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!

It wasn't long before Sirius, Peter, James, and Lily had joined them. They all watched over Pippa sadly until Sirius had chased Nicola back up to bed before they entered the kitchen to talk. When he returned to his friends, they were all already talking about what Pippa had told Aurora in whispered voices.

"So her father was found dead in their bedroom?" James asked before he took a sip of his tea.

"I'm guessing. She didn't finish her sentence before she broke down," Aurora answered as she handed Sirius a cup of tea. Lily was sipping on hers and James was just standing there with his head down; Peter looked a bit nervous, making Aurora a bit suspicious. She mentally slapped herself and pushed the thought out of her head. "Sirius, you, Peter, and James need to find Remus. It's a full moon tonight."

Sirius, Peter, and James looked at her in clear surprise. They hadn't told her or Lily anything about Remus. Was it Remus himself that told her? Or was it Severus? Maybe Pippa told them? "How do you know about Remus'...condition?" James asked quietly. Aurora placed her hands on her hips and cocked them before giving him a 'are you stupid' look.

"I figured it out on my own when I was nine. He was bitten when we were nine years old. I just noticed that every time he was 'sick' and was kept away from everyone, it just so happened to be a night of the full moon and that he always got sick right before the full moon. And then I began to notice the scars on his arms, hands, legs, and face. I just put everything together. It was far after I had met either one of them; our parents knew one another…well, Rupert and my mum knew each other from school but Rupert became good friends with my dad too and Laura and my mom got on great. They all kept his condition a secret from all of us but I figured it out not long after he was bitten."

James looked indignant. "That's not fair. I thought we were the first to know."

"When did you know?" Lily asked.

"Our second year," Sirius replied dryly, looking a little peeved himself.

"I didn't know till the end of our first year. I overheard Aurora speaking to Remus about it in the library one night. They caught me though and made me promise not to tell a soul. I promised and I haven't said a thing about it to anyone besides all of you," Lily spoke up. "And look at it this way, you three were the first underage wizards to ever become illegal animagi."

Aurora snorted into her tea and looked away from Sirius. The boys hadn't told them that either. Peter squeaked in horror and Sirius gaped at Lily. James nearly spewed his hot tea everywhere and he looked at Lily like she was crazy. Lily looked absolutely innocent as she looked at both men and shrugged slightly. Aurora was quite nosey when she was younger and her curiosity got the best of her on occasion.

"What? Aurora was the one who found out," Lily sold her out. Aurora choked on her tea and scooted away from Sirius. But he reached out and gently grabbed her elbow, bringing her closer to him.

"And how did you find out, Aurora?" he whispered to her, his eyes a bit hard. She gulped and set her tea down on the counter before walking around the island, putting it between her and Sirius. She knew he wasn't going to be happy that she had found out and that she could have used this against them. Sirius had constantly picked on her when they were younger about being so curious and she knew from experience that he didn't like it when people found out his secrets if he didn't tell them. Plus, she had an inkling that he wasn't going to like how she found out.

"Well…you see, I was coming down from the Hospital Wing late one night-"

"Why were you there?" James asked and Lily nudged him to keep him quiet.

"She was feeling ill," Sirius muttered and Aurora looked slightly surprised.

"How did you know that?" she asked, looking a bit confused.

"Because you only got sick once in our fifth year and it was the day that we all had charms together and you were my partner. You started feeling sick so you left the classroom and were escorted to the Hospital Wing by Lily."

"Oh…Well, anyway, I was coming down from that tower and I saw Peter hurrying to get somewhere. So I followed him. I saw him transform into a rat-"

"And that's as far as you went, right? You just assumed that James and I had figured it out too." Sirius looked a bit hopeful and she almost wanted to lie and say yes.

"Well…no. And stop interrupting me. If you want to find out, you have to let me finish before you talk," she scolded before she continued. "I was able to get pass the Whomping Willow," Sirius turned pale and James' eyes bulged, "and I followed him down a tunnel and then I got a glimpse of you and James inside the Shrieking Shack, transforming as well. Then I saw Remus and I turned tail." Sirius' knuckles were white and James was looking at Sirius.

"Do you know how…how…how stupid that was?!" Sirius bellowed at her and she flinched.

"Sirius, keep your voice down!" Lily whispered sternly. He began to come around one side of the island and Aurora moved to the other side. He followed and she switched. He glared at her and stood still before launching after her over the island counter. She let out a soft squeal and ran into the living room and then to the stairs. He wasn't in the kitchen anymore and he wasn't in the living room. She looked behind her and then she slowly turned to the stairs. There, standing tall and proud before her was Sirius. His eyes flashed and he grabbed her pjs at the front. He then hauled her up against the wall and covered her mouth with his free hand as Peter, James, and Lily came into the room.

"Sirius! Let her go!" Lily whispered, sounding worried. James shushed her.

