A light whooshing sound and that familiar pull on her naval later, and Aurora was once again stood amidst the people at the gathering.
She looked around immediately and found Nott was already settling back into his seat beside Zabini and Riddle.
She turned to make her way back to the Gryffindors but she was stopped. Aurora almost fell over when she felt herself knock into something relatively larger than herself. As she felt herself fall, she braved for impact but a large hand that had found its way to her wrist stopped that from happening.
Aurora was winded badly and had it not been for the over the top snake jewellery and potent stench of a musky cologne emitting from her "saviour", she wouldn't have known who it was.
"Watch yourself Gryffindor. Lucky I'm here to catch you."
She looked up to meet his grey, cold eyes.
Malfoy.
"How can I express how grateful I am Malfoy,"Aurora seethed.
The sight of him smirking down at her turned her stomach, almost making her queezy.
"I could think of a—."
"I'll stop you right there Malfoy, thanks for the catch. I should be getting back now,"Aurora said, cutting the blonde off mid-sentence.
He scoffed lightly and stepped out of her way, gesturing for her to rejoin her friends.
"By all means, I know you're a woman in high demand. From almost all the houses here at Hogwarts,"he said with a sinister grin.
Aurora could feel her annoyance bubbling at his ignorant tone.
Little ferret, who does he think he is.
"Alright Malfoy, you're hilarious. Now if you will.....,"she said pointing at the twins.
"Of course, I'll see you later anyway,"he said.
Aurora glanced at him warily when she heard that sentence.
See you later?
Weird.
She brushed it off as she rejoined her familiar crowd by the fire. Malfoy's words stuck in her mind for an reason she was unsure of. She let herself drift out of the social setting, her mind elsewhere, occupied by a sense of dread. Why? She didn't know, that was the worst part.
"Here Jenkins,"Angelina said with a smile on her face.
Aurora glanced down at what the girl was holding. A cup. Without taking a second more to think about whether or not to take the drink, Aurora took the cup from the girl in front of her.
"Thanks Ang,"she said before lifting the cup to her lips.
"Oh Rory, have you seen Fred?,"Angelina asked, causing Aurora to lower the cup back down from her mouth.
Her brows furrowed as she thought of the whereabouts of said Weasley. She glanced around the gathering to find him talking to.......Susan Bones? She gathered they were probably talking about George.
"Over there Ang, taking to Susan,"Aurora said, pointing at the pair.
Angeline followed he finger and nodded eagerly.
"Perfect, thanks Rory."
Aurora gave Angelina a tight lipped smile as she walked off toward Fred and Susan.
Her focus then returned to the contents of her cup.
Surely there wouldn't be any action until everyone's had a few more drinks?
She thought for a moment.
Yes she was right, nobody would be doing anything for at least another 4-5 drinks.
Or so she thought.
From across the other side of the gathering, Malfoy and Pucey watched as she raised the cup to her lips and drained the cup dry in one go. Their sinister smiles widened with what they saw.
"Wait for it,"Malfoy said lowly.
And Pucey did. He did until Aurora's, usually blue eyes, flashed a brilliant shade of pink before once again returning to their natural colour.
"Let the games begin,"Pucey hummed lowly, causing Malfoy to snigger.
Meanwhile, Aurora was plagued by tingles running up and down her spine endlessly. And the noise surrounding her filled her eardrums and almost made her head hurt. She felt dizzy, faint almost. She felt her eyes get heavy. She wobbled slightly, but quickly regained balance.
She whipped her head left and right trying to find somebody.
Fred.
George.
Hermione.
Harry.
Anyone.
Even Nott.
Nott.
The thought of him sent even more tingles down her spine. The sensation was so overwhelming she almost moaned. When she lifted her head back up, she realised everyone's faces were blurry. Smudged. Unrecognisable.
Until she saw one face over at the opposite side of the gathering.
His.
Auroras legs almost gave out at the sight. She couldn't help but obsess over the way he was sat, legs spread wide, leaning back causally with a cigarette between his long, slender fingers. Or how his hair was adorned into perfectly rounded curls upon his head.
