Disclaimer:  I do not own the brilliant works of J.K. Rowling.  But I DO own Melissa.  YAY!  And I do not own "Just Missed The Train" by Kelly Clarkson.

A/N:  Thanx for the reviews, everyone!

BURN THE R.U.M.:  It's really awesome to know that you agree with Mel.  Lily should learn a thing or two from you…I feel and idea coming on…

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Ok, here is the next chapter…

Roll over baby, the time has come

To make a little bit more room

I've hung around you, it's getting tough

I think I'm gonna break down soon

I remember, crying in the park, it was getting dark

Suddenly I looked up

You were my sky

So go on and

Sleep darling

Why don't you pretend we were just a dream

It's cool baby

It doesn't matter anyway

I'm so sorry

Got to the station a little too late

It's such a shame

We just missed the train

"Hey, Mel, what are you doing?"

Be quiet angel, don't make a sound

Save it for a rainy day

Oh can't you see me, I'm such a mess

Trying hard to find my way

Do you remember, wasting all the time, we were felling fine

Though we couldn't walk a line

We were alright

So go on and

Sleep darling

Why don't you pretend we were just a dream

It's cool baby

It doesn't matter anyway

I'm so sorry

We got to the station a little too late

It's such a shame

We just missed the train

"Melissa, what are you staring at?"

Oh why'd that train just pass us by

Didn't anyone see

We were stuck at the light

Or we would've made it on time

So sleep darling

Why don't you pretend we were just a dream

It's cool baby

It doesn't matter anyway

I'm so sorry

We got to the station a little too late

It's such a shame

We just missed the train

"MEL?? HELLO?!" Lily screamed, irritated.

"Hey, Mel, what's up?" Sirius said as he came over to the couch Mel and Lily were sitting on.

Melissa seemed to wake up out of her daydream.  She stared at the boy standing in front of her.  He ran his hand through his black hair.  He had a smile that could keep a room lit for hours at a time.  She blushed a little.

"Nothing much.  Just the same old thing."

Lily got a mischevious smile on her face.  "Oh, I forgot.  I have to go borrow something from Remus.  I need it for…my…cd player!  Yeah, I also have to get that back from James."  She ran out of the common room and up the boys' staircase.

Sirius sat down next to her.  He smiled and Mel could hear her heart booming loudly inside her chest.  "So, how've you been?"

"Fine, just fine."  This seemed to be the slowest conversation on Earth.  She sat up and tucked her light brown hair with red highlights behind her ears.  Her deep sapphire eyes were fixed on Sirius.  "Has James been bugging you about Lily."

"Oh, endlessly.  He's been complaining about all kinds of stuff, but it's really obvious he's lying.  I'm just so sick of hearing about Lily."  He paused.  "No offense."

"None taken.  I'm really sick of hearing about James.  He can't be as bad as she says he is, can he?"

"You do know that you're talking to his best friend, right?  I'm not about to bad mouth James.  But you know, I've never heard him talk so much about a girl as much as he talks about Lily."

"Yeah, she obviously likes him.  I mean, it's really easy to detect the lies in her words."

Sirius smirked.  "We should work on a way to get them together.  The we can end this madness and we won't go insane from hearing all the bickering."

"Great idea," said Mel.

"Ok, but putting that aside for a few moments, I'd like to ask you something."  Sirius got the words out slowly.  "Would…you…like to go out with me?"

Mel could feel warmth rising through her whole body.  She paused for a long time, unable to get the words out.  But finally she did.  "Of course!  How could I resist?"  She laughed a little.

Sirius smiled broadly.  "Excellent!  Do you want to walk around the school?  I'm sure the Room of Requirement is still here.  That would be perfect for a date."

"How many girls have you taken there?"

"Well, you're the first one.  But I have been on dates, mind you."

Mel felt as if she had been flying.  She loved it when her heart leapt, she loved having that warm feeling.  Then again, maybe she was flying after all.

But their moment was interrupted by someone yelling.  The portrait hole swung open.

"THAT WAS IMMATURE, IRRESPONSIBLE, AND JUST PLAIN DUMB!"

"Hermione, calm down," said Harry, practically bursting with laughter.  "You've never blown up like this when anyone else pulls a prank on Snape.  It wasn't even that big of a deal."

"NOT A BIG DEAL?  Harry, they can't be pulling stuff like this with all that is going on and-"

"Wait, what happened?" asked Sirius.

"James decided that it would be funny to stand outside of Snape's classroom and jinx him.  Snape's hair began to change, going from black, to purple, to hot pink, and eventually landing on a giant puff of assorted colors.  He then made Snape start croaking and coughing up frogs," said Hermione, frustrated.

"James, what possessed you to do that-"

"See?  He agrees with me!"

"-without me?" Sirius finished.

"Sorry, Padfoot, I had to seize my opportunity," said James.

"What's all the yelling about?" asked Lily as she entered the room.

"Nothing, Lils," answered James.

"Oh, James."  Lily paused.  She seemed to stare at James for the longest time until coming back to Earth.  "Er, okay.  Umm, see you guys later, I guess.  Mel, come on."

Mel followed her best friend up to the girls' bathroom.  Lily seemed to have an excited look on her face.

"Well?" she screeched.

"Well what?" asked Melissa.

"Did you ask Sirius out or not?"

Melissa rolled her eyes.  "Lil, grow up.  And he asked me out.  Obviously I said yes."

Lily jumped up and down and Mel just couldn't help but feel excited as well. 

"But Lily, there's still the whole matter of you and James.  Are you in love with him or not?"

"Again with the love thing?  And James?  No, h-he's a twit."  But Lily's expression then grew blank and Mel detected a hint of sadness in her face. 

"Lily, I don't like being lied to, and you know you can trust me.  I stand by what I said earlier about love.  So you can tell me or not, but if you don't, it's not going to convince me that you don't love James Potter."

Lily just walked out of the bathroom and didn't say another word.  It wasn't until later, though, when Mel remembered something Hermione had mentioned.  What exactly was going on that was so important that James couldn't play a prank on Snape, or anybody for that matter?  What events had taken place?  Was it dangerous?  But Mel put that out of her mind, remembering the fact that she would be going out with Sirius Black.

A/N:  ok, how was it?  Will update as soon as I get reviews.  Thanx for reading!!!!