✧A DATE AND A TRANSFORMATION✧
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Saturday morning rolled around quite quickly, and it was a surprise late last night that Rabastan had owled her a time to meet after breakfast.

The girls in her dorm collectively agree that responding just after it had been sent looks as though Aurora would be too anxious on the topic.

So she responded after reading a chapter as it gave a timely manner to the response. One of which he had lost his confidence in as he hadn't really been able to see her within the two days to confirm these timely plans.

However, the entire flock had prepared Aurora for her proper date as they all ignored Damien's attempts to woo their friend for the past few months. He was much more of a study partner than anything and he realized that within the conversation at Hogsmead.

That they weren't compatible anywhere other than in the library or outside the realm of academics.

When arriving at the grand hall in a timely manner, did Aurora smile off to Rabastan as he was already looking to her. He'd been looking to entrance since he stepped foot in the room. But the girls giggled and dragged her over to their table to eat at. Making her mouth the words 'sorry' before giving an adorable grin.

"Someone looks dolled up, am I right mate?" McNair stated, leaning into his friend as his eyes had been on set of his date for the day and he nodded.

"Perfect...Utterly perfect." He huffed his own sort of approval. And before long did Avery come over, after downing half his glass he started up in conversation.

"Alright, what's the plan?" Rabastan had it down to the very T of a plan, Honeydukes, three broomsticks, bookstore, the potions shop. Anything that contented to her whims would happen today.

And he was more in hope of get a redo of what happened at the pitch. It's what kept him up last night to the wee hours of the night.

Sirius on the other hand had thought it the perfect time to ask his sister when she could help them. She pouted and said that she was going to Hogsmeade with the rest of the girls. He was peeved of course but it was a blessing that his sister had social plans that didn't involve a book.

"Alright then Rory, you lot make sure she doesn't blow her allowance on books." They all cheered their agreement but eyed one another knowingly, once again it was something that the boys did not know.

He smiled one last time for leaving in return for his own table and meal. Little did he know that Rabastan had nicked his head to Rory and she nodded to meet out in the hall.

"Might I say you look lovely today darling." She smiled up to Rabastan and tried to hold her blush it, but failing far too easily. 

"Dashing yourself Raba, but I would like to keep Sirius out of the loop so—" He offered his hand, not his arm and she took it without any sort of hesitation.

Interlocking and pulling her to the checkout list for Professor McGonagall did she smile to the young Black sister before approving them. Little did any of them know that Peter had caught them in the hallway sharing flirtatious glances.

Unfortunately for Remus on two accounts, one being that Peter had addressed this when Sirius had taken a big gulp of pumpkin juice and spit it out directly to Moony himself.

And on the second account, he felt betrayed on his own feelings, them never being able to be recuperated if she falls in love with someone else.

"I need to go to Hogsmeade." He deemed, about to rush off but Remus was the one to grab him. 

"Look, after what you pulled last week I doubt this is going to run well with her. Leave her be Sirius..." Lily was overhearing this entire conversation and sipped her pumpkin juice ready to defend her gal to the ends of the earth as well.

"Sit down Black, your sister is fine." That caught his attention in the instant. 

"Evans, thank Merlin. What do you know?" The smile couldn't be contained, no matter how much she tried to deny it forming.

James adored this look on her, evil and taking the higher card of power over someone. Making him hold his breath in anticipation.

"I'm smarter than that Black, I rather not be on the receiving end of her wand when she is pissed. Heard you're very good at that." She cooed, taking one final sip of juice before giving up and going to meet Severus in the library.

Sirius stood in awe, the one person who seeped through his reigns to ask his sister out on a date, after all he had done in preparation for this. He groaned and put his head down onto the table.

He indeed had lost his Hogsmead trips for another two weeks. Making the aura of the room dwindle within the instant as Remus was still fumbling around with the napkin.

"Cheer up mate, or better yet. Rory said to focus your anger out on turning." Sirius nodded but didn't transmit a word that any of them said.

