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Two Days Later

Having only one day of the week off took a major toll on Aurora. As she woke up on Tuesday morning she thought about her day off the day before. Mondays were heaven sent after six days of waking up early and dealing with George pulling pranks on her and children breaking things in the store. Yes, she did love her job but sometimes it really got on her nerves.

Practically all she did was catch up on sleep and run errands. Living alone had its advantages; you only had to buy food for one person. Aurora had always bought her food at muggle grocery stores; it had always brought back good memories of her mother taking her there every other week. And if she was lucky that particular week she would get a treat such as chocolate or some other sugary candy.

While indulging on muggle television she thought about the night before with Draco. Would he want to see her again? She thought the date had gone well. There wasn't really any way for her to contact him, she didn't have her own owl and she didn't like using Ollivander's owl. The nasty bird always bit her and wouldn't take her letters to the right person or wouldn't take it anywhere at all.

She knew that Draco had an owl because he said that he frequently contacted her brother, Ames. There was no way to know how he would take knowing that his best mate was dating his little sister. Probably not well. Perhaps Draco would send her a letter or visit her at her work. George may not approve of that but he was usually always in his office with Angelina or experimenting with new products so he might not even notice he was there.

But, today she did have work. Stepping into the shower she thought about all the things she knew she would have to do today, stock the shelves, check the availability of the products, and ring up the customers purchases. She sighed as she rinsed out the last of the conditioner in her light blonde hair.

After getting dressed and putting on makeup and drying her hair she made her way out the door to walk to work. Ollivander was already organizing his shelves upon shelves of wands. He was nearing the busiest month of the year, August. Even though it was still June children were already coming in to buy their first wands for school.

Nearing Wizards Wizarding Wheezes she noticed that George's office light was on. Odd, he usually didn't come down for work for another hour. Aurora was usually the one to turn on all the lights and open the doors for business. Maybe George had stayed up late working on new products and simply fell asleep right at his desk.

As she walked into the store she looked around and turned on the lights. Everything seemed to be in order and in its right place as usual. She set her bag by the cashier's station and went up the stairs to check on the George situation.

After knocking on the door three times Aurora waited for a response for a good twenty seconds she figured it was safe to go in and check on him. Slowly she opened the large wooden door and peeked in. George was passed out in his chair with his head resting on his hands on the table. There was a large, empty bottle of Firewhiskey sitting on the desk. It was known throughout the Weasley family and her that George had a slight drinking problem after the death of his brother, Fred. It wasn't as bad as it was before; she used to go to work to see him like that almost every day. No one but Angelina really said anything to him. Aurora figured it wasn't her place to.

Slowly backing away she closed the door silently and went back down the stairs to continue with her duties. The store didn't officially open until ten a.m., but she always had to be there at seven to make sure everything was in line.

. . .

At five o'clock in the evening the Ministry was not surprisingly bustling with all sorts of people. Draco had just finished a very straining day of training, on this particular day they had been practicing spells to temporarily make your opponent physically disabled. He was just starting to regain feeling in his left leg; thanks to one Harry Potter he wasn't able to use it for half the day. But he did get him back by temporarily paralyzing him.

After leaving the ministry he decided to go straight home. There were a few things he had to take care of then he was going to send a letter to Aurora. He hadn't wanted to visit her at her work because of George and possibly Ron being there. They probably wouldn't let him on the premises. He would have to explain that to her as carefully as he could. He had changed for the better but the only ones that decided to realize it was Hermione and Harry.

He had had a discussion with Hermione one day after Auror training. She was at the ministry applying for a job as a secretary in the Auror department. No doubt to be closer to her fiancé, Ron. They had make small talk at first but then it became more serious. They talked about his father going to Azkaban and him and his mother getting no time whatsoever.

Hermione had said that she didn't blame him anymore for his actions. She knew that the way he had been brought up that it was expected of him to be that way. They didn't have any hard feelings towards each other anymore and were quite friendly to each other. Ron, of course did not approve of this friendship, which did cause them to fight but in the end he could tell Hermione had won because she still talked to him occasionally when she saw him at the Ministry. Secretly he wondered if he would be receiving an invitation to the wedding.

