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Chapter 8

"And this is going to work?" Remus asked James

"Yes," he answered and Lily nodded her head profusely.

Remus hesitated, "And you really think he's thick enough to, never mind this is Sirius, he's thick enough." James laughed, "Exactly."

"Okay here he comes," said Lily. Sirius entered the common room from the boys' dorms. He glanced at Remus, Lily, and James before sitting.

"Lily," James said, running his hand through his hair, "Would you go to the ball with me?"

"No," she refused sounding annoyed, "Besides I already have a date." James began to sulk. Remus looked up, "Who are you going with?"

"Oh, I'm going with Amos Diggory. He's a seventh year in Hufflepuff. He just asked me a few days ago. Are you going, Remus?"

Remus shrugged, "I thought about asking Ana."

Sirius's head shot up, "You're going to ask Ana?" Remus nodded. "King?"

Remus nodded again, "Why not? She's pretty, funny, and single. She'd be fun date, unless of course there's a reason I shouldn't ask her?"

Sirius shook his head, "Like what?"

"I don't know that's why I asked you."

"Well, Remus, if you want to ask her, you should do it soon. Amos told me that Nico, who is in the same year and house as Amos, wants to ask her."

"Really?" asked Remus and Sirius. Lily looked at Sirius oddly before looking at Remus and answering, "Yes."

"Do you know where she is now?" Remus asked, standing up.

"Yeah, she's in the li-"

"You're not gonna go looking for her, Moony? I mean that's kinda pathetic."

"You really think so, Padfoot?" Sirius nodded vigorously and Remus say back down. Unknowingly to Sirius, James, Lily, and Remus exchanged other looks with one another.

"Who is the infamous Sirius Black going with?" Lily asked, mockingly. He shrugged.

James continued the issue, "Don't you want go?" Sirius shrugged again. Lily looked appalled, "Sirius, you have to go. There might not even be a dance next year, or that's what the rumor is."

"I'd go, I just um-"

"I don't see what the big deal is. I know you were asked…several times," Remus interrupted.

"Go by yourself, Padfoot. That way, you're not tied down and have to dance with the same girl the whole night." Lily looked at James with disgust, "And you wonder why I don't date you with your pig-headed logic such as that." James flushed.

"Is there someone you want to go with?" Lily asked.

Sirius shifted uncomfortably, "I really haven't thought about this dance that much."

"Well now you're thinking about it, so who do you want to go with?"

"Evans are you trying to hit on me?" Sirius joked hoping to change the subject. Lily's eyes narrowed, "I think we both know that I'm not." Ana entered the common room from the portrait hole.

"Hi guys, what's going on?" She let her bag drop to the floor.

"Oh nothing," replied Lily, "just asking Sirius about who he wants to go to the ball." Ana glared at her friend, "You were?" Ana asked with fake cheerfulness. Lily nodded.

"Mm, that's fun. Amos is looking for you, Lil. He saw me in the library and asked me to tell you he'll be there most of the night."

"Really? Well then, I'll see you later," Lily darted out of the room.

"Did Amos really want to meet her?" James frowned.

"No," Ana smiled. James looked relieved. "But Emma is in the library, Remus." Remus didn't look at her, "Emma?"

"Johnson. That pretty blonde from Ravenclaw, who is dieing for you to ask her to the ball." Sirius cast a curious glance at Remus who shifted awkwardly.

"Remus you like her, just ask her and do it now before she leaves the library, so you don't have to ask her during class on Tuesday." Ana said encouragingly.

"Right thanks, Ana," he got up to leave and stopped when he reached the threshold, ignoring the odd look he was getting from Sirius, "Can I really trust you? I mean, you did just tell Lily that Amos was looking for her."

Ana smiled, "Yeah, well, I don't have it out for you." Remus returned the smile and left. Sirius looked skeptically at James.

"Why did Remus just leave to go ask Emma when a few minutes ago he was talking about asking…someone else."

"Um, don't know. I'm gonna find Peter though. I promised him a rematch in chess," James darted up to the boys' dormitories.

"So Ana, do you always play matchmaker?" inquired Sirius.

"What are you talking about?"

"Well, Remus and Johnson for one and you were helping me with Prongs and Evans, but we failed seeing how she's going to the ball with Diggory." Sirius grunted disapprovingly.

"We did not fail, we had a minor setback," Ana waved a hand dismissively, "Besides this could be good for Lily." Sirius gave her an odd look, but didn't continue the issue.

"How can you set up everyone around you and not find anyone for yourself?"

"I hardly call four people everyone, Sirius. Besides, I date-"

"I didn't mean you didn't date. I meant that you never date anyone good for you. Look at Malcolm-"

"I rather not," Ana interrupted. Sirius snickered.

"'Stasia, do you want to go to the ball with me?" Ana tilted her head questioningly.

"You haven't called me 'Stasia in a long time." Sirius shrugged nervously, noticing Ana hadn't answered him.

"Sirius, did you mean it, what you just asked?"

"Of course I meant it."

Ana smiled, "Yes, I'll go with you."

Sirius returned the smile, "Good. Honestly, I couldn't stand the idea of you going with anyone. Not even Remus and he's like a brother to me."

"What are you talking about?" Ana asked for the second time that evening. "Remus wasn't going to ask me out. Yesterday, he asked for advice about asking Emma."

Sirius frowned, "Ana, I think I've been set up."

Ana laughed, "It was bound to happen to you sometime. What are you going to do about it?"

"Nothing," he grinned.

"Oh, Sirius look, it's snowing. I love the snow," Ana exclaimed pointing to the window

Sirius shook his head, "I don't understand you. You hate the cold, but you love the snow. You realize for it to snow, it has to be cold, don't you?"

"Haha, yes I know that."

"We could go for a walk before it gets darker." Ana nodded, "I'll be right back." She emerged from the girls' dorms wearing a scarlet wool sweater, soft black gloves, a matching hat, and a Gryffindor colored scarf. Sirius laughed upon seeing her, but didn't comment.

Sirius and Ana walked down by the lake.

"This is so pretty," Ana said taking in her surroundings.

"It is," agreed Sirius, but he seemed to be looking not at his surroundings, but Ana. He turned so Ana was directly in front of him.

"I'm glad you agreed to go to the dance with me. I wasn't sure if I should ask you."

"Well if it means anything, I'm really glad you asked me."

"Good," Sirius took a step closer towards Ana. He let a hand brush a strand of blonde hair away from face. Sirius and Ana locked eyes and Sirius stepped closer to her, closing any space between them.

"Sirius," she whispered, "we can't-"

"Shhh…"


Ha cliffhanger! You didn't expect Sirius to ask Ana to the ball AND for them to kiss, did you?

I struggled with chapter a lot simply because I didn't want to write Sirius out of character, so I hope you liked it and I really hope those of you who review continue to do so and those of who are reading this without reviewing decide to do so Hint Hint I felt a little disheartened last time I posted because right after I posted I had 8 hits and 2 reviews. But I'm just glad people are reading this and liking it.

Also if you guys are up for another SB/OC story, I posted Second Chance. I would love feedback, so if you get a chance check it out, but make sure you check out Second Chance (Rewritten).