" I always thought you were just being a show off when you alternated... " She said as her lips tilted into a smirk. Ethan's training as an Auror was very obvious in his daily practices. Elyria always found it fascinating how the two of them studied so much together and ended up with vast...

Elyria had just finished plaiting her hair and was brushing the tied-off end when she heard a voice - Ethan's voice - cry out. She froze in place trying to be a still as possible to hear if there was any comotion or signs of a struggle. After what felt like several minutes, she placed her brush down...

" ... but what the Minister doesn't know can't hurt her, right? " She shook her head and folded her arms as they stood around discussing the goings on with the aurors and students. Elyria felt that Athena Ward's committment mentioned by Julian were founded and trustworthy. She'd taken ove...

*click!* The old wooden creaked open and Elyria stepped through. She spoke to Ethan about teaching some dances for the students and volunteered to take over for him. After all, she did teach him all those years ago when they were students! The study that Professor Flitwick had allotted them was no ...

" Celertorsi! " A training dummy across the dueling stage began to spin rapidly as if its motions were to start a tornado. Opposite this twisting target of turbulence was the schools own Deputy Head, wand spinning in a circle while her attention was turned to the open parchment that dangl...

Elyria gave an impish grin and shrug toward the comments about Camellia. The Herbology professor and head of Slytherin house was far from the easiest to get along with and was always at the root (pun intended) of pranks pulled on students, which was rather taboo of professors. Slyly, she always had ...

As Elyria watched her Patronus fly away, she heard Julian's admission, which made her smirk. She turned to him after the bird was nearly out of sight and stepped closer, giving a bit of a shrug and nod, " I'm sure there are plenty of other ways to communicate, but there's something appropo abou...

Elyria felt a sense of relief fall over her as the two walked toward the courtyard. For six years Ethan and she had kept things quiet at Hogwarts. How they managed to make it that long was one for the history books, perhaps. The students had always whispered or giggled when the two met up at meal ti...

Elyria rolled her eyes with a grin and heard the clock chime just as she was finishing up her salad and butterbeer. " Oh, is it that time already? " She perked up a bit and looked around. There was still a little time before the students needed to gather and head back to the school. She sl...

Elyria grinned at Ethan and gave a flirtatious shrug, " Well, you should've told me it was the thrill of the chase and I would've let you hunt a bit longer. " She leaned in and whispered almost without thinking. It may have been the effects of the butterbeer emboldening her, or rather, loo...

" Female tree swallows start to gain their blue plumage around the age of three or so. Their habitats can be found near bodies of water, usually... I suppose they are fierce, fast fighters based on their reliance on speed. Oh! I suppose that's where it comes from. It's comparable to how quickl...

" You'd be surpised? I've always thought of myself as more of a she-wolf... " She gave a "ferocious" growl face and mocked a roar without sound before chuckling at the goofiness of it all. " I don't think I've ever shown you my Patronus... it's a tree swallow. " Elyria...

" Oh, I believe I remember that Ravenclaw. She seemed to have a way with Charms and Transfigurations as I recall... " Elyria couldn't help but have a huge grin on her face. The two of them were duelling partners and often practiced with each other after heir N.E.W.T.-level courses. Elyria...

Elyria let out a sigh before turning around to see Julian and answer his question. Elyria was someone who lived by the rules, and did her best to be honest with people. Hiding something from Julian wasn't actually her goal, but there was plenty to worry about with the school reopening than two of hi...

Elyria gave the man across from her a bit of a skeptical look as he revealed his assumptions regarding her book. She recalled a student one year discuss these Muggle books that simplified other books into other versions. They all apparently belonged to a man named Cliff or something. It was baffling...

Elyria gave a curtsy, then offered her gratitude as she removed her cloak and folded it neatly. She tucked her robes behind her as she took a seat and set the folded cloak down against the all next to her. Her face was beaming from Ethan's actions, always enjoying when he played along, especially wi...

Hogsmeade was always a fun trip, but year over year the visit was a little more stressful with the number of new students who were visiting for their first time. Thankfully as the student body grew, so did the professors on staff. She was sure the Aurors appreciated not having to be as bound to thos...

When Julian mentioned Ethan probably loving to be her plus one, she felt her face warm a bit. Perhaps it was time she let her boss in on her little secret, but the change of subject told her to leave it alone for now. There was always later. But, then again, the two had been a 'thing' for quite a wh...

Elyria gave a hopeful smile back to Ethan as he looked at her and spoke. There was a sinking feeling in her stomach of regret after saying she wanted to wait, but the two were still very young. She truly wanted their friendship to last beyond their years at Hogwarts and part of her was scared to tak...

The two were in the middle of their study room doing a box step waltz and talking. She didn't think that was what Professor Flitwick had in mind when he granted them the room. Were they breaking the rules? In some ways, perhaps, but they were practicing. It wasn't their studies, but it was practice ...

Elyria nodded at the list of possible attendees and finding it a bit amusing that several staff members left the Ministry to come back to Hogwarts when it re-opened. Not that there wasn't a very good reason for a change in career in 1998. When the Dark Lord took over and Muggle-born wizards were for...

Elyria quietly guided Ethan through a combinations of both halves of the box step without giving him any instruction, just to see if he'd pick up on it or if they would end up dancing without him ever noticing as he spoke. She couldn't remember a time where they spoke about their family histories, s...

" You caught me...! " Elyria said in response to the restricted section. She couldn't deny that it had crossed her mine a few times over the years. It was more about seeing what subject were locked hidden away from them more than it was trying to use them. When she was a first year, one o...

Elyria chuckled when Quinn voiced her opinion on the cookies for the wolf. The whole history between Ethan and herself was one that she cherished and perhaps even more so now that they found themselves back at Hogwarts together. When he was out hunting Dark Wizards with the Auror's office, it never ...

" Good! " She exclaimed with an impish grin. " Maybe one day I'll end up teaching here and inimidation might be my teaching style. " Elyria heard his question about different kinds of waltzes and she gave a nod, looking in the air as she read off from her mental list, " The...