Arriving home Draco went up to his office and loosened his tie. His owl was asleep in her cage; unfortunately she would have to be awoken soon. Sitting down in his plush office chair Draco took out a pen and paper. He wasn't quite sure how to start the letter. He knew he wanted to say that he wanted to speak with her this evening but he didn't want it to sound too urgent.

Aurora,

Sorry that I haven't contacted you since our date, I have been rather busy with training. I wanted to ask you if I could perhaps speak with you tonight. There is something I should probably tell you about. Don't worry it is nothing urgent.

Draco

He carefully folded it up and slid it in an envelope. After sealing it and addressing it he opened the door to Lucille's cage. The bird instantly awoke and saw the letter in his hand. Flying out of the cage she snatched it from his hand and flew out the window.

Content that the letter would reach its destination Draco went down into his living room and sat down for a little light reading about certain forest creatures he could possibly encounter on a mission. To be honest he was a little scared of the mission he would be assigned to. It could be rather dangerous for him if he didn't know exactly what he was up against. He was also afraid that he would have to leave right away for a long time. He had only just begun a relationship with a woman that he could actually see himself with.

What if she didn't want to wait for him to return? They didn't have deep rooted feelings toward each other yet. She could decide that it would be best if she were with a man with a less dangerous job. Because he knew that she knew the type of peril he could be in, her brother is an example of it. Draco didn't want her to have to worry about her brother and him.

Hoping that that wouldn't be the case in this scenario he continued to flip through the book with moving pictures of creatures that he was familiar with and ones that he was not. He had received this book from his mother while she was cleaning out the vast library at the manor. She had been filling her time lately with things such as cleaning and remodeling.

Suddenly he heard the fluttering of wings upstairs. That was awful quick, Draco thought. Setting the book down he quickly loped up the stairs and went in his office. Lucille was perched on the window sill with a letter in her beak. As he took it from her he noticed the handwriting on the letter was extremely neat and beautiful. Just like the woman who had written it.

He carefully unfolded the letter as if it were extremely fragile.

Draco,

We may speak tonight. Where would you like to meet?

Aurora

He smiled. Perhaps tonight he could finish what he started at her doorstep without any interruptions. Draco thought about how frustrated he was at the old wand maker for ruining the moment between them. He quickly took out another piece of paper and scribbled down his address asking her to meet him at his home. He handed the note to his owl and she flew away.

Knowing she would reply rather quickly he sat down in his chair and fiddled with a pen. He hadn't kissed a woman since Pansy Parkinson; she had always been unusually pushy and sexual back in their seventh year. Being an ignorant teenager he had easily given her his virginity. They had only had had sex that one time, but he wished he hadn't. It hadn't meant anything to her. He had thought that she cared about him but she just liked the fact that he was rich and came from a pureblood family. He wished he would've saved that important piece of intimacy for someone that cared about him the same way he cared about her. But it was too late for that now. His innocence was gone and he couldn't get it back.

He hadn't seen Pansy since the final battle; he assumed that she had gone into hiding with the rest of her family. He really didn't care if he ever saw her again. All she had done was use him. Before he could continue thinking about the past, Lucille flew back into his office and dropped a small piece of paper onto his desk with Aurora's beautiful penmanship on it.

I'll be there around seven. See you then.

Perhaps Aurora could end up being someone who he would want to be that intimate with. He didn't know what her history with other men was yet. She seemed rather shy at first; maybe she didn't have a lot of previous boyfriends. He hoped that she hadn't made a mistake like he had.

Pansy was never tender or loving. It was always just physical with her, she never told him she loved him or even that she really liked him. That one time in the empty boy's dormitories was just one of her schemes to win him over. Afterwards he realized she couldn't have been a virgin before, he didn't even hurt her. Nothing happened like it should have. She had lied to him. Thinking about it was unpleasant for Draco; his only experience with love wasn't even love.

. . .

