First of all I just want to say I am so sorry for the extremely long time since I have updated. There is no excuse. The second thing I should say is that I know things have been moving pretty slowly and there have been rather short chapters but I'm fixing it up and lengthening the chapters. And I'd like to make it clear that Aurora is not fat, just curvy lol.

Aurora sighed as she lightly twirled the most beautiful red rose she had ever set her eyes upon. All day she had been daydreaming about her date later that evening. Where would he take her? What would she wear? Something fancy? Something casual? After minutes of contemplating she decided on classy, but casual.

After their little argument earlier George had not come down from his office. She didn't like fighting with him but how could he judge Draco so quickly? Knowing that George was still having a rather hard time lately she didn't want to further irritate him.

Business was slow, but being a Sunday, it was to be expected. It was a less exciting job than she had expected, but considering the fact that there were currently not many jobs open she was glad to work there.

The hours seemed to tick by slowly. Every minute seemed like an eternity to Aurora. The only thing that helped her pass the time was demonstrating the fun tricks and potions at the store. Occasionally these demonstrations would go wrong and she would end up with an embarrassing discoloration in her skin from a new product called Chameleon Concoction which caused the skin to blend in with everything around it. There were still a few flaws in it.

While in between customers Aurora thought to herself, what if George is right about Draco? I mean what did she really know about him anyway, they had only just met. Although she did trust George's judgment he did seem to have a bad experience or two with Draco, so he may possibly have a certain grudge against him. But she certainly wouldn't bring it up over dinner.

When the clock finally chimed 4 o'clock Aurora quickly grabbed her bag and went out the door. Diagon Alley was rather quiet that day so she made it to her little apartment quickly. Locking the door behind her she went straight to the small closet in her bedroom. At first nothing came to mind that would be appropriate for the date. I could always try to use some glamour spells on my clothes, she thought as she rummaged through her drawers for undergarments that were date appropriate. It didn't really matter what her panties looked like because she wasn't going to let him seem them tonight anyway.

Finally she decided on a dark blue dress that wasn't too form fitting but tight enough to give it a sexier look. I had a belt around her middle and a V-neck, the sleeves just covered her shoulders. She headed towards the bathroom to fix her makeup and hair. Using a glamour spell her hair fell into cute waves that cascaded down her shoulders. Draco didn't seem to be much taller than her so she decided to stay safe and wear flats.

Now all she needed to do was wait for him to show up. As she thought about it he didn't say a specific time that he would be there, it sounded a bit strange but she didn't mind waiting a while. Grabbing the book that she had bought the other day she sat down on the couch and started reading.

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Tying a tie had been a skill Draco had known since he was a child. Being in a rather wealthy family meant that he had worn them fairly often, not to mention it was part of the dress code at Hogwarts. But tonight he felt like he couldn't get it right. Every time it was too lopsided, too messy, or the color of the tie just wasn't right.

He had decided on his usual black button down shirt and dress pants but he felt that his usual white tie would be too boring for a date. He had many different colored ties in his rather large closet, but white had been his favorite. Looking through almost all of the colors only the navy blue tie agreed with his taste. After several attempts he decided that he looked acceptable.

Just as he was about to pop out of the room to Diagon Alley his owl, Lucille, flew in the room with two separate letters. The bird flew into her cage and dropped the letters into Draco's hand. He looked at the letters to see that one was from his Mum and the other from his friend Ames. Curious, Ames had only just contacted him over a week ago. Assuming Ames's letter was more urgent he opened it first.

D.M.

Hello mate. Sorry to alarm you with such close together letters. Theres nothing else to do here now except write. Were at a standstill right now with the death eaters here. They're hiding somewhere but we haven't been able to find where to flush them out. Tricky these eastern death eaters are. I suppose that by the time you graduate from training we'll still be here and you can join me on this little mission. Sorry I probably won't be able to make it to the grad ceremony. I'm sure the Auror office will get you on some sort of mission right away they seem to be needing more and more Aurors to catch the left over death eaters. They have definitely upped the ante in Auror training, they obviously want to lose as less Aurors as possible if you know what I mean.

A.A

Surprised and relieved that nothing was seriously wrong Draco set the letter on his table side and debated whether he had enough time to read his mother's seemingly long letter and reply to it. He didn't give Aurora a specific time that he would show up so he went ahead and opened his mother's letter.

Dear Draco,

How are you darling? I haven't heard from you in a while and I'm getting worried about you. Is your training becoming too straining for you dear? I have worried since you started that you could get hurt or it would be too stressful for you but you seem to be doing just fine with it. I should tell you that I have received word from the Wizengamot that soon we will be allowed to visit your father on a half a yearly basis, if you would like. It has been nearly a year since we have seen him and I would like to speak with him and I am sure that he would like to speak with you. I know it's a lot to think about and I will give you time to decide. In lighter matters I am doing some remodeling on the Manor. I hope you come and see it soon.