Aurora was looking up at him with wide, terrified eyes. Sirius' hold on her suddenly loosened drastically and he looked surprised and appalled with himself as he removed his hand from her mouth. "Aurora…I'm sorry." He whispered low enough that the others couldn't hear. She relaxed visibly and nodded slightly.

"I'm sorry too…"

"You really have no reason to be. I just kind of….panic when someone knows a secret of mine and I wasn't the one to tell them about it. I don't want people using them against me." Aurora suddenly looked very mad.

"You're comparing me to Voldemort…How dare you compare me to him?" He suddenly had to back-pedal mentally and looked very sorry but a bit bewildered.

"Wait…What? Where did you come up with that?"

"Voldemort uses things against his opponents, important things like secrets or family and friends."

"Oh…well…That's not exactly what I meant. But you have done it before, if you reca--"

She suddenly struck him across the face with her hand. His head jerked to the side and his cheek stung. Lily had gasped and James looked very surprised. "You have some nerve, Sirius Black! How can you compare me to him after…after what you know?!"

"Aurora…I'm sorry! I just…I panicked!"

"No excuse! I don't compare you to your brother!" Silence. He stepped away from her.

"Because I'm nothing like him," Sirius growled, his eyes flashing.

"You have some similarities," she shot back.

"Oh? Do tell…"

"He was stubborn and hot-headed, just like you. You're very clever and you use that against people, and he did the same thing!"

"Use our cleverness against people? I do not and my brother wasn't that clever."

"Yeah, he was, Sirius," Lily spoke up.

"And how would you two know?" He was suddenly becoming quite suspicious. Lily looked at Aurora and then looked away, her cheeks burning. Sirius looked back and forth between the girls, his suspicion becoming reality. "You kept in contact with him?! Are you crazy!?"

"Sirius, shush!" Lily scolded again.

"Outside," Aurora said as she pushed pass Sirius and walked to the back door. She flicked the back light on and went outside and the other three followed her. Lily shut the door behind her and stood near it. "Sirius…"

"You and Lily were conversing with my little brother behind my back!"

"No, Lily didn't." Sirius paled and then became quite irate.

"So you were writing to him on your own then? Were you telling Lily about how much you loved him?"

Aurora looked shocked that he had come to that conclusion. Her jaw dropped and her eyes widened as she tried to form words in her head. She was completely befuddled by that retort. Lily stood between Sirius and Aurora suddenly, her angry green eyes flashing.

"Look, you! She was not cheating on you! She wouldn't with anyone, especially not your brother! She loves you, you stupid git!"

"Then why was she writing him!?"

"Because I had to…" Aurora mumbled as her eyes filled with frustrated tears. She didn't want to tell Sirius about his younger brother's recent mistake. Everyone became very quiet, the chirping of the crickets and croaks of the frogs the only noise meeting their ears at the moment. Lily had stepped away from both of her friends and stood next to James' side now. Aurora and Sirius were glaring fiery daggers at one another.

"And that is your justification?" He finally spoke.

Aurora nodded, looking quite defiant. "Yes, because I was trying to convince him to get out of it. That's why I was writing him, you idiot. I was trying to persuade him to go into Hiding, let me be his Secret Keeper…I couldn't cheat on anyone I love…But I couldn't just let him ruin his life like Alfred did…" She spoke quietly but with such conviction that Sirius was actually feeling like an idiot. But he was still very angry.

"You could have told me."

"And have you react like this? That's why I didn't tell you! I knew you would be completely against the idea."

"He was my little brother, Aurora; we were never very close! Of course I would have been against it."

"Ok. Did you just hear yourself?" He frowned at her and she just continued to glare at him.

"I'm pregnant." Aurora's head snapped to her left so fast, she winced.

"What?" She asked and Lily, who was blushing, repeated herself.

"I'm pregnant…" Lily repeated. Peter smiled slightly and James looked completely overwhelmed and a bit dazed while Sirius grinned from ear to ear and clapped his friend on the shoulder. Aurora grabbed Lily's hands and squeezed them, smiling at her.

"You are?!"

"Yes…Two months along already."

"How long have you known?" Sirius asked, looking very excited.

"I just found out yesterday. I didn't know how to tell anyone. I thought now would be the best time…" She replied, shooting Sirius a small glare. Sirius' grin retreated a bit. James wasn't speaking; he was simply looking at Lily as if he'd just seen the most beautiful creature walk into the backyard. She looked at him nervously and smiled slightly.

Quite suddenly, Lily was in James' arms and he was kissing her passionately. Aurora stepped back and watched, smiling. She glanced at Sirius, who was glancing at her. She looked away quickly and her smile vanished. She had a feeling that she wouldn't ever have that with him.

I hope you enjoyed chapter 27! Please review and tell me what you think! Thanks. -Siriusgrl88