✧GOOD OR BAD OMEN?✧

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"Anything?" James asked, but Sirius was still staring and waiting for the book to glow. Mrs.Potter told her son that there would be a bit of a morning period as this seclusion and isolation is what unravels depression.

James tried to piece together all the advice to form something useful to help his mate, but the only thing that he could do at the moment was sit beside him with a hand gripping his shoulder.

"She has that internship right? You know how she is, probably downing herself in—" Sirius shook his head.

"What if she's getting hurt now? Prongs—I...What if they're hurting her?" That was not the case what so ever but with the lack of sleep anything that manifested in his mind simply was drawn overboard.

With that James returned back downstairs for a moment and looked to his mum. 

"Second thought, put it in his tea." He quickly spoke before taking the given mugs back upstairs and careful not to drink the one with a sleeping draught mixed in. Whether Sirius knew or not what was in his tea didn't rightly strike through James, but it was then and only then could he tell Remus and Peter what had happened these past few days and how horrible Sirius had been.

All from blaming himself to the efforts of wanting to go back, Mrs.Potter didn't fault him at all for leaving his sister. But she knew how difficult either option would be for the young girl, to stay or to leave...And not like she could anyhow.

With both of the Black twins under their respected dosages of sleeping drought, it was time for a proper plan, and that meant going to the Lestranges. This time would be brutal for her cousins yes, but all eyes were going to be on them if they didn't go in sync with everyone else.

Walburga for the most part completely forgot about Sirius in general, it was Orion who continued to struggle with his eldest being gone. Not as much as his children but it was record enough that he was there for their entire lives and yet off he went.

Narcissa walked with the sense of motivation and damnation as she discussed the situation with Clarissa who's heart went out to Cassiopeia in the instant and she hurried up to her son's room who simply looked up from the desk.

"Thought I heard someone downstairs, let me just finish this—" 

"Sirius ran away." His mother simply put, and his entire demeanor had quickly followed in pursuit as he whipped his head back on up towards his mother and stood up from his chair.

"W...what?" He ushered, and his mother nodded once more only for her to offer out to whomever was downstairs. He assumed it was Rory but seeing Narcissa was more or less a blessing.

He was needed, Aurora was falling apart and with her being considered the eldest she would need to take part in that. "She has her internship, what happened with—" 

"Her father handled it, she really needs you right now...She hasn't talked in days unless it's Regulus." Rabastan nodded in the instant and followed Narcissa to the floo to go to the Malfoy manner.

This time however Aurora changed sceneries, she was just outside in the grass with her hands petting an adorable black kitten that her father had gifted her as an early birthday gift.

Because he assumed that her heart could be tended with a simply kitten. Rabastan looked back at Narcissa once more and offered that one of the elves brings food on outside for the two of them. 

"She hasn't eaten all that much either, just tea and half a toast. I'm worried Rabastan..." He offered a final smile and promise to try and make things right.

However, as each step towards that he took, he could just feel the tension as he shortened the distance between himself and his Rory.

As he peered down at her for a moment and settled himself down beside her, she somewhat recognized his choice of cologne and that sends flares into her body to start registering him. 

"I didn't think you were much of a cat person Rory." He issued, and her dull and damaged eyes looked towards him as she nodded.

If it had been any other way she would've laughed at 'not being a cat person' due to her animagius. But what was the point of all that, what was the point of Sirius if she wouldn't be allowed to look at him at Hogwarts?

"Rory love, come on...You have Reg and myself, you don't need him." He issued, and that hurt even worse. Sirius would be downgraded to the simple status of 'he' and 'him'. But it triggered her to no end, and perhaps it was all the damning thoughts and emotions clouding her but she regretted it the moment it left her mouth.

"He's still my brother, even if he is a blood traitor Rabastan." She growled, which caused the little kitten to cast her gaze to the new fellow in her view. 

"Th-that's right, he was toxic Rory...He would've gotten you in trouble for shifting your views as—or already I suppose." He stopped himself from finishing the sentence as he remembered quite loudly that they had an argument over his indiscretion in calling her potions partner a mudblood right in front of her.

"You aren't violent like your family Rory I understand that, but you know why—" 

"I went to bloody Salem Rabastan, of course I know what muggles are capable of." She probably knew more of the historical facts than he does and he side, his hand coming up to give the little fellow in her arms a given pet.

"And what's this little guys name?" 

