✧BAD BLOOD, OMENS, AND SUMMER PLANS✧

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With the entrance into the New Year, the sixth year students were leaning back with the pure intent of not having to deal with OWLS this time around, but for Aurora, of course, she would be finding something to study.

Currently she and Rabastan were sitting in the back of the Transfiguration class as Professor McGonagall was going over some inklings about human transfiguration. And to be truthful, it wasn't that far off from shifting into an animal. Metamorphmagus was the term they used when a witch or a wizard is born with this elected ability, it's said to be the rarest thing in the wizarding world. But Aurora knew all branches of this topic years ago...

So zoning out wasn't the biggest crime the young Ms.Black could commit.

However, she was experiencing a bit of pain in her lower half. Her period had surprised her this morning, but then again it was good to know that her hormones were because of this monthly issue and not her own torturous mind.

She planned on taking a pain potion that Cissy had shown her in second year, but getting through this class was rather tedious.

Rabastan caught on soon enough that his little Ravenclaw was in pain, and he tried to press on if everything was alright. But that made her blush and seemingly even more uncomfortable than before.

There was a borderline that shouldn't be crossed, she didn't tell her brother about her cramps and she wasn't going to tell Rabastan about them either.

Yet he continued to press on and on, and even slid a note with the simple script of: are you okay?

With the final straw out on the table she wrote a single word: Cramps.

He looked at it and narrowed his brows, the only cramps he's ever had were growing pains or from a rough practice. But neither of those would be possible in his mind as he continued to questioned when she had practice.

Wrong relation Raba, leave it be. 

He sighed as it was struggling for him to understand, but she gripped her stomach and if that wasn't the biggest hint...He wouldn't ever realize.

"Rory go to the nurse." She tilted her head, although that was a k9 trait, Salem picked up on it up from her brother just the same. 

"Not necessary. I have a potion in my bag." That confused him into a further step. Why would she have the potion prepared?

Madam Pomfry said if she ended up back in the infirmary that she'd owl her parents. Rabastan only feared a few things in his life, and that was Orion and Walburga Black being a few of the highest.

Rabastan had been shushed once already by the women in front, and Aurora was immensely grateful for it. Which Sirius had noticed with a sly glance behind as he pretended to talk to Remus behind him.

Course he was shushed by Ms.Evan's himself. It alerted his sister into looking off in his direction, but he didn't dare voice anything as Rabastan and the rest of the Slytherin's were just a glance from knowing the truth.

They had to be cautious with everything that would happen in terms of communication and it made the siblings long for the times they were together.

Aurora's boyfriend held the spot above her knee and squeezed, it was meant to be comforting but in reality, it was giving her an annoyed gesture.

When class let out, Rabastan had led her to an empty side hallway that's classrooms usually were never used unless it was clubs or for other things such as that.

"Rabastan Lestrange you let me go this instant!" She groaned, but he still continued to pull her until he knew that they were properly in private.

"What's wrong. And don't bother lying Aurora." She looked stunned, and rather offended that he didn't trust in being alright. But then again her track record was rather...Strange.

So she dulled her face as though she was talking to her mother, dug into her bag and yanked out the potion. Downing it whole and slamming the empty vial into his chest and storming down the hallway.

"Know when to quit Rabastan!" She screamed, and Sirius chuckled with his mates as they were keeping an eye on their little fifth member. Which caused her to jump back in a flinch to see them all lingering.

"Merlin sakes, what are you lot doing?" Part of her was angry with the conversation with her boyfriend, so she hissed unintentionally to her friends. But she was scared in them getting caught.

"Just checking up on you princess, he giving you a hard time?... Looked like you weren't feeling well in class." She inhaled and Sirius took a cautious step back, when her eyes locked onto him she shook her head.

Hold up her hand and showing less than an inch in between her point finger and thumb. "I am about this close into blowing up this damn bloody school." She spoke, storming a completely opposite direction and swiftly taking another corner as she knew that Raba was looking for her already.

Remus had a theory on what was going on, and he knew it wasn't that form of stress gaining on her. Sirius forgot half the time that his sister was more or less the same age as he is, even if he saw her as little.

Her and half the population of females battle this sort of thing, and with Remus' mum being so young he knows a bit about this little monthly...Act. Especially when she jokes that they are both under the month's influence. What Remus didn't know was how much Sirius knew about females, course this was in terms of sex but not really.