They dragged him and his sensitive mind as he thought of all the possibilities that the Lestrange brother could accomplish with his sister.

This was karma, for playing with the hearts of all the girls this year. It came to the point of where his hands wrapped around the long locks of his hair and pulled.

"Hey...Mate—Sirius it's alright. The bloke can't do much, he—" The boy attempt to calm his nerves, but this is exactly the warnings Aurora was attempting to give.

So when he fell down to his hands and knees and groaned in agony the boys all looked extremely appalled at what transpired.

"Sir—Sirus?" James questioned, but when Sirius' face motioned up in the slightest he blinked to reveal very k9 infested eyes.

Remus wanted to deny that he recognized them to an extent. But they were more feline than anything else in the animal kingdom.

"What did Rory say about the transformation?" He questioned, and James ran a struggling hand through his hair.

"That it could be painful, don't fight it Sirius. Just try to breath—" 

"Shut your trap James." The boy growled off towards his friends. Not bothering to give them an ounce of his attention as his hands morphed into paws. His snoot coming rather quickly with the rest of his shaggy coat.

And just like that had he wagged his tail and looked up to his mates with his tongue out and panting. Remus smiled at the sight before him, offering his hand in a petting offer.

Seeing this Sirius had the strangest urge to let him scratch behind his ear. So he came up rather happy as he smelled a very distinct scent of tears coming from his mate and begged for him not to spill any over this accomplishment.

"It...It worked..." James mumbled, allowing himself to shed off his jacket and straighten his glass further onto his nose. Peter too changed into his little rat form and came up to the big mutt. Or big in his eyes anyhow and started squeaking.

Yet it was James' turn to be aggravated and left out. He looked in jealousy at the two friends who managed to do it before him.

"You'll get it James, takes time...Remember what Rory said, this is advanced magic that some elder witches and wizards can never accomplish." He hummed along, even though he was feeling down he was grateful that Sirius had been at the very least calmed down and distracted.

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Sirius was suppressing his rage and trying to see the positive of his transformation and practicing with Peter to master the art of shifting with or without a wand. They were coaching James to do the same.

Whilst Aurora had just entered Hogsmeade hand in hand with Rabastan. Who's smile never faltered, this radiant and raw emotion pled to his date as she was more or less an empath to other's inner feelings.

It was a nice walk around as they discussed the most randomist of topics. But that is one of the reasons he adored the girl beside him. She found interest in every given bit of life, bad or good, unheard of or myth.

To see her passion about the different types of hippogriffs to the inner workings of the ministry, it was fascinating to see what she found of interest.

When they finally did settle in the three broomsticks they had planted themselves right beside one another. Almost cuddling in the booth because he knew well enough that Aurora could get cold in any sort of weather, even on this sunny day in the end of April.

They split a piece of pie to go along with their butterbeer and it warmed Aurora's heart, not just her hands. Which he had not let go of since they parted from the Hogwarts grounds.

However, Aurora became a bit worried, anxious even...What would happen if Rabastan tried to kiss her again? 

The previous times had caught her off guard but ended alright...Right?

These self-conscious thoughts only appeared due to Walburga's damaging words on how a woman should act. So whenever Aurora changed, more importantly in front of a mirror. Her hand would always run down her stomach, and if she thought it was out too much she wouldn't eat until the next meal over.

As dangerous as it was, it made for better treatment at home as her brother was pleased with her appearance. Her hips had just started to develop as she was about to hit the age of almost fifteen, just nearing a few months time.

Walburga and Clarissa had been counting down the last three years until their marriage in damned agony. But at the current moment, they were on their first date.

So perhaps it was the butterbeer running through her veins, or the mood of their date going fairly well. But the second Rabastan had turned to look at her again, her free hand had caressed his cheek to steady him to stay still as she leaned in.

His smirk had been felt easily, but that didn't stop the growing motions that either party had gone through to strengthen the kiss.

"I believe that would count as snogging Rory..." She bit her lip and grew a blush in that regard. Her 'going for it' was in hopes that he wouldn't take her by surprise and she would mess it up.

