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…) Ah hell…here: Nikita Gorbachova, Rosaline Amherst, and Delilah Abernethy are © me as well.

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!

Winter went by slowly that year and the weather was terrible. Lily and James were becoming more and more serious with each other. They seemed so perfect together even if they didn't get along all the time and they did argue. Aurora still hadn't talked to Sirius and Pippa had stopped nagging her about it. Pippa and Severus were still apart, much to Remus' pleasure. Aurora could tell that it was taking its toll on the girl though. She looked tired and upset all of the time. It was January now and everyone in the school was yearning for summer. It was becoming very bittersweet for most seventh years; they only had a few months left with all of their friends and teachers.

Aurora was up in her dormitory with Nikita Gorbachova, Rosaline Amherst, and Delilah Abernethy. Nikita was already fast asleep in her bed, while Rosaline and Delilah chatted quietly on their beds that were next to each other. Aurora remained quiet as she changed into her flannel pjs. She caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror and stopped pulling her socks off. She took a good look at her reflection and gently touched her face. I'm looking old… She thought as she took in the dark circles beneath her eyes and the tired and stressed look in her eyes. Her face looked strained and pale as she frowned.

Suddenly, Delilah gasped sharply and Rosaline shrieked as the door to their room burst open. Aurora looked over her shoulder as the door banged open. There stood Sirius Black, a wild, determined looked on his face, one arm outstretched to keep the door open. Nikita woke up and blinked around the room groggily as Aurora stood and walked around her bed to come near him.

"Sirius, what are you doing here?! How did you get up here?!" Aurora sounded as shocked as she looked. Her eyes were wide, her jaw was slack, and her brow was furrowed. He was panting heavily as he approached her; she stepped back on pure instinct, her eyes regarding him wearily.

"I'm…not leaving this…room…until you…go out wi-with me," he gasped out. He took a large gulp of air and grabbed the post of her bed to steady himself. Aurora gently grabbed the front of his robes and helped him sit on her bed.

"Sirius, how did you get up here?"

"I…The stairs…"

"I know about the stairs. They've been like that for a long time; before my mum's time here. Did you…did you climb up the slope?" She looked back at Rosaline and motioned for her to look outside the door as Sirius gulped in air. Rosaline went to the door and looked out of it and down the hall that normally was a staircase. Now there were no stairs and it was as slick and smooth as ice. Rosaline looked back at Aurora and nodded, letting her know that Sirius had most likely been struggling to get up the incline for a while. She looked back at said boy and docked him on the head before crossing her arms under her chest and glaring at him with a delicately raised eye brow. He glared up at her as he rubbed the offended area.

"What was that for?" He was no longer struggling to breathe so Aurora hit him again, harder and on his shoulder. He flinched and glared angrily at her. "Would you stop hitting me?!"

"What the hell were you thinking, coming into the Ravenclaw House dormitories and climbing up that incline!? You're going to get into a lot of trouble for this one, Black!"

As soon as the words left her mouth, he was standing and had a hand over her mouth, the other cupping the back of her head. "Not if you keep your mouth shut," he growled. Her eyes narrowed dangerously, making him look at her suspiciously as the three other girls in the room just watched the encounter with wide eyes. Suddenly, he yelped and pulled both his hands away from her as he babied his offended palm. He looked at her incredulously as she looked at him smugly. "You BIT me!" Nikita, Rosaline, and Delilah stifled their giggles.

"Well, don't put your hands over my mouth!" Aurora snapped irritably. He pointed his finger at her face and she gave him a 'do-you-really-want-a-repeat-of-history' look. He curled his finger back and glared at her suspiciously.

"I told you that I'm not leaving here until you say you'll go out with me," he said again and Aurora finally heard him. Her jaw dropped open and her eyes bulged slightly.

"You can't stay in here all night, Black!" Delilah spoke up, sounding outraged.

"Oh, I wouldn't mind," he responded, though his eyes never left Aurora's face, which was turning bright red. He smirked. "So what do you say, Badeau?"

"What do I…What do I say?! I say that you can enjoy detention! And the rest of your house's anger! 100 points from Gryffindor!" She snapped, hitting him repeatedly anywhere she could. He deflected each blow, flinching and wincing, his eyes narrowing.

"Just say you'll go out with me and I'll leave!"

"Aurora! Just get him out already!" Rosaline snapped at her. Aurora turned and gave her a nasty glare. While she was distracted, Sirius grinned and took advantage. He wrapped his arms around her, pinning her arms to her sides, as he lifted her and pinned her onto her bed. She glared up at him, her eyes fiery and flashing dangerously. Sirius almost groaned. He was getting quite turned on by her defiance and anger; she was so beautiful. He saw her eyes glance down between them and saw the idea forming in her eyes; he acted quickly and put his legs between hers, spreading them wide enough to make her blush.

