Disclaimer: Aurora Clementine Badeau, Aberto Adriano Badeau, Alicia Doireann Badeau (nee Riddle), Timothy Durante Badeau, Alfred Cillian Badeau, Holly Caoimhe Badeau, Nicola Sorcha Badeau, Italia Isla Badeau, Thekla Sophia Badeau (nee Metaxas), Maximus Eligio Badeau, Alexander Fidel Badeau, Massimo Cillian Badeau, Dolores Maria Badeau (nee DaSilva), Gloria Boxington (nee Badeau), and Henry Boxington are © me lol I know, really long list of characters and yes, they're all related in some way. That'll be explained later. All of these names are authentic Spanish, Scottish, Italian, Irish, and Greek names (Thekla is the only pure Greek though). There are some names in here that I added but I'm not saying their mine because they don't play huge roles and I'm too lazy to go through the whole story again and type more names to this already long list (like Professor Markis, Nikita, etc…)

Pippa Lupin © my friend, Ashley :)

All other characters are © Jo Rowling (if you've seen the names in the original HP series)

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Sirius wouldn't talk to James for the rest of the day. They had every class together and were even partnered up twice, but still he wouldn't talk. James knew it was because of Aurora. He felt bad about it but what was he supposed to do? He couldn't just tell her that he wasn't going to go with her; he knew Sirius would never ask her himself. At least if he took her, Sirius could take her from him.

Their classes went by slowly but they weren't happy when they were over. James still felt awkward about his situation. Why were girls so difficult? This thought plagued him all day. He was dressing for the dance when Remus came in, fully dressed in his dress robes. He looked dashing in his beige dress robes and white vest, with a matching cummerbund. His lapels were a dark blue, making him stand out a bit more. James smiled and shook his head. For someone who didn't like to be noticed, he wore strange things. Remus looked down at himself and then back at James.

"What?" He asked innocently.

"Nothing," James responded and looked down at himself. He liked how his lime green vest stood out sharply against the navy blue of his dress robes. He smirked. He was unlike Remus in almost everyway. While Remus was quietly intense, a bit of a book worm, and pretty low-key, James was bold, charming, loud, and sometimes obnoxious. Peter walked in behind Remus, Sirius following. James and Sirius looked at each other and both frowned.

"Would you two just get over this? So what; Lily's going with me and Aurora is going with James. It's no ones fault but the girls," Remus said logically. Peter nodded in silent agreement. He and Remus looked at James, then at Sirius, then at James again. James kept looking at Sirius, waiting. Sirius sighed and rolled his eyes.

"He's right…Aurora agreed to go with you to spite me. And Lily agreed to go with Remus to spite you. It's their fault…."A sly grin began to creep upon his handsome face as a wicked plot formed in his head. "James, how about we have some fun with them, eh?" He walked to his friend and wrapped an arm around James' shoulders. James got the idea and his smirk returned.

"What do you have in mind, my friend?"

"Oh well…you see, we can't just let them get their ways. They have to pay."

"Oh crap…"Remus closed his eyes and covered them with his hand, shaking his head. Peter looked a bit frightened. Sirius' grin grew even more, if possible, as he spoke of his plan.

Aurora looked over herself in her body length mirror. She smoothed the front of her bright turquoise strapless dress. It clung to her curvy body sweetly but was loose enough so it didn't constrict her movement. Her father had gotten it for her. She smiled as she thought about her parents.

Everyone said she looked just like her mother but had her father's raven black hair. She had her mother's lovely, beautiful features and body shape. Her eyes matched her mother's exactly, even down to the little brown fleck on the bottom left side of their right eye. Her lips were a bit fuller than her mother's, she had a thin nose that turned up slightly at the end, and her complexion was a bit rosier.

Aurora knew what side of her mother's family that she took after. It wasn't her deceased grandmother, whom she knew wasn't a looker at all, but it was her grandfather, who was a Muggle and had no magical bone in his body. Her mother's father was a handsome young man who had died young. His name was Tom Riddle.

Aurora frowned. She hated knowing that she was related to Voldemort. No one knew except Dumbledore and the teachers. Her mother and her uncle went to school at the same time, having been born fraternal twins. But while Tom Jr. went to Slytherin House, Aurora's mother, Alicia, went to Ravenclaw House. Aurora shook her head, dismissing the thought of her uncle's blood running through her own veins. She instead forced herself to think of her father.

Aberto Adriano Badeau was a tall, handsome man with thick, short raven black hair and dark blue eyes. His smile was wide and charming; his eyes held within them a knowing and understanding look as well as a mischievous twinkle at times. His skin was tan from living in Spain and Italy his whole life.

As it were, her parents were in Italy right now, enjoying the warm sun and sandy beaches. Aurora pouted, wishing she could be there. But her parents needed a second honeymoon. Aurora just hoped that it didn't result in more babies. She already had two older brothers and three younger sisters.

Aurora missed her family but not just because she was home-sick. She had a bad feeling and she knew her mother had it too. They were often told that they shared a certain wave-length, like their minds were connected in some way. Whenever Aurora used to get sick, Alicia was sick as well. Whenever Aurora felt like something bad was going to happen, Alicia was right next to her, agreeing whole-heartedly. And every time they had a bad feeling, something bad did happen.

Aurora felt as if something horrible was going to happen to her family. What, she didn't know exactly. She had a feeling the reason why Alicia insisted on a vacation just for her and Aberto was to protect Holly, Nicola, and Italia. It was as if Alicia knew that something was going to happen to her and Aberto. Aurora's stomach gave a jolt and she sat down quickly, feeling suddenly dizzy. She placed a hand over her stomach and closed her eyes. She wasn't feeling well.

Just then, Nikita walked in, her pollen yellow dress on and her long blonde hair up in a pretty bun decorated with yellow daisies. She looked concerned as she gazed upon Aurora.

"'Urora? I' somting 'rong?" Nikita struggled with her thick accent. Aurora nodded, faking a smile at the sweet Russian girl.

"No, Nikita. I just got a little dizzy, is all," she answered kindly, waving her hand at the girl. Nikita gave her an unsure smile, grabbed her purse and left again. Aurora took a few deep breaths and finally stood again. She smoothed out her silk dress once more, grabbed her matching purse, and left the room. As she headed down the stairs of the 7th year girls' dormitory, Aurora thought about her parents and her feeling.

As she left the Ravenclaw dormitories, Aurora stopped to collect herself. She couldn't get back at Sirius Black acting like this. She had to put on an act to make him jealous. She knew that, by agreeing with Pippa to go with James to the dance, she would anger Sirius.

She looked to her left and saw Pippa leaning against the stone wall next to Ravenclaw's large crest. She noticed her hot pink slinky gown that she wore and Aurora shook her head, giggling. No doubt this was a way of rebelling from Pippa towards her brother.

Pippa looked up at her and smirked. She stood away from the wall and sauntered towards the stairs, moving her hips in a way that had to be sinful. Aurora laughed out loud this time. Pippa looked back at her from over her shoulder with a wicked smirk.

"What? A girl's got to look good, right?"

"Yes, but seriously, Pip…don't you think that's a little overboard?"

"How so," Pippa asked her, turning to Aurora fully, putting a look of feigned hurt on her face.

"Do you really think that Remus deserves to be tortured like this?"

"He got mad at me for dating a guy from Slytherin, Aurora," Pippa replied coolly.

"Yes, but don't you think this is a bit harsh? I mean, it's going to be hard enough for him to see you with him. Personally, the dress is a bit overkill to me." Aurora responded as she walked towards the stairs.

"That's your opinion. Mine's completely different. He does deserve this. I hope he squirms," Pippa commented with a wicked glint in her hazel eyes. She pushed a lock of stubborn, dirty blonde hair behind her ear and then applied some glittery pink gloss to her lips. Aurora sighed and rolled her eyes as she finally took a step onto the staircase. It moved immediately, almost catching Aurora and Pippa off guard. They both grabbed the banister and giggled at each other.

"Surely you don't want Sirius and James looking at you that way?"

"Ew…Only you, Aurora," Pippa remarked with a disgusted look. The two boys were too much like her older brothers.

"I know…" Aurora giggled and smoothed a hand over her pulled up hair. "So…Are we meeting Lily there?"

"Yes. She'll be with Remus, like she promised."

"I don't know why she and James don't just tell each other how they feel. It's silly really," Aurora commented as she applied her own lip gloss.

"And what you and Sirius do isn't?" Pippa shot her a sly glare. Aurora blushed and glared back at her.

"He isn't as easy to get along with as you think, Pippie."

"Do stop calling me that…It's childish…"

"I swear, Pippa…you sound almost like Bellatrix and Narcissa sometimes."

Pippa shot her a nasty look but dropped the subject.

"Let's just meet up with our dates, shall we?"

"Sounds fine to me," Aurora answered as she looked down at James as the staircase connected to the final floor. He looked nervous. She caught sight of Sirius in the shadows near the doors to the Great Hall. She saw the astonished look on his face when he saw her and she smirked. Good. Just the affect I wanted, she thought smugly. James took her hand and gently helped her off the staircase, just as Pippa jumped off, walking to Severus and grabbing his arm, yanking him after her towards the Great Hall.

"You look beautiful, Aurora," James told her, catching her attention again. She looked up into his brown eyes and smiled sweetly.

"Why, thank you, James. You look quite dashing yourself." He smiled at her in response before he gently led her away towards the Great Hall. As they passed Sirius, Aurora glanced at him, a sly look in her eyes. But soon the doors opened and the music that was already playing filtered out. She looked into the extravagant room and was awed by it. She would enjoy this night, she just knew it.