CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Sirius walked out into the gardens of Hogwarts and sat down on a bench beside Marissa. "Hey!" He said. He gave her a warm hug. She hugged him back, and then wrapped her arms around herself.
"Brr, I'm cold." She shivered.
Sirius grinned and hugged her close to him. "Why didn't you grab a coat?"
"I was too interested in seeing you. You've been so busy lately." She pouted a little bit.
Sirius smiled secretly into her hair. "Well I have a surprise for you."
"Oh goodie, I love surprises."
He grinned at her, and pulled the small velvet box out of his pocket.
He showed it to her.
She looked from the box to his face. "What is it?"
He opened the lid to reveal the diamond shaped ring inside. It took Marissa a moment to see what she was seeing. The setting was diamond shaped, and in the center of it was an oval-cut diamond surrounded by smaller sapphires.
Her mouth dropped open, and she looked in shock from Sirius to the ring and back again.
Sirius burst out laughing. "Is that all you can do?"
Marissa was speechless. "I-Sirius-I-why?"
Sirius smiled gently at her. "Because I love you."
She merely gaped at him. He smiled and closed her mouth with one finger. And knelt in front of her on the ground.
"Marissa, will you give me the pleasure of marrying me?"
Marissa felt like she'd just melted into a puddle at Sirius' feet. Marry him? This handsome, kind, sweet, loving, gentle, strong, wonderful man wanted to marry her? She could scarcely believe it. She wanted to say yes with all of her might, but she was so stunned she could only nod her head. She threw her arms around his neck and held him tight. She began sobbing, and Sirius' rocked her back and forth, smiling into her soft hair. He pulled back and slipped the ring on her finger.
"I love you." He repeated.
"Oh Sirius. I love you too."
Sirius leaned forward, and softly enveloped her lips in his own. He put his hands up behind her ears and cradled her head. She rested her arms around his neck and leaned forward into the kiss. She'd quite forgotten she was cold.
Missy had thought about what Marissa had said, and she really did have a plan. In fact, she was so pleased with herself that she walked around with a smile on her face all day.
Lizzy and Harry were so into each other, that they couldn't stop looking into each other's eyes. It got to the point that everyone rolled their eyes whenever they saw either one of them.
Elorra giggled whenever she thought about Patrick, which was practically all the time, so when she giggled in Potions, Snape came down on her like a hawk. "I see you're having lot's of fun in my class." He said calmly. Elorra looked up and gulped. "I don't like anyone having fun in my class!" He yelled. 15 points were taken away from Gryffindor.
Ron looked at Missy whenever he saw her. He was glad she'd said yes, but did she just say it so she wouldn't hurt his feelings, or did she really mean it? He couldn't figure it out.
Hermione couldn't help looking at Joshua, like Ron, whenever she saw him. He was so cute! She couldn't stand it anymore. She was going to ask him out.
Oliver went to Hogsmeade that day, and bought a giant bouquet of flowers that changed colors. He was planning on surprising Mandy on them later.
Later that night, Oliver walked down the quiet corridors and headed up to the Gryffindor common room with a large bouquet of flowers in his hand. He walked up the stairs, and approached the fat lady.
"Password?" she asked irritably.
Oliver thought for a moment. "Wingardium Leviosa."
The fat lady nodded and let him inside.
Mandy and all of the others were sitting in chairs, talking and laughing.
Oliver sneaked behind Mandy and pulled out the flowers.
"Wh-what's this?" she asked, smiling at him.
"Flowers," Missy said. "You blind or something?"
Ron laughed.
Mandy didn't say a word but hugged Oliver.
"Aww!" said Lizzy and Elorra.
Joshua raised his eyebrows at them.
"What?" Lizzy and Elorra replied.
"Look!" Lizzy said. "The flowers are Red! And blue! And purple And pink, and they're so PRETTY! Can I have them?"
"No!" Mandy laughed.
Oliver sat down beside Mandy and they all sat in there in silence.
Missy coughed.
"So, what's for breakfast?"
"Missy?" said Elorra.
"Yes?"
"It's 6:00 at night!"
"Oh," Missy blushed. "Just trying to make conversation. LOOK! IT'S HARRY POTTER!"
Missy pointed out the window and everyone looked. Even Harry.
Missy grabbed the flowers. "Yay! Now they're mine!"
"I still don't see Harry," said Lizzy. "Oh! Here he is!"
Hermione snorted.
Missy sniffed the flowers. "They smell different with each color! Wonder what black smells like."
Mandy just shook her head and grinned.
