✧NEW YEAR, OLD ANGER✧

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This had been the first time since Aurora and Rabastan had shared their first kiss that they weren't together for New Year's eve. But to be fair it didn't really matter, as he was depressed through all the events and venues with his partner. Aurora was thriving, course she never really tried any tasteful wines as most she had drank were ancient in terms of being saved for the specific date.

However she was currently with the boys in a realm of swirling sparklers that Hope had brought, and for Aurora, it felt like an exploding wand that she continued to twirl around outside.

Course she was a bit tipsy in regards to anything else. So she was a giggling mess to the well-seasoned sporting of the drinks. 

"Merlin Rory, your tolerance for booze is bloody dreadful." She of course trailed off with factual evidence, claiming that he would probably be angrier if she did have a tolerance.

It was entertaining to see, especially since Remus was taking extra care for her as his inner wolf was pulling closer towards Salem, while in his eyes it had always been Aurora herself that had sparked his interest.

Full of teasing and battering, finally gave the boys a few of Aurora's secrets that she hides. Especially that Harper had a little fancyment to Sirius in the beginning of the year but then moved on.

Same with Izzy.

So when Remus said that maybe fresh air would work for Aurora to calm down a bit, everyone pointed fingers off to Remus considered he was always considered to be the mum friend of the group.

For once in Aurora's life did the cold not bother her, yet Remus still managed to have her cloak and blanket secured around her just in case.

"Look there you are moony moon." She snorted, he was in a world of admiration as he shook his head and followed her festive lead.

"Okay okay, I get it...And I like the ring by the way." He nudged her playfully, but unlike sober Aurora, she almost toppled over. So in his fear of the situations did he catch her all before was due to fall, yet the sound of her giggles allowed him to breathe a sigh of relief.

Relatively speaking he was scared to share his true feelings to anyone, let alone the young girl before her. So as they heard the given count down into the new year, Remus himself was feeling the butterflies growing in his stomach. To be polite he was simply going to kiss her cheek, that would be innocent enough, wouldn't it?

He didn't want to come across anything more considering the entire ordeal with Lestrange was still vocally fresh in her mind.

However in Aurora's mind a peck would be polite as well, so as Sirius was dancing around with James shouting down the singled out number she turned to Remus who had been so fixated on the idea that he would do it or else he'd never have another chance.

So with the last number accounted for, the two leaned in, connecting their deligating lips to one another and Aurora smiled as her friend had thought of the same expression into joining the new year.

However luck would be gracing the boy as she craved this affection, Rabastan saw to it that her thrill in it would always be quenched.

Yet here Remus was, experiencing his first kiss on new years and Aurora wasn't settled after just a small little offering. 

No, instead she hummed against his sweet lips. Tasting of what could only be his choice of fire whiskey as well as that everlasting aroma of chocolate.

Course it was inevitable with the amount that he consumes, that it be forever infused with him. And that is exactly what she craved, that warmth, that divine kindness. 

She's never had that, course Rabastan had come close but it was more or less an infatuation.

Ideally he was attracted to her blood, to her family, to the proud glances he'd receive from his mother and father after discussing anything from a date to a game that came to the two of them.

However after what felt like mere moment had actually turned into a snog, cruel for Remus to have his first kiss be with the one he thought of constantly and that of an actual response. But the smile that sparked as she pulled away, flushed keeps from how they made out to the harsh winds starting to pick up.

"Wow...Even your kisses taste like chocolate." She giggled, touching her lips with her own lips as it was hilarious in her mind that this all had occurred.

"Y-yeah I had...I had one of the bars you gave me for Christmas." He chuckled, shying away as he had a simple offering for a holiday cause. Merlin was playing tricks on him and now he debating on the options.

"You know...Cathrine from Hufflepuff is—" 

"Available and waiting for me to ask her?... Yes, every time a trip comes up they pester me about it..." She looked back into the house to see the drunken dance they were trying to manage with the given music.

"Are you telling me you don't fancy anyone Remmy? That's a shame, sometimes I hear too much from being friends with the gals in our year and above...Especially when it's about my brother." Over the excitement of the entire exchange, that he realized in that moment that he kissed his best mate's sister.

