Seven o'clock. Sirius sat at the back of the Griffindoor common room tapping his fingers absentmindedly against his champagne glass. Oh yes, they had gone well out this year; it was James' last shot at getting the Quidditch Cup. The victory would have been a great ending to a seven-year reigning champion and the Griffindoors had no doubt that they were going to get it. As usual, James was surrounded by star struck Griffindoors and Sirius was left to admire the scene from afar. Normally this would have been the perfect opportunity to pick up the girls in the skimpiest dresses and drag them to the nearest broom closet but this time Sirius just want in the mood. Lily Evans, in a black dress with a ribbon at the waist and a floaty skirt that reached just above the knee, moved over to the buffet table and poured herself a goblet of pumpkin juice. Sirius swallowed his last mouthful of champagne and edged his way towards her.

"Enjoying the party Evans?" he muttered into her ear, causing her to jump.

"Shouldn't you be locked in a broom closet or something?" She growled, turning to face him, "Or have they finally sussed that you must have every STD going right now?"

"You're my next broom closet romance Evans." Sirius grinned.

"In your dreams Black!" She snarled although she said it with a smile.

"No…we all know that you're destined for Mr Popular over there," Sirius winked, indicating James with a nod of his head. They both turned to find James surrounded by various gaggles of girls, looking rather embarrassed.

"So you've never lost?"
"Erm…well not-not in Hogwarts no…"
"Wow you must be really good with a broom…"
"I'm alright I guess-"

"Don't be so modest James! Here…have a chocolate snitch."
"Erm no thanks...bad experience with chocolate snitch's. Y'know…love potions and stuff…"

The girl who had offered him a chocolate snitch looked most disappointed and left the huddle around James. Sirius returned his attention to Lily although she seemed to find great interest in the scene and continued to watch.

"So erm…where's Johnson? I thought she said she was coming…" Sirius said, snapping her out of it. Lily looked puzzled for a second before raising an eyebrow.

"Why are you so interested in Rae?"

"Huh?"
"I mean…before you guys decided to hang around with different people you used to sit together at lunch, you took her to Hogsmede, you bought her a rose lolly or whatever it was…you ran after her when she got hurt…why is she the only one you haven't…shagged basically?"

Sirius burst out laughing at how un-Lily-ish that had just sounded and Lily found herself laughing alongside him.

"Well?"

Sirius sighed and poured himself another glass of champagne.

"Maybe I just want a new friend." He said, eyeing her from the corner of his eye.

"Oh yea? You sure you're not in denial?" Lily smirked.

"And why would I be in denial Evans?"
"Because maybe you've actually found someone you care more about than yourself."
"That really stung Evans."
"I'm being serious."
"I think you're too serious Evans, lighten up." Sirius said, smearing cream from a nearby cupcake onto her nose. It made his insides squirm to remember how he had drawn whiskers on Rae's face in the potions cupboard. As if right on que, the portrait swung open and Rae stood in the opening. Her dress was a brilliant and vibrant red with large black polka dots and a black ribbon around the waist. Her hair hung in loose curls to her middle and her dress flared and ended a little above the knee. Sirius must have been staring for far too long because when he returned his gaze to Lily she was shooting him a satisfied smirk.

"What?" Sirius asked innocently.

"I'll let her fall into your capable hands shall I?" She grinned, "Oh and Sirius? Don't be a jerk."
"I don't know the meaning of the word Evans…"
"I'm Serious…"
"So am I."

"Hey Evans!" James called from across the room and made his way towards her.

"I think that's my que to leave," Sirius smirked and made his way towards a rather bashful looking Rae.

"Oh thank Merlin!" She sighed as she saw him approaching, "I was starting to think that I didn't know anyone here." Sirius smiled and handed her the glass of champagne he hadn't drank from yet.

"You probably didn't notice James behind the wall of admirers," He smirked.

"What about yours?" She asked raising an eyebrow, "Off sick?"
"Shut up." Sirius laughed digging his fingers into her ribs, making her squirm and giggle.

"Ok, ok I'm sorry!" She laughed.

"You better be…"

Rae smiled and sipped on her champagne glass.

"I've missed you." Sirius said suddenly and Rae blushed.

"I haven't been anywhere…"
"You might as well have been...you don't talk as much as you used to in potions."

"I thought you might find it awkward."
"I'd prefer that to nothing at all."
"So you would have found it awkward?"
"At first maybe…but…it kinda sucks that you're not around anymore. We need a bit of colour in the gang. James has just turned into a whiney git now that Evans is barely speaking to him."

"She barely spoke to him anyway…"
"I know right? Now that just shows how bad it's got."