They could both hear the three other girls all gasp collectively and then giggle together. Aurora and Sirius panted, their eyes locked.

"Just go out with me, Badeau. That's all I'm asking," he whispered. Aurora breathed for a few seconds, watching him intently.

"Why?"

"Why do you need to know why?"

"Because I have a right, Black. You are asking me out." He sighed and she felt a sudden pang of depression and automatically jumped to conclusions. He's doing it because of a bet…Gosh, he'll do anything to win a damn bet!

"It's a bet isn't it?" She demanded, looking hurt and angry.

"What?" He looked confused and then shook his head. "No, no, no. There's no bet, Badeau."

"Then why do you want me to go out with you? And will you stop calling me by my surname name? It's annoying."

"Because I fancy you, that's why. Is that a good enough answer for you, Aurora? You call me Black."

"Only because you call me Badeau; you started that back in our second year!"

"Alright, alright! You win that one!"

"Since when do you give in so easily?" She was becoming suspicious and Sirius rolled his eyes.

"Are you going to answer me, Aurora? I told you why I wanted you to go with me. What's the answer?" Aurora became quiet and pensive as he watched her. He was still on top of her on her bed and he could still feel the other girls staring at them. She nibbled on her bottom lip as she glanced over at the window. "Badeau?"

"Alright! But if I don't want to go out with you again, you can't push the issue." She warned and he nodded, grinning like a mad man. He got off of her and strode out of the room and slid down the flat staircase within a minute, leaving her sitting on her bed, watching him leave. As soon as the bedroom door was closed by Nikita, the other girls began to giggle. Aurora glared at them half-heartedly and rolled over, removing her last sock before sliding into bed. She got comfortable, smiling as she relaxed and closed her eyes.

The next day, before Transfiguration with Gryffindor, while Aurora was walking to said class with Lily, Sirius and James stopped them in the hall. James took Lily's hand in his and smiled at her as she squeezed his hand. Sirius was walking backwards, grinning widely at Aurora, who was blushing and trying not to look at him. Lily looked very confused as she looked from Aurora to Sirius and then to James. James smiled and shrugged. He knew exactly what was going on.

"So Badeau, this weekend at Hogsmeade…" Sirius said, his voice trailing. Aurora shot him a glare.

"Sirius, we've been over this. Show me some courtesy; try saying my first name. I know you're in the habit of being rude and obnoxious but really, if you expect anything to come out of this date, I suggest that you start using my first name," Aurora snapped in frustration. Sirius rolled his eyes, still grinning.

"Fine, Aurora; how does Hogsmeade sound?"

"Is there anywhere else we're allowed to go?" She remarked sarcastically, making Lily snort and stifle a giggle. She noticed his eyes narrow slightly but his grin never left his face.

"How many guys have you dated so far, Aurora?"

Aurora was slightly taken aback, her eyes blinking in surprise. "Well, there was Benjamin Thomas as well as Jonathan Clearwater and Joseph Davies; Ben was at the end of our first year; Joe was three months into our second year and John was two months after I broke up with Joe in February; I believe I started to date John in April and he lasted till May of our second year. There was Daniel Wisperwood before he was a player in middle of our third year, and then there was Frank Longbottom at the end of our third year; quite a sweetheart but not my type," she said more to Lily than the boys. Lily nodded as Aurora continued, ticking the names of the boys off on her fingers.

"Then there was Amos Diggory in the beginning of our fourth year and George Corner in the middle of our fifth year. I dated David Belby at the beginning of our sixth year and ended it with Zachary Finch-Fletchley," she was looking at the ceiling now, being quite thoughtful. "Hmmm…I believe that was all of them." Aurora looked at her friend but Lily just shrugged. Lily knew she was trying to tease Sirius and Sirius knew it too; he also knew every guy she had ever dated. "Oh but of course, you can't forget that scam of a relationship I was in with Mulciber this year," she finished with a grimace and Lily scowled. When Aurora looked at Sirius again, she felt quite glorious at the expression on Sirius' face; it was a mixture of pure rage and jealousy with some determination.

"We're going to be late, you two…" Lily said over her shoulder as James led her away from them. Sirius and Aurora were now standing still in the middle of the hallway, their stubborn eyes locked together in a silent battle.

"I'm going to beat all of them," he suddenly said, his eyes flashing determinedly, a slow smirk growing on his handsome face.

Aurora raised a dark brow. "Oh really? And how are you going to 'beat them all'?"

"I'm going to marry you," he said in a matter-of-fact tone. Aurora's lone eye brow was joined with the other as she looked at him in complete surprise.

"Marry me? Aren't you skipping quite a few steps in the courting ritual, Black?"

"Eventually, I will be your husband and you will be madly in love with me."

"Really now? How come that's hard to believe?"

"Oh believe it, Badeau. Soon, you'll be Mrs. Black." And with that, he strode off to class as the bell rang. She watched him walk away and then followed, her heart pounding in her chest.