Fuck. Fuck. Oh bloody fuck.

"R-Ro-Rory I—I didn't mean to—It was just a New Years kiss I—" It must've clicked in her mind as well, she did kiss her brother's best mate... 

"Oh right, Siri doesn't have to know I just, the spirit of the new year right? Besides, don't tell Jamesie but I like studying with you more." He chuckled, it wasn't that much of a compliment all things considering, but it did mean a lot to the boy. 

"But it's true, I like being quiet with my thoughts...You're the only one who understands that, even back on the first train of Hogwarts." She smiled, leaning her head onto his shoulder.

The boy was indeed in heaven, so much so that he was struggling to keep his legs from shaking her or given any sort of impression that he was a werewolf. Not that one could tell just by looking at him all things considering, he just felt cautious on her staring at him for so long.

It's as though he had his own suspicions with her and what she knows. Just that there was no way out of it and so he stayed silent.

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Cassiopeia Aurora Black had not only discovered the true meaning of Christmas and how to celebrate it, but she experienced her first real hangover. And Merlin was she not prepared to have her brother pouncing onto her bed, course her lovely brother gave her the blessing of a hangover tonic, course she's heard of it. 

But after that night she simply couldn't think of anything past it.

Which to her was a blessing, not thinking of solutions A, B or C.

The ride back was rather boring, and she had to act to the rest of her friends that she had a good time at Hogwarts. Course her roommates knew, but personally it was exhausting, especially when she saw the oncoming bloke himself coming from the long line of arriving students.

Instead it was Harper and Izzy who hooked their arms around her and basically carried her away to the welcome back feast that afternoon, and with that she had her back to the Slytherin table. Regulus attempted fate and she just gripped his cheeks and asked how the entire holiday had gone.

And on quote: "Insanely boring since Siri and you weren't there joking around." Apparently, everyone had noted the fact that Aurora had simply not run into Rabastan's arm for an apology.

So it was Avery who leaned on in.

"So, what'd she say?" He chuckled, sipping his drink as it sounded like the beginning of a casual conversation. 

"Not a bloody word." That had McNair raise his head from his plate.

"I'm confused, do you not want to discuss it or are you saying that she didn't owl you back?" The young Lestrange had managed to stay silent, but how he was clutching his fork angerly as he growled in response. "Gonna take that as a—" 

"No, McNair, she didn't...And like I said with Byston--...Merlin what do I do?" He groaned his head going straight into his hands, he hadn't been able to get much sleep as he was hoping she'd respond.

"Oi, you've been dating for how long?" His eyes averted, truthfully the two hadn't really specified where in the realm fo dating is so he closed his eyes. "That shouldn't matter, I was bloody wrong." This all confused Snape as he peered up for a moment.

"Wrong for what?" He mumbled out, wishing to be helpful to his roommates to gain their attention even further. Course he wanted to get their friendship as well considering he wanted to branch from more than just Lily Evans.

"Dumb bloke asked to shag Black." Confused flashed in Severus' face until he looked over to the back of Aurora's body, which had been the entire focus of Rabastan himself.

"Er..." Was all he mumbled out shaking his head and looking the other way. 

"Circi and the rest of them if Snape is even shaking his head. You best apologies and fast or else—" McNair had stilled as he saw the damning glare from Sirius and James to the rest of those at the Slytherin table, course Snape was used to it and the rest were used to their weak and signaled out link to be targeted more times than not.

However it was now directed to Rabastan himself, and they were not looking to invite him for tea.

"I'm fucked." 

"Nah mate, you're fuckless." This was not the time to make these jokes, he was simply at a loss that Regulus had smiled up to him. Perhaps he didn't know?

To pull of the line did Aurora continue off to the library in hopes of returning a book, and Rabastan had followed on after her. Course she was in admiration to the castle walls again and hummed along that she almost missed his tall figure standing there awkwardly.

"Rory I—" Her eyes dulled in the instant as she held the book closer to her chest. 

"Lestrange, I didn't respond to your letters because I have nothing to say to you." She issues, and as she attempted to walk passed he pulled her back.

"Knock it off Lestrange, or I swear to Ciric and Diana that I will tell my parents what you bloody asked." His eyes widened, and in confusion he mumbled the name Diana in wonder of who or what she represented.

