These people really care about Hogwarts houses
Dear Aurora,
I promised to write so that’s what I’m doing, but just for your information, my friends have been making fun of me they can’t comprehend why I’ve suddenly developed an interest in the extracurricular activities at Hogwarts they think I’ve gone mad and they will not listen when I say that I’m only doing it so I can tell you about it, what I don’t do for my sister.
Otherwise, Hogwarts is excellent James, Remus, Peter and I have been exploring all of the secret passages around the castle and we’ve already discovered a good amount James is brilliant not at all like all of the pureblood children you’re probably being forced to hang around, he is much more interesting and he has shown me the most excellent pranks, maybe I’ll try them out on mother in the summer give you something to look forward to while you’re stuck in that hell hole Peter is the most sneaky of us all its incredible what he can get away he says its because his uncle taught him sleight of hand magic I’ve no clue what kind of magic that is I’ve never heard about it when I asked Remus he laughed in my face but maybe you can find something in the black library but be careful some of them are cursed I remember one time one of them bit me, that was not fun. Remus is always like that he might seem like kind of a bore but do not be fooled he is actually the mastermind behind most of our schemes and when you actually listen to him, he is always ready with a sarcastic comment don’t tell James but sometimes I think he’s the funniest.
I hope you are having fun at Grimmauld Place, or at least as much fun as you can when you live with my mother.
Your favourite cousin, Sirius.
Dear Sirius,
First of all, thank you for writing I really appreciate it in my great time of need Grimmauld Place has been boring as expected. Aunt Walburga has got it into her head that our manners need an update again so the last week we’ve been going over everything from table manners posture to the proper pronunciation I think it’s because of the dinner with the Lestranges that is coming up and she wants to show them up, wish me luck. Regarding the sleight of hand magic, I suspect it is a muggle skill that is what it seems like to me, but I could be wrong so maybe you can ask some of the muggelborn students. You’re friends all sound very nice but I pity the professors that have to deal with you. I hope the teachers won't all fear me and Regulus now that you've shown them our worst from the start.
hope you doing better than I am
lots of love from your favourite cousin, Aurora
Ps. Do you not think it's a bit much to call each other by our full names I certainly think Rory is much easier to say
Winter became spring and spring turned to summer Sirius came home from Hogwarts and suddenly it was the end of August, and it was time to go to Hogwarts.
Aurora couldn’t wait for it to be September and for her to finely escape the gloomy walls of Grimmauld Place 12.
She felt like a child on Christmas, and not even the weird tea parties with Bellatrix and Narcissa could worsen her mood. And the scones were still amazing, so it actually wasn’t so bad when you ignore the casual wizard racism.
So, when the day finally came it took everything in her to not dance around the house in glee. She didn’t, Aunt Walburga would kill her, but she nearly did.
Her cousin Sirius had no such reservations and was currently dancing a weird mix between the Charleston and the chicken dance. Where he had learned it Aurora had no idea, wizards were weird.
“Sirius stop that” Aunt Walburga says Sirius turns quiet. At this point, all three children were standing in a line.
“When you arrive at Hogwarts you are not only representing yourself you are an extension of the black family. That means that you do your duty, and you make this family proud you get yourself sorted into Slytherin let Sirius be the exception, not an example, and Sirius doesn’t do anything more to disappoint me you’ve already done enough”. She looked him in the eyes, and he avoided her look.
This Walburga was reminiscent of the one she saw the first time they meet.
“Hello who are you?” she asked the strange lady.
The uppity lady gave her the elevator look “Manners child.”
“Who are you? madame.”
“My name is Walburga Black, and what may your name be.”
“I’m Dawn, and I’m pretty sure I’m not supposed to talk to strangers, stranger danger and all that.”
“But that is not your real name is it, Aurora.”
“Who are you?”
“I am your aunt, and I am taking you home.” She then grabbed Aurora's arm and everything started spinning”
…..
At first, Aurora couldn’t see anything she felt like after she and Selena would spin around on the carousal on the playground close to their house. Her hand grabbed the sleeve of her aunt’s black coat which looked like a more expensive version of one of her uncle’s old bathrobes.
“Behave, child,” said her supposed aunt, Aurora didn’t know what to believe.
She gave her aunt a vicious look “Where am I”.
“You child are at Grimmauld Place home of the ancient house of black”.
“Okay is that supposed to mean anything to me?”
“Anything? It means everything, you are lucky that I found you before those muggles could corrupt you more than they already have.”
Okay, this woman is clearly on some shit, best to just go with it.
“Yes, thank you dear aunt for saving me from those mokels”. Aurora sighed dramatically.
she had later met her cousin Regulus, but she hadn’t seen her family since.
she was brought back to the present time by Walburgas screechy voice “Is that understood?” Aunt Walburga asked.
“Yes,” they answered in unison.
She clapped her hands “Well then off we go”.
They arrived at the station and said goodbye to Walburga and Orion and then they were off to Hogwarts.