Missy waited until one flower turned black and she sniffed really, really, hard.
Then suddenly she stopped. She didn't move for about 5 seconds. Everyone looked at each other and shrugged. Suddenly Missy started sneezing and couldn't stop she was sneezing so hard she was practically gagging.
Lizzy grabbed the flowers and held them up to her nose. "Mm."
"Hey!" Mandy exclaimed; those are mine.
"Wrong," Said Elorra grabbing them from Lizzy. "They're mine. All mine!" She laughed manically.
Missy finally stopped sneezing and she looked up. Everyone was looking at her. She started laughing. "I guess that's what I get for taking Mandy's flowers." She pointed toward them all. "Never steal Mandy's flowers." She gasped, still laughing hard
Hermione giggled a little bit, and suddenly there was a tapping on the window. They all looked up and saw an owl perched on the windowsill. Hermione stood up and got the letter tied to its leg. It was addressed to her:
Dear Hermione,
I just wanted to say that I really like you and that I would like to ask you to the ball. Will you go with me?
Joshua
Hermione smiled.
"Uh oh, what is it this time a love letter?" Ron asked.
Hermione shook her head. "I'll be right back."
She ran up the Girls' dormitory stairs. Joshua followed her with his eyes, a strange look on his face.
Missy was wondering when she should launch her plan for Ron. She decided to wait until later, because she wanted it to be just the right moment. She was worried. She was worried that he would think she was weird. She was worried that she was going to embarrass herself, but she was also determined. 'I'm not going to back down this time.' She told herself.
Mandy couldn't stop smiling at Oliver and just about every 2 minutes they kissed. Mandy was happier then ever. She felt like spinning around the room.
All of a sudden, Elorra remembered her 'date' with Patrick. "Oh my gosh! Patrick will think I ditched him! He'll think I stood him up!" She put her face in her hands."
Missy's eyes widened. "Oh my gosh! Poor you!"
Lizzy looked sadly at Elorra. "Elorra, I'm sorry!"
Elorra looked up, her eyes red. "It's ok. Maybe he'll believe me that I didn't stand him up. But I doubt it." She put her head down in her arms again.
Mandy looked up. "What's wrong?" She asked. Lizzy told her and she immediately went over to comfort her friend. "Oh no!"
Elorra shook her head but was unable to say anything. She stood up. "I think I'm going to go to bed now. She trudged upstairs slowly, and dejectedly.
Mandy, Lizzy, Missy and Elorra looked at each other, troubled. They had to help her. The boys didn't notice because Ron an Harry were playing wizard's chess again, which everyone knew Harry was really bad at, even himself. Oliver was cheering them on. The girls decided not to bother them about it. This was a girl thing anyways.
Elorra stared sadly out the window but noticed someone standing out by the lake. She opened her window and got a closer look.
It was Patrick!
She ran out the dormitory, through the common room ignoring her friends, and left through the portrait hole.
She walked down the quiet corridors and through the large oak doors at the entrance hall.
Elorra looked around and ran over to the lake to where Patrick was.
"There you are! Where were you?" He asked.
"I'm so sorry I'm so late! I forgot all about it!"
"That's alright. Only about 2 hours late," Patrick laughed. "But I was late too. I forgot then I remembered. I was only waiting for 30 minutes."
Elorra smiled and they started walking around.
"So." Said Elorra, trying to make a conversation.
"Can I ask you something?" Patrick asked, stopping in front of her.
"Sure." Elorra answered curiously.
"Well, I was j-just wondering, would you...He trailed off."
"Would I what?"
"Go to the dance with me?"
Elorra looked at Patrick and blushed so hard she swore she felt like she was on fire. But of course Patrick couldn't see that, since it was dark out. She looked up into his face. "Yes." She said it so quietly, that she was afraid that he wouldn't hear her. But he did hear her, because that's what he'd been listening for, her answer. He stepped closer to her and tilted her chin up. He looked straight into her eyes.
"I'm glad." He said softly.
Elorra averted her eyes, since he was still holding her chin. "Why would you want to go with me?"
Patrick smiled to himself. "Ever since I first saw you, I knew that I liked you. You were-are-so sweet and kind. Who couldn't love you?" I know I couldn't not."
Elorra looked up. "Love is a strong word to use." She said.
The corners of Patrick's mouth twitched. "And I'm using it." He said. He bent down and kissed her softly on the lips. He lifted his hands and cradled her face. Elorra felt her knees grew weak. 'Ah.' She thought. 'Dreams do come true.'
