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 J

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

Now…Enjoy. Please review!

They all sat outside together beneath the great tree next to the lake one sunny afternoon during May. Peter was being taught by Remus to perform the Patronus charm while everyone else watched or had separate conversations. Pippa and Aurora watched Remus and Peter while Lily and James were busy giggling and cuddling, not noticing anything but each other, and Sirius wasn't with them yet.

"No, Peter. Watch," Remus gently scolded, showing the chubby boy the correct way to use his wand for the Patronus Charm. Peter tried it but it went a bit wrong and he was sent flying backwards a couple of feet. Aurora and Pippa tried not to laugh as Remus went to Peter and helped the blushing boy up. Just as Peter stood up, Sirius plopped down right between Aurora and Pippa, draping his arms around their shoulders, grinning widely at them. Both girls gave him a skeptical look. Before they knew it, there was a live newt in Pippa's pink streaked hair. She shrieked, grabbing the newt and tossing it in the air. She was up and after Sirius within seconds.

Aurora gently caught the little newt and then let it go, watching it waddle through the grass, narrowly being missed by one of Sirius' feet as he ran around the tree, trying to keep away from Pippa.

"You little shit! Get back here!"

"Oho no! I don't trust you!" He called over his shoulder. Pippa fumed.

"Me?! I wasn't the one putting a newt in anyone's hair!"

"You sure?"

"YES!"

"How?"

"Because it was my hair! Now stop playing around and get over here!" Aurora giggled when Sirius yelped and ducked as Pippa sent a jinx at his head. He ran around the tree again before diving down to Aurora and somehow wiggled his way between her and the tree. Pippa came around the tree, wand pointed at Aurora, who went cross eyed to look at the wand's tip before she looked up at Pippa like she were insane. "Move, Aurora. He deserves to be jinxed!"

"No, no, no. Please protect me," he pleaded, his voice muffled against her back.

"Sirius, just apologize to Pippa about the newt and maybe she'll let you off."

"Yeah right!" James stated, laughing heartily. Aurora shot him a half-hearted glare. Remus, Peter, James and Lily were all staring at Pippa, Sirius, and Aurora now.

"Pippa, will you let Sirius apologize and not jinx him?" Pippa looked thoughtful for a few seconds.

"Fine," she gave in after Aurora added her pout-y lip and puppy dog eyes. She crossed her arms, wand still in hand, one foot tapping the ground while a blonde eye brow rose in impatience. Aurora moved away from Sirius a little bit to let him out. He slowly stood and opened his mouth.

"I'm….NOT sorry! Ha!" And he was off again, Pippa hot on his heels. Aurora laughed and rolled her eyes as Lily and James, Remus and Peter all joined her in laughing. Aurora laid out on the grass next to the tree as Remus and Peter went back to practicing and Lily and James talked to each other a few minutes later. Aurora watched the clouds float by slowly, a gentle breeze teasing the leaves on the tree branches. She kept watching, briefly closing her eyes. She felt someone settle down next to her and she reopened her eyes and, instead of staring at the sky, was staring into Sirius' grey eyes.

He smiled down at her softly, his eyes twinkling as she blinked at him. "So…I haven't snogged you in quite a while, what with all the teachers around and watching us. May I?" He asked her, making her blush at him. Before she could respond, his lips were on hers. He kissed her gently as he leaned over her, his eyes closed. She shut hers too and returned his kiss, sighing softly. "I'm never letting you go," he whispered against her lips and she smiled. She reached her arms up and wrapped them around his neck, pulling him down to kiss him again, both smiling against each other's lips.

Lily and Aurora sat in Potions, talking over the cauldron that bubbled before them.

"So…You and Sirius are serious now?"

"Well, it has only been a month but…I really like him, Lil." Lily smiled at her and added some sprig leaves to the potion.

"I know. You two are so cute together. He's treated you better than any of your other boyfriends."

"Yeah, I know. He's helped me too," Aurora responded, adding a newt tail to the potion and then stirred it.

"Helped you with what?" Lily asked as she took some notes.

"With my parents' attack and my grandparents; all of that. You, Pippa, and Andromeda did too but it's nice to talk to someone who isn't you girls, you know? I mean, don't take it offensively, I just…It's a change. I always tell you girls everything; now I have someone new to tell everything. That doesn't mean I'm going to cut you out of my life, Lil."

Lily giggled and patted her friend's hand reassuringly before adding one toad eye and one raven feather to the potion. Aurora stirred it four times, counterclockwise. The potion bubbled a little bit more before turning a creamy white color. Professor Slughorn walked to there table and smiled wide, clapping his hands together.

"They've done it again, class! Miss Badeau and Miss Evans have made a perfect potion. Fifty points awarded to Ravenclaw and fifty points awarded to Gryffindor," he called out to everyone. The whole class cheered and beamed at them. Slughorn turned back to the girls, still smiling. "Smartest witches in your year, you two are! I'll be sad to see you go but I know you'll both go far." He pulled his wand out and, with a flick of his wrist, had the potion in a bottle and on his desk. With the cauldron clean, Aurora and Lily sat back and waited for the period to end; they still had an hour and a half left. They talked about many things and giggled about some. James and Sirius were the next pair to finish and when they were done, they snuck over to their girlfriends.

James gently grabbed Lily's waist and had her stand up. He took her seat and had her sit on his lap and Sirius did the same to Aurora. Lily played fondly with James unruly hair and Aurora kissed Sirius' cheek affectionately. The four talked quietly until everyone was done. The whole class finished their potions early and now all of them mingled together, laughing and talking. Today was their last day in Potions. Slughorn watched on as the seventh years had some last fun together. None of them knew that this would be the last time some of them would see each other.