December 24th, 1971
"You're still worrying about the photos, aren't you?" Carina hugged Aurora tightly from behind.
"Carina, I love my job." Aurora sighed, waving her wand to set the table. "The parents aren't going to want someone like me teaching their kids."
"It will be okay, love. Can we try to enjoy Christmas? 'Dromeda, Ted, and Dora will be here soon."
Aurora had been excited to celebrate Nymphadora's first Christmas, and she had gone all out this year. She had maybe spent a little too much on the young couple and her grand-god daughter.
"Of course. You're right-"
A weasel patronus burst through the wall, and Arthur Weasley's voice rang through the room.
"Death Eaters at The Burrow! Come quickly!" The weasel disappeared as quickly as it appeared.
"Expecto patronum!" Aurora waved her wand. "Go to Andromeda, tell her to stay home until I send word. Order business." She sent her German Shepherd bounding off, before grabbing Carina's hand and disapparating to The Burrow.
The shouts and sights of spells being flung every which way shocked Aurora as they landed on the front lawn of the Burrow. She caught sight of Molly Weasley holding young Bill Weasley in one arm, and fighting off a death eater.
"I'll get Molly, go find Arthur!" Aurora pushed Carina the opposite way, as she ran towards the Weasley matriarch.
"Molly! Get Bill somewhere safe!" Aurora shouted, stepping between Molly and the death eater, and flinging a stunner towards the masked person.
"Go on, sister! I'll help Rory!" Gideon commanded as he stepped to Aurora's side, helping her fight off the additional death eater who had come to join the fight.
"Good to see you, Rory!" Gideon grinned.
"Could be under better circumstances, Gid. Incarcerous!" Aurora watched as the death eater fell, bounded by the magical ropes.
"Protego!" Gideon blocked a stunner. "Petrificus Totalus!" The other death eater fell, petrified next to his mate.
"Where's Arthur?" Aurora turned, trying to find the Weasley patriarch in the mess.
"He was with Carina and Fab in the back! Come on."
Aurora ran behind Gideon toward the back of the house, where she saw her girlfriend, battling a familiar face.
"Oh! You know how to play!" Bellatrix exclaimed in a high-pitched voice.
"Damn right, Lestrange," Carina growled, sweating as she struggled against Bellatrix's quick spells.
"Aurora! Go to Arthur, I'll help Carina!" Gideon shoved her out of the way, as a stray stunner came their way.
"But-"
"No! It won't help for you to join that fight. Go help my brother-in-law!"
Aurora turned, running to the familiar shade of red hair.
"Thanks for coming Rory!" Arthur exclaimed, blocking an unknown spell.
"Anytime, Arthur!"
Aurora and Arthur were locked in a battle of three against two, managing to block all the death eater's unknown spells, but hardly able to get their offensive spells in.
"The Dark Lord calls us!" Aurora heard Bellatrix scream.
"Avada kedavra!"
"NO!"
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Love The Heartless
Fanfic"You'll break my heart if you go." "I'm sorry, mon cœur. But it'll break my heart if I stay." The year is 1969, and Bellatrix Black and Aurora Nott are in their 7th year at Hogwarts. What happens when they take opposite sides of the wizarding war? *...