Sirius walked out into the gardens of Hogwarts and sat down on a bench beside Marissa. "Hey!" He said. He gave her a warm hug. She hugged him back, and then wrapped her arms around herself.
"Brr, I'm cold." She shivered.
Sirius grinned and hugged her close to him. "Why didn't you grab a coat?"
"I was too interested in seeing you. You've been so busy lately." She pouted a little bit.
Sirius smiled secretly into her hair. "Well I have a surprise for you."
"Oh goodie, I love surprises."
He grinned at her, and pulled the small velvet box out of his pocket.
He showed it to her.
She looked from the box to his face. "What is it?"
He opened the lid to reveal the diamond shaped ring inside. It took Marissa a moment to see what she was seeing. The setting was diamond shaped, and in the center of it was an oval-cut diamond surrounded by smaller sapphires.
Her mouth dropped open, and she looked in shock from Sirius to the ring and back again.
Sirius burst out laughing. "Is that all you can do?"
Marissa was speechless. "I-Sirius-I-why?"
Sirius smiled gently at her. "Because I love you."
She merely gaped at him. He smiled and closed her mouth with one finger. And knelt in front of her on the ground.
"Marissa, will you give me the pleasure of marrying me?"
Marissa felt like she'd just melted into a puddle at Sirius' feet. Marry him? This handsome, kind, sweet, loving, gentle, strong, wonderful man wanted to marry her? She could scarcely believe it. She wanted to say yes with all of her might, but she was so stunned she could only nod her head. She threw her arms around his neck and held him tight. She began sobbing, and Sirius' rocked her back and forth, smiling into her soft hair. He pulled back and slipped the ring on her finger.
"I love you." He repeated.
"Oh Sirius. I love you too."
Sirius leaned forward, and softly enveloped her lips in his own. He put his hands up behind her ears and cradled her head. She rested her arms around his neck and leaned forward into the kiss. She'd quite forgotten she was cold.
Missy had thought about what Marissa had said, and she really did have a plan. In fact, she was so pleased with herself that she walked around with a smile on her face all day.
Lizzy and Harry were so into each other, that they couldn't stop looking into each other's eyes. It got to the point that everyone rolled their eyes whenever they saw either one of them.
Elorra giggled whenever she thought about Patrick, which was practically all the time, so when she giggled in Potions, Snape came down on her like a hawk. "I see you're having lot's of fun in my class." He said calmly. Elorra looked up and gulped. "I don't like anyone having fun in my class!" He yelled. 15 points were taken away from Gryffindor.
Ron looked at Missy whenever he saw her. He was glad she'd said yes, but did she just say it so she wouldn't hurt his feelings, or did she really mean it? He couldn't figure it out.
Hermione couldn't help looking at Joshua, like Ron, whenever she saw him. He was so cute! She couldn't stand it anymore. She was going to ask him out.
Oliver went to Hogsmeade that day, and bought a giant bouquet of flowers that changed colors. He was planning on surprising Mandy on them later.
Later that night, Oliver walked down the quiet corridors and headed up to the Gryffindor common room with a large bouquet of flowers in his hand. He walked up the stairs, and approached the fat lady.
"Password?" she asked irritably.
Oliver thought for a moment. "Wingardium Leviosa."
The fat lady nodded and let him inside.
Mandy and all of the others were sitting in chairs, talking and laughing.
Oliver sneaked behind Mandy and pulled out the flowers.
"Wh-what's this?" she asked, smiling at him.
"Flowers," Missy said. "You blind or something?"
Ron laughed.
Mandy didn't say a word but hugged Oliver.
"Aww!" said Lizzy and Elorra.
Joshua raised his eyebrows at them.
"What?" Lizzy and Elorra replied.
"Look!" Lizzy said. "The flowers are Red! And blue! And purple And pink, and they're so PRETTY! Can I have them?"
"No!" Mandy laughed.
Oliver sat down beside Mandy and they all sat in there in silence.
Missy coughed.
"So, what's for breakfast?"
"Missy?" said Elorra.
"Yes?"
"It's 6:00 at night!"
"Oh," Missy blushed. "Just trying to make conversation. LOOK! IT'S HARRY POTTER!"
Missy pointed out the window and everyone looked. Even Harry.
Missy grabbed the flowers. "Yay! Now they're mine!"
"I still don't see Harry," said Lizzy. "Oh! Here he is!"
Hermione snorted.
Missy sniffed the flowers. "They smell different with each color! Wonder what black smells like."
Mandy just shook her head and grinned.