He didn't blame her for being quiet about it, but he felt every pain that class as she was barely a few feet away from him. So when James and Peter were indulging in their snacks down at the kitchen, Remus took the opportunity to consult Sirius and his brooding mood.

If the rest of the boys could manage him at his worse, and he could try and cheer up Sirius after that run in with his sister.

It was the oddest of any talk that Sirius had been given, he didn't really understand it but one thing was certain. That it's been going on for a while. "When does this sort of thing start?" Remus blushed and he tried to remember when his mother said, but even then it was a guess.

"It's different for everyone, maybe second year? Third?" He pouted. Wondering why she never told him, he would've gotten the message and taken care of it if he just knew. 

"Gals don't share that type a thing, especially with their brothers." Moony offered a smile and it was enough for the moment, only until Sirius laughed as to why he knew about it.

Rabastan on the other hand was caught off guard, he's only had a brother and his mother wouldn't share things of this nature. But an owl couldn't hurt? Right? So he sent her a letter in question as to what the bloody hell the menstrual cycle actually was.

Speaking about bloody.

It pained him to know that that's what his precious little bird would go through monthly, it was bizarre to even truly believe. But Clarissa explained it to the extant of caring for the young girl...Knowing full well that Walburga was careless in lending a helping hand.

So his mother put together a small package as a sort of an apology that should work for her to get him to understand. When Rabastan was searching through it, there were a few tonics that resembled the one she usually takes. Chocolate, flowers.

He hated that she was so uncomfortable to not tell him the truth, and to think he thought it was something else? He truly did have to apologize, and so he sought out to find her in the library. Thus having both his mates go take a seat at her empty table.

"Hello boys, Harper's not here Avery. She's in the Grand Hall." The boy was seemingly starting to soften when it came to the Ravenclaw, but the boy laughed. "I'll pop in to say hello later then, your Raba is looking for you." That caught her attention, the girl was seemingly unentertained by the two of them.

"Right then, where is he?" 

"The hallway." She chuckled at McNair. 

"Then that's not looking, is it? That's waiting." The two groaned, course they loved little Ms. Black, but she's awfully annoying of throwing them in a loop.

"Merlin for the love of—Please Rory?" Okay so perhaps she did enjoy having the massive amount of power over these boys, and they looked like they're on the verge of begging so she marked her book and bopped Avery on the nose.

"You hurt Harper, you're dealing with me. Understood?" He let out a solid nod before she continued down the hall in confusion. Taking out the map for a split moment she chuckled.

Just around the corner.

"No offense Raba, but the cologne I got you for your birthday is easy to smell." She cheered, making him groan from behind the wall.

But the second he emerged he held up a small bouquet of flowers and a bag. "Raba Circi sakes—" 

"I owled my mum, I didn't understand what it meant." Her cheeks suddenly turned red as she closed her eyes.

"I just...Don't like seeing you in pain Rory. Even when you broke your arms during a game." She pouted, but started to crave his touch. Knowing her too well did he offer his arms out for her to cuddle against.

"Mum sent me a few potions, I swear Rory I would've left it be if I knew." 

"Yes well, this isn't really a thing you need to worry about." Now it was his turn to disagree, claiming if she was feeling ill then she should be vocal about it.

The two bickered back and forth, not rightly about the first topic. But it made her smile to see this side come out from him, yet the worst of the worst was coming forth as Sirius and James were just down the hall.

Even though Rabastan didn't know about the possessed word that her parents placed on her, the look of disgust on the brother's face pained Rory even further.

So Lestrange leaned into the locks of her hair and breathed out a different route to head elsewhere, she winked off towards Sirius but it didn't do much to help him in the sense of aid.

"Bloody skum he is, sooner or later they won't be allowed to the school." 

"You think they'll make their own schools? We learned about that in Salem, the segregation act for Blacks and Whites?" Rabastan pulled her closer into his hold, kissing her crown in being with her as well as sharing views with one another...

Yet in terms of how to cop with sharing views, Rory was consulting Harper more times than she could even begin to count. Aurora didn't rightly know if her own views were changing or if her parents were beginning to stress it onto her. 