"Please, Aurora, I just want to apologise." 

"Oh I heard your apology, but here's the thing. You don't deserve any sort of muggle novel summary, you're not good with apologies in the form of letters. Perhaps it'll work on whores like Byston." She graveled, continuing to turn the given way towards her common room. Allowing a breath of fresh air to overcome her, granted she was going to open her Christmas presents.

In the realm of getting money, jewelry and the rest of the entire variety of what her parents assumed she would like, she finally found the gift that Rabastan had gotten her.

"Fuck." She swore, and it had Isabella peek her head out from behind her curtain to see Aurora in a mess of worriment. 

"Rory, everything alright hun?" The girl simply rose from her potion on the floor, her nightgown flowing with each step as she sat down beside her friend who was simply reading.

"What do I do?" She questioned, and Isabella had taken hold of ring. Truthfully her family was more or less comfortable with money, but seeing Aurora be so humble and not flaunting to her money expect to books was a fresh reminder that everyone is different.

"I know how you fancy that symbol, but he doesn't know the meaning of it...Does he?" Aurora shook her head and almost had been brought to tears, the confusion washed over her and overtook her mind to the point of anxiety.

With it being the first real day back, it had been rather a mess. Izzy even let the poor girl sleep in her bed in hopes of getting her comfortable and giving her a shoulder to cry on, however it didn't manage at all as Aurora found herself chugging down coffee by the gulps.

"Oi, coffee is meant to be hot Rory...Take it easy." Aurora finished off her second cup as she rolled her eyes. 

"Iced coffee is rather good as well, maybe that's just a summer thing but I think it's fantastic to have all year around." Offering it to her friends did they favor it as well, it was then that they voiced their levels of thanks for the rings she made.


Something that Rabastan had caught.

So she made everyone one? 

Course they must be all different, but seeing Regulus hand did tap it. "See Rory wants to be a jewelry designer." The younger Slytherin laughed in his pumpkin juice as he nodded along.

"That and she's trying to get everyone to see the joys of Alchemy or something of the sort...Are you joining us in the library today? Rory said she'd help me before the potions practical." That caught the attention of Avery and McNair in the instant, but Rabastan was at a loss. Had she really not invited him for a simple study session?

"We'll see, Professor Slughorn was going to talk to us about career choices and OWLS sometime today." It wasn't an entire lie, and there may or may not be a prefect meeting, but he wasn't about to make any sort of close interaction with Byston as his year above prefect in the gal's side was currently talking to her.

However, it seemed like Aurora payed no mind to the boy that was sitting next to her and blatantly pushing and teasing her. The girl was a little groggy and exhausted so she didn't really notice it, but of course Lestrange had and he was enraged.

Rather than take out his anger, he was one of the first to talk with his head of house to see what direction he wanted to go to head to. He wasn't surprised as his mention of the ministry like his father was anything but a shock to Slughorn, but the boy defiantly had the grades for it never the less. Except when he exited there was still time to head to the library to meet the two for that study session, but for the sake of Reg's grades he decided to leave it be.

Unfortunately when he had peered over to where the two would be, he had seen the boy from this morning. Already feeling the dread of being replaced had he nodded, perhaps just even the idea of something so naughty and dirty had scared her?

Not like he had anyone to really discuss this with and so he found Dorcas, well he began asking when the prefect meeting would be. But then he had asked for advice, which shocked her never the less but she smirked.

"What did you do Lestrange, because it sounds like something chocolates and flowers can't fix if she ignored you all Holiday." She chuckled, and he huffed at the moment of feeling of being inferred. So he told her what he had done, only stopping them in the hallway.

"You fucking—" 

"Language." He scolded, and for a pureblood elite, hearing a gal swear has always been seen as improper. "Really?! You're one to talk, what did you expect her to do? Raise her skirt?!" That idea had been ideal at the moment but even thinking of her that way now felt insanely bash.

"N-no...I was drunk, look, what do I do?" Dorcus continued to look at the poor sap as she shook her head, groaning into her hand as this was not worth the time or effort.

