KILLING CURSE SERIES || in which the daughter of sirius black discovers she is destined to destroy the wizarding world and tries to do everything in her power to not do so
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⛦ book one, aurora black x love interests
cover by tisiix ⛦
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CHAPTER FOURTEEN:
THE STORM
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Wednesday 1st, June 1994.
The final weeks of the school year had descended upon Hogwarts like a quiet storm, full of anticipation and dread for some people. The hallways echoed with murmurs of students packing up their belongings, some already dreaming of the holidays.
For two weeks now, the school had been consumed by the hustle of end-of-year exams. The corridors had been filled with the usual panic, the tense energy of students studying into the late hours, scribbling notes, and testing each other on every possible subject. Aurora was sure she had failed every one of them. Charms? A disaster. Transfiguration? A muddled blur. Potions? Don't even ask. She had walked out of each exam feeling less confident than the last. The only one she hadn't taken yet was Professor Lupin's Defense Against the Dark Arts exam because she didn't know it was on and had slept in.
The moment had finally arrived. She found herself walking across the grounds, the wind brushing against her face as the sun shone overhead. She reached the door, and knocked, and the door swung open almost immediately.
"Ah, Aurora," Professor Lupin greeted with a smile, his voice warm and calming as always. He stands there looking exhausted and ill, like something terrible had happened today to make him sick. "Come in, come in."
"Professor," she replied, offering him a small, uncertain smile.
"Are you ready for the exam?" Lupin asked, stepping aside to let her in. "I was concerned when you didn't show up the other day."
Aurora shrugged in response. She looked at his desk where the Marauders Map lay out in the open.
Professor Lupin gave her a knowing look, his eyes soft but steady. He holds onto his table for support. "Well not to worry, this exam isn't just about knowledge—it's about being able to think on your feet, to react quickly and logically. You're more prepared than you realize."
She nodded, though she wasn't quite sure she believed him. Still, there was something about Lupin's presence that made her feel not to worried about anything, as though his belief in her might be enough to help her push through.
