rub her arms or lower back, which seemed to ease her pain and relax her muscles.
At midnight everyone headed up to bed.
"I'll see you in the morning ok?" Sirius said at the bottom of the stairs.
"Ok" Auria replied, gazing into his deep brown eyes.
Sirius bent down and gave her a long deep kiss.
After much debating, he finally allowed Lily, alone, to help Auria up the stairs and into her pajamas.
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"Sirius, Sirius" called a distant voice.
Sirius opened his eyes and blearily looked around. He was slightly surprised to find Auria sitting on the edge of his bed.
"What's wrong?" he asked sitting up quickly, wide awake.
"I can't sleep" Auria said, her face glowing softly in the candlelight.
"What time is it?" Sirius asked yawning.
"3:30 in the morning" she replied. "I'm sorry, I wouldn't have woken you up, it's just, it's just, that as soon as I fall asleep on my stomach I roll over onto my back. I lay on the burn which hurts A LOT and the pain wakes me up" she explained quickly.
Sirius lifted her face so that they're eyes met.
"And?" he asked gently.
"I was wondering if I could sleep here with you. Maybe if I don't have enough room to roll over then I won't so my back won't-" she said nervously, fidgeting with the bottom of her pajama top.
"Hop in" Sirius said smiling kindly, pulling back the blankets.
"Thank you" Auria replied looking very relieved.
She got slowly into the bed and Sirius pulled the blankets over her. Auria was just about to lie down on her stomach when Sirius stopped her.
"Come here" he said, gently pulling her towards him.
Auria snuggled up next to him, laying her head and one hand on his chest. She then stretched her legs out so that they lay beside his. Sirius wrapped both arms around her waist and held her tightly against him.
"This is nice" she said looking up at him. "We should do this more often."
As he leaned down to kiss her forehead some of his raven black hair fell into her face. It felt soft and tickled her skin. She giggled quietly.
"Shhhhh, someone might hear us" Sirius said sternly, but a smile played on his lips.
Auria nodded silently and put her head back on his chest. She soon heard Sirius' slow deep breathing. Lying in Sirius' strong arms Auria fell asleep that night feeling safe and protected.
Ten minutes later someone open the door to the Marauder's room. Standing in the shadows, looking down on Auria and Sirius, stood a young boy, rubbing his left forearm. After a few minutes he decided that he'd seen enough and silently walked out of the room, closing the door behind him.
A/N: This story is not finished. I'm going away for six days but when I get back I promise to write lots. Thanks for all the reviews so far. See you soon.
Sirius, the rest of the Marauders and Lily all came to visit Auria the next morning before class. With a sigh and a curt nod from Madame Pomfrey they walked across the hospital wing. Pulling back the curtain they found Auria sitting up in bed with a disgusted look on her face.
"Good morning love" Sirius said. He bent down to kiss her but Auria quickly stopped him.
"You don't want to do that" she said licking her lips.
Sirius gave her a skeptical look.
"That potion" Auria motioned to a green bottle on the bedside table, "is the worse thing I have ever tasted, in my entire life" she added emphatically.
"Oh come on" Sirius said with a smile. "It can't be that bad."
Without waiting for an answer he bent down and gave her a peck on the lips. An instant later Sirius straightened up and began rubbing his mouth with his sleeve.
"That stuff is gross" he cried.
"I told you so" Auria replied playfully.
"So, how are you?" Remus asked.
"Ok" Auria replied avoiding his eyes.
"Because if you're not we can beat Snivelly up some more" James said, rocking back and forth on his feet.
"But if you do you'll get a month's detention just like he did" said a voice from across the room.
Sirius flung back the curtain to find Snape sitting up in bed with a malicious grin on his face. He had completely forgotten Snape was there and was in raged to think that he had spent the entire night alone in a room with Auria.
