Chapter 21 - - - The Dance
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"Hey, look. There's Lily and James," Maria pointed. "I guess Remus and Noel aren't here yet."
Sirius shrugged. "They're probably on their way. Come on." He tugged her hand. Maria followed, trying to ignore all the glares she was receiving from various girls.
"Uh...is it just me, or do people really hate me tonight?" she murmured.
"What?" Sirius asked.
"Nothing," she replied. "I'm just getting some weird looks, that's all."
"They're just jealous you're with me!" Sirius said proudly. "But of course, you would be - it's a rule!"
Maria rolled her eyes. "What's a rule?"
"That the most beautiful girl in Hogwarts - you - belongs to the resident Gryffindor god - me."
Maria didn't know whether to roll her eyes or blush. She compromised by doing both.
"Hey, guys." Lily greeted Maria and Sirius as they reached the table. "Huh? Where's Remus and Noel?"
"We were wondering the same thing," Maria responded, "but I'm sure they're okay."
Sirius nodded. James frowned, but said nothing.
"Well, why are we just sitting here?" Lily exclaimed. "Let's go dance!"
Maria sprang to her feet. "Good idea!"
They looked expectantly at the guys.
Sirius stood. However, instead of going to Maria, he knelt in front of James! "Jamsie, darling, may I have this dance?"
James giggled in a girlish way. "Oh, Siri, I thought you'd never ask!"
Maria and Lily watched as Sirius and James locked hands and tangoed to the center of the dance floor. Couples stopped to watch the pair swing each other around. James conjured up a rose and stuck it in his mouth as Sirius dipped him. Lily and Maria shrieked with laughter. Then they heard certain Slytherins making some comments.
"Look at Black and Potter, forever making fools of themselves," Lucius Malfoy said to his date, Narcissa. She nodded as Snape and his date, Diana Wellington, joined them, followed by Crabbe and Goyle.
"Honestly," Malfoy went on, "they are the biggest idiots Hogwarts has ever seen, not to mention *flaming* homosexuals!"
"Yeah, I heard they were *snogging* in the Prefect bathroom!" Snape added. The group sniggered loudly.
Maria paled, and Lily flushed a bright crimson.
"They did not..."
"...just say that."
They rolled up their sleeves and pulled out their wands as James and Sirius joined them.
"Hey...what's up?" James asked, nodding to their wands.
"*They* called you flaming homosexuals!" Lily growled.
"And said you were *snogging* in the Prefect's bathroom!" Maria added, scowling.
James and Sirius flushed and exchanged a look.
Maria and Lily looked at them. "Wait...you *weren't,* were you?"
Sirius cleared his throat. "Um...about that..."
"It was a dare!" James wailed. "We were playing truth or dare! Remus *made* us do it!"
The girls snickered.
"Well, I still think a little revenge is in order," Maria said. She flicked her wand. The punch bowl flew through the air and upended itself over the little knot of Slytherins.
"Alright, that clears that up!" Maria grinned. "Let's dance!"
Sirius took her hand. "Hey, isn't this Muggle music?"
"Yeah, me and Maria got Professor O'Leary to play it!" Lily smiled. "Isn't it great?"
"It's, ah, different."
Lily glared at him. James and Maria laughed.
"Hey! Guys!"
They all looked up to see Noel and Remus heading toward them.
"You two sure are late," James said, grinning.
"We, um, that is, Noel wanted to sit by the lake for a while," Remus lied, his eye twitching.
Lily and Maria exchanged a look, smirking, but they let the subject drop as they all headed out to the dance floor.
All too soon, it was time for the final dance. Maria blinked slowly as Sirius hesitantly put his hands around her waist and pulled her closer.
"This...this is a nice song," he said, a bit shyly.
Maria nodded, closing her eyes and inhaling the scent of his cologne. "Yeah."
When the song ended, Sirius and Maria stood on the floor, still clasping each other tightly.
"Maria," Sirius began, "I want you to know...I'll be there for you, if You- Know-Who shows up. I'll protect you."
Maria smiled at him, trying to rid herself of the tears welling up in her eyes. "Thanks, Sirius, that...means a lot to me."
He grinned, then let go and led her out of the Great Hall. As they neared the Gryffindor common room, a bloodcurdling scream came from inside.
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a/n: I updated! Fluff! So much fluff! And there will be MORE! Hahahahahahahaha! And there will be the rocky part. Hehe. And we'll get back to the serious stuff later. The next chapter, in fact. I hope I'll write more now that school's starting...I always write when I'm supposed to be paying attention! ^^ But, ah, I dunno if I can do that anymore...I'm in high school now...someone please shoot me. Anyway, next chapter up soon, *hopefully.* Please review!