Missy waited until one flower turned black and she sniffed really, really, hard.
Then suddenly she stopped. She didn't move for about 5 seconds. Everyone looked at each other and shrugged. Suddenly Missy started sneezing and couldn't stop she was sneezing so hard she was practically gagging.
Lizzy grabbed the flowers and held them up to her nose. "Mm."
"Hey!" Mandy exclaimed; those are mine.
"Wrong," Said Elorra grabbing them from Lizzy. "They're mine. All mine!" She laughed manically.
Missy finally stopped sneezing and she looked up. Everyone was looking at her. She started laughing. "I guess that's what I get for taking Mandy's flowers." She pointed toward them all. "Never steal Mandy's flowers." She gasped, still laughing hard
Hermione giggled a little bit, and suddenly there was a tapping on the window. They all looked up and saw an owl perched on the windowsill. Hermione stood up and got the letter tied to its leg. It was addressed to her:
Dear Hermione,
I just wanted to say that I really like you and that I would like to ask you to the ball. Will you go with me?
Joshua
Hermione smiled.
"Uh oh, what is it this time a love letter?" Ron asked.
Hermione shook her head. "I'll be right back."
She ran up the Girls' dormitory stairs. Joshua followed her with his eyes, a strange look on his face.
Missy was wondering when she should launch her plan for Ron. She decided to wait until later, because she wanted it to be just the right moment. She was worried. She was worried that he would think she was weird. She was worried that she was going to embarrass herself, but she was also determined. 'I'm not going to back down this time.' She told herself.
Mandy couldn't stop smiling at Oliver and just about every 2 minutes they kissed. Mandy was happier then ever. She felt like spinning around the room.
All of a sudden, Elorra remembered her 'date' with Patrick. "Oh my gosh! Patrick will think I ditched him! He'll think I stood him up!" She put her face in her hands."
Missy's eyes widened. "Oh my gosh! Poor you!"
Lizzy looked sadly at Elorra. "Elorra, I'm sorry!"
Elorra looked up, her eyes red. "It's ok. Maybe he'll believe me that I didn't stand him up. But I doubt it." She put her head down in her arms again.
Mandy looked up. "What's wrong?" She asked. Lizzy told her and she immediately went over to comfort her friend. "Oh no!"
Elorra shook her head but was unable to say anything. She stood up. "I think I'm going to go to bed now. She trudged upstairs slowly, and dejectedly.
Mandy, Lizzy, Missy and Elorra looked at each other, troubled. They had to help her. The boys didn't notice because Ron an Harry were playing wizard's chess again, which everyone knew Harry was really bad at, even himself. Oliver was cheering them on. The girls decided not to bother them about it. This was a girl thing anyways.
Elorra stared sadly out the window but noticed someone standing out by the lake. She opened her window and got a closer look.
It was Patrick!
She ran out the dormitory, through the common room ignoring her friends, and left through the portrait hole.
She walked down the quiet corridors and through the large oak doors at the entrance hall.
Elorra looked around and ran over to the lake to where Patrick was.
"There you are! Where were you?" He asked.
"I'm so sorry I'm so late! I forgot all about it!"
"That's alright. Only about 2 hours late," Patrick laughed. "But I was late too. I forgot then I remembered. I was only waiting for 30 minutes."
Elorra smiled and they started walking around.
"So." Said Elorra, trying to make a conversation.
"Can I ask you something?" Patrick asked, stopping in front of her.
"Sure." Elorra answered curiously.
"Well, I was j-just wondering, would you...He trailed off."
"Would I what?"
"Go to the dance with me?"
Elorra looked at Patrick and blushed so hard she swore she felt like she was on fire. But of course Patrick couldn't see that, since it was dark out. She looked up into his face. "Yes." She said it so quietly, that she was afraid that he wouldn't hear her. But he did hear her, because that's what he'd been listening for, her answer. He stepped closer to her and tilted her chin up. He looked straight into her eyes.
"I'm glad." He said softly.
Elorra averted her eyes, since he was still holding her chin. "Why would you want to go with me?"
Patrick smiled to himself. "Ever since I first saw you, I knew that I liked you. You were-are-so sweet and kind. Who couldn't love you?" I know I couldn't not."
Elorra looked up. "Love is a strong word to use." She said.
The corners of Patrick's mouth twitched. "And I'm using it." He said. He bent down and kissed her softly on the lips. He lifted his hands and cradled her face. Elorra felt her knees grew weak. 'Ah.' She thought. 'Dreams do come true.'
