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)

Now…Enjoy. Please review!

As soon as Aurora stepped into the hall, she saw Pippa, Snape, and Remus going at it, though it was really Remus and Snape having the row while Pippa tried fruitlessly to stop the argument. Aurora rolled her eyes and looked over at Lily, who caught her eye and shrugged. She was dressed in a knee-high emerald green tube dress that clung to her torso and flared gently at her hips. She clutched a matching purse to her stomach as she tapped one of her black, high-heeled feet against the floor.

She rolled her eyes so Aurora would know just how much fun she was really having. Aurora smirked and suppressed a giggle before gasping. She had felt a sudden tug at the back of her dress and stopped to turn and look at what happened. Sirius stood behind her, shrugging.

"Sorry. I didn't mean to step on your dress…You seem to walk to slow for me, Badeau," he said nonchalantly, not meaning a word. He walked off, Aurora following him with her eyes. She knew he did it on purpose but she silently told herself that she wouldn't let him get to her tonight. Tonight, she was going to get to him. Her eyes hardened with new resolve and she marched off with James to a table; a table in which she shared with Pippa, Sirius, Peter, Lily, Remus, James, and Severus.

Severus looked very distant and like he didn't want to be at the table. The girls made sure that the boys were all separated from Severus. James and Sirius had a nasty habit for playing foul tricks on Severus while in large crowds.

Aurora ignored Sirius and sat down after James pulled out her seat for her. And that is where she remained for most of the dance. James told her that he wasn't much of a slow dancer and most of the songs were slow ones so they would wait until a fast song came on to get up onto the dance floor. Pippa on the other hand was on the dance floor with Severus the whole night; they couldn't stay away from each other or keep their hands off of each other which only infuriated Remus further.

Lily and Remus danced quite a few times as well and Aurora was getting almost insanely jealous as time crept by. Was James never going to dance a slow dance with her? She turned her glare to the boy in question and humphed when she saw that he was speaking with Sirius.

This is it…I'm done. I'm just going to leave now. She thought harshly. She stood, grabbing her purse and turned around…right into someone's broad, midnight blue clad chest. She looked up, startled and gasped, her purse clutched to her own chest.

"Mul-Mulciber…" She stammered and a red blush bloomed upon her cheeks as she looked away from Ewald Mulciber's face. "What do you want?" She recovered, her blush leaving her face. Her eyes were locked on his cold black ones. Mischievous, she noticed. His mischievous black eyes gazed down into her own.

"Dance with me, Badeau," he ordered as he took her purse and set it on the table before taking her hand and leading her to the dance floor. As he turned her around in his strong arms, she caught a glimpse of James trying to keep Sirius in his seat but Mulciber had her attention once again.

"Badeau, I have a proposition for you."

"And that is?" She didn't like the sound of his voice when he said that.

"You and I will become an item."

"You've got to be joking. Ewald, I won't be your play thing. Now, I'm going to leave and you won't see me until Monday, in class," she started to pull away from him, very intent on being away from him but his grasp hardened on her hand and waist so she was trapped against him. She looked up at him, confused and angry. "Let me go---"

"Now, now, Badeau, you shall listen to me and pretend to be happy. Smile."

She refused and gave him a defiant look. He glared, his eyes becoming hard and his face turning to a scowl. "Don't make me use my wand on your lover boy over there," he gritted out maliciously. She paled slightly and looked over his shoulder and over at Sirius who still looked absolutely furious. She looked back at Ewald and feigned a smile.

"What's in it for me then, Ewald?"

"You? There's nothing in it for you. You pretend to be my girlfriend and Narcissa Black shall be eternally jealous. And before you say no, I want you to know that I know one of your biggest secrets," he cut her off just as she was about to say something. Her jaw clipped shut and she glared up at him.

"Oh? Like what?"

"Who's your uncle, Badeau," he asked, smirking devilishly. Aurora paled and she felt the familiar prick behind her eyes as tears began to form. She blinked them back and looked to the ground, her heart racing in her ears. How can he know?

"I over-heard some of the teachers speaking of you, Aurora," he answered her thought. "They were saying how terribly sad it was for you to be related to him. Sad? I think not. I would be delighted to be related to him."

She looked up at him, her eyes shining with loathing for him, her smile deceiving.

"Really now? Why don't you take my place? I certainly don't appreciate being related to that infamous fiend," she spat out rashly, receiving a hard squeeze from Mulciber, making the air leave her lungs in a gasp.

"Don't ever talk of the Dark Lord that way again," he hissed, squeezing her tighter, making her wince and make a small wail that only they could hear. They danced in silence after he made her promise to pretend to be his girlfriend until the song ended and then she was out of his arms and going to her purse. He followed her slowly, wanting Sirius to confront her first. And that's exactly what he did.

Aurora grabbed her purse, visibly upset. She was turning to leave when Sirius stood up and obscured her view of the doors. She looked up at him, trying not to cry and tell him what had just happened to her.

"What?" Her voice was a bit shaky and she swallowed to calm her nerves. Her eyes had darted away before she looked back up into his raging dark eyes.

"So, you have a thing for Slytherins now, huh?"

"Sirius---"

"You use my friend and then dance with him?"

"Sirius, please, it's not what you think."

"Really? Then what is it, Aurora?" His tone was getting nastier and louder. She blushed; she could feel eyes on them.

"It's exactly how it looks, Black. Aurora is now my girlfriend. Do you have a problem with that?" Mulciber had just stepped up to Aurora's side, said girl immediately dropping her gaze to the stone floor. She saw Sirius' hands clench at his sides. She knew that Sirius despised Ewald Mulciber a great deal, almost as much as he despised Severus Snape.

"Yeah, I do have a problem with it, Ewald," he said with venom. Aurora shut her eyes tight and took a deep breath. He was going to explode, she just knew it and she was preparing herself. Without any warning, she felt cold juice soak the front of her dress. She looked up after gasping, looking at Sirius incredulously. Before she could react, he swung and caught Ewald in the jaw with his fist.

"Sirius!" She shrieked and bent down to help Mulciber up, not really realizing what she was doing. As soon as he was on his feet, an all out brawl started between the two. They fought for a few seconds, wrestling to the ground with each other before the teachers broke in and separated them. Aurora looked at Sirius and winced. His nose was bleeding and he had a bruise forming around his eye. It took all she had to not go to him and wipe his blood away. She bit her lower lip and then looked at Mulciber and saw that his lip was busted open and that he had a cut on his cheek and neck.

Lily went to her and gave her some napkins so she could try to clean up. Aurora was looking at Sirius again as Lily and Pippa where trying to clean her dress. The teachers berated the boys and then Professor Jordn and Professor Donree escorted them out. Aurora watched them leave, numb from what happened. Professor McGongall approached her and gently clasped her shoulder, grabbing her attention.

"You're a mess, dear. Why don't you go get yourself cleaned up?" Minerva was being sweet, speaking softly to her. She nodded and slowly left with Pippa and Lily. She still couldn't believe what had happened. And worst of all, she felt guilty. Guilty for hurting Sirius. She sniffled softly and tried to blink back her tears but as soon as all four girls entered the girls' bathroom, she sobbed and stood there as they helped clean her dress the best they could. She just wanted to go to bed and that's exactly what she did when they left the bathroom. Lily and Pippa gave her hugs before watching her walk herself to Ravenclaw house.

As soon as she walked into the 7th year girls dormitories, Aurora changed and then slid into her bed, sobbing herself to sleep.