Auria awoke the next morning feeling relaxed and refreshed. The sun was
pouring in through the window, illuminating the room with a soft glow.
Instead of getting up she put her head back down and snuggled deeper into
Sirius' chest.
"Good morning sleepy head" Sirius said, leaning down and kissing her forehead.
Auria smiled into his chest.
"I've been up for an hour" he continued.
"Why didn't you get up?" Auria asked raising her head.
"I didn't want to" he said matter of factly. "I liked watching you sleep. You look so peaceful."
"You watched me sleep for an hour?" Auria exclaimed trying to hide a smile.
Sirius nodded.
Auria looked away and blushed. "That's sweet."
Just then the rest of the sixth year Gryffindor girls walked into the room.
Auria groaned loudly and flopped down on to Sirius.
"I guess they fixed the staircases" Sirius said gloomily.
"Now we have to go to class" Auria added.
"Well I'd better get going"
Auria nodded.
"Hey Sirius"
"Yeah"
"I had a really good night"
"Me too" he replied with a soft smile.
They both sat up and he gave her a long deep kiss. Silently Auria pulled the curtains back and watched as Sirius walked across the room and out the door. She noticed that all the girls gazed after him while Lily gave her a dirty look.
"What?" Auria asked innocently. Lily sighed and began to fill her bag with books. Auria got up and was pulling on her clothes when she suddenly remembered all the events of the night before.
She finished dressing and without waiting for Sirius ran out of the common room and down towards the Great Hall. When she arrived only a few students were left eating breakfast. She ran over to the nearest one, a small red haired boy in Hufflepuff, and asked if he received the Daily Prophet. The boy replied that he didn't but told her that the boy down the table did.
"Hi!" Auria said brightly.
"Um hi" said the boy down the table, his face lighting up when he was who he was talking to.
"I'm Auria Jacobs, I'm in Gryffi-"
"Oh I know who you are" the boy said happily. "You're Sirius' Black girlfriend."
"So that's how I'm thought of" she thought to herself.
"Yes I am" she replied to the boy. "I was wondering if I could take a look at your copy of the Daily Prophet?"
"Sure" the boy said handing her the paper.
"Thanks" she answered snatching it out of his hand and running over to the Gryffindor table.
Auria unraveled the paper and looked at the front page. Sure enough there was a picture of the Bengers house surrounded by Ministry officials. Scanning the article Auria found to her relief, that the Death Eater she'd stabbed was alive and recovering in St. Mungo's. Once he was healed he would be taken to Azkaban with the others who'd been there that night. Auria noticed that the article failed to mention the room with the glass balls or anything special about the Benger's house.
"Hey, you didn't wait for me" said a familiar voice.
"Oh sorry" Auria said glancing up at a hurt looking Sirius. "We made the front page."
All four marauders sat down across from her and began reading the paper.
"What do you mean you made the front page?" Peter asked after reading the article.
Auria, Remus, Sirius and James all gave each other nervous glances.
"Um, here look" James said pointing to a small article at the bottom. "It's about the disappearing staircase."
"You guys did that?" Peter asked with a look of awe on his face.
"Yeah, but you can't tell anyone ok" Sirius whispered.
"Dumbledore thinks Snape did it, and we want him to get in trouble" Auria added.
Peter nodded. "Wow, that is the best prank ever. I can't believe I missed it."
"Neither can we" Auria heard Sirius mutter under his breath.
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By lunch time classes had returned to normal. Sitting in Transfigurations class Auria's thoughts drifted to the glass ball with her name on it. She wanted to know what it meant, but knew deep down that everything in that room was gone. Auria did not have long to dwell on it, she was distracted from her thoughts when McGonagall told the class that they only had three weeks until exams.
"Three weeks!" Auria exclaimed.
She had completely lost track of time over the past few weeks.
"Damn, we might actually have to study now" Sirius whispered in her ear.
Auria gave him a skeptical look.
"In about two and a half weeks" he said with a grin.
Auria nodded and began putting her things way.
"Alright, you are all dismissed" McGonagall told the class.
Auria and Sirius walked out of the classroom and down the hall.
"You know" Sirius said stopping and leaning on the wall. "We do have ten minutes until our next class."
"But there's so many people around" Auria said leaning into him.
Suddenly the wall spun them around and they were standing in a small empty passage way.
"Not anymore" Sirius replied with a grin.