"Let's get one thing straight Lestrange, in your world that is shamed upon for anyone in her rank to mess with, secondly...A little history and religious lesson for you, she wouldn't even if she wanted to." His eyes sparked in damnation, Merlin how he forgot about that...

"I hadn't even—" 

"Thought about it? So on top of looking bloody inconsiderate to the quells of society, herself and her religion. I would think or hope to think you're a little more classy than a clocktower. Lestrange." She hissed, muttering curse after curse in defending of Aurora's name and sake.

However, on the other side of the spectrum did Aurora introduce her new friend Wesley. Course they have been acquaintances since first year, given the fact that he's in the same grade. But he had said something hilarious joke about losing magic if she drank coffee, and her response had been completely impossible to follow. Having the joke go over her head entirely, but when she stopped her thought process she facepalmed at the idea of him joking.

The two stuck side by side the entire day as he was rather a grand old chap in terms of making comments and exploring this rather devious side of Aurora Black. She was indeed related to the ravenish Marauder so it was nothing that really shocked anyone to the extreme.

In an effort to understand the male world, she had asked her new friend Wes in hopes of gaining some knowledge in order to process Rabastan's debate. But in the instant of naming the handsome bloke, Wes had said a rather flirtatious compliment towards the man.

"Oh right, I'm into lads. I should've started with that this morning...Does that—" 

"Perfect." She grinned so deviously, doubting that if she hadn't known then perhaps the rest of the school wouldn't. And with Wes' help to make Rabastan see the mistake he's made.

The only issue of this plan was the fact that they hadn't informed her brother, so when they turned the corner with Wes just having an arm over her shoulder and ran into him and his group. She simply smiled to her brother and about to say a greeting but Sirius raised his wand.

"Gonna say this once, mate. Bugger off." Aurora looked in shocked but then Wes held his head back and laughed. 

"Merlin Rory, I guess the apple doesn't fall far from that tree aye? Names Wes." He offered out his hand, and it didn't occur to Sirius that the flirtatious glance was directed to him and not to his own sister.

So it was Remus' doing.

"This to get back at Lestrange?" Aurora giggled and nodded at the fact Lupin had figured it out in the instant. "So you find another bloke? Rory that's not—" 

"Wesly is a very kind, and he is also my friend." James hummed along, itching his chin as he pretended to analyze the new boy that found himself a little too cozy with their little sister.

"He's a raven too Pads, we have to be careful don't we...He has access to her dorm." James pondered, and Aurora rolled her eyes and huffed and pouted. "Yes, yes he does Prongs...Moony what do you think?" Aurora groaned once more as Sirius too started itching his pretend beard at the sake of taking up the bit.

"I think we should trust your sister...Especially if you don't want to get a hex pads, she's getting close." He smiled in hopes of aiding her in this situation, but the group surrounded them hummed in agreement.

The humor had her stomp her foot. "SIRIUS STOP IT!" She argues, and he just cracks a grin and hugs his sister. 

"And? How is this plan going so far?" The boy asked Wes, but Wes had simply caught on a lingering glance from Remus to...Aurora herself.

Perhaps Remus' biggest secret beside being a werewolf, in fancying Aurora Black is about to get out.

"Brilliant, bloke came by when we were in the library with Regulus." Sirius nodded along, he hadn't talked to his brother in a while. But knowing his own upholding of secrecy he wouldn't be able to hold it in what his snake friend had done to their own sister.

So this would be a monstrous mistake.

"You didn't tell me that." 

"Sorry love, you were talking about some inner working of bloody whatever and neither he or I could've managed to figure out." She pouted and shoved him with her elbow after breaking out of her brothers hold.

"Wow...A Ravenclaw who doesn't understand one of their kind." Wes started to laugh. "Nah, she's the real bird. I'm like...Merlin, I'll go with a penguin I guess. Can't fly." Aurora giggled with that analogy.

"You didn't do that bad first year Wes, you—" 

"I barely passed! Ugh...Are you lot going to dinner?" They all nodded, and by the surprise of the rest of the Gryffindor table did two Ravenclaws find themselves honorary members.

Which had Rabastan seething in the corner after seeing that interaction.

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Date Posted: 03-15-19

Time: 3:02

Words: 3626