"A month's detention is nothing if it was to defend her" Sirius yelled pointing towards Auria. He stepped towards Snape, wand raised, but James and Remus held him back. "You should have gotten more then a month for what you did, you greasy haired git."
"But I didn't" Snape replied calmly, an evil glint in his eye.
"You'll get what's coming to you" Auria replied in a dark threatening tone.
Everyone spun around to look at her, having practically forgotten she was there. They found her staring straight at Snape, a look of triumph on her face.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Snape said in a coldly.
"Figure it out Snivelly" she sneered.
Just at that moment Sirius saw Auria glance down at Snape's left forearm and smirk.
Snape was about to open his mouth to respond when Sirius broke free from Remus' hold and put the silencing hex on Snape.
"That's better" Sirius said pulling the curtains around them again.
"We'd better get going" Lily said looking down at her watch. "I'll bring you your homework later."
"Ok thanks" Auria replied.
Everyone then told Auria that they hoped she felt better and headed towards the door. The moment Lily disappeared around the corner the Marauders came rushing back.
"We wanted to wait until she'd left to do this" Peter explained to the amused looking Auria.
James proceeded to charm the curtains so that it had moving fish that smiled, while Sirius turned it ocean blue so that Snape couldn't see her silhouette. Remus, forgetting about authority caused Snape to fall out of his bed while Peter gave Auria a bottle of Butterbeer and several chocolate frogs.
"Thanks guys" Auria said wincing in pain, but still smiling.
"No problem, besides, that's what friends are for" James replied pocketing his wand. "We'll see you later."
Sirius waited until James, Remus and Peter were a little ways off before he spoke to her.
"How are you, really?" he asked, his face creased with worry.
Auria looked at down at the sheets. "I didn't sleep much last night, the pain was too much. My back still hurts a lot and I don't think the burn's shrunk at all" she said sadly, but then more cheerfully added, "but Pomfrey says that she can heal it completely, and that it may just take some time."
"Good" Sirius said, holding her hands in his.
Just then a very angry Madame Pomfrey appeared through the curtains.
"Mr. Black, although she may be your girlfriend, at this moment she is my patient, and my patient needs rest, so out you go" she said shooing him away.
"I'll come between each class" Sirius whispered to her before dashing out the door.
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Keeping true to his word, Sirius came to visit her for a few minutes between his classes and all during lunch.
As soon as his last class, care of magical creatures was finished, Sirius dashed through the school to the hospital wing. He was glad to have more then five minutes to talk to Auria.
"Hello love" he said sitting down on the edge of her bed.
Auria was lying on her stomach again and had taken off her pajama top. Thick white bandages covered her upper back and chest.
"Hi" she replied weakly.
Sirius noticed that she looked pale and tired.
"Why did you take you shirt off?" he asked gently touching the bandages.
"Ouch! Don't touch them, it hurts" Auria cried in pain. "Because the burn makes me hot, cooling it off helps the pain" she explained, her breath slowing down again.
"Oh, I see" Sirius said, glaring at the curtains as if he could see Snape through them. "You didn't eat any of your chocolate frogs, you love chocolate" he added, glancing at the untouched pile on her bedside table.
"The pain makes me nauseous, so I'm not eating very much" she answered, closing her eyes and sighing.
"The bastard" Sirius muttered as he slowly began to realize the severity of her condition.
"I know" Auria replied, stretching out her hand.
Sirius took it in his and gave it a gentle squeeze. Then he bent down and softly kissed it.
"But earlier, while Snape was sleeping" she began grinning. "I opened a frog and had it hop down his pants"
"Did he squirm around and scream?" Sirius asked, his eyes widening with delight.
Auria nodded.
"I have some good news" she said brightly. "Madame Pomfrey says that besides taking potions and resting there's nothing more she can do for it, so she's letting me leave the hospital tonight. I had to nag at her a lot, but I told her that things are always easier to bear in your own bed. I just have to promise to take certain potions before going to bed, and come to see her every day at lunch."
"That's great" Sirius said happily.
