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At the current moment however Aurora offered a smile towards Rabastan but continued to take a book from the shelf, only issue is she had been stopping growing in height for a bit now and she was patiently waiting for it to continue to fall down to her hand.

    Yet another one had intercepted it, making her look to her side and see that Rabastan had taken it as an invitation to join her. "Busying yourself again Aurora? Ever take a breath?"

    Okay so perhaps her own hormones were in overdrive as well, but was that such a bad thing? Ever since a young age was she meant to woo men, the whole point of her diet being implemented just last year.

    So she smiled up towards him. "I guess when I'm in the air flying I take a breath, otherwise my breaks usually include fiction reads Rabastan." She had counted his use of her first name, so she had returned the favor.

    "It's not that horrid out, would you like to take a fly?" Her eyes sparked in the instant. Betraying her inner workings as he smirked.

"Excellent, besides I need to practice my swing." She hummed, he had been switching between chaser and beater depending on the games.

    "I don't recall saying yes, I have to—"

"As I recall we learn this topic in transfiguration next year in regards to our OWLS. If it were Alchemy then I would say perhaps. Come on." She pouted and said that she wanted to check out the book.

    Thus allowing him to lead her out of the library and onto the pitch. She was a little reckless but seeing the pitch itself amped her up.

    "Hope I left something in my locker to change into..."

"I believe a true witch should learn in a dress Aurora, seeing as you're into all that muggle lore. Aren't the women seen more on brooms." That had her stop and gawk in his direction.

    "H-how do you—" He simply waved her off in terms of going to the Slytherin locker room. Which she found herself in a predicament only being able to wear her practice leggings as well as her sweater.

    Rabastan had beaten her in getting airborne and she flew on up without his knowledge as she had taken his casual tossed Quaffle before whipping around to laugh in his direction.

    "No goggles darling?" She stuck out her tongue in protest and he already knew that this was going to be a very poor decision.

    So with that, going back and forth to just get the sense of tossing it to and for...It allowed Rabastan to concoct a plan, a very Slytherin based one indeed.

    He pretended to be a bit off with a catch and fall off his broom, it wasn't that much of a fall. He's had worse and came out unscathed, but here he was lifeless on the ground as Aurora rushed over.

    "Raba...Raba. Please..." She checked his pulse, checked each and everything she could. In terms of her readings there had been one introduction book on the human body but here she had been freaking out far too much to recall any sort of information to see his wide smile and sarcastic eyes.

    "Rory I'm fine I just—"

"Oh you git!" She cheered, pushing him away and going to stand up. It was as though all the boys in her life were out to play a while game against her.

    However, before she could move this given spot had he risen just a bit...Alright so perhaps he didn't go completely unscratched as his back was more than likely sore.

    Yet in a last-minute ditched effort, he pulled her by the hem of her sweater to get some leeway and planting his lips to hers in such a delicate manner as he went through the motions in which he assumed she would like.

    But when she moved away she looked to him in confusion, seemingly not paring with the smile that she was feeling in on her face.

That had been her first kiss.

    "Raba what—" She was lost for words, something that has happened on account twice that he's ever witnessed and he smirked.

"We can revisit if you're having trouble remembering love." Since she had leaned into the kiss at one point she was closer and still there, an added bonus as his hand caressed her cheek. Blocking one of the beat red offerings and she had no reaction just in shock.

    With a lack of response he attempted it once again, he was worried in her being so shocked but the second her lips enacted to follow the tune he's placed, it enacted a rather grand smile on either of their lips.

He was a perfect kisser, Aurora had no say against his ability in that regard. But it confused her more than normal as she leaned away once again.

    The proud grin on his face had her breathless chuckle follow after seeing his expression.

"You don't wanna know how long I've wanted to do that." Which just pushed her in another direction of disarray.

    "You should've just asked Raba, Merlin am I really that hard to talk to?" She questioned, and for the general reason he knew that she hadn't caught on what he was peacing together. So in the encouragement from his mother, and probably Walburga speaking through his mother to ask her on a date.

    "Then perhaps you'd fancy a butterbeer this weekend?... Can even stop at the bookstore." Her excitement for that plan was vividly seen, scoring massive points for the last addition offer of going to the bookstore as the girl could never say no to a book.

    So when her smile widened entirely she nodded, tapping his nose suddenly became his favorite action of hers as he leaned in once again to sanction it as a peck.

    "Sounds like a wonderful time Rabastan...But um..." She started, and deep down she did want to go with him. But on the opposite end she was scared of Sirius' retaliation so she opened her mouth but pouted after not being able to find the correct words.

    "Er, can we not tell Siri?" He laughed but agreed quick enough.

"Sure he's got enough detentions to keep him locked in the castle anyhow. Just be us, darling." Her smile matched his thumping heart in terms of happiness.

    Either of them had been forced into this life but ideally, they get this choice. Little did either parties know that in about three years they would be walking down the isle.

