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)
Albus allowed Pippa to stay with Aurora for the rest of the two weeks before the winter break. Pippa had been a bit happy but she was obviously still very worried about her mother. The attack on her home had been on a Tuesday and they held her father's funeral that Saturday at the cemetery in Banwishers' Cemetery, an all magical community cemetery where he and his wife had already purchased a plot.
Aurora stood next to Pippa, who was squeezing her hand tightly as silent tears soaked her cheeks. Remus stood on the other side of Pippa, his body very tense, his eyes dazed and filled with tears that would not fall. A large group of mourners were there. Remus and Pippa's uncle Jeffery was there with his wife, Pegmonia, and their five children as well as coworkers and friends of both Laura and Rupert, both muggle and magical. Rupert's parents, who were both 84, had managed to show up as well as Laura's Muggle parents.
It was raining pretty hard so everyone had black umbrellas opened over their heads. Aurora held hers over her and Pippa's heads. The preacher finished with his reading and told everyone to, one-by-one, put their lotus or yellow zinnia flower upon the coffin. Remus and Pippa went first, Pippa now sobbing as she placed her lotus on her father's coffin. Remus put his yellow zinnia on top of hers next and he started to lead her away when she suddenly sank to her knees in the mud, clinging to the coffin and screaming: "No! Daddy, no! Come back, Daddy…Please come back!"
Aurora sucked in a ragged breath as she tried to hold her sobs back and she looked over at Lily who was now sobbing into James' shoulder as he held her. Aurora looked over at Sirius next; he was standing, facing her before he came to her side and pulled her against him, his strong arms wrapping around her protectively. Even though they weren't a couple, she didn't object; instead she buried her face in his chest and clung to him.
She stayed in his embrace as she watched Remus struggling to keep Pippa from going back to their father's last bed. Pippa fought hard, kicking and screaming and clawing at Remus' arms, tears still sliding down her flushed cheeks. Aurora sniffled as some tears were released from her own eyes. She hated seeing her friend in so much pain but knew that there was nothing she could do to alleviate it.
Rupert's brother, Jeffery, put his lotus on his brother's coffin next, his strong hand gently pressing against the dark wood. He said something as his wife put her zinnia down before she turned to him and gently led him away as he cried. Their kids went next and then their grandparents, who were both crying. The sight of the two older Lupins crying made Aurora's heart turn over and she buried her face in Sirius' chest as the tears began to gush out. Sirius led Aurora to the coffin next and she reached out, placing the beautiful lotus on top of the pile of other lotus' and zinnias, Sirius' zinnia following hers. She placed her hand against the coffin, tears still streaming.
"Good-bye, Rupert…" She whispered softly towards the coffin. She had known Mr. Lupin pretty well because she had spent a lot of summers there. Mr. Lupin was her mother's friend from school and was Aurora's Godfather; he had been in Gryffindor when Alicia was in Ravenclaw, and they had remained good friends outside of school. Lauren and Alicia had gotten along wonderfully and were very excited to be pregnant at the same time. Out of pure love and kindness, Alicia had never spoken a word to her children about Remus' condition. The relationship between Remus' father and her mother struck her as ironic as she compared her own relationship with Remus with theirs. She had never really given it any thought before. She looked over at Remus and suddenly became quite upset. 'Will this be him and me later?'
The funeral procession went to Jeffery Lupin's house because Remus' was too small and his parents' was destroyed. Pippa was inconsolable and remained separated from the entire group of people in her uncle's house for most of the gathering. Aurora and Lily had left her alone for most of the gathering before they got worried and went to where she was.
She sat on a stone bench that sat on the bank of the large pond in her uncle's backyard, under her umbrella. Aurora and Lily sat on either side of her, clearing the bench of any water before they sat down. Aurora smoothed her black, knee length dress out and then reached out, gently grabbing Pippa's hands that were fisted in her lap. Pippa just continued to stare at the pond's surface as the rain made dozens upon dozens of ripples on the water. Lily spoke this time, breaking the silence.