Sirius was warned about Harper's involvement to their society. It benefited him just as much as it did the Dark Lord as her family was again, apart of the sacred families.

It was smart to stick with Avery, even Sirius agreed that much.

The best of it was the double dating, or at least it was easier on Harper to get a feel of what her life would be like. Truthfully Aurora was already running the statistics on how likely Harper would be in marrying Avery.

But never did it click in her mind that Rabastan would be hers to marry, part of her still wanted to give herself up prior to her wedding. Especially if it wasn't to him specifically, she felt like she's earned that at the very least...

What did catch them by surprise was the fact that Regulus was starting to have a little crush with a gal in the grade underneath his. Rabastan had been the one to point it out and it instantly brought a side of Aurora that reflected Sirius in more ways than one.

Or their childhood so to speak.

Sneaking and undetected, Regulus was cozying up with Evelyn Selwyn. And Aurora was in desperate need of understanding the situation. 

"Merlin sakes, just ask him then," Rabastan said after walking from the pitch one afternoon. Their workout session was rather hardcore as he attempted to distract her.

"I can't do that! Circi Raba he'd have a fit!" 

"Oh and this is considered what?" She groaned into the air as she huffed. "Gals are ruthless Raba, suppose you know that already?" He kissed her cheek, humming along in agreement as there was no choice for her to not win. And thus she swatted at him.

"You can't tell me she's not pretty Rabastan." 

"Not my type, or age as I'm sure you're remembering she's a fourth year." She rolled her eyes and made a comment that they were dating long into that time anyhow.

"Alright, she's his type. And to feed your little mind before it gets any worse, he gave her the last snitch he caught." The girl in front of him squealed in delight at the gesture.

"I didn't think Reggie had it in him." 

"He didn't, little lad was nervous and didn't know what to do. Brother Raba to the rescue." She nudged at him with her little frame that barely knocked him over.

But what really soothed her worries is when he lead her towards the Black lake to take a breather. She allowed herself to fall back with an exhausted breath.

"Almost done with 6th year, you ready for seventh?" She groaned with her hands covering her face. 

"Did your parents tell you about being head boy yet? Because mother was already telling me the joys of it." He chuckled, not really leaning down with her but against his arms a bit farther back than him.

"Personally love I hope I don't get it. The Dark Lords already adding enough to our plates, and having to watch the school?" 

"You mean having to watch me?" She met up with him to him, planting her chin somewhat to his lowering shoulder to accommodate her.

"Sure you've asked Madam Pince to move into the library next semester. Your mother and father are going to have my head otherwise." She pretended to growl, nudging him further as he chuckled. Wrapping an arm around her and falling backwards in a sprawled mess.

Aurora squealed and giggled out his name as he simply held her to his stomach. All was perfect in his mind, this time next year would he be preparing a proposal. And truthfully nothing could possibly get his mind off of it. He was thinking of the ring, her surprised notion...Or would her family tell her?

It was all odd workings in truth, but he was excited nevertheless.

"When does your internship start?" 

"I wouldn't call it an internship Rory, I'm just shadowing my father at his work...But a lil after your birthday." She nodded, so they really wouldn't have that much of a summer together and so she snuggled further into his hold.

Even with how much she hated her life, a part of her still felt safe in Rabastan's arms. His love for her is more or less going to protect her, and if it ever gets down to it...She'd be there to protect him in one failed swoop.

But Sirius' fear of her getting branded was the same to her in Raba getting the mark. "Raba...Would you tell me when you get the mark?" She whispered, worry dripping her question. It sparked him to be overprotective, a trait she's seen in a few people towards her.

He pinned her to the ground, making sure his weight was leveled out and not squishing her. Her comfort always rivaling his as he placed his chin directly at her cleavage. "Worried are you?" Aurora shook her head, but it was an obvious lie.

"My brother said sometime after graduation..." He bit his lip, already relaying from his brother's warning of practicing the curse prior to the initiation.

The others would include rape, and no part of him wanted to brutally destroy a women's body like the rest of his clause. He could only manage any sort of arousal from Aurora.

Even pictures of other witches in barely any clothes covered his need.

"It's a little strange, isn't it? Thinking that far ahead." He chuckled, humming along and making sure that his arm was still holding her up. 

"I'm taking you out for your birthday, we'll be 17." She was about to deny that her parents wouldn't allow it, but he definitely would fight for that notion.

