A few weeks later...
Ilya stood in front of the mirror in the lounge, she had a feeling tonight was the night Sirius would ask her to marry him.
Cho was sat comfortably on the sofa watching a movie on the TV with a bowl of popcorn in her lap.
"How do look Cho?" asked Ilya turning around to face her daughter.
She was dressed in a short white dress that complimented her skin tone and a pair of sandals. Her hair was curled and tied to show of the curls yet kept them in place.
"You look beautiful mother. Sirius' jaw will drop." smiled Cho.
There was a pop from the kitchen and Sirius walked in dressed in an expensive suit.
"Star you look.... just like a star." whisper Sirius as his jaw dropped.
"Told you mum." smiled Cho.
"I guess you were right. Shall we go Sirius?" asked Ilya putting her hand under his chin and lifting his jaw back into place.
"Um yeah right. Actually why don't you go collect the rest of your things and then I'll be fully ready." said Sirius.
"I suppose I could do with a wrap," sighed Ilya.
"Of course, it's very cold out," said Sirius.
Ilya left to fetch a silk wrap from her room.
"So have you got it?" asked Sirius in a low voice. Cho took out the ring box she had been hiding behind the bowl of popcorn and gave it to him.
"Are you sure she'll like it?" asked Sirius questioningly.
"Of course I know what my mum likes." said Cho.
"Thanks Cho." smiled Sirius.
"Come on Sirius let's go now," said Ilya reappearing down the steps.
"Bye Cho." said Sirius hiding the box in his pocket.
"Bye you two have a good time." smiled Cho looking back at the TV.
"Don't stay up too late Cho." said Ilya as she and Sirius got ready to apparate. "I won't bye," said Cho.
Ilya and Sirius appeared in a bare field in he middle of a paddock where a blanket and meal were spread out under the stars.
"This is so romantic Sirius," whispered Ilya as the two sat down o the blanket.
"Isn't it?" asked Sirius as Ilya took off her shoes and lay back on the blanket looking up at the stairs.
"I really love you Ilya." said Sirius as he poured her a glass of wine and passed it to her.
"I know you do Sirius and I love you." smiled Ilya taking the wine and kissing his lips lightly.
Sirius felt the box seem to throb in his pocket and gulped down his wine to steady his nerves.
"You OK Sirius? You seem nervous," said Ilya sipping her wine lightly.
"Um Ilya I have something I want to ask you." said Sirius taking the box out his pocket.
"Sure what is it?" asked Ilya putting her wine down and looked at Sirius.
"Ilya will you marry me?" asked Sirius opening the box and offering it to her.
"Marry you? Oh Sirius of course I will." sighed Ilya as Sirius put the ring on her finger.
"I love you Ilya. And I promise that I will love you for the rest of your life." smiled Sirius.
Ilya kissed him and looked at the ring.
"It's so beautiful," said Ilya in awe.
"Only as beautiful as you star." whispered Sirius.
Back at home...
Cho heard a sound in the grate and saw Gabriel come in with a box of chocolates and a rose.
"Well Gabriel what a surprise." smiled Cho putting her popcorn to one side.
"I thought that since your parents were out you'd want to hang out with your boyfriend," said Gabriel walking towards her.
"Oh Gabriel that's so thoughtful." said Cho getting up and taking the chocolates and rose from him.
Gabriel hugged her and the two sat down.
Gabriel put his arm around her and nuzzled her neck.
"You know you are so beautiful Cho," whispered Gabriel moving a piece of ebony hair behind her ear.
"I've been told that a lot." smiled Cho looking at him shyly.
"Well it's true." assured Gabriel kissing her cheek.
"Flatter." grinned Cho.
Gabriel kissed her lips lightly and felt her kiss him back.
"Um Ilya I have something else to tell you too." said Sirius remembering Ilya didn't know he was Harry's godfather.
"Yes Sirius?" asked Ilya still admiring her ring.
"Um I forgot to mention something important." said Sirius.
"Yes..." asked Ilya.
"I kind of have a godson I need to take care of," said Sirius.
"So I'll be a godmother?" asked Ilya.
"Exactly." smiled Sirius.
"I'm sure Cho will be happy to have a sibling. Who is he?" asked Ilya.
"He's Harry Potter. James wanted me to take care of him if anything happened to him or Lily." said Sirius.
"Harry Potter? Does he know about us?" asked Ilya.
"Um yes. But I promised you'd meet him at Easter." said Sirius.
"I can't wait." smiled Ilya.
Later that night...
Cho leaned against Gabriel's shoulder when Ilya and Sirius arrived home.
"Well, well looks like you've two had a cosy night." smiled Sirius.
"Miss Chang, Mr Black me and Cho were just...." explained Gabriel.
"Mum, Sirius, Gabriel was just leaving." said Cho as Gabriel got out of his seat and kissed her.
"Bye Mr Black and Miss Chang. I'll see you Cho," said Gabriel as he walked to the fireplace.
"Bye Gabriel." said Ilya before he flooed home.
"So how did your night go?" asked Cho looking between her parents.
"Me and Sirius are engaged." smiled Ilya flashing her ring at her daughter.
"Congratulations." smiled Cho hugging her mother and father.
"You knew didn't you?" asked Ilya.
Cho looked at her mother coyly and nodded.
"I couldn't keep it from her Ilya. I really needed her help." shrugged Sirius.
"And you picked out the ring?" Ilya asked her daughter.
"Yeah. But I know what you like mum. I've been around you longer," said Cho.
"Well at least you two are happy with this." smiled Ilya hugging her daughter and fiancée to her.