"Pippa…We're here if you need us." Lily frowned when Pippa made no movement, no acknowledgement and no noise in response. Aurora yanked slightly on Pippa's ear, in which she received a glare.
"Just making sure you're still alive…I know what you're going through, Pippa. Lily understands too. Just…let us know if you ever need to talk about this. We're just an owl away…" Pippa nodded slightly and Aurora hugged her. Lily joined in and they actually got a short giggle out of Pippa. "Well, I have to get going. I need to pick Nicola and Italia up from Mr. and Mrs. Curlington's. Write me if you need anything, ok?"
"Ok…" Pippa spoke softly and Aurora was suddenly very concerned, a bad gut feeling settling in her. Aurora left quickly with Sirius, not answering him when he asked her what was wrong.
Sirius insisted on escorting Aurora home, telling her that it was too dangerous for her to be traveling by herself; he also used the attacks on her as an excuse. Aurora had conceded and soon she and Sirius had arrived on Rowena Walk only minutes after leaving the Lupin's. Aurora went straight for the Curlington's front door and knocked on it as loudly as she could. She listened intently and heard footsteps on the tiles before the door was unlocked and opened. Mr. Curlington smiled up at her, his eyes twinkling with mirth as the girls and Mrs. Curlington laughed heartily in the back-ground. Aurora felt relieved but also still felt the bad gut feeling.
"I told you that they're alright," Sirius whispered to her as they followed Mr. Curlington into his kitchen. Italia was laughing hard at the dog that spun around in the middle of the room, chasing his tail. Aurora smiled and waved at both girls.
"Ready to go home now?"
"Yeah, I'm kind of tired…" Nicola responded, yawning afterwards. Aurora thanked the Curlington's before taking the girls home, Sirius by her side. Together they tucked the girls into bed. Aurora turned to Sirius, smiling slightly.
"I'm going to go change…You can wait downstairs if you'd like," she told him and he nodded slightly before she turned and went into the master bedroom. She laid her purse on her dresser before she reached behind her and started to unzip her black dress as she kicked her black high heels off. She shimmied out of the dress and kicked it aside as she started looking for some pjs to change into. At the moment, she stood only in her black bra and matching panties. She didn't hear her bedroom door open and she didn't hear the soft footsteps approach her.
Her breath hitched when a pair of strong arms snaked around her, one hand covering her mouth as her intruder's mouth went to her ear.
"Shhh…It's just me," Sirius whispered and released her mouth. He turned her around and noticed that she was blushing and trying to cover herself as best she could. He grinned and gently took her hands in one of his as the other one hooked a finger under her chin, gently forcing her to look up at him. "I'm afraid I'm going to have to make love to you tonight, Ms. Badeau. Do you object?" Her lips parted in surprise and her blush darkened before she shook her head.
He leaned down, his lips capturing hers softly as her breath hitched slightly in her throat. As he deepened the kiss, Aurora wrapped her arms around his neck and finally let sensation take over.
I can't do lemons, peoples. Sorry. I just can't really pull them off. Plus, I kinda like leaving you to your imaginations ;) Hope you liked it. Please review, no flames though. Ciao! -Siriusgrl88
Lotus: An aquatic plant native to southern Asia and Australia, having large leaves, pinkish flowers, a broad, rounded, perforated seedpod, and fleshy rhizomes.
Purity, Resurrection, Evolution, Potential. Commonly used in ancient Egypt and in Hinduism, the flower is sacred in Buddhism. "It symbolizes the creation of life from the slime of the primordial waters. The closed lotus represents potential. Depending on the number of petals, the lotus' symbolism changes, shaped by the symbolism of the number. With eight petals, it represents cosmic harmony; with 1,000 petals it means spiritual revelation. The lotus is the emblem of India and Egypt.
Zinnia(yellow) - Daily remembrance