But at the moment she was again lost for words, so she shoved her hand into his chest. "You are such a git." 

"Yes but how else would it be?" For one reason or another, that had made her smile largely to him, he had been rather kind this afternoon. Very gentlemen like, and not in the way her father or brother's had ever been.

He had taken care of her and whatever she wanted to do, and then smiled ever so brightly when she leaned in to kiss him. Rabastan learned quick enough that kissing her would evidently scare her, yet there was something rather special in her kissing him.

For a while, he assumed that the feelings had always been one-sided, but now it was a blessing to learn that that was not the case.

To either of them they both thought the day ended very early, but they had missed lunch and returned to the three broomsticks for a bite to eat before returning.

Paying for the meal didn't matter on either account as it wasn't their money to begin with. He had dropped her off at the entrance of her common room before heading off to his own.

Luckily for Aurora, her roommates were either in the library or with a professor, even if it was indeed a weekend...Ravenclaws never found a break, especially when Harper wanted to take Alchemy with Aurora, thinking that metal building would be a brilliant talent to have and understand.

As she went to go and change into something else, she took a look at her own personal map to see that the boys were indeed in the room of requirement, so off she went in hopes that the idea of being at the library with her 'flock' was a good enough excuse.

Even so much as to bring her bag, even if it was unwanted entirely. Rushing through the hallways did she pop in, clearly out of breath.

"Sorry! Sorry! Harper was looking for a book in the restricted section and—Is that a dog?" Looking between the boys she noticed her brother was missing and she dropped all her books and belongs as she smiled.

"Would saying your name is the dog star get me a growl or a howl?" Sirius was intrigued on if he was able to howl and so he did just that as his back legs became more or less dominate and looked rather playful.

Peter shifted as well, but Aurora had known that prior. Yet seeing how left out James was feeling she came over towards him.

"Okay...I want you to close your eyes James...Close your eyes and focus on whatever scent you are smelling right now." He was of course confused, but him focusing on his animal's ability of nose would follow in response with him using his eyes and hearing.

Which is exactly what happened, his animal was on the verge, but a theory rolled into her mind if one could be shocked into transforming.

She called over Sirius and gave him a rather pleasing pet as she leaned in and whispered the secret plan. To scare the bloody fuck out of James.

Aurora switched into Salem but attempted to act a bit wary of her surroundings. "You ready sister? This is going to be the best of the year, hands down." 

"Ready when you are." She called back, while Peter was silently confused on his two back legs.

"Rory?" Sirius called out with his human voice, it was loud indeed and she shook her head. 

"Somethings wrong, she wasn't responding when I was a dog. Rory...Aurora?!" He shouted, rushing towards his sister, to put his hands onto her head and try to sooth her.

"Cassiopeia...Speak to me damnit. Are you alright, what is it?... Is this a code blue?" He issued, knowing full well their personal house colors are for stricter notions of telling McGonagall if anything were to occur.

The deep growl that emitted from her throat had Sirius back up for a moment and throw his hands in a white flag motion.

"H-hey...Mate you read the book...Could—Could your animal take over?" He lied, right through his teeth. But his sister's portrayal of how her beast would act with another of it's kind.

"R-run!" He yelled, with the mere notion up into the air as a warning, he returned back to the black dog and attempted to charge his sister. The problem with that being she was a cat, meaning that her jump was larger than what he could ever accomplish.

James was left only backing up into a wall in surrender as Sirius attempted to come from behind.

"Merlin Rory, come on it's me! It's Jamesie! Ya know, the handsome bloke who—okay okay okay...How about—" Aurora was about to take a swing, minus the claw but the mission checked off as achieved as a very large Stag had appeared where James once stood.

And like a deer stuck on ice, he had trouble controlling his hooves and scrapping the bottoms to ease the tension.

"You did it! Youdidityoudidit! All of you!" She cheered, the happiness radiating on her. Part of it from the date but some of it, well the majority of it was indeed this accomplishment.