"Omen's a girl." He chuckled, course it would be something beyond a normal name and with that he pulled her into his hold and allowed them both to fall back into the grass.

"It's not your fault...Don't you dare blame yourself." He whispered, already knowing how she was feeling about the entire ordeal. By just a guess he assumed she and Regulus have been here for a bit with all the information Cissy had given him.

"I...Asked him to stay and he—" 

"You're better off Rory, he's a blood traitor...And right now, I'm telling you this because I love you...You have to let him go, everyone is looking at you now darling." He whispered, squeezing her tighter and the only sound that came out of it was Omen's little squeak of a warning to her being crushed. She was now curled up on Rabastan's stomach, softly purring at the new body to be laid on.

He had to admit the lil thing was adorable, but was the kitten what Rory really needed?

He desperately wanted to tell her that they were going to get married, that they're engaged. That there was a sort of claim to one another that would at least settle that in her mind as apparently it went with why she was crying in the hallway and ran away.

Merlin he closed his eyes in relaying all that occured. His idiotic attempt in shagging her? That had only been at Christmas and here they are just a few days away from her birthday.

His little Raven would be turning 16.

"You're not wrong...Mother already told me that I had to step up and be the eldest...I just, I don't know how? He's always been there and now—Now I can't even think of being in the same room after he left." Her voice had been so cold and depressing that he pulled her all the more closer, he was thankful to hear her talking as it'd seem she only responded to Reg.

Dobby came a few moments after, setting up a blanket for the two to nibble on, including sandwiches as well as a display for fruit.

She did take a bite of a few things, but it all tasted like ash in her mouth that there wasn't anything exciting about it. "He won't bother you at school Rory, I'll make sure of that." "H-how?"

"We have NEWT classes, we'll all be in them together so I'll make sure of it. And you know you're always welcomed in the Slytherin common room." She nodded, finding the littlest bit of join in feeding her kitten as she had saw the salami and nibbled it rather determinedly.

"What possessed you to get a kitten?" 

"Father's idea, sure they're just trying to distract me at this point...Can't have me floating away in the clouds can they." Perhaps she was bitter, at her parents for driving Sirius away. Most importantly her mother to boot.

"How's your internship then?" 

"Fine, Otto sent an apology letter just the other day...He said I had free range at the labs if I wanted to—" That had instantly sparked up as he rose from his seat and patted away the crumbs on his shirt.

"I think someone needs to brew a bit, besides...I need help with my potion homework because after that hard work I somehow managed to land myself into the same potions class as you." She let out the smallest smile and took his offering hand, but leaned back down to grab Omen.

He followed her into the house to where she expected her brother to be and he smiled rather brightly up to her brother. "Rabastan?" Regulus questioned, luckily Aurora had missed the frown her brother had wrangled.

He didn't like, after all the effort he put, that he could suddenly make it all better.

"How about you come with Reg, I was just going to accompany Rory to the labs..." The brother eyed his sister for a moment and saw that she was uncomfortable, and so he tagged along after dropping off Omen in Rory's room.

"Um...I'm...Gonna tell Cissy." She mumbled, excusing herself for a few moment and Rabastan had eyed the young boy. "How is—" 

"What are you doing here?" Reg growled, his eyes rather dulled like his sister.

Suppose it was out of place for him to come out of nowhere but they were more alone than they tend to realize. "Narcissa came just this morning...Look Reg I realize that you want what's best for you sister, as do I. That's why I'm going to try my best to distract her...Okay? Just until she feels up to it, because before we all know it we're going back to school." Finally Regulus' eyes widened, he hadn't even though that far ahead...

What was he going to do in school when he would actually see the bastard that left.

"I...I was going to owl you but...She was so out of it for a few days, most I heard her talk in a while." 

"She said something about your mother—" Regulus gritted his teeth and leaned against the wall, not daring to look into his eyes.

"Mother blasted Siri off the tree and went straight to her and demanded all these things as if she'd take his place right then and there. Not what she needs, nor all this stress...Doubt they'd let a minor into the labs, but I'll watch out for Omen." Rabastan was a little thankful for the alone time.

Aurora was relatively confused but Rabastan rushed her to the floo anyhow and decided to be given the grand tour. This is what she needed, to be forced and a bit of a push to return back to whatever normal life could be sought out from this.

She had shown him her workstation, and since it was fairly into the afternoon it was more than empty. He simply asked her to go over whatever potion that was meant for their summer work and it sparked up at least her complexion from being sickly pale to a little below normal.