"Raba you'll drive my mother up the walls, I already had to be asked if you were acting like a gentleman." His laughter had almost numbed her hearing as she frowned.

"And? Am I a gentleman?" 

"Gentle? Perhaps..." He playfully stuffed himself into her chest, leaning upward just forward to lay a small kiss on her lips.

"But am I a man?" 

"I think you just want me to relay the locker room sense. In that case, you are a man thinking with the wrong head." Her face might be blushing through the entire time she spoke, it still related a hefty feeling in his chest. Rabastan thought often of his little Ravenclaw's soft hand around his length, and could only imagine how her mouth or other areas of her body would feel like...

"Hmm, I stand corrected. You are definitely a man." He continued to rumble in approval as he continued a bit of an intimate snagging session. Course it was interrupted by McNair, who needed the young Lestrange for a 'baby Death Eater' meeting as Aurora mentally called it.

"Afternoon Rory." She groaned and sat up, the girl was getting used to the boys usually around when they're snogging. Or at least interrupting them.

"Hope this wasn't a bad time?" He joked and the glare that Aurora had sent him was rather instilling to bringing fear.

"You know Rory...Sometimes you're just as bloody scary as your cousin." 

"I'll take that as a compliment, and you take that as an unrest threat...Go Raba, I need to work on my extra credit anyhow." Rabastan aided his girl up to her feet, giving him a rather chastise kiss from what they had just been doing.

Even though he offered to walk her, she wanted a bit more of a breath before being suffocated by potion fumes. Thus leaving her to her own thoughts.

Sirius wouldn't admit it directly, but the boy was worried that he'd lose his sister over the summer like he had the last time. Even with McGonagall's offering hand on his shoulder, it was still a little bit far fetched not to worry about the future.

Lucky for Aurora, the lab was quiet and allowed her to focus. Unfortunately for her, it didn't last that long as Slughorn came in walking like the penguin he is to start ordering around those who were sitting in for a detention.

And when Rory's eyes connect to three of the four marauders she gave herself a facepalm. So when they were all settled in she turned about for a moment.

"Missing one aren't you?" She chuckled, and Sirius allowed a rather bright smile to compel his features. 

"Well hello there dear sister, how's planning for the summer?" She rolled her eyes, it wasn't meant to be a taunt. But after a stressful year of attempting to have the same relationship...it was starting to take a toll that none of the other maunders wanted to vocalize.

It was a blessing that they had this surprise get together, they worked amicably...Or so much so to the point of Sirius annoying his sister, and to her attempting to get the potion right for a perfect submission score. The boys joked that Slughorn barely looked at her work after all the hard effort from previous years, but that was truly the exact opposite, he would always read through her paper and talk with her at the oddest of times about what she had written.

Sometime during the detention did she start smelling Rabastan's cologne. She looked off towards her brother with sad eyes and a dependent glance in hopes that he could smell it too.

He nodded in terms with a willing smirk. "Ready princess?" Sirius mouthed out, and she winked. 

"See you tonight." Was the last restort, the reason why Remus was indeed missing from this detention is because he wasn't up for any messer opportunities as it was indeed feeling ill as the lunar count is lowering.

"He's a death eater Rory! I know you know better than—" 

"And you're a blood traitor, at least I'm protected when I'm with Raba. Should I remind you that you're the one who left?!" The two continued to shout back and forth, but it was rather painful as the two overcame the arguments.

Aurora knows that him leaving was better for everyone in the picture, and Sirius knew that his sister faired a better chance in surviving without being split at all odds.

"I left because I don't agree with what they stand for! Rory please, James said you could come to the Potters and—" 

"I don't want anything to do with your lot. Mudbloods and blood traitors aren't my cup of tea, and screw you for making me think...For all those years, that you were right!" She finished, sending him a pretend kiss that he playfully caught with his hand to slap it onto his cheek.

No wonder he was such a fan of the ladies. But as she was storming out of the potion room, and she almost managed to walk by her boyfriend had he not managed to spin around and gently push her up against the wall.

It confused her to no end as the world seemed to be spinning until her eyes landed into the deep depths of Rabastan's deep blue. "Rabastan...Fuck sakes, y-you can't do that." She breathed, and although he didn't rightly like hearing her swear. In times like this it was oddly amusing.