Aurora looked out the window watching Draco's owl fly away. She wondered what he could possibly want to talk about, nothing had really happened between them. Maybe he wanted to tell her that he didn't really like her and they shouldn't continue seeing each other. She hoped not. Draco was someone that she could really see herself with. She had no idea what George was warning her of, he was a sweet guy.

That day George had not come downstairs to the shop, he must've still been feeling the effects of the whole bottle of Firewhiskey he drank. Angelina came by later that day but Aurora told her about what she had seen and Angelina left. She really doesn't like when he does that.

Turning to look at her lonely apartment Aurora sighed. She had only just realized that she had been very alone for the last year; she hadn't been out on a date or gone out with friends in a long time. The only place she had really gone was work. Draco had already shown her that there was a world outside her little apartment.

She was interested to see where Draco lived, she knew that he had quite a bit of money considering the clothes he wore and that he was able to get into Auror training. Her brother had to scrape up money for two years before he could even enroll. Getting into Auror training had been a huge deal for Ames, especially after their parent's untimely deaths.

For the next forty five Aurora ate dinner and read the Daily Prophet. These days it was always filled with the latest news about Harry Potter and his girlfriend Ginny Weasley. Aurora knew that the rumors and gossip about them was not true because she actually knew them, she was starting to become pretty good friends with Ginny. Occasionally she would come and help out with the shop when Ron wasn't able to. She wouldn't have friends at all if it weren't for her job, all of her friends she met working there. But her best friend would have to be George she had known him the longest and he was always there for her when she needed him.

When the clock said six forty-five Aurora got up from her couch and left her apartment. Looking at the address she could tell that it was quite a ways away from where she was, it was fairly close London. Guess I'll have to use the floo network, she thought. Going down the stairs she could hear Ollivander helping a little boy find his first wand. She stepped into the fireplace in the back of the shop, grabbed a handful of the green power and clearly stated his address.

. . .

Draco was writing a letter to his mother when he was startled by a loud thump coming from downstairs. Afraid that someone had tried to break into his home he raced down the stairs but was surprised to see Aurora bushing dust off her pants. Must've opted to use the floo network, he thought to himself as he tried not to chuckle at how disheveled she looked after traveling.

"I wasn't expecting you to come in through my fireplace." Draco said and couldn't help but laugh a little bit.

"Well I didn't know how to get here any other way." Aurora replied as she laughed.

"It's quite the way to make an entrance." He said as he walked up to her. She had on a black and white scarf on with a cute green sweater. It made her look even more beautiful than she already was, he thought.

"It is, isn't it?" She said as her heart started beating faster as he approached her. "What did you want to discuss with me?" Asked Aurora as she sat down on a near couch.

"Oh that." He started as he sat next to her on the plush leather couch that he brought from the Manor when he moved out. "First I want to ask, has George ever said anything about me to you?" He nervously asked.

"Yes, he did actually, he told me that I shouldn't trust you… that you were on You-Know-Who's side." She stated anxiously while wringing her hands.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you the other night but it's not just something you can come out and say. It is true that my family was associated with Voldemort. My father mostly. My mother didn't want any part of it and didn't want me a part of it, but seeing that my father was one of his followers I got sucked into it. I didn't want to fight on his side, I was afraid he would kill me or my family if I didn't." He explained to her as she looked slightly scared of him.

"So where is your father?" She asked quietly but curiously.

Draco swallowed hard. "He's in Azkaban, and will be for the next nineteen years. It's where he deserves to be."

"Oh, I see." She said quietly while looking down at her hands which she was still fiddling with.

"I'm not like that anymore, I'm trying to get over my past and be a better person than I was. I know I did bad things that I shouldn't have."

"I'm not going to judge you for who you used to be, Draco." She said as she put her hand on his. His hands were cold.

"Thank you." Draco replied as he noticed her hand on his. He took her hand and held it. "Could we maybe talk about a lighter subject?" He politely asked.

Aurora lightly laughed and said, "Yes. How was your training today?"

"The same as usual, extremely tiring. I'm very happy its almost over." He said smiling up at her.