If she needed the distraction so be it, and to do that is he continued to find some question in the cosmic universe to have her explain. It got her talking as well as letting her focus on something that didn't have to do with herself.

That and he didn't mind listening to the free answers to his homework but all is well.

Aurora was stronger than most, he was sure of that after a few weeks she'll bounce back. He was not really right but not wrong either, her birthday for once...She was the prefect shining light and held her composure when her parents shared to new comers that she was their eldest, and soon enough it was just numb to her ears by then.

Orion still kept a watchful eye on his daughter, and it seemed she never went anywhere without her little friend in her arms. Even if they were reading with one another. Course his wife had to go and say something about motherly qualities and it ended with another argument. One of which had caused Aurora to use underage magic to silence the room.

A fitful meow followed from her little buddy and she hummed in reply. "Wonder how long that's going to continue for." She mumbled, but there were a few stages in her grieving process and they were all out of order. Course there was denial, and blaming herself for being the cause of it.

But the anger is what really threw off Regulus, he simply asked if writing a note to him would make her feel better. Not even to send, but instead he got the smaller makeshift version of their mother in his face now. "He doesn't care about us Reg..." she started, but as he attempted to rephrase what he said as more of way to let out anger. Of course it didn't happen in the way he would've hoped.

"HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT US REG, IF HE DID HE WOULD'NT HAVE LEFT. IF HE DID HE WOULD'VE OWLED...HE'S A TRAITOR REG I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH HIM!"

He knew she didn't mean it, not with those tears already flowing as she stopped away. With her kitten left behind and confused as to what had happened.

"Was just an idea." He whispered out loud, but the response of Omen's little meow really set him off. "Oi it was going to be a fake letter." The playful hiss that sounded out made him roll his eyes as the kitten ran up the steps...Avoiding Kreacher at all costs, but howling out to Rory for her to open up the door.

She did end up allowing her entrance, and the kitten resided with curling up at her neck and taking a needed nap. But Rory was reflecting on her words rather quickly, the summer was almost up and not a single word?

There was always the option that whatever suspicious mail that was sent would probably be burned upon sight but really? Nothing?

She found it hard to believe and so she carefully placed Omen down beside her onto the couch of her room and hurried up to her brother's room. It had been closed and unopened since he had stormed out July 5th...

With her head peaking in already was it a rather loud blast of his cologne that still permitted the air, a bit faint, but with her cat nose it was a stab to the heart.

Allowing the door to close just a tad did she start looking about, it was a sure find...That Christmas gift she had gotten them first year. How he and James could speak all summer?

Or would he have taken it with him so they two wouldn't be able to contact him any further?

Twists and turns counted as she searched high and low, yet the one place she hadn't check yet was under his pillows. If one were to think like Sirius, they'd find themselves with a rather large headache but some little flares of creativity...Okay perhaps more, but at the moment there was so much hate rallying in the young girl's mind that she didn't know what was true or not.

She began to read the books downstairs, thinking it'd be like sticking him with the bird more times than most. Some things were true, muggles could be dangers to the unknown. She knew that from the getgo, but the family lived in a muggle town....Never understanding why they didn't get a manner like the other families from the sacred 28.

However it waswhen she looked at how bright the book was that it was a struggle on whether to cry or to scream. 

If this had been here the entire time it was sure that he'd be—

Grabbing the book and a pillow from the lot did she hurry along back to her best friend for the past few days as she resumed her curled up position as well as Omen nuzzling against her cheek.

"What do you say Omen?... You think it's worth it?" Being a cat herself there were a few cues that she could identify as agreement or disagreements. But that was indeed a yes, if there was anyone who knew the most of how Aurora was feeling it was little Omen.

She hadn't really looked at since last summer if anything, and it was quite heavy. But that was only due to the fact he sent so many damn messages that she cursed herself into damnation for not thinking about this part.

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-Rory I'm so sorry, I want you to know I made it to James and Mrs.Potter already said that you can come and live with us. Part of me knows that you wouldn't leave Reg but please know that I tried. I tried to get through the summer at the very least, but there was so much I could take and I'm sure the house is much more quiet with Walburga not screaming out her lungs every other hour.

-Please Rory, response, I just want to know if you're alright

-Aurora I swear to Circi, between this and the owls you're not—you're not home are you? Fucking course you're not, they're going to hide you. Rory when you do get this, any of this I need you to respond.