    As Aurora managed to return to her dorm that night instantly her best friends Harper and Clem questioned what was wrong.

    But it was Isabella that came closer and took her hair out of her braids and asked for the truth. "I...I think Rabastan asked me on a date." She spoke, very carefully. But it was the giggling and hushed assumptions as Aurora started to worry about said date.

    They grew fussy and demanded to help Aurora for her date, but in reality it just made her nervous for the entire ordeal.

    While Rabastan had never looked as smug as he did now, walking straight into his dorm room with the intent of rubbing it into his mates' faces and he was entirely correct.

    Especially when they asked how she kissed. "Merlin it was everything I dreamed of, they were so soft...She smelled Devine." His friends had laughed but he had been walking on cloud 9 since the scheduling of their date.

    "I like Harper's idea, it's going to be cold. Why can't I just wear my jacket?" Aurora pouted, but Cleminite was not taking anything normal for an answer.

    However they were about to have charms class, so when Lily had intersected them at the crossway Isabella called her over. "Lily! Come help us." She offered and Aurora looked desperately to the people around her and shook her head.

    "Merlin Ciric Diana...Save me now." She mumbled as she looked up to the cieling, yet that didn't stop Clem from dragged her the leftover amount towards the redhead.

    "Something wrong?" She politely offered and Aurora kept her eyes to her shoes as those around her started to say the reason for their need of help and Lily simply smiled.

    "Wear what you're comfortable with, Rabastan isn't nicest of souls but I do think he fancies you a lot...Does your brother—" Aurora shook her head in the instant and Lily nodded with intent.

For once those boys didn't know something, and that tickled her beyond belief.

    "You sure you don't want to double date with Potter?" Harper joked, and the girls entered the classroom in a giggling mess.

However, after the said brawl that happened in the room of requirement, Aurora had taken the lead of staying away from her brother. She knew well enough that he was saying things out of pain and anger but it didn't just manifest out of thin air.

    Lily found that she wanted to help the middle Black child and followed the group of girls, and Aurora was soon dragged off without a word to the boys to see their progress and she looked for help but James would allow Lily to walk all over him if it meant to get into her good graces.

    The outfit was chosen, talking points, each and every detail that Harper was helping her with made Isabella groan.

"Rory you've known him since you were children! You don't need pointers." She argued and that made her pout.

    "But that's just it, there's nothing new I don't know about him. What's there to talk about?" She rallied, and Isabella just chuckled.

"Darling, he fancies you...That's new and exciting! It explains why he denied Victoria in—" Aurora's eyes widened, Victoria was at least a sixth year student in Slytherin. Half-blooded and perhaps one of the reasons why he denied her but then she tilted her head.

    "So, I'm sure there are a lot of gals who ask him for Hogsmeade trips." And it was a Ravenclaw tendency to raise a brow and lower the brims of one's glasses when one held the upper hand. And that is exactly what Izzy had done.

    "Yes, but he hasn't asked anyone. You see the difference Rory. He's attracted to you." Now that hit a turning point, Aurora hadn't really seen herself as anything special.

    But in truth, if it hadn't been for who her brother is and who his friends are. She would've been stormed with a lot more attention than she was.

    Her hair was slick, long and maintained. Even when it was in a bun has she mastered the art of making it perfect. Always smelling of Lavender, something that Moony himself could identify as being her soul scent.

    There was not a piece of comfortable clothes in her wardrobe unless it was sleepwear, and usually they were gifted by others. Remus and along with some of her roommates back in Ilvermory were of the first to grant her the first of many.

    Course her parents granted her the ability of sporting anything with her house, even if her mother usually did a double take when seeing it. Always ended up being better than seeing Sirius' beautiful red around.

    Little did anyone know, other than those very close to her, that Aurora did not know anything of comfort. She's lived in luxury, eyes on her in all realms. Whether that be at the breakfast table to random invitations to tea.

    Lily was still in admiration at the witch, so gracious even dating back to when she had gotten up on the stool during the sorting ceremony.

    Her dedication to even the most ridiculous of topics that it influenced Ms.Evan's on her own accord, especially since she is muggle born to explore all her childish notions of magic.

On the flip side Rabastan had been smug the entirety of the two days leading up to the Hogsmeade trip, luckily it was close to their upper classmates OWLs and NEWTs that it wouldn't be as crowed as it normally would be.

Perfect indeed, he even made a list in preparation of what not to talk about or even mention.

    His mates thought this was the best version of him, cheerful and a smile on his face. Otherwise it would be a scowl in terms of being tempted to curse someone.

    They kept it rather secret that their affiliation with the dark lord was starting to come into the school as the older students would pass orders and highlighted propaganda that spread the word of the evil wizard.

It was enlightening, in replacement of a religion and he contemplated on bringing Aurora to one of these meetings. But part of him, deep down knew that she wouldn't conform to that notion...Not yet at least.

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Date Posted: 02-25-19

Time: 10:27

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