Narcissa Malfoy

The possibility of being able to see and talk to his father was exhilarating, he didn't think that he would be able to see him until his time in Azkaban was up. Of course he was going to go see him, yes his father had done some terrible things but he was still his father. Suddenly in an even better mood than he was before he set his mother's letter down deciding to reply to it when he returned home he popped into Diagon Alley next to Flourish and Blotts.

The streets were still bustling with witches and wizards picking up whatever they needed. Making his way through the crowd he noticed that the well-being of everyone since the war had significantly increased, no one was afraid to leave their homes or stores anymore. All was seemingly well in the wizarding world.

Arriving at Ollivander's Wand Shop he looked around. It had looked the same as the day he came in to buy his first wand. The wand he had now was specially crafted in Ireland, it had taken him a while to get used to the new wand. The old man came up to the counter and asked inquisitively, "What can I help you with today, Mr. Malfoy?"

"I'm actually here to see Aurora." He stated, he was not expecting Ollivander to remember him. Perhaps he too had a secret grudge against the Malfoy family.

"Oh, yes she said someone would be coming tonight. Her apartment is up the stairs and the only door on the left." Ollivander said cautiously, unsure if he should trust the young man with the woman he had been housing for the past year.

"Thank you." Draco said as he made his way through the tall stacks to the carpeted steps leading to the upstairs. Reaching the top of the stairs he looked to the right to see a short hallway with a door at the end, most likely Ollivander's living quarters. Then looking to the right he saw the solitary door which obviously was the door to Aurora's apartment. Slowly he made his way to her door.

He stopped short before he knocked on the door. What if this doesn't go well? What if George or one of the other Weasley's had told her all about him and now she changed her mind? I guess there's only one way to find out, he thought. Hesitantly he knocked on the door three times. There was no answer for a few seconds. Right as he began to get anxious about changing her mind, Aurora opened the door. She looks beautiful, he thought.

"Hi." Was all he could say as he looked at her in all her beauty.

"Hi." She said breathlessly as she looked at the man who had been on her mind all day. He looked very dashing in all his fancy clothing.

"Are you ready?" Draco shyly asked her. He still couldn't take his eyes off her. She had to be the most stunning woman he had ever seen.

"Yep." She said quickly as she stepped out of her apartment. She quickly said a locking charm on her door and looked back at him. Even though she still had no idea where they were going tonight she knew by how he was dressed that it would be fancy and expensive. No one had ever spent a lot of money on her, her family had some money but not enough to shower her in fancy things. But now that her parents were gone it didn't matter whether they were rich or poor, she would rather have them with her.

Draco held out his hand to her for side-along apparition. Hesitantly she took it. With a pop and a squeezing sensation they were standing somewhere that Aurora had never been or seen before. The restaurant they had arrived at seemed to be in the middle of nowhere. It was surrounded by countryside, it looked small and kind of run down, where did he take me to? Definitely hidden from the muggle world, she thought.

"Where exactly are we?" She asked him curiously.

"Surrey. Don't worry the outside is enchanted to look like that so muggles aren't tempted to wander in." He explained.

"Oh I see." She said still hand in hand with Draco. He led her to the door and opened it for her. She was very unprepared for what she saw inside. The restaurant was exquisite, it screamed class. The carpet was a crimson red and the walls a light gold color. The tables and chairs looked to belong in the queen's palace and not a restaurant. There were nicely dressed elves walking around carrying giant trays of the most elegant food she had ever seen.

"Wow." She said as she took in all the smells and sights around her.

"It quite the place isn't it?" Draco asked rhetorically as what looked like a host or waiter came up to them.

"Ah, Mr. Malfoy what a pleasure to see you again. And what a fine lady you have with you tonight." The man said gallantly.

"It's nice to see you again too Peter." Draco said politely to the man. After their quick exchange of words the man lead them to a table next to a giant fountain that had water that was strangely scented by lilacs.

"This is such a lovely place." Aurora said still looking around and taking all the sights in.

"Yes, my parents used to come here all the time and would occasionally take me with them. That is how the host knew me." He explained as menus suddenly appeared in front of them.

Thank goodness this is all in English! She thought to herself.

Looking at the menu she recognized quite a few things that she liked, god knows anything that came out of the kitchens here would be nothing but high quality and delicious. Deciding on a spinach and chicken ravioli she wondered how they would place their orders. As if answering the question in her head a cute little elf dressed in a waiters outfit came to their table.

"Hello sir and madam, have you decided on what you would like to order this evening?" He sweetly asked.

Draco replied first, "Yes, I would like the tomato bisque soup and the filet mignon. Medium." The little elf quickly wrote his order down in a little booklet.

"And I'll have the spinach and chicken ravioli." Aurora said to the waiter as he scribbled down her order and popped back into the kitchen.

Anxious to learn more about this mysterious Draco she asked him, "So you said you're in Auror training when do you graduate?"

"Next month actually, I'm interested to see what is in store for me afterwards. I will probably be assigned to a mission right away or soon after graduation." Draco said, he was surprised at how at ease she was with him. Many girls that he had met in the past didn't say too much or were way too forward with him.

