For the students of Hogwarts, and especially the sixth years, the next three weeks seemed to progress slowly and quickly at the same time. Each day was long and difficult with numerous spells, facts and potions to learn while suddenly, as if caught unawares, exams were upon them.
"Are you sure its verta, not verte?" James said to the other Marauders the night before their transfigurations exam.
"Hang on, I'll look it up" Auria replied with an exhausted sigh.
School work had become the Marauder's first priority, and they no longer had time to pull pranks or fight death eaters. They figured that the ministry, the aurors and Dumbledore could handle them for a while. Auria and Sirius had not had much time together either, despite what they had told Lily.
"Here it is." Auria said finding the page. "You were right, and wrong. It's verta to turn a frog into a candlestick but verte to turn a head of lettuce into a saucepan."
James just blinked at her.
"What?"
"Why can't they just make it all the same" James said laying his head down on the table.
"Because they like to see us suffer" Lupin said with a small smile.
"Well when I grow up my job is going to be to make all the spells less complicated" James muttered into the page.
"You do that mate" Sirius said sarcastically and giving James a pat on the back.
"Well I've had enough, I'm going to bed" Auria yawned.
She closed her books, gathered up her notes and stood up.
"Ok, see you in the morning" Sirius said standing up beside her.
Auria simply nodded, too tired to answer. Sirius cupped her face in his hands and gave her a soft goodnight kiss. They broke apart and Auria gently reached up and touched his cheek.
"It'll all be over soon" she said more for her own reassurance than for his.
"Yes it will" Sirius replied nodded.
He gave her once last kiss and then watched as Auria turned around and went upstairs to bed.
As soon as Auria reached her room she dumped all her books on her chair and collapsed onto the bed. Transfiguration spells and facts swam in her head. She stood up and began to undress. She was just pulling her pyjama top over her head when out of the corner of her eye she saw something black fly by the window. Rushing over she threw the window open and looked out into the warm summer night. She just caught the edge of a black wing as a bird flew around the tower and out of sight. Too tired to care, Auria crawled into bed and fell asleep.
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The next few days were a nightmare. Every night the Marauders would stay up until the early hours of the morning cramming for their exams. Auria was so tired that she as soon as she finished her charms exam she put her head down on the desk and fell asleep.
On a beautiful warm summer day their exams mercifully ended at four in the afternoon, and before anyone could say Quidditch the Marauders and Auria were lying outside on the grass near the lake.
"This is great" James said, laying his head down on a root.
Auria let out a long sigh and rested her own head back against Sirius' chest.
Sirius wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her in closer.
"Yes it is" Remus said as he tore his astronomy notes into tiny pieces.
"Hey, look who it is guys" Peter said pointing up the hill.
Everyone else turned to see Snape walking happily down the hill, a big smirk on his face.
"I wonder what he's so happy about?" Sirius said.
"Who cares" Auria said, "Only a few days and then we won't have to see him for the entire summer."
"Cheers" James said transfiguring a pine cone into a goblet.
"Cheers" everyone replied, transfiguring a pine cone of their own.
"Peter!" Remus said as Wormtail's goblet suddenly released a shower of seeds.
"Speaking of the summer, what will you be doing" Sirius asked, suddenly realizing that he'd been too busy to inquire before.
"She's not going to be doing anything, because she doesn't have anywhere to live" said a cold voice behind them.
They spun around to find Snape leaning on the other side of the tree.
"And whose fault is that?" Auria screamed.
She jumped up and drew her wand in one quick motion. Snape stepped back looking slightly nervous.
"She does have somewhere to live" said Alexia, who had come down the hill to talk to Auria. "She's going to live with me."
Auria turned to Alexia and smiled.
"Thanks" Auria said.
"Hey, that's what friends are for."
"Guess you wouldn't know anything about that eh Snivellus" James said drawing his own wand.
Snape took a few more steps back.
"Now, I seem to remember a situation just like this, at the exact same time last year" Sirius said as he and James moved around the tree.
"So Snivellus, would you like us to re-enact it for you?"
"You wouldn't dare" Snape said nervously, "There are teachers watching."
Suddenly, before James and Sirius could mutter a spell Snape was hanging upside down, his robes over his head.
"So?" said a familiar female voice from behind Snape. "I heard what you said to Auria, and that wasn't very nice. The teachers wouldn't get me in trouble for doing this if I told them what you said."
Auria and Alexia looked at each other and smiled. Just then Snape fell to the ground and Lily could be seen standing over him, her wand still pointed at his chest.
Everyone looked at James, who was staring open mouthed at Lily.
"Good job" said Sirius, "I didn't think you had it in you."
Lily shrugged and blushed. Sirius elbowed James and motioned for him to speak.
"Ah...um...wow...that was amazing" he stuttered.
"Thanks" Lily said gazing at James.
Snape, having finally rearranged his robes scrambled to his feet and ran back up towards the castle.
"Ah, Sirius, everyone, I have something I wanted to show you at the beach" Auria said grabbing a hold of Sirius' hand.
"What do you have to show us?" Peter said excitedly.
Sirius slapped his forehead.
"Nothing" he whispered.
"Then why are we-"
"We're giving James and Lily a chance to talk" Remus interrupted.