-Are you okay at least, are they hurting you or Reg? Can you at least tell me that?

-Happy birthday sis, knowing you you're probably giving your best bravest face you can. What'd Orion get you? Something expensive to compensate my absent huh?

-Do you remember when we were younger and Cissy and Andy brought us to go and see a play? Walburga and Orion weren't there. We had a really good time, I hope you're alright love and at least smile a bit...16's a big step. I promise we'll celebrate when we get to Hogwarts, or if you could sneak out one day to the Hogwarts?

-How's your internship going? Prongs keeps bugging me to practice for this season after such a close loss, sure could use your help to get the load off if you're up for it?

-What're you and Reg up to? Remus says hi, same with Peter and James. Mrs.Potter was wondering if you wanted to come over before the summer ends. She had some new recipe that she wanted you to try out.

-Gonna guess you all went to Germany, or maybe Lestrange is taking up all your attention. Granted I didn't really make this easy to find. I promise it'll all be explained and made up darling.

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It was pages and pages of utter memories, jokes, plans for Hogwarts that he wanted to do. One of which sneak up into the Astronomy tower and put on the projector.

Little did Sirius know that Aurora wanted nothing to do with him anymore, there was no warning, no fucking preparation. He's asking if they were getting hurt but the girl couldn't differentiate the pain from him to her parents.

It had been hours, and she simply waved off Kreacher when there was a call for a late dinner as mother wasn't home and father was busy. So it had just been Regulus at the table, only he too seemingly asked father to get the hell out of the house to go to the Carrow residence.

Both Amycus and Alecto were aware of what had occured, it was the talk of the purebloods. Regulus was waiting for it to be issued in the paper at one point or another. However at least the boy was enjoying himself, but he still worried on everything had been left with Rory.

He had received a stern word from his mother, but his father defended him. Seems like he and Cassiopeia were always the favorites...

Orion had been working fairly late and finally managed to take a walk downstairs just to stretch his legs. But seeing his daughter's light still illuminating in her bedroom had him question it for a given moment.

He walked right on up and knocked, peeking his head in to see that Cassi was reading in bed with a tea in hands with her glasses on and night hair braided.

"H-hey..." She offered, blinking a few times as she was confused as to why her father was still up. 

"Cassi it's nearly morning..." She chuckled and removed her glasses. "I couldn't sleep." Was all that managed as an excuse, and thus her father had come into the room to sit on her bed. Grazing his hands to caress her cheek.

"What has you up this late?" Her eyes looked down to the sprawled out kitten that was flinching every now and then. "Omen's is a little spoiled at the moment." She chuckled, giving a good rub to the fellow who kindly graced the two with a few innocent blinks before settling deeper into the comforter.

"I never got the chance to ask why you named her omen..." He almost whispered out, and she smiled. 

"There's a little bit of a stigma on black cats, that they're a bad omen...But the second you meet her she's a very good omen." She smiled, holding up the kitten who let out the finest of meows as it settled into Aurora's lap quite comfortably.

Orion was quick to take it as Sirius being the bad omen and the kitten being the good. She was taking all of this rather well after the given days of morning for her brother, but life picks up and he was happy that she learned that now than later in life.

"I heard what Reg offered this morning, have you done—" 

"I'm not writing a fake letter, it's pointless and just going to be much more damaging than it's worth." She cut him off, and her attitude completely changed in the instant, so he nodded and sighed.

"It's not you fault darling, you know that at least...Right?" She hummed, closing her eyes and refused to look in the given direction where he was sitting.

"He's a blood traitor, and I defended him! I was wrong...I was so wrong about him..." Orion's entire demeanor had softened as he came closer into engulfing his little Cassi into his arms as she cried and shook even further.

"He's gone, he won't be coming back...Your brother and Rabastan will make sure he won't try anything when you lot will be returning to school...Whatever wrath you give him we'll turn a blind eye." She hummed and nodded, but didn't deviate from her position. Not that her father wanted to at all anyhow.

They were the only two in the house, but the smile on his face was widening...it was time, it was finally time.

"Cassi, do you remember the phrase for what we stand by? It's been a while since we've discussed it with you since you're schooling started but.." She nodded from her position in his hold and blinked just a small bit...However when she had uttered the words, her pupils widened as she mumbled it again.

The word itself...Is cursed.

"Immer Rein..." 

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Date Posted: 03-27-19

Time: 7:32

Words: 4097

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So...

{Future Omen watching the drama unfold}