Mortem . Sirius Black

chapter one hundred and thirty-three

August 20th - Auror Office 

Moody was not joking when he told the group that Auror training would be hard, but then again the Head Auror never joked about anything. The group had six months before taking their practical exam, which would officially turn them from interns to Aurors. 

Nephera, in all her arrogance and partial laziness, had hoped that she'd get to skip the training stage, given the fact that she had gone through it last summer at the request of Moody, but apparently, not even he could sway the ministry into allowing it. 

So, she was stuck repeating the same drills and exercises she had perfected with ease the past year, finding amusement in James and Sirius's dramatics, "This is it, this is where I die," gasped the raven-haired boy, jumping over one of the obstacles 

James was panting, falling into Sirius and holding onto him, practically forcing the other boy to drag him behind him, "Oh sweet Earth, I shall miss you," he declared 

"We've been running for five minutes," deadpanned Nephera, looking at the two boys and rolling her eyes 

James made a show of falling down, "Tell my parents I love them," he exclaimed 

Of course, his brother had to follow right after him, "And tell Walburga to suck a dick," he yelled loudly, falling right on top of the bespectacled boy 

"Your dick, considering how popular inbreeding is amongst purebloods," came that annoying French accent, pulling the three teens out of their bubble as they raised their eyes to see Leon jogging up to them

The French Auror was not training, given the fact that he had graduated from Beauxbatons two years ago, so it was weird to see him in the training center.

The two boys pulled themselves up, sharing a look of pure annoyance, "Just as much as rudeness is in France," snarked Sirius, running a hand through his hair, "Were you never told not to interrupt?" 

Leon did not reply to him, simply turning towards the girl who was watching the interaction with a bored expression, "Moody has a job for us, looks like he thinks we're a pretty good team," 

Ignoring the second part of the sentence, she asked, "Did he say what?" 

"Not yet, only that it's observation, not so much action," 

They'd never admit it out loud, but both James and Sirius relaxed once they heard this. Nephera was in enough danger without actively participating in duels and fights, "Well, it's best not to keep him waiting," she sighed, turning to Sirius, "I'll see you later? You too, Jay, we can have a little get-together at the house with everyone," 

"I wish I could, but I'm going out with Lily," said the boy 

Leon, who had been awkwardly watching the interaction between the three, stepped forward, "What was that about not keeping Moody waiting?" he asked 

Nephera rolled her eyes, "I'll let you know around what time I'll be back," she told Sirius, leaning in to give him a short kiss on the cheek, but what surprised when the boy turned his head last minute to catch her in a deep kiss, much deeper than what should be acceptable in public, although thankfully most people seemed to be too preoccupied with their own devices to notice the pair 

It did not take a genius to know why he was doing what he was doing, and the brunette took a small step back, smirk evident on her lips, "Don't be jealous now, darling, be a good boy," she teased

The boy only smirked in return, leaning in subtly to whisper in her ear, "Not jealous, mon coeur, I just don't like people looking at what's mine,"