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Chap 7

"Leah! Hurry up! You're gonna make both of us late!" Lily yelled,

"I'm not going!" Came Leah's muffled response from behind the bathroom door. "I can't do this!" Lily sighed.

"Alohamora." The door swung open to reveal Leah sitting on the side of the tub in her powder blue dress biting her nails. "Here. Let me help." Lily took Leah's hand away from her mouth and began to fix her friend's hair and applying makeup. "There." she said a few minutes later. She turned Leah to face the mirror.

"Lily, Is that really me? I look, well, beautiful! Thanks!" She threw her arms around Lily.

"Ok that's enough. Now come on. Sirius is probably waiting for you. And remember. Try to float." Leah nodded frantically, took a deep breath, and nervously left the dorm.

Sirius sat on the edge of his bed, knees drawn up to his chest.

"What? Did Leah turn you down for the ball, as well?" James asked smirking. Sirius shook his head.

"He probably realized that he dated her in our 1st year." Remus added. Again, Sirius shook his head.

"Maybe," Peter said, " he originally thought to date her to achieve his goal of dating every girl in the school, but realized that he really has feelings for her." Everyone stared at him, incredulously.

"You're crazy." James and Remus said together.

"You're right." Sirius said. Now it was his turn to be stared at.

"He's right?"

"I'm right?"

"Yes. You are. I do. I love Leah Riccardi!"

"Well, mate, she won't love you unless you hurry up." James said checking his watch.

"What? Why?"

"The ball starts in five minutes."

"SHIT!!!"

(15 minutes later... Leah is sitting and talking with Lily)

"He stood me up. Didn't I tell you that there was no point in-"

"MOVE! OUT OF MY WAY! I'M LATE!"

At the sound of Sirius's voice, Leah turned from Lily to see Sirius shoving poor, innocent couples out of the way. Finally he reached Leah panting.

"Sorry I'm late." He said, flushed and grinning.

"It's alright." she answered returning the grin.

"Shall we dance?" he asked offering his arm. Leah shrugged but took it anyway. As they walked onto the dance floor, Leah kept muttering 'float, float, float.' "What're you saying?" Sirius asked breaking her concentration, and just managing to catch her before she hit the floor.

"Somehing to make me do the exact opposite of that." She answered, straightening herself and blushing.

At the end, as they walked up to Gryffindor tower, Sirius stopped and turned to Leah.

"Leah, there's something I have to tell you." he said, taking cues from Lily and James over Leah's shoulder.

"It's ok." she interrupted. "I understand. It was fun while it lasted, though." she kissed him on the cheek and began to walk away. Sirius looked worriedly at Lily and James and shrugged. They motioned for him to go after her.

"Leah, wait! That's not what I meant." he said catching up to her. She looked at him curiously. "I, uh, thought," he was trying to understand what Lily was mouthing. "Thought that, uh, maybe," first three words were Tell, Her, and you. " that maybe we could, uh," Lily made a heart shape with her fingers and pointed to Leah. The message was Tell her you love her. "Uh, I love you." he sighed with relief that he finally got it out. Leah's mouth opened in surprise. "What?" Sirius asked nervously.

"You seriously meant that." (A/n: no pun was intended. Lol)

"Uh, yeah. Why else would I say that?"

"But there was truth in that statement."

"Ok, can we please get off the fact that I actually told the truth for once?"

"Sorry, but thanks."

"Thanks? For what?"

"For telling the truth, because it's mutual."

"Mutated-what? If you wanna use big words, go talk to Lupin."

Mutual means that I feel the same way."

"You do?"

"Ye-"

"WOO HOO!!!" Sirius picked Leah up and spun her around a few times before setting her down and jumping aroung the corridor like a little kid that just got the coolest present ever.

Behind them, James took Lily's hand, and she didn't let go.

THE END (?)

a/n: Hey guys. This is the end. I was thinking of a sequel, but I don't know. What do you think? Anyway, thanks for anyreview you may have done. Oh, and before I forget... nevermind. I forgot. Well, Bye for now!