"Alone" Auria added.
When Peter still looked confused Alexia and Remus each grabbed a hold of his arm and dragged him down the hill.
"Are you sure its verta, not verte?" James said to the other Marauders the night before their transfigurations exam.
"Hang on, I'll look it up" Auria replied with an exhausted sigh.
School work had become the Marauder's first priority, and they no longer had time to pull pranks or fight death eaters. They figured that the ministry, the aurors and Dumbledore could handle them for a while. Auria and Sirius had not had much time together either, despite what they had told Lily.
"Here it is." Auria said finding the page. "You were right, and wrong. It's verta to turn a frog into a candlestick but verte to turn a head of lettuce into a saucepan."
James just blinked at her.
"What?"
"Why can't they just make it all the same" James said laying his head down on the table.
"Because they like to see us suffer" Lupin said with a small smile.
"Well when I grow up my job is going to be to make all the spells less complicated" James muttered into the page.
"You do that mate" Sirius said sarcastically and giving James a pat on the back.
"Well I've had enough, I'm going to bed" Auria yawned.
She closed her books, gathered up her notes and stood up.
"Ok, see you in the morning" Sirius said standing up beside her.
Auria simply nodded, too tired to answer. Sirius cupped her face in his hands and gave her a soft goodnight kiss. They broke apart and Auria gently reached up and touched his cheek.
"It'll all be over soon" she said more for her own reassurance than for his.
"Yes it will" Sirius replied nodded.
He gave her once last kiss and then watched as Auria turned around and went upstairs to bed.
As soon as Auria reached her room she dumped all her books on her chair and collapsed onto the bed. Transfiguration spells and facts swam in her head. She stood up and began to undress. She was just pulling her pyjama top over her head when out of the corner of her eye she saw something black fly by the window. Rushing over she threw the window open and looked out into the warm summer night. She just caught the edge of a black wing as a bird flew around the tower and out of sight. Too tired to care, Auria crawled into bed and fell asleep.
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The next few days were a nightmare. Every night the Marauders would stay up until the early hours of the morning cramming for their exams. Auria was so tired that she as soon as she finished her charms exam she put her head down on the desk and fell asleep.
On a beautiful warm summer day their exams mercifully ended at four in the afternoon, and before anyone could say Quidditch the Marauders and Auria were lying outside on the grass near the lake.
"This is great" James said, laying his head down on a root.
Auria let out a long sigh and rested her own head back against Sirius' chest.
Sirius wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her in closer.
"Yes it is" Remus said as he tore his astronomy notes into tiny pieces.
"Hey, look who it is guys" Peter said pointing up the hill.
Everyone else turned to see Snape walking happily down the hill, a big smirk on his face.
"I wonder what he's so happy about?" Sirius said.
"Who cares" Auria said, "Only a few days and then we won't have to see him for the entire summer."
"Cheers" James said transfiguring a pine cone into a goblet.
"Cheers" everyone replied, transfiguring a pine cone of their own.
"Peter!" Remus said as Wormtail's goblet suddenly released a shower of seeds.
"Speaking of the summer, what will you be doing" Sirius asked, suddenly realizing that he'd been too busy to inquire before.
"She's not going to be doing anything, because she doesn't have anywhere to live" said a cold voice behind them.
They spun around to find Snape leaning on the other side of the tree.
"And whose fault is that?" Auria screamed.
She jumped up and drew her wand in one quick motion. Snape stepped back looking slightly nervous.
"She does have somewhere to live" said Alexia, who had come down the hill to talk to Auria. "She's going to live with me."
Auria turned to Alexia and smiled.
"Thanks" Auria said.
"Hey, that's what friends are for."
"Guess you wouldn't know anything about that eh Snivellus" James said drawing his own wand.
Snape took a few more steps back.
"Now, I seem to remember a situation just like this, at the exact same time last year" Sirius said as he and James moved around the tree.
"So Snivellus, would you like us to re-enact it for you?"
"You wouldn't dare" Snape said nervously, "There are teachers watching."
Suddenly, before James and Sirius could mutter a spell Snape was hanging upside down, his robes over his head.
"So?" said a familiar female voice from behind Snape. "I heard what you said to Auria, and that wasn't very nice. The teachers wouldn't get me in trouble for doing this if I told them what you said."
Auria and Alexia looked at each other and smiled. Just then Snape fell to the ground and Lily could be seen standing over him, her wand still pointed at his chest.
Everyone looked at James, who was staring open mouthed at Lily.
"Good job" said Sirius, "I didn't think you had it in you."
Lily shrugged and blushed. Sirius elbowed James and motioned for him to speak.
"Ah...um...wow...that was amazing" he stuttered.
"Thanks" Lily said gazing at James.
Snape, having finally rearranged his robes scrambled to his feet and ran back up towards the castle.
"Ah, Sirius, everyone, I have something I wanted to show you at the beach" Auria said grabbing a hold of Sirius' hand.
"What do you have to show us?" Peter said excitedly.
Sirius slapped his forehead.
"Nothing" he whispered.
"Then why are we-"
"We're giving James and Lily a chance to talk" Remus interrupted.
"Alone" Auria added.
When Peter still looked confused Alexia and Remus each grabbed a hold of his arm and dragged him down the hill.