Invisible String

7.

The two rushed to Dumbledore's office, through the castle which seemed darker than before, if that was even possible.

"Why were you staring?" Aurora blurted out something she was questioning ever since she spotted Harry mid-orgasm.

"When?"

"Just now, at me and Draco."

"Oh... I wasn't. I- I was caught by surprise."

"But you clearly had known we were... doing something. You did the privacy charms earlier. So, you'd known since then not to enter. But you entered anyway."

"Are you mad at me?"

"No, not at all. Just intrigued at the fact that you were enjoying watching me and Draco."

"Well, I wasn't enjoying it..."

"Sure, you were. Do you fancy Draco?"

Harry stopped in his tracks, and Aurora stopped to turn and look at his astonished expression. "Fancy Draco? Are you mad?"

"Yes, I'm mad for both of you," Aurora smirked. "Keep walking now!"

When the door opened to Dumbledore's office, they were met with several looks of disappointment. Severus, on the other hand, was also shocked to see the state of fluster that Aurora was in.

"You've arrived quite early, you two! Could have arrived later, perhaps tomorrow?" said Dumbledore. This made Aurora and Harry let out stifled laughs.

"I'm sorry professor, the conversation lasted quite long," said Aurora.

"You didn't, though..." Harry whispered, and Aurora pursed her lips. Severus had, unfortunately, heard this.

"I was just about to dismiss you all, as we completed our discussion. We assumed you both had simply fallen asleep," said Dumbledore. "I can speak to you two in the morning, it is quite late regardless. Get some sleep, meet me before the Hogwarts Express departs."

"I'm sleeping here tonight? Why can't I go home with dad and Sirius?" asked Aurora, frowning.

"It's only one night, darling! You'll be back tomorrow. The school year isn't exactly over just yet," said Remus.

Aurora groaned. "Fine."

Everyone left at once. Aurora kissed Remus and Sirius goodbye, and the latter hugged Harry.

"See you both tomorrow evening. Be safe," Sirius said, patting Harry's head. The two lovers walked into the darkness, and out to the gates of Hogwarts.

"Off to bed, the both of you," said Severus, startling the both of them.

"Walk me to the dorms?" asked Aurora. Severus nodded.

Aurora looked back at Harry, who still had a slight mischievous grin on his face from the night's events. Had this been any other day, any other week Aurora would've flipped him off, but she was thankful to see him feel anything but gloom. "See you tomorrow," said Aurora. They smiled and walked in opposite directions.

"Where were you?" Severus asked as soon as Harry was out of sight.

"Draco and Harry actually talked today. I wasn't going to put a pin in that."

"You understand you cannot lie to me?"

"Why not? You can't read my mind."

"So, you admit it? You're lying?"

"Absolutely not! Goodness, Severus. Why do you want to know anyway?"

Severus grabbed her arm and pinned her against the wall they were walking parallel to.