Auria looked around at her new surroundings.
"How did you-" she began.
"Magic" he said and bent down to kiss her.
"Good morning sleepy head" Sirius said, leaning down and kissing her forehead.
Auria smiled into his chest.
"I've been up for an hour" he continued.
"Why didn't you get up?" Auria asked raising her head.
"I didn't want to" he said matter of factly. "I liked watching you sleep. You look so peaceful."
"You watched me sleep for an hour?" Auria exclaimed trying to hide a smile.
Sirius nodded.
Auria looked away and blushed. "That's sweet."
Just then the rest of the sixth year Gryffindor girls walked into the room.
Auria groaned loudly and flopped down on to Sirius.
"I guess they fixed the staircases" Sirius said gloomily.
"Now we have to go to class" Auria added.
"Well I'd better get going"
Auria nodded.
"Hey Sirius"
"Yeah"
"I had a really good night"
"Me too" he replied with a soft smile.
They both sat up and he gave her a long deep kiss. Silently Auria pulled the curtains back and watched as Sirius walked across the room and out the door. She noticed that all the girls gazed after him while Lily gave her a dirty look.
"What?" Auria asked innocently. Lily sighed and began to fill her bag with books. Auria got up and was pulling on her clothes when she suddenly remembered all the events of the night before.
She finished dressing and without waiting for Sirius ran out of the common room and down towards the Great Hall. When she arrived only a few students were left eating breakfast. She ran over to the nearest one, a small red haired boy in Hufflepuff, and asked if he received the Daily Prophet. The boy replied that he didn't but told her that the boy down the table did.
"Hi!" Auria said brightly.
"Um hi" said the boy down the table, his face lighting up when he was who he was talking to.
"I'm Auria Jacobs, I'm in Gryffi-"
"Oh I know who you are" the boy said happily. "You're Sirius' Black girlfriend."
"So that's how I'm thought of" she thought to herself.
"Yes I am" she replied to the boy. "I was wondering if I could take a look at your copy of the Daily Prophet?"
"Sure" the boy said handing her the paper.
"Thanks" she answered snatching it out of his hand and running over to the Gryffindor table.
Auria unraveled the paper and looked at the front page. Sure enough there was a picture of the Bengers house surrounded by Ministry officials. Scanning the article Auria found to her relief, that the Death Eater she'd stabbed was alive and recovering in St. Mungo's. Once he was healed he would be taken to Azkaban with the others who'd been there that night. Auria noticed that the article failed to mention the room with the glass balls or anything special about the Benger's house.
"Hey, you didn't wait for me" said a familiar voice.
"Oh sorry" Auria said glancing up at a hurt looking Sirius. "We made the front page."
All four marauders sat down across from her and began reading the paper.
"What do you mean you made the front page?" Peter asked after reading the article.
Auria, Remus, Sirius and James all gave each other nervous glances.
"Um, here look" James said pointing to a small article at the bottom. "It's about the disappearing staircase."
"You guys did that?" Peter asked with a look of awe on his face.
"Yeah, but you can't tell anyone ok" Sirius whispered.
"Dumbledore thinks Snape did it, and we want him to get in trouble" Auria added.
Peter nodded. "Wow, that is the best prank ever. I can't believe I missed it."
"Neither can we" Auria heard Sirius mutter under his breath.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By lunch time classes had returned to normal. Sitting in Transfigurations class Auria's thoughts drifted to the glass ball with her name on it. She wanted to know what it meant, but knew deep down that everything in that room was gone. Auria did not have long to dwell on it, she was distracted from her thoughts when McGonagall told the class that they only had three weeks until exams.
"Three weeks!" Auria exclaimed.
She had completely lost track of time over the past few weeks.
"Damn, we might actually have to study now" Sirius whispered in her ear.
Auria gave him a skeptical look.
"In about two and a half weeks" he said with a grin.
Auria nodded and began putting her things way.
"Alright, you are all dismissed" McGonagall told the class.
Auria and Sirius walked out of the classroom and down the hall.
"You know" Sirius said stopping and leaning on the wall. "We do have ten minutes until our next class."
"But there's so many people around" Auria said leaning into him.
Suddenly the wall spun them around and they were standing in a small empty passage way.
"Not anymore" Sirius replied with a grin.
Auria looked around at her new surroundings.
"How did you-" she began.
"Magic" he said and bent down to kiss her.