“First I want you to meet my friends” he led them through the train looking for his friends. At last, he found them sitting in one of the last compartments.
“Behold Regulus and Aurora”
“These are my friends” he gestured to three boys sitting in the compartment.
Regulus huffed and rolled his eyes “Hello”.
“Oh, you must be James,” she gestured to a boy with black wild hair, “and Peter” she gestured to a little mousy boy with blond hair. “And then you must be Remus” She looked at the last boy who was sitting with a book in his hands that like his face was painted with scars.
She looked Sirius in the eyes “Did I get it right”.
“Spot on Rory, as always” and he sent her a smile.
“It’s nice to meet you, Sirius has told us a lot about you guys,” she said.
“Oh, you talk about us,” Remus asked with a grin.
Regulus scoffed “Oh, in exclusive detail, it’s all he ever talks about”.
Sirius turns red. “I mean yeah, I care about you all and I want my family to know about it”.
“Aww it's cool Sirius I tell my parents about you too” James exclaimed. He eyed Peter.
“Yeah, I do to” Peter reassured him.
Remus cleared his trout “So what house do you want to be in” he asked.
“Slytherin of course” Regulus answered immediately.
The air in the compartment changed for the worse
James coughed "So... Quidditch," he said which launched the four Gryfindor boys into a heated conversation about the new Gryfindor team.
Regulus looked at Aurora “Can we leave” he whispered,” I want to go find Barty”.
“sure” she whispered back.
Regulus cleared his trout “We're leaving now”.
“Yeah, it was nice meeting you”. She said while they were leaving the compartment.
They left the compartment and started searching the different compartments in search of Barty.
In one of the compartments, she found one lone girl sitting with a book.
As she entered the girl looked up from her book “Oh hello, can I help you” she said.
“Oh yeah, I’m looking for a friend of my cousin, Barty Crouch Junior?” Aurora asked.
The girl turned thoughtful “No I don’t think I’ve seen him”.
“Oh, I’m being rude my name is Aurora” she smiled at the girl and the girl smiled back.
“Nice to meet you Aurora I’m Pandora”. She said.
“I should find my cousin; well, it was nice meeting you”.
She put her head out of the compartments, but Regulus was nowhere to be found, so instead, she sat down with Pandora.
“Oh, hello again”
“I couldn’t find my cousin anyway,”
“Well, you’re welcome to stay here”.
“So, what house do you think you’ll be in”.
“I want to be in Ravenclaw”.
“The smart house right”
“I mean that’s not the only impotent thing about Ravenclaws,” she said.
She looked her in the eyes “Yeah what’s Ravenclaw about then”.
“It’s not about knowing things it’s about wanting to know and how you find that information, knowledge for knowledge’s sake”. Pandora explains.
Aurora sighed “Ravenclaw sounds great”.
“Mabey well both be sorted there,” Pandora said.
“Mauby. Aurora said.
Suddenly a knock was heard “Who’s” there she said.
In came Regulus “Aurora there you are we’ve been looking all over for you, it’s time to get changed we’re almost at Hogwarts” he said.
When the train arrived Regulus, Pandora and Aurora all found a bout together the groundskeeper led them over the lake. When the castle came into view Aurora's mouth gawked open in awe.
“It is quite beautiful is it not,” Pandora said.
Aurora smiled “quite”.
…..
The sorting ceremony was nothing like what Aurora imagined, the way her family spoke about it she would have thought that it was some kind of test. Turns out it’s a hat that could read people's minds and apparently determine what you would be like for the rest of your life. But honestly, it was her mistake thinking anything in the magical world would ever make sense.
The first of the children to go was Pandora she sat there for a mere twenty seconds after which the hat determined that she would in fact be in Ravenclaw.
Then came Regulus he sat there for a bit longer but was then sent to Slytherin, the family would be proud.
When it was finally Aurora's turn, she seated herself on the chair and put the hat on her head o my you certainly have quite the story child there is a hat inside my head she thought yes that can be quite a shock, especially for muggelborns students
“Oh, gee I wonder why,” she thought.
And sassy to know where to put you Ravenclaw would do you god.
“Slytherin,” she thought.
Slytherin are you sure you would be much happier in Ravenclaw? Yes, I see it right here in your mind it would nourish not only your mind but also your heart.
that all sounded amazing but ultimately, she would have to stop fooling herself Slytherin was the only choice.
All right then better be “Slytherin” the hat announced.
The whole Slytherin table started to cheer but over at the Gryffindor table Aurora saw what she thought was a flicker of disappointment coming from Sirius but as fast as it appeared it disappeared like it had never been.
As she sat down at the table she was met with a few nods of approval.
"Welcome to Slytherin, Lucky that the rest of the black family know what's expected of them," said a blond guy with long luscious locks, probably lucius malfoy if she went by Narciassas's description. Wow, she thought these people really care a lot about Hogwarts houses.