The lot of us walked in the snow to Hogsmead. Jenna and Lily were going to Zonko's Joke Shop to pick up the unexpected gifts for the lot. James said he was going the bank, but the truth was that he was going to the book shop to pick up an extra present for Lily. Peter was going to candy store for Merlin knows why. Remus actually was going to the book store. I was supposed to be at Robes for All Occasions, but I was going to as Dylan to come with me to the Shrieking Shack. But before we all went our ways we went to the Three Broomsticks.

"Whoa, Sirius, you ok?" Dylan asked laughing, "That must be your third Firewhisky."

"Fourth." I muttered, starting to panic. In a couple of hours I was going to tell Dylan how I really felt and I was freaking out. "I have a-uh- high alcohol tolerance level."

"Lucky, I get drunk after two." She muttered

"How many have you had?" James asked

"One." She glared at him, well aware of his second drink being delivered

"Are you sure you're ok, Sirius?" Lily asked with a weird look on her face. Probably she felt a bit strange sitting next to James

"Fine." I said quickly

We all said our goodbye's outside of the bar. I pulled Dylan back by the bar. Jenna and Lily were about to call to her, but we shared a look. At the Halloween party I told them that I fancied her. But I made them promise not to tell anyone. So everyone knew I fancied her besides Dylan. She looked at me and snickered. She stood on her toes and brushed the snow off the top of my head.

"What's up?" she asked still smiling

"You want to go to the Shrieking Shack?"

"Sure."

We walked to the shack talking about what we were getting everyone. We also eventually brought up the fact that James and Lily should get together.

Dylan said that she had a plan about how to get them to kiss on Christmas, but she didn't tell me. She said that I would see it and she didn't want to ruin the surprise. We walked through town with out arms linked together. An old delusional looking woman approached us and said that we should link our arms so no one tried to rape Dylan. As ridiculous as it sounded, she put her arm in mine with a scared look in her eye when the woman left.

The two of us sat on a fallen tree a foot or two away from the barbed wire fence that prevented people from wandering into the Shrieking Shack. She pointed out that it looked a bit like a screaming old woman. Snow continued to fall slowly, gradually creating a small blanket. The snow only reached half a foot from the ground. Dylan rested her head on my shoulder and let out a heavy sigh.

"What's wrong?" I asked, she sighed again

"I don't know. I just feel sort of… grey." I snorted

"Grey? What the bloody hell does that mean?" she sat up straight, trying not to smile

"Don't snicker, you know what I mean. Grey, like bland." I shook my head

"That doesn't sound very real." She hit me a little

"You're so mean."

"Come on, let's go for a walk so you don't feel so grey." She snickered and linked her arm in mine

While walking around we passed many of the stores that everyone was in. We passed Lily and Jenna back in the Three Broomsticks. Dylan didn't see them jumping up and down screaming in the window. The farther we walked the colder it got. Dylan shivered slightly. I slipped my jacket off and put it around her shoulders. We were still in view of Lily and Jenna who screamed so loud when that happened we could hear them slightly.

"Won't you be cold?" she asked looking at my sweater which was all I had

"No." I shrugged. She leaned against me as we walked, saying she didn't want me to freeze to death

We walked to a small frozen pond about a half mile from town. Technically we were still in Hogsmead, so we couldn't get in trouble. Dylan slowly walked across the ice in her shoes, seeing how far she could go. She got about half way and she fell. I got to her, falling a couple of times. We ended up just laying on the ice and looking at the sky, watching the snow fall.

"Sirius?" she asked turning her head

"Yeah?"

"Do you ever have those days where you do everything right but at the end of the day you still regret everything you did and are just so bloody confused?"

"Who doesn't?" she laughed, "Why are you asking?"

"Because…"she sighed "That's sort of what I'm feeling like right now."

"Yeah me two…" I sat up, "Dylan I have to tell you something."

"What?"

I took a deep breath thinking back to all the moments we had. When we met. The first time I ever called her love. The first time I ever felt her skin on mine. When I knew I couldn't have her. When I moved into the Potter house. The night the lot of us all went swimming. When the two of us had breakfast alone. All of that could either continue but with us as a couple or completely end.

"I care about you. A lot. And… I've fancied you since I met you." She sat up and looked at me with wide eyes, "You don't have to say that you feel the same way or that you don't, I just… needed to tell you."

"Why the bloody hell did you say that?" she said in a high voice, "If I say that I don't feel the same way, which I may or may not, than we can never talk again. And if I say that I fancy you, which I may or may not, than we'll be a couple, but James would probably go mad and never talk to me again. So I don't know what to do." A tear streamed down her face

"Dylan." I went to put a hand on her shoulder but she shot me a look as cold as ice

"Don't try and comfort me." She snapped, "I'm sorry I just… I don't think I can give you my answer until I'm absolutely sure that my answer is my answer."

"Ok…" I said, she put a hand on my arm

"I'm sorry." She said quietly

"No it's ok, you're right." For a couple of minutes we just sat awkwardly, "Hey Dylan?"

"Yeah?"

"I think I have an idea for you to be sure about your answer." Her face brightened

"Yes, thank you! What ever it is, I'm all for it."

"Ok…"

As quickly as I could I leaned in and kissed her. It was so much more than I thought it would be, even if she wasn't kissing me back. But she wasn't pulling away either. I started to put my had on the back of her neck, but figured I should wait for her reaction. She quickly kissed me back once and pulled away.

"So… uh…" I mumbled

"I know my answer." She said quickly

"And that answer is…?"

She wrapped her arms around my neck and pressed her lips on mine.