"Heard a little sibling spat. Breathe love, you're past that." It was soothing to hear his words, but in some perfect world could they be friends? No. Because deep down Sirius loathed the idea of anyone being near his sister that intimidently, as did Regulus...Yet neither knew of the future, and both held the ideal of them breaking up before it go too serious.

"Slughorn popped in and out, he's not going to try anything Raba. Love blinds him." The smirk rallied further, having his hands so adoring her smiling cheeks, did he meet down to give her a longing peck, screaming for a promising of more down the line.

"Why don't we head somewhere quiet, bit of a rally in the Slytherin common room." She began walking with him, but then thought blindly as she was meant to be free tonight.

"Don't want to celebrate with the others? I won't mind Raba, you've put in a lot of work. The Dark Lord's happy with you." He smiled brightly as he kissed her cheek, although he knew straight from the beginning that his little bird wasn't a pleasure for violence. There were lines to be drawn, so what was her definition of that said line?

"Are you sure love? Avery and McNair have it handled." 

"How about when I do reach 17, we go out...I'll even beg my parents for it. You deserve a win once in a while too." He didn't think he needed a certain push into a direction to celebrate, and since Aurora wasn't rightly a Slytherin most would be weary. So there went her incentive for an invite.

However, as she pushed him to head to the party...Even denying his attempted persuasion. She claimed that a headache from being over the cauldron too long, mixed with her argument simply was too much for the time being.

That they'd see each other tomorrow and then later in the week when she goes on the train.

"The Dark Lord is pleased with you too Rory, you must know that." 

"I haven't done anything more than persuade Harper and her family." He shook his head and tapped her nose with her finger, a move she is usually known for.

"But who made it more than just a helping hand, you make everything sound sweeter than it actually is..."

"Enjoy the stakes. But not too much." She pointed her finger to his chest, and he let out a playful smirk.

"What would any of those gals have against you darling?" She perked her lips, but it did make her feel immensely better to hear that sort of compliment. "Good, so I don't have to dip into Bella's tips." Now his attention sparked up rather brightly, she could see it in his eyes in the instant.

"Torture Rabastan. Not pleasure." He nodded in understanding but still withheld the temptation to signal that he was still interested in what Bellatrix had spoken about.

It manifested in his mind since he re-entered the party, and yet there was no exchange from the two cousins. Not yet anyhow. Bellatrix knew for quite some time that his cousin would bump closer in the family tree to sister-in-law with her and Narcissa.

Another unfortunately event for Aurora, Omen was not settling at all. And it would be obvious if the kitten was not properly settled, it had been a rather struggling lie to the rest of her roommates. Especially when Harper was now so close to Avery.

But she understood the difficulty of being separated from Sirius and did not dare to speak of it to anyone from Slytherin.

The possession was a second bullet on the list not to speak from.

Yet the secret of Remus was not hers to share to anyone, she was still remembering the anger she felt for her brother just blurting it out to her the one morning. And felt the pang of fear of what could've happened if Rabastan or anyone else heard that conversation.

Omen was calm in Aurora's satchel at the moment, and apart of her knew that Raba was off drinking in his common room so she was rather at ease to head to the whomping willow. Smiling up to her Transfiguration professor as the women knew well enough what she was heading for. Wishing her a good night, and a safe one at that.

Rory usually was the first underneath the tree just to get situated, but the boys managed a few minutes after as they had all been running a bit late.

"Shut it Rory...He was sleeping." She giggled and went off to the other room to change out of her outer clothes. The last few days she was struggling in keeping the layers on and not shredded. But when she emerged, she had Omen in her mouth like a mother with her own kitten.

The baby let out a small meow that simply made the room ring with laughter. "Rory? Why's there a cat?" 

"Oh, Orion thought that this little fellow could replace me in the family. Isn't that right Salem?" She growled but then nodded, Sirius did manage to sooth his way in picking up the kitten. Although Sirius didn't mind cats, as his counter part is always a dog.

"I think she likes me better Rory." The Leopard shifted at ease and booted his nose. "She's just a kiss up...It's true! She doesn't like mum though." Sirius threw his head back and laughed, and it was enough to distract the group until Remus found himself in his own painful shift.