"Yes, the Auror department seems quite busy lately. My brother is an Auror and he was put on a mission almost immediately after he graduated. He's still on that mission now. I know he writes as often as he can but I still miss him very much." Aurora carefully explained as their food suddenly appeared onto the plates in front of them. It reminded her of how food would appear at the tables at Beauxbatons.

"What is your brother's name? Perhaps I know him." Draco offered. He had known most of the Aurors in training from the last graduating class, he also knew quite a few that were on missions. He had dueled with many of them before they graduated, most of them had kicked his butt but that was only because they were far more experienced.

"His names is Ames Adams." Aurora said, doubtfully thinking that it would ring a bell. Ames kept to himself usually and only had a few close friends.

Almost choking on his food in surprise that he was on a date with his best mate's sister he asked for confirmation, "Ames Adams is your brother?"

"Yes, do you know him?" She asked curiously as she took a careful bite of her food as it was still relatively hot.

"He's actually one of my best mates, we met in training and he still writes me fairly often." Draco cautiously told her. This little piece of information could completely ruin the relationship that had just barely started. He didn't want that to happen.

"Well I was definitely not expecting that." Aurora said as she lightly laughed. "I'm not quite sure what he'd think of you being here with me."

"He would probably kick my arse like he did in training." Draco said grudgingly.

"Well it's not really up to him who I date, and it's not like you knew that I was his sister. He'll get over it eventually." She said, truly not caring if her brother approved or not, there was definitely something about this Draco that she was drawn to.

"He could be upset at first but I'm sure it's just a brotherly thing." Draco said, since he didn't have any brothers or sisters he wouldn't know what it's like to feel protective over a sibling. When he was younger he had always secretly wished that he did have a brother or sister to play with or just for some company.

"Yeah, he has been rather protective since our parents died in the war." Suddenly thinking of her parents made her feel sad about how she didn't even know how they came to their deaths. All they had known was that they died from the killing curse by a random death eater that had invaded their home.

"Oh, I'm sorry." A feeling of regret came over him as he knew that it had been death eaters that had killed her parents. How could she accept him if she knew his past and about his father? Even if he had changed for the better.

"It's alright. I know that the death eater responsible was under the thumb of You-Know-Who. I know that most of them were." She explained. Forgiving the group of people that had killed her parents was difficult but necessary for closure.

"I see."

"So what are your parents like?" Aurora asked innocently, genuinely curious to know more about Draco's family.

"Well I don't have any siblings, my mother is a kind and rather protective woman, and my father is away at the time." He explained not really wanting to discuss his father further.

"Did you like being an only child?" Aurora asked, sensing that his father was probably an extremely sensitive subject with Draco. Inside she wondered what had happened with his father. Were his parents divorced? Did he not know where his father was?

"Not really it was always rather lonely. I had wanted a sibling but my parents never fulfilled the wish." Draco chuckled a bit at his remark.

Noticing that they had both finished their meals, the little elf came back and gave Draco the bill. Without hesitation he took it and paid the bill, and also gave the elf a little tip for his service. Getting up from the table Draco took her hand and walked her out of the restaurant.

It was dark outside and the stars were out and shining brightly. The landscape around them was only seen in the light of the full moon.

"The stars look beautiful tonight." Aurora said as they stood outside hand in hand.

"Yes, they do." Draco agreed with her. She looked even more gorgeous in the light of the moon and the stars; he thought but was too shy to tell her so.

"Are you ready?" He turned to her and asked.

She nodded and smiled at him. In a moment they were back in the hallway at the upstairs of Ollivander's. Aurora became suddenly nervous; she knew what happened usually after first dates. She wanted to kiss him but what if she messed it up? Or what if he wanted more than just a simple kiss? It felt like the longest time as they walked to her door.

Draco wasn't quite sure what to do as they came to a stop at her door. He also knew the expectations of the end of a first date. But he didn't want her to do something she didn't want to do. He turned to her and looked at her anxious face. Oh just do it you git he thought to himself. Slowly he leaned down a bit and closed the distance between them. His lips slightly brushed hers.

"Aurora, is that you?" Ollivander called from downstairs interrupting their almost first kiss.

Aurora sighed and pulled away from Draco. "Yes it's me!" She called back down to him. Looking back at Draco she smiled up at him.

"Goodnight then Aurora." He said politely to her, obviously not going to embarrass himself by trying to kiss her again.

"Can I see you again Draco?" She asked him sweetly.

"Of course."

"You can come by my work sometime if you'd like." She suggested to him, there's nothing she'd like more than to have him come by like Hermione did for Ron. It would be nice to have someone to kiss in the back room.

"Sure." He said smiling.

"Great. Well goodnight." She said finally and went into her apartment. Leaning up against the door she sighed. The date could not have gone better. Going into her room she went into the bathroom and washed off all her makeup.

As she got ready for bed she thought back on Draco almost kissing her. He wanted to kiss her! It gave her such a rush to think that he actually wanted her. She wished that Ollivander hadn't rudely interrupted. Guess she would have to wait until next time to experience his kiss.