Chapter 4

Auras other self

Entering the great hall the following week Aura felt something was wrong, but she shook off the felling. "I should take starlight upstairs" Alex nodded. "I'll be back soon." And the two girls separated.

Alex found a spot at the end of the table and waited for Aura. Finally the plates and dishes were cleared and the students started to leave. But Alex became worried Aura hadn't came to dinner she started to wonder what had kept her. So Alex fallowed a group of first year Slytherins to their dorms and entered behind them. She then looked for signs for the way to the Slytherin girl dorms. Giving up she decided to take the left corridor she opened a door and looked inside

"Aura?" she called "Are you in here?" Alex stepped in she them saw Aura. Alex walked up to her friend and saw a dreadful site. All of Auras things were defaced with the words 'traitor' and 'deserter' Alex looked at her friend her head was down and Starlight was sitting sullen on her shoulder. Aura was hugging what looked like a teddy bear. "Aura?" Aura looked at Alex her face tear streaked

"It was pansy and the other snobs."

"It…it can be fixed cant it?" Alex asked.

"I don't care about all that stuff…" Aura said glancing at hr bed.

"But… why did they go this far?" Aura held out the bear.

Alex gasped "How awful." The teddy bears head was half off and the stuffing was spilling out.

"It's the only thing I have of my mum and dad this is it no real memories or any thing." The door opened behind them. Alex turned it was pansy and her friends giggling about something. When they saw Alex and Aura they stopped.

"Oh dear whatever happened here?" Pansy said sarcastically. As her friends held and hid there giggles.

"Why did you do this what did she ever do to you?"

"Can't you read Azkaban Alex she's a traitor duh." Aura walked up beside Alex wand in front of her

"You can do whatever you want to my stuff and to me… but do not make fun of my best friend." Green and red sparks shot out of the end of Auras wand. She still held her bear in her hand. Alex looked at Aura as she raised her head Alex noticed her eyes was snake-like.

"Aura?" Suddenly a flash of green light was sent at pansy. It missed but came close to hitting her.

"Next time I wont miss." Pansy's friends ran out fallowed by Pansy. When they left Aura fell to her knees. Aura looked at Alex. Alex noticed her eyes were back to normal. "I need to see Dumbledor." Alex nodded and helped Aura to her feet. In the common room everyone looked at Aura and Alex. The girls paid no mind and headed out into the corridor.

Out in the corridors Alex spoke up "What happened up there…your eyes were different."

"You'll find out in Dumbledor's office."

"Its headmaster Dumbledor Auradria" a cold voice said from behind them. Alex and Aura turned around.

"Professor Snape! We need to see headmaster Dumbledor it's really important." Alex said. Snape looked at Aura, she closed her eyes and looked away. Snape moved toward them.

"I'll take you"

After saying the password 'fairy lights' Snape walked up the staircase ahead of the girls he rapped on the door and walked in.

"I told you she couldn't handle it" Snape burst. Dumbledor was sitting behind his desk he looked up.

"I see" he looked at Aura and Alex.

"Alex if you wouldn't mind stepping out." Alex nodded.

"No wait…" Aura grabbed her friend's hand. "Please I'd like her to stay." Dumbledor spoke calmer the Snape.

"Are you sure you know if your secret gets around what's going to happen right?" Aura nodded.

Dumbledor smiled. "So please take a seat and explain to me what happened." The girls did as told and Snape leaned agents the door behind them.

"I see…" Dumbledor said he looked at Alex. " Alexandria…I must ask if you were afraid of Auradria's small change?" Aura looked at her friend and back down at her hands, which were in her lap.

"I'll understand if you were…I was to…and still am." Alex looked at Aura them at Dumbledor and shook her head. "No sir I wasn't. Not of her but for her…" Alex said looking back at Aura. Aura looked at Alex with a surprised look on her face.

"You weren't?" Aura asked and Alex shook her head no.

"Well I think maybe Auradria you and Alexandria may be able to help each other with each others fears…Alex I must ask however if you would keep an eye out for Aura keep her 'other side' calm."

"I'll try my best." Alex said. Dumbledor stud up

"Well it seems your beddings should be replaced…however Alex I'd like for you to stay in the dorms as well." Aura looked at Alex.

"But sir she's not wanted there either, I don't want anything to happen to her either, please don't make her stay in the dorms. I'll behave I promise." Then Alex had an idea

"She could …well…I'm sure she could stay with me." Dumbledor smiled

"Excellent idea Alexendria." He looked at aura.

"Its up to you Aura." Aura nodded. "Alright" Dumbledor looked at Snape "if you would kindly let Hagrid know professor" with that Snape left.

"Your lucky the Headmaster is soft if it were me you would have been out the first time" Snape said without looking back. They were walking over the grounds toward Hagrid's hut.

"Yes sir" mumbled Aura. She was staring at the grounds ahead of her.

"Well I am sure you two can get the rest of the way" Snape said turning around. "I will be keeping my eye on you Auradria" Aura looked up at him.

"Yes sir" she said. With a quick glance at Alex he left toward the castle.

"We should get going Aura" Alex said. Aura nodded.

Within feet's of Hagrid's hut the door flew open. "Aura, welcome…come in come in" Alex pushed Aura through the door. "Dinners ready" he told Alex. He placed to plates on the table.

"I'm really sorry to impose Hagrid sir" Aura said suddenly. "But I thank you for letting me stay for a bit" Hagrid smiled

"No problem Aura I am happy to have you" Hagrid said