"Try talking with each other, make sure you can hear everyone." They all nodded, but for the newest animal being James and a rather big deer with antlers that definitely weighted more than he was used it. It was the same need in finding balance with a having a tail.

"You ready to change back James?" She questioned, and he nodded as the beast closed his eyes and attempted again and again. However since the morning Sirius had been able to transform into his mutt status.

"Said he doesn't know how, mate just think 'bout your arms and legs. You'll get it just fine." After a few more attempts of waiting for James did the sister come over and start petting his snoot and smiled.

"It's alright, do you want to turn back?" He looked desperate, and so Aurora tapped her wand and whispered the spell in hopes of it working.

And it had.

James returned to his human form and was panting. "What the bloody hell was that?" He breathlessly replied, the girl shook her head once again. 

"Read the bloody material!... Merlin sakes you lot are annoying, it's on the first page in RED!" She shouted, and Sirius groaned at how obvious it was for her to tell they hadn't been following her advice.

"What are you going to call your animals?" That had all eyes turn from James to her now, and the gleaming tint of pure enjoyment started to form on each and every one of them.

"I—I mean I call mine Salem...And Siri looks like a Snuffles so—" 

"I am not a going to name myself snuffles, Rory, thank you very much." The laughter had already begun bouncing off the walls after hearing what his sister had jokingly named him. But she leaned her head onto his shoulder, even if he was taller.

"I'm just saying that since Remmy has Moony, that he should be able to call you lot something as well. I vote for Snuffles." She cheered again as she rubbed her brother's hair and he pretended to growl.

"So how did Rory get a cat and Sirius get a dog?" 

"I am not just a cat, I'm a leopard thank you very much...A leopard is ambitious, tough, patient, wise and fearless." She rose up her chin and Sirius rolled his eyes.

"Yeah, then what's a dog spirit animal then?" Aurora hadn't realized he would be interested to find the meaning of their chosen animals so she returned to her book and flipped through. 

"...Protection, alertness, bravery, and devotion...Sounds about right Siri...Pete it says: survive, adapt, and flourish...What do you think James is?" 

"Reindeer. Do Reindeer." Sirius cheered and she giggled.

"He wasn't a reindeer, he was a deer...Ah stag, here: sensitivity, intuition, and gentleness...Maybe he'll grow into it." James pretended to tickle her, but little did the rest know that Aurora is very in tune with Salem that her eyes made him jump back in the instant.

"He was going to tickle you Rory, does that count as gentleness?" She shrugged, but ordered them to switch on cue and it worked for the most part but they needed practice. Luckily they had plenty for the next moon. With May and June still able to help she kept it secret that she has been going with Remus unannounced to them all.

"So...How was your date Aurora?" Sirius asked, and she turned still as a cat. Literally. 

"Um...Great? I had a really good time." Her smile had been so genuinely happy that he huffed.

"Had to be Lestrange?" Her brother's opinion always meant the most to her and she looked rather upset, but she didn't voice it all that much.

"Siri, why do you hate him so much—And if it's only because he fancies me then that's not a good enough reason. Give me a valid one." He looked pretty pissed at her demanding a better reason than the first so he huffed.

"How about him being a bloody snake, him defiling muggle-borns like Evan's. Belittling your friends right in front of you over something they can't control." 

"He's changed-" 

"They don't change like that Rory, it's been shoved down their throat. More so than us for that sake." She bit the inners of her cheeks, deep down she knew he was right but she nodded and picked up the long strap of her bag.

"I'll see you lot later, I'm having a sleepover with Mery and Lils tonight." She spoke, kissing her brothers keep. Attempting to keep this new found knowledge of what this date might lead to.

"Oi! Are you dating the bastard now?!" He asked, but she ignored with a rather red beating face. She didn't rightly know in fact, if she wanted it or if he did.

All she knew was that his kisses were everything she dreamed, and the entire walk towards the potions room to practice a given potions assignment to get a more in-depth feel to write the essay.

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Date Posted:  02-27-19

Time:11:30

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