Ilya stood in front of the mirror in the lounge, she had a feeling tonight was the night Sirius would ask her to marry him.
Cho was sat comfortably on the sofa watching a movie on the TV with a bowl of popcorn in her lap.
"How do look Cho?" asked Ilya turning around to face her daughter.
She was dressed in a short white dress that complimented her skin tone and a pair of sandals. Her hair was curled and tied to show of the curls yet kept them in place.
"You look beautiful mother. Sirius' jaw will drop." smiled Cho.
There was a pop from the kitchen and Sirius walked in dressed in an expensive suit.
"Star you look.... just like a star." whisper Sirius as his jaw dropped.
"Told you mum." smiled Cho.
"I guess you were right. Shall we go Sirius?" asked Ilya putting her hand under his chin and lifting his jaw back into place.
"Um yeah right. Actually why don't you go collect the rest of your things and then I'll be fully ready." said Sirius.
"I suppose I could do with a wrap," sighed Ilya.
"Of course, it's very cold out," said Sirius.
Ilya left to fetch a silk wrap from her room.
"So have you got it?" asked Sirius in a low voice. Cho took out the ring box she had been hiding behind the bowl of popcorn and gave it to him.
"Are you sure she'll like it?" asked Sirius questioningly.
"Of course I know what my mum likes." said Cho.
"Thanks Cho." smiled Sirius.
"Come on Sirius let's go now," said Ilya reappearing down the steps.
"Bye Cho." said Sirius hiding the box in his pocket.
"Bye you two have a good time." smiled Cho looking back at the TV.
"Don't stay up too late Cho." said Ilya as she and Sirius got ready to apparate. "I won't bye," said Cho.
Ilya and Sirius appeared in a bare field in he middle of a paddock where a blanket and meal were spread out under the stars.
"This is so romantic Sirius," whispered Ilya as the two sat down o the blanket.
"Isn't it?" asked Sirius as Ilya took off her shoes and lay back on the blanket looking up at the stairs.
"I really love you Ilya." said Sirius as he poured her a glass of wine and passed it to her.
"I know you do Sirius and I love you." smiled Ilya taking the wine and kissing his lips lightly.
Sirius felt the box seem to throb in his pocket and gulped down his wine to steady his nerves.
"You OK Sirius? You seem nervous," said Ilya sipping her wine lightly.
"Um Ilya I have something I want to ask you." said Sirius taking the box out his pocket.
"Sure what is it?" asked Ilya putting her wine down and looked at Sirius.
"Ilya will you marry me?" asked Sirius opening the box and offering it to her.
"Marry you? Oh Sirius of course I will." sighed Ilya as Sirius put the ring on her finger.
"I love you Ilya. And I promise that I will love you for the rest of your life." smiled Sirius.
Ilya kissed him and looked at the ring.
"It's so beautiful," said Ilya in awe.
"Only as beautiful as you star." whispered Sirius.
Back at home...
Cho heard a sound in the grate and saw Gabriel come in with a box of chocolates and a rose.
"Well Gabriel what a surprise." smiled Cho putting her popcorn to one side.
"I thought that since your parents were out you'd want to hang out with your boyfriend," said Gabriel walking towards her.
"Oh Gabriel that's so thoughtful." said Cho getting up and taking the chocolates and rose from him.
Gabriel hugged her and the two sat down.
Gabriel put his arm around her and nuzzled her neck.
"You know you are so beautiful Cho," whispered Gabriel moving a piece of ebony hair behind her ear.
"I've been told that a lot." smiled Cho looking at him shyly.
"Well it's true." assured Gabriel kissing her cheek.
"Flatter." grinned Cho.
Gabriel kissed her lips lightly and felt her kiss him back.
"Um Ilya I have something else to tell you too." said Sirius remembering Ilya didn't know he was Harry's godfather.
"Yes Sirius?" asked Ilya still admiring her ring.
"Um I forgot to mention something important." said Sirius.
"Yes..." asked Ilya.
"I kind of have a godson I need to take care of," said Sirius.
"So I'll be a godmother?" asked Ilya.
"Exactly." smiled Sirius.
"I'm sure Cho will be happy to have a sibling. Who is he?" asked Ilya.
"He's Harry Potter. James wanted me to take care of him if anything happened to him or Lily." said Sirius.
"Harry Potter? Does he know about us?" asked Ilya.
"Um yes. But I promised you'd meet him at Easter." said Sirius.
"I can't wait." smiled Ilya.
Later that night...
Cho leaned against Gabriel's shoulder when Ilya and Sirius arrived home.
"Well, well looks like you've two had a cosy night." smiled Sirius.
"Miss Chang, Mr Black me and Cho were just...." explained Gabriel.
"Mum, Sirius, Gabriel was just leaving." said Cho as Gabriel got out of his seat and kissed her.
"Bye Mr Black and Miss Chang. I'll see you Cho," said Gabriel as he walked to the fireplace.
"Bye Gabriel." said Ilya before he flooed home.
"So how did your night go?" asked Cho looking between her parents.
"Me and Sirius are engaged." smiled Ilya flashing her ring at her daughter.
"Congratulations." smiled Cho hugging her mother and father.
"You knew didn't you?" asked Ilya.
Cho looked at her mother coyly and nodded.
"I couldn't keep it from her Ilya. I really needed her help." shrugged Sirius.
"And you picked out the ring?" Ilya asked her daughter.
"Yeah. But I know what you like mum. I've been around you longer," said Cho.
"Well at least you two are happy with this." smiled Ilya hugging her daughter and fiancée to her.