He reached out and gently stroked her cheek. Auria closed her eyes and smiled. Sirius moved his hand down and as he began to rub her naked arm he could feel her body relax a little.
Before Auira really had time to enjoy his cool touch Madame Pomfrey kicked him out again.
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At 9 o'clock that night, after serving detention, Sirius arrived in the hospital wing to help Auira back to Gryffindor tower. Lily arrived a few minutes later and together the two of them slowly walked her through the many halls.
"Move over" Sirius barked at Remus and Peter as soon as they reached the common room couches.
They moved next to James so that Sirius could sit down. With a moan Auria sat down on his lap and leaned in against his chest.
"Hey, where am I going to sit?" Lily demanded as Auria stretched out her legs.
"You could sit on my lap" James said in an oddly polite tone, with an even odder innocent look in his eyes.
Lily stared at him for a long time before deciding that he meant it, and went to sit down. As soon as she looked away James gave the other guys a wink. Ever since Lily found out why Auria beat up Snape she had decided to spend more time with the Marauders, and especially James. She didn't even complain when Sirius beat Snape up in the hall right in front of her.
Everyone spent the rest of the night doing homework and planning a prank on all the slytherins. Auria sat quietly and listened to them talk, occasionally correcting Sirius' homework. Sirius could tell that she was still in a great deal of pain, and didn't feel like talking much. When he wasn't writing he'd rub her arms or lower back, which seemed to ease her pain and relax her muscles.
At midnight everyone headed up to bed.
"I'll see you in the morning ok?" Sirius said at the bottom of the stairs.
"Ok" Auria replied, gazing into his deep brown eyes.
Sirius bent down and gave her a long deep kiss.
After much debating, he finally allowed Lily, alone, to help Auria up the stairs and into her pajamas.
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"Sirius, Sirius" called a distant voice.
Sirius opened his eyes and blearily looked around. He was slightly surprised to find Auria sitting on the edge of his bed.
"What's wrong?" he asked sitting up quickly, wide awake.
"I can't sleep" Auria said, her face glowing softly in the candlelight.
"What time is it?" Sirius asked yawning.
"3:30 in the morning" she replied. "I'm sorry, I wouldn't have woken you up, it's just, it's just, that as soon as I fall asleep on my stomach I roll over onto my back. I lay on the burn which hurts A LOT and the pain wakes me up" she explained quickly.
Sirius lifted her face so that they're eyes met.
"And?" he asked gently.
"I was wondering if I could sleep here with you. Maybe if I don't have enough room to roll over then I won't so my back won't-" she said nervously, fidgeting with the bottom of her pajama top.
"Hop in" Sirius said smiling kindly, pulling back the blankets.
"Thank you" Auria replied looking very relieved.
She got slowly into the bed and Sirius pulled the blankets over her. Auria was just about to lie down on her stomach when Sirius stopped her.
"Come here" he said, gently pulling her towards him.
Auria snuggled up next to him, laying her head and one hand on his chest. She then stretched her legs out so that they lay beside his. Sirius wrapped both arms around her waist and held her tightly against him.
"This is nice" she said looking up at him. "We should do this more often."
As he leaned down to kiss her forehead some of his raven black hair fell into her face. It felt soft and tickled her skin. She giggled quietly.
"Shhhhh, someone might hear us" Sirius said sternly, but a smile played on his lips.
Auria nodded silently and put her head back on his chest. She soon heard Sirius' slow deep breathing. Lying in Sirius' strong arms Auria fell asleep that night feeling safe and protected.
Ten minutes later someone open the door to the Marauder's room. Standing in the shadows, looking down on Auria and Sirius, stood a young boy, rubbing his left forearm. After a few minutes he decided that he'd seen enough and silently walked out of the room, closing the door behind him.
A/N: This story is not finished. I'm going away for six days but when I get back I promise to write lots. Thanks for all the reviews so far. See you soon.