What's wrong with me? She thought.
Without even thinking, Aurora suddenly felt her legs moving. Step, by step by step. She quickly realised she couldn't stop even if she wanted to. She kept walking, despaired the challenging thoughts in her head.
Walking, walking walking.
Oh Merlin.
She knew where she was headed.
The sight she had just admired not seconds ago was coming closer and closer. She felt as if her feet couldn't bring her to him fast enough. She almost pushed three or four people into the fire on her way, and in her current state, she wouldn't have cared.
All that was on her mind was him.
And the way he looked, breathed, sat, smoked, smelled, talked, acted and overall just existed.
Aurora was utterly oblivious to the reasoning behind her current behaviour. Her sights were set on him, and until the very strong dosage of Amorsensua wore off, that wouldn't change.
Nott felt a pair of eyes on him. He looked up to see them to be hers. He watched as she made her way through the crowd towards him, her eyes trained on him like he was prey.
He smirked smugly as he watched her. Not to mention the way her legs looked in that skirt. His mind was racing with things he would love to do to the ever-approaching predator who was nearly at his feet.
He said nothing as she reached him.
And neither did she.
He regarded her for a moment. The look in her eye was foreign, new. He tried to figure her out, but was unsuccessful.
"Nott?,"she asked quietly, staring deep into his soul.
Nott almost shifted under her intense gaze. He looked her up and down, then reached her eyes. The eyes always said what a persons mouth couldn't.
And the look that was within her eyes.
He now recognised it.
He knew it all too well.
But in her eyes it looked so much better.
He questioned if he was correct, but no.
He was.
That look.
Lust.
She looked at him as if she wanted to devour him right then and there in front of everyone. Not that he'd object of course. But as of that moment, it was unexpected.
Yet here she was, stood there. In that skirt. With that look in eyes. Nott's mind ran to the number of things he wanted to do her and for her. His mouth almost watered and he felt himself getting hard from the sight before him.
Merlin, what is wrong with me? He thought as he tried to drag his mind elsewhere. This had never happened before. No girl had ever had that effect. Usually it took a whole lot more.
But now.
Her.
Different story.
"Yes Jenkins,"he replied.
Her eyes lit up when he said her name, and he couldn't help but notice the way her thighs clenched at each other for release.
Am I seeing things? He thought as he tried to work out whether or not his mind was playing tricks on him.
He regarded Aurora for a moment, waiting for her to answer.
"I need you."
Those three words sent a sensation down his spine he had never felt before. It then travelled to between his legs, adding to the pressure that had already been there.
He couldn't help but quirk his eyebrow at her questioningly. She needed him? Surely she didn't mean it in the way the his cock took it.
But how wrong he was. Because she did.
"Jenkins I don't understa—."
"Now,"she said as she reached forward and grabbed his hand.
Nott was taken aback by her. She had never acted this way. He liked it. It almost made him think that she maybe, just maybe, felt the same way about him as he did about her. And now, she was confirming it, his hand clasped between hers.
He was up on his feet in an instant. He gazed down at the girl in front of him. This girl, who he had formed such a strong attachment and attraction for.
And not just physically.
Emotionally.
Which was new to him.
"Where are you taking me then? Is everything alright?,"he asked.
She looked up at him through her long lashes.
"Everything's fine, I just need you to come with me,"she answered with a mysterious glint in her eye.
"After you,"he said, gesturing her forward with his arm.
What she did next came as a surprise. She grabbed his hand firmly once again and tugged him behind her. Nott was barely able to register what was happening as he was dragged through the crowds of people.
"Slow down Jenkins,"he said lowly.
She turned and looked back at him. That look in her eyes stronger than ever.
"I can't,"she replied quickly before whipping her head back around.
As the two began to near the edge of the gathering. Two separate pairs were watching them intently.
"Worked a charm, didn't it Pucey?,"Malfoy asked.
"Wheres Rory going? And is that—,"Fred began.
"Fucking Nott,"George finished.
"Almost too well Malfoy,"Pucey said sniggering.