"Is it every day a week?" She asked curiously.

"No, we get one day off, Sundays. It's not nearly enough."

"I only get one day a week off too, Mondays. Sometimes I think George works me to hard." She said while laughing.

"You have such a cute laugh." The thought slipped out of Draco's mouth. His face flushed with embarrassment.

"Thanks." She said as she too blushed.

Draco looked up at her slowly and she was still looking down at her hands. With his hand he lifted her chin and slightly leaned in and closed the distance between them. His lips covered hers lightly for a moment then he pressed them down on hers. After another moment he slightly opened his mouth and she did the same. Soon his tongue was sliding against her in an almost passionate kiss.

Aurora was taken aback by his sudden kiss. It was beautiful and sweet. She had never experienced anything like it. After a short while they both pulled away and smiled. Shyly she looked down at their hands.

"Say, would you like to watch a movie, with me they're like moving pictures that form a story." Draco explained to her.

"I know what a movie is, my parents were muggles. I watch them all the time." She told him, surprised that he actually knew what they were. Most witches and wizards had no idea what a movie or DVD was. She had to enchant her apartment building just so she could watch them.

After picking out a movie Aurora sat down next to Draco again and put her head on his shoulder. It seemed so normal to sit and watch a movie with a woman, Draco thought. He could definitely get used to having her around all the time. Throughout the movie he held Aurora's hand and would occasionally squeeze her hand.

As the end credits rolled he looked over to see that she had fallen asleep on his shoulder. Deciding that he should let her sleep, he carefully got up, trying not to wake her and got a pillow and a blanket in a nearby closet.

Turning off the light he went up to his room, changed into his pajamas and went to sleep.

. . .

Draco awoke to his alarm clock shouting at him to wake up. He rubbed his eyes and got ready for the day. Only after making his way downstairs to make himself breakfast did he remember that Aurora was asleep on his couch.

As he got closer he noticed how cute her face looked while sleeping, her lower lip was pouted out and her hands were up by her face.

He put his hand on her shoulder and shook it tenderly. "Aurora." He whispered in her ear. She slowly opened her eyes and yawned. Pulling herself up she looked around the room and rubbed her eyes.

"I fell asleep during the movie didn't I?" She asked as if already knowing.

"Yes, you did." He said and smiled at her.

"What time is it?"

"A little after six. I figured you would need to go home and get ready for work. I just couldn't wake you last night you looked exhausted."

"I was, and I always seem to fall asleep during movies." She explained.

Getting up she straightened out her clothes and brushed her hair out of her face while Draco poured himself a cup of tea.

"Draco?"

"Yeah?" Draco replied as he looked over to her.

"I'm gonna have to go get ready for work, will you write me later?" She asked hopefully.

"Of course." He walked over to her slowly. He held her in an embrace and kissed her lips softly. When he released her she apparated home.

. . .

Aurora rested her chin on her palm and sighed. She couldn't stop thinking about her first kiss with Draco. Kissing him had been better than she had imagined it would be.

It was still early morning and the shop hadn't opened yet. George was still in his flat above the store and she was all by herself. Her mind drifted off and she began to daydream. She thought about what life with Draco would be like. Even though they had only just begun dating she could see being with him for a long time.

Suddenly she heard George's footsteps coming down the stairs. He appeared in the shop a moment later.

"Good morning." He said as he came sweeping into the room.

"You seem to be in a great mood." Aurora said while smiling at him.

"I couldn't feel better. And how are you doing this fine morning miss Aurora?" He asked as he stood on the other side of the cashier stand.

"I am great."

"I forgot to ask, how did you date with the ferret go?" He asked mockingly.

"It went very well actually, I saw him again last night." She stated matter of factly.

"Oh did you? And what did you kiddies do?" His mood starting to change a little.

"We watched a movie and I stayed over."

"Stayed over? You slept with him?"

"No! I fell asleep on the couch." She quickly explained to him, not wanting to anger her friend.

"Sure, sure. That's what they all say."

"If you must know I am still a virgin." She admitted.

"Well then. If you insist." He teased.