"Omen. Come here." Salem purred out, and the little kitten pranced over and nuzzled an open neck with a fitful whine. "Wolf?" It sounded like such a child's voice that had the other animals start to laugh.

"Yes, friend. His name is Moony. I want you to stay back and wait to say hello." The kitten let out the loudest meow she could as the rest said their greetings, it was a sight to see Salem always manage to make the werewolf happy to the point of wagging his tail.

"Moony, I want you to meet Omen." The scent of Omen resembled that of a child of Salem, and the wolf felt honored to meet a family member. So much so that he picked up the father roll, licking clean the little kitten. Entertaining her and causing anything but mischief.

"Aight well, I guess Omen is our sixth member?" Salem howled with laughter, but when it came down to it. Everyone had fallen asleep near Remus' now returned human body.

Omen was a bit confused, as was Lupin as he petted the little kitten as everyone started to wake up.

He let out a deep chuckle that started to rally up the rest of the boys. So Rory took hold of the kitten once again and attempt to persuade her to stay. "Merlin sakes Omen, you listen to me when I'm bloody cat but god forbid if I'm a human and ask you to stay still!" She shouted, but like the little petty feline that she is, she sat down right in front of her 'mother' and let out the cutest meow before Aurora picked her up.

"She's the devil's spawn, I swear." 

"Guess we'll have to call your babies something else then, devils spawn is taken." James laughed, but both the siblings stilled and fell silent.

"Hopefully that's longer down the line James for you to think of a name for them." She whispered out, going down beside Remus to attempt to heal him. All while Omen took her job seriously of distracting the sick boy.

The three boys managed to draw Moony's sleeping arse to the infirmary, but Aurora found herself hurrying up towards her dorm room in hopes of getting at least a bit of sleep.

"Want me to tell Raba that you're still sleeping?" The girl hummed with that lie as Harper skipped along to pass the message. Leaving out the fact that she fell asleep in a classroom, as that lie seemingly worked on her Ravenclaws but not the rest.

Izzie did come with a taken cup of coffee as she walked Aurora to their first class of the day. DADA was enlightening, but of course Rabastan demanded to know if she was feeling alright. Which Aurora told him she was reading rather late last night.

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It was easy to blame all of her fake issues on Sirius, claiming that that was the reason. Lying was starting to be. Easier with Rabastan, but what made her a bit sick was James' comment.

That her children would be devil spaws. And to be truthful...She didn't want to agree to the statement, but what would disagreeing mean?

Her parents must have paired her with a Death Eater, a rising one at that. She herself would be one, and it made her rather sick to her stomach.

It's what prompted to have her crying out by the black lake, angerly throwing rocks...As if it would help.

"Ms? It's getting dark, dinner's started already, can I walk you back?" Aurora turned to see Lily as she let out a laugh.

"Why aren't you afraid of me?... Like everyone else." She huffed, throwing another pebble through the waving tides that wanted to brush at her feet as a tide.

"Why would I be afraid?" Lily whispered back, walking towards her in caution. The conversation was rather bleak, and being too naive cost her the relationship between Snape.

Speaking of that...

"You helped me with Snape, I never thanked you for that." 

"So Sirius told you then?" She blankly replied, turning to look over her shoulder as the wind began to pick up. Letting either of the girl's hair turn uncontrollable at that very moment.

"Part of it yes, not the full story." 

"If you saw me over the summer Lily, you wouldn't stand within ten feet of me." She fell back down to the rough beach of nothing but rocks as she shook her head once more.

"What if I told you I was learning how to properly use curses? That you're kind aare the test dummies? Would you still look at me with the same kindness?" These questions were all the ramblings of a broken soul as Lily found herself wrapping her arms around Sirius' sister.

Even if Sirius wasn't Lily's favorite person in the world, the two were siblings. And if anyone in the damn school knew one thing about that boy, is that he cared about his sister. 

Even from a distance.

The sobs weren't as vocal as Lily would've predicted, the girl had a soul, but this trick was used by those in the pureblooded society as they were meant to hide their feelings.

Just Aurora had been given immunity to the rule after losing her brother, but now...She needed to build up a wall, they were heading home at the end of this week. She needed to turn into Cassi.

"You're smart Rory, really...You'll know what to do." 