Rae laughed just as Alice Prewett stood on the Griffindoor sofas and whistled for everyone to be silent.

"Time for spin the bottle!" She yelled and Sirius felt the colour drain from his face.

Oh Merlin, help me…

Several girls grabbed Sirius by the arms and plonked him down on the sofa.

"Rae!" Sirius heard James call out, "Bloody hell I didn't know you were here! Come sit with me! Remus, don't try and get out of it everyone has to be involved!"
Remus groaned as James grabbed hold of his robes and dragged him alongside him until the three of them were sat in the circle.

"Right!" Alice beamed, "I'll spin first!" She grabbed hold of the firewhisky bottle and gave it a vicious spin, making it whirl so fast that it was almost a blur. Eventually it came to a stop and all the girls squealed when it landed on Frank Longbottom; clearly there was something behind those squeals. Frank grinned as they crawled towards each other and pressed their lips together. Suddenly the whole room cheered as their mouths opened against each other and the corners of their mouths twitched in amusement.

"Come on you two!" Someone from the circle called out, "There's other people too you know!" Both Alice and Frank blushed before Frank crawled to sit next to Alice instead of going back to his place, and spun the bottle. The bottle landed on the girl that had tried to give James a spiked chocolate snitch, and he leaned over to press his lips to hers, although, this had not nearly as much passion as the kiss for Alice had. She took the bottle from the centre and spun it just as viciously as Alice had. The girl looked like she was going to wet herself when fate made the bottle land on James. Almost too quickly the girl crawled over to James and pressed her lips to his, opening them almost instantly, roughly, causing the crowd to wolf whistle and cheer. Sirius eyes flashed to Lily's face and for a spilt second, he thought he saw it fall. Eventually the two broke up and James took the bottle in his hand and spun it. As if in slow motion the bottle came to an unsteady halt…right in front of Lily Evans. The whole crowd erupted into yells of appreciation, wolf whistles and giggles. Lily lowered her eyes and James began to crawl towards her.

"Sorry about this Evans…" Sirius heard James say almost sadly, his nose grazing hers.

"W-why are you sorry?" She blinked, her voice almost a whisper.

"I know how much this must disgust you…" He whispered and pressed his lips against hers, causing the crowd to become louder. He raised his hand as if to entangle it in her blazing red hair but thought better of it and lowered it again. Their mouths opened and the crowd almost brought the castle down with the noise they were making, but the kiss was too slow and heated for it just to be a stupid dare. Eventually they broke apart and when Lily finally opened her eyes, James had shoved the bottle into her hand and had hastily returned to his seat. Lily quickly swallowed hard and spun the bottle. Cheers and wolf whistles erupted when it eventually landed on Rae.

"Hottest action of the night!" Someone in the circle called as Lily chuckled and made her way towards Rea. The two girls giggled and pulled apart several times before they managed to press their lips together.

"Ok, ok, last try!" Lily chuckled and the girls pressed their lips together.

"TONGUES!" The crowd cheered and the girls opened their mouths, causing the crowd to erupt once again. Rae giggled and wiped her lips.

"Best kiss I ever had!" She exclaimed, causing everyone to cheer again, and spun the bottle. Sirius swallowed hard as Rae's hand let go of the bottle. He wanted more than anything for that bottle to land on him, but, at the same time, he wished with everything he had that it didn't. Eventually the bottle slowed, causing everyone to whoop with excitement, when, suddenly, it stopped….on him.

I bloody knew this would happen.

Rae swallowed hard and looked up at Sirius on the opposite side of the room. Slowly she began to crawl towards him and bit her lip. Not knowing what to say to each other, they moved in for the kill and pressed their lips together. Suddenly the room became silent, mouths opening as if to cheer but no sound reached Sirius' ears; it was Rae and only Rae…

He threw his hands up to her hair and knotted them deep within her curls, crushing their lips together. Their mouths opened and that tingling feeling came back strong and hard as their tongues slid together; she tasted too good. The raw and burning emotion coursing through his veins got the better of him and Sirius pushed himself onto his knees. He grabbed her waist in his hands and pulled her body closer to him so that they were pressed hard against each other. He moaned as she let out a jagged breath and crossed his arms around her, holding her…

It could have been hours, days, weeks, months; he wouldn't have known. All Sirius knew was that he was holding Rae, kissing her with a fierce passion as their lips opened and closed against each other and their tongues slid together . It was perfect, it fit, it was everything he had dreamed of for the past three months and it was an agonizingly blissful relief. Suddenly, almost too soon, Rae slid her arms off of Sirius' shoulders and they broke apart. Sirius remembered to breathe.