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"Hey, look. There's Lily and James," Maria pointed. "I guess Remus and Noel aren't here yet."
Sirius shrugged. "They're probably on their way. Come on." He tugged her hand. Maria followed, trying to ignore all the glares she was receiving from various girls.
"Uh...is it just me, or do people really hate me tonight?" she murmured.
"What?" Sirius asked.
"Nothing," she replied. "I'm just getting some weird looks, that's all."
"They're just jealous you're with me!" Sirius said proudly. "But of course, you would be - it's a rule!"
Maria rolled her eyes. "What's a rule?"
"That the most beautiful girl in Hogwarts - you - belongs to the resident Gryffindor god - me."
Maria didn't know whether to roll her eyes or blush. She compromised by doing both.
"Hey, guys." Lily greeted Maria and Sirius as they reached the table. "Huh? Where's Remus and Noel?"
"We were wondering the same thing," Maria responded, "but I'm sure they're okay."
Sirius nodded. James frowned, but said nothing.
"Well, why are we just sitting here?" Lily exclaimed. "Let's go dance!"
Maria sprang to her feet. "Good idea!"
They looked expectantly at the guys.
Sirius stood. However, instead of going to Maria, he knelt in front of James! "Jamsie, darling, may I have this dance?"
James giggled in a girlish way. "Oh, Siri, I thought you'd never ask!"
Maria and Lily watched as Sirius and James locked hands and tangoed to the center of the dance floor. Couples stopped to watch the pair swing each other around. James conjured up a rose and stuck it in his mouth as Sirius dipped him. Lily and Maria shrieked with laughter. Then they heard certain Slytherins making some comments.
"Look at Black and Potter, forever making fools of themselves," Lucius Malfoy said to his date, Narcissa. She nodded as Snape and his date, Diana Wellington, joined them, followed by Crabbe and Goyle.
"Honestly," Malfoy went on, "they are the biggest idiots Hogwarts has ever seen, not to mention *flaming* homosexuals!"
"Yeah, I heard they were *snogging* in the Prefect bathroom!" Snape added. The group sniggered loudly.
Maria paled, and Lily flushed a bright crimson.
"They did not..."
"...just say that."
They rolled up their sleeves and pulled out their wands as James and Sirius joined them.
"Hey...what's up?" James asked, nodding to their wands.
"*They* called you flaming homosexuals!" Lily growled.
"And said you were *snogging* in the Prefect's bathroom!" Maria added, scowling.
James and Sirius flushed and exchanged a look.
Maria and Lily looked at them. "Wait...you *weren't,* were you?"
Sirius cleared his throat. "Um...about that..."
"It was a dare!" James wailed. "We were playing truth or dare! Remus *made* us do it!"
The girls snickered.
"Well, I still think a little revenge is in order," Maria said. She flicked her wand. The punch bowl flew through the air and upended itself over the little knot of Slytherins.
"Alright, that clears that up!" Maria grinned. "Let's dance!"
Sirius took her hand. "Hey, isn't this Muggle music?"
"Yeah, me and Maria got Professor O'Leary to play it!" Lily smiled. "Isn't it great?"
"It's, ah, different."
Lily glared at him. James and Maria laughed.
"Hey! Guys!"
They all looked up to see Noel and Remus heading toward them.
"You two sure are late," James said, grinning.
"We, um, that is, Noel wanted to sit by the lake for a while," Remus lied, his eye twitching.
Lily and Maria exchanged a look, smirking, but they let the subject drop as they all headed out to the dance floor.
All too soon, it was time for the final dance. Maria blinked slowly as Sirius hesitantly put his hands around her waist and pulled her closer.
"This...this is a nice song," he said, a bit shyly.
Maria nodded, closing her eyes and inhaling the scent of his cologne. "Yeah."
When the song ended, Sirius and Maria stood on the floor, still clasping each other tightly.
"Maria," Sirius began, "I want you to know...I'll be there for you, if You- Know-Who shows up. I'll protect you."
Maria smiled at him, trying to rid herself of the tears welling up in her eyes. "Thanks, Sirius, that...means a lot to me."
He grinned, then let go and led her out of the Great Hall. As they neared the Gryffindor common room, a bloodcurdling scream came from inside.
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a/n: I updated! Fluff! So much fluff! And there will be MORE! Hahahahahahahaha! And there will be the rocky part. Hehe. And we'll get back to the serious stuff later. The next chapter, in fact. I hope I'll write more now that school's starting...I always write when I'm supposed to be paying attention! ^^ But, ah, I dunno if I can