"Smart...Smart, but I have no choices or options...What do you want to do after Hogwarts Lily?" The girl swollowed, giving a few options as she didn't rightly know the answer.

"I'll be lucky if I can manage the summer without getting married, and Christmas without getting pregnant. I see the glares I get throughout the halls, they're jealous, and it makes me sick to think they're delusional enough to resent me for this bloody life." She was crying still, but somehow her voice upheld. Making Lily even more taken back by the normal tone in her speech.

"I...I used to be envious...I remember third year I asked Alice about you. She told me about your family, your rank, your blood...Salem? People around you think your life is perfect." Ms.Black chuckled, wiping her eyes and looking the red head dead in the eyes.

Merlin...She even looked perfect when crying her eyes out. 

"On the outside?...I'm not allowed to leave the house unless we're invited out, unless there's an event. And even then I'm suppose to be dolled up and pampered because that's the life I've lived. If I wasn't bounded by contract until I'm eighteen...Then I would be living with James. Without a doubt." She hissed, making Lily hug her further.

The girl flinched every time she heard the term mudblood, or anything in that essence of racism. 

With Aurora's birthday coming up, she'll be allowed to perform magic outside of Hogwarts. It was more the idea of not being able to apparent until she gets her proper license.

Unless she can convince her father otherwise, and that indeed would be the perfect gift over the summer. AAll she had to do was flaunt some slurs and damn all muggles and she'd be able to get what she wants.

Even if it eats away at her soul.

What worried her most is what the Dark Lord would make her do when she can preform magic outside the school. Or her parents for that matter, it send chills down her spine. And she was damn well sure that it wasn't the wind.

"You'll figure it out Rory, I'm sure you will..." The girl disagreed, it wasn't the best of advice, but it was at least a boost.

"And if I don't? The Dark Lord gains me as an ally?" She questioned, and the name itself stilled. Those who follow him call him by his specific 'lord' name. Nobody would dare say Voldemort, unless you were in the status of Dumbledore himself.

Lily didn't have much else to say other than she'd figure it out on her own. But it spiked up more anxiety, there was nobody other than Harper who would be able to help. Or even begin to understand what this feels like.

The two managed to head to the bathroom for a few moments to get her cleaned up and refreshed, and since she was fairly late for dinner she decided that the best thing to do in this instance was to sit beside Rabastan at the Slytherin table.

He greeted her instantly, piling her plate high with all her favorites. Little did he know about her mother's given diet plan, but no part of Aurora wanted to share that. Instead she continued to space through the entire conversation while Lily eyed the girl from across the ways.

"Black...I think you need to talk to your sister." She whispered, and that sentence along had the hair on his back stand up in attention. "About what?"

"What she's meant to do this summer, she's afraid." Evan's thought that it would at least the bit of good. But as Sirius scanned through the words, the redhead was lucky that at least Remus understood what Aurora was getting at.

"Pads...She's turning seventeen." That didn't rightly sit with him as an answer either until he dropped his fork with a groan. 

"She can do magic outside of Hogwarts, fuck why didn't we think of that before?" He hissed, all of this catching Sirius well of guard as he now looked to his sister.

Although she was at least acting happy, there was a saddened glint in her eyes. "I found her by the lake...Is there anything I can do?" She questioned, and James looked to Lily for a serious moment.

All his efforts in asking her out dulled at a time like this, but Sirius sighed.

"I've told her to run away, but she's sure that Orion and Walburga will come after her...Which I don't doubt with being promised to some Death Eater." Lily flinched at the idea, and Sirius downed the rest of his drink trying to think of something...Anything...

"Best thing we can do, all of us...Is to be there for her when she's alone." Remus shared wisdom allowed the group to feel at least the bit better, and James had pulled her aside for a moment to ask her if she was alright.

Away from his mates and in the soul privacy of the common room.

"She said she was going to be forced to practice...Potter it's—She said my kind..." Lily attempted to blink away the tears, and although James wanted to offer a hug. The gal bounced away and ran up the stairs.

Tonight was their last night, and nobody had a nudge of decent sleep. Not in the Gryffindor tower at least, nor Aurora.

Rabastan was almost desperate to get home, he wanted to feel the glory of Death Eaters. 

To take Aurora out of the house. Yes...it was going to be a grand summer indeed.

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Date Posted: 04-01-19

Time: 8:33

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