Friendly celebration pv bday finished

12th August 2020

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Today was august 12th. Aurélie had invited some people she knew at Hogwarts through Owl, to celebrate her birthday with her. Many had not responded so she only knew for sure that Henry would come. As for the rest, she didn’t know but it didn’t matter much to her. Anything was better than spending yet another birthday at home by herself. Of course she wasn’t all by herself. Her grandma was there too but on a weekday, she was too busy with the bakery to spend time with Aurélie. To start the day, the Scottish girl had spent most of the morning wandering around Diagon Alley, looking at shop windows, here and there buying some candy or a funny gadget to take to Hogwarts in September. After a couple of hours lingering through the streets of Diagon Alley, she had made her way to The Leaky Cauldron where she would meet the others. Aurélie was there too early so she decided to order a drink while she waited.

Aurélie’s outfit consisted of a plain peach-coloured shirt, a cute denim skirt and a light green, oversized sweater. Her curly, highlighted hair was done in a half up, half down style. The upper part of her hair was tied together at the back of her head in a small knot, as the rest of her untamed curls fell loosely on her back. Underneath those garments, she wore black, laced boots and paired the outfit with a black backpack. The backpack was less fashionable bus easier to carry her treats in.

The birthday-girl had spent the night before baking some sweet treats to offer to the others. It had been a mistake to start baking so late in the evening, it took most of the night to finish them therefore, Aurélie was quite exhausted today. She hadn’t slept long, she had arisen early to not waste any daytime. After Aurélie entered The Leaky Cauldron, found a table big enough for herself and some others and sat down, she felt the fatigue getting heavier. Her hand supported her head while her other hand played with a coaster that was laying on the wooden table. It was a challenge to stay awake but once she had received her cold drink, it was easier to stay in the present. Only ten more minutes before they should arrive.. Maybe I could take a little nap here? No, no. Come on, stay awake. Aurélie rubbed her eyes and face, then shook her head to get rid off the tiredness. Her eyes then roamed around the Great Hall of the bar and analysed the people around her while she waited for her friends.


@Henry Knight @Scarlett Aden @Eyre Reeves @Zykeal Lane
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"So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings."
Friendly celebration pv bday finished
Henry still didn't know why he was there, two days ago he met with his father's family which resulted in a horrible turnout and Henry was still feeling the affects of it so then why was he standing in the leaky cauldron looking for Aurélie. He did promise the girl that he would come and would feel terrible if he didn't come later so here he was. As Henry looked around, he couldn't stop thinking about two days ago and what have happened with his father's family. Henry tried to push it from his mind but he couldn't as he looked around for Aurélie, Henry couldn't bring her day down but dwelling on his own problems but he couldn't forget them either.

Henry finally spotted the girl, alone at a table as Henry made his way to her thoughts started to enter his mind and refuse to leave, as he struggled with how that day will go now that the only thing he could think of was what happened two days ago. Henry was opposite the girl as he took out a poorly wrapped gift in brown, dirty parchment paper from his messager type bag as he spoke " happy birthday Aurélie, I hope I'm not too late," Henry placed the gift in front of the girl as he took off his messager type bag and place it on the ground next to his chair before taking a seat in front of Aurélie and speaking again " I'm sorry about the poor wrapping."

Henry gave the girl a simple smile as a few minutes after Henry order a drink but only one since his brother was only able to get him enough money for one, Henry didn't mind through he looked at the girl while saying " so how have you been? I barely seen you since the camp ended."



"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
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Aurélie was pulled from a daydream when Henry Knight popped up in front of her and placed a gift on the table. “Happy birthday Aurélie, I hope I’m not too late.” The boy took a seat opposite her and added: “I’m sorry about the poor wrapping.” The girl straightened herself from her sleepy position and a big grin appeared on her face. “Thank you! You’re not late at all. I’m glad you could make it, you’re the first one too.” Aurélie picked up the parcel wrapped in brown paper and investigated it. It felt quite heavy and had a rectangle shape. Maybe a book? She carefully pulled the string and paper off and revealed a book. Not any ordinary book though. It was a recipe book for Aurélie to write in. “Henry, this is beautiful! Thank you!” the birthday girl was over the moon. What a lovely and personal gift. She couldn’t imagine a nicer present than this. Aurélie quickly stood up from her seat, stepped toward Henry and hugged him as to say thank you once more.

The book looked like it may have been put together by Henry himself. It had ribbons, pieces of lace and other fabric attached to the front and on the cover was an apron made from several crafting materials. Aurélie walked back to her own seat and carefully placed the gift in her black bag. When a waiter came to the table with Henry’s drink, she was quick to grab some coins and pay for it. Of course, she didn’t want Henry to think she did it because he told her he was poor so she said resolute; “It’s my birthday so it’s my treat. End of story.” Aurélie winked at Henry and answered his question; “I’ve been good. It’s been calm at the bakery so I’ve had the chance to redecorate my room a little and prepare for Hogwarts. How about you? What have you been up to lately?”

Aurélie remembered she had treats in her backpack but decided to wait until the others showed up to get them out. If they showed up. The girl looked around the Leaky Cauldron. It wasn’t too busy that day but more people started filling the pub. Probably since it was near lunchtime and the wanted to have a meal or drink. She looked back at Henry and noticed he seemed to be somewhat distracted. As if his thoughts were somewhere else than the present. She didn’t say anything about it but took a mental note to keep an eye on him to make sure he was alright.

@Henry Knight

"So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings."
Friendly celebration pv bday finished
When Aurélie said that he wasn't late and was actually the first one there, Henry looked around and saw that no one else was there which made him feel a bit sad that no one else showed up before putting one smile as Aurélie opened the gift and seemed like she like it. Henry felt the girl hug him as she thanked him which made Henry wrapped the girl in a hug also as he spoke " no problem, I wanted to give you something personal but I didn't know what so I thought if this and decided to hand make it just for you," however after the two retook their seats, Henry's drink came and he was about to pay but Aurélie beat him to it as she spoke about being her treat and Henry smiled a bit as he spoke " alright then thanks, but then let me repay the favor by buying you ice cream later."

Henry the listened to the girl speak again as she spoke about her life at home and Henry quickly added " sounds like your summer was interesting and good," Henry then continued to listen to her and graze into her golden eyes which were really memorizing and when he heard her question Henry didn't know how to respond. Should he tell her the truth or lie, Henry ran a quick hand through his hair as he was debating it in his head and his mind was spiraling until finally he came up with his answer.

" Speaking of baking, I'm still looking forward to baking with you," Henry then smiled toward the girl as he continued " pour apprendre à cuisiner avec le boulanger doré," which was french for to learning how to bake with the golden baker something that Henry knew from learning the language. Henry the took what seemed to be a breath as he spoke " I also have been fine, not much has happened besides father being absent as usual for ministry business and spending more time with my brother and twin. Oh but I did meet my father's pureblood family which went horrible," Henry knew he could trust Aurélie with this and for some reason since they met he felt weirdly comfortable with the like he knew her his whole life so he continued " they didn't really want to reconnect just want to gain something so after some words were said we left and that's the end of it, I hope."


@Aurélie Nimco sorry for the wait

"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
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Aurélie’s eyes opened wide when Henry mentioned he made the recipe book himself. “You made this all yourself?! That’s amazing, I didn’t know you were so crafty.” Aurélie hummed to herself, smiled and added: “ It seems you hold more mysteries every time I see you. But I’ll figure you out in time, Mr. Knight.” Aurélie’s eyes glistened as she rolled them at Henry when he insisted to buy her ice cream. “Fine, you can buy me one but I’m holding you to that promise" She squinted her eyes at him slightly in a playful manner.

The girl let out soft breath as she started to remember the comforting feeling she got when being around the Slytherin. It had indeed been a while since they last saw each other at the Summer Camp. The young girl had missed these moments of playful banter, being able to act like herself without the fear of someone judging her.. Henry was such a nice person and even though they hadn’t known each other for long, she considered him a close friend.

After Aurélie told Henry about her summer and asked about his, she noticed the troubling look in his eyes again. As if something was nagging on his thoughts and preventing him from enjoying himself. That’s the vibe Aurélie got from him at that time. At first, he seemed to avoid the question by saying; “Speaking of baking, I’m still looking forward to baking with you. Pour apprendre à cuisine avec le boulanger doré.” Aurélie raised her brows and chuckled at the comment and she was impressed by his French. “Haha, I look forward to it too. I’m sure we can find time for it soon. I’ll probably have to ask the professors if we can use the kitchen..”

The boy continued telling her about his summer and when he opened up about having a horrible time meeting his father’s family, Aurélie felt sorry for him and thought about what she could say to make him feel better. “Oh, I’m so sorry to hear that, Henry. It’s a pity their intentions weren’t what you expected. But it’s their loss, they don’t know what they are missing, really.”Aurélie tried humor to lift Henry’s spirits and she hoped it would catch but the boy seemed quite upset. “If you wanna talk about it, or vent, or just get some distraction.. You can always come to me, remember. I know how it feels to feel unwanted and get used by others. It sucks but for every person that doesn’t like you there’s ten people that do so don’t give them the power to get you down.” Aurélie stretched her hand out to his and stroked it shortly. After, she reached for her black backpack and took out a tiny cardboard box, wrapped in shiny green paper. She held it out in front of Henry and started nervously rambling; “So, I know it’s not your birthday and this isn’t really a present actually but-“ Aurélie noticed she was talking rapidly and slowed down, continuing to talk at a normal speed; “Anyway, the thing is.. I was at a market the other day and I saw this which reminded me of you. I’d thought you’d like to have it so I got it and.. well, here it is.” Aurélie looked at Henry with big, enthusiastic eyes as she handed him the tiniest little parcel. “I have one too.”
@Henry Knight

tiny green gift
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what's inside the gift
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The black/yellow one is Henry's

"So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings."
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In Green = English
In pink =French


When Aurélie spoke about him making her the book and how there was more then meets the eye with Henry, he laughed before replying " I'm just creative, I enjoy making things like that. It's peaceful to me, I was going to make you a bracelet but thought that you would like the book better," Aurélie the mentioned about holding him to his promised and in which Henry replied " Yes golden baker Nimco," Henry laughed a bit as he took a slip of his butterbeer before placing it back on the the table and listening to Aurélie again as she spoke which Henry nodded to using the kitchen and asking the professor's but then Aurélie mentioned his family and talking to her in which Henry replied " I'll definitely take you up on that, just not today since it's about you," Henry felt her skin touch his which comforted him a bit before reaching over and grabbing her hand and lightly squeezing it.

Henry then let go as she spoke again this time bringing out a small package wrapped in green,
and when she was done Henry spoke " you really didn't need to get me anything but thank you," Henry then opened the package carefully and saw a black/yellow wolf pin which touched Henry's heart as he spoke " thank you so much, this is amazing. You are amazing, thank you so much," Henry then pinned it on to his faded greenish jacket before saying again " you said you have on right? Then these pins are a symbol of our friendship, as long as we have them we will never be a part or alone.


@Aurélie Nimco

"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
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Henry told Aurélie about his ideas for her present and she replied; “I love it. Especially now I know you have put so much effort into it.” The girl smiled. They continued to talk and when Henry said; “I’ll definitely take you up on that, just not today since it’s about you.” Then grabbed her hand and gave it a squeeze, Aurélie felt a sense of worry come over her. He seems like the incident with his family bothers him quite a bit. I wonder how I could take his mind off it..

As Aurélie watched Henry open up the tiny green package, she listened to him saying thank you and flooding her with compliments. Aurélie blushed and grinned, then added; “Oh, stop haha. It’s just a little.. souvenir.” Henry spoke; “You said you have one right? Then these pins are a symbol of our friendship, as long as we have them we never be apart or alone.” When the girl heard his words, she felt her heart warm. “Wow, you gave such a beautiful meaning to the pins. I do have one. I have it with me, actually.”

Aurélie reached in her black backpack and inside one of the smaller side pockets was the wolf pin. Hers had a grey background with blacks stars and a white wolf in the front. It was exactly like the one Henry had, but mirrored and in different colours. She took it out and carefully pinned it on her green oversized sweater. “There. Linked forever.” Aurélie smiled. She was content and glad Henry liked the little gift. He even wore it straight away. However, Aurélie couldn’t get the thought out of her mind that Henry’s was upset.

It had been great seeing her friend again. Although, she had expected a few others to show up, it was a nice day after all. Unfortunately, the girl couldn’t stick around much longer. Her grandma had asked her to come home earlier to have a slice of cake together for her birthday. Aurélie’s expression suddenly changed from satisfied to bleak as she realised she would have to leave soon. Another sip from her cold beverage until it was empty. Her fingers followed the rim of the glass as she absently gazed into the empty cup. Her thoughts brought her to wonder about Hogwarts. She was attending soon and she had no idea what it would be like, except for what Henry and Eyre had told her.

The young girl sighed and looked at Henry. “It’s been really great seeing you again after such a long while. I’m glad you could make it. At least someone showed.” The girl commented in a joking way. “We’ll have to get that ice cream another day because I have to go soon. I’ve got to catch my train home or my grandma will be worried.”
@Henry Knight

"So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings."
Friendly celebration pv bday finished
When Aurélie spoke about likening the gift and the effort he put into it, Henry just smiled as he spoke " it was nothing really,
anything for a friend like you Aurélie,"
Henry smiled at her as she talked about the pins and their mew meaning in which she showed him her own pin before he watched her pin it to her green jacket and speak again, in which Henry spoke " and now no matter what, through good and bad were know that we will always have a friend by are side as long ad we wear these pins. So Aurélie I promise you that I will never take it off," Henry smiled and he was generally happy that he was there with her instead of at home dwelling on his new found hidden life and family.

Henry found himself having a great time with Aurélie as he talked with her and laughed, it was one of the few times, no says where he got to be himself and just have fun. That day was definitely one to remember and he was glad that he went for her and his own benefit as well. Even through no one else showed, he was still happy that he was there with Aurélie and having a lot of fun with her, but time doesn't fly when you are having fun and soon his butterbeer was empty and Aurélie was talking about leaving.

Henry listened to Aurélie before putting his messager type bag on his shoulder and getting up from his seat, Henry then spoke " Right I better go to, it was nice seeing you Aurélie and thanks for the pin. Happy birthday Aurélie and see you at Hogwarts I guess," after a final goodbye Henry left the table before leaving the leaky cauldron and heading home.


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@Aurélie Nimco

"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander