They spent the next day in the infirmary, being treated for their injuries, the cold and malnutrition. Aislin had broken two ribs, Remus had a broken collar bone. But neither of them talked to each other. The Marauders had come to see how Remus was doing, cheering raucously as he described to them what happened.

Demi had come in to visit her in the morning, making sure she was okay before hurrying off to classes, promising to let her borrow the notes when she got out of the infirmary. At one point in time, as she listened to Remus in deep conversation with James, recounting just how ferocious the minotaur had been, she noticed Sirius had quietly made his way over to her bed.

"Hey," He said quietly. "How are you feeling?"

She looked at him in surprise. She'd almost just gotten his friend killed and he was coming to see how she was doing? "I'm fine, we should both be out by tonight."

He nodded, his long black hair swaying with the movement. What could he want? "That's good. Uh . . ." He said as he scratched his head and looked over his shoulder at his friends. They hadn't noticed he was missing yet. "Remus didn't ask you to go to Hogsmeade with him, did he?"

She shook her head, why did he care?

He smiled at her kindly, "Well, um, I was wondering if you wanted to go with me?"

"What?" She demanded, instantly suspicious. Was this a trick?

"It's fine if you don't want to. I just thought I'd ask." He said quickly. He looked nervous. Sirius Black was never nervous, especially when it came to girls.

"I thought you had a girlfriend." She said, mind still whirling at the fact that he had actually, finally, actually asked her out.

"We broke up." He shrugged.

She smiled; he was finally hers? "Yeah, I'd love to go with you?" She said.

Before she could see his reaction, someone called his name. He whipped around, looking guilty; the Marauders were all looking at him. She caught the angry look in Remus' eye but everyone was distracted by Peter, who began asking Sirius if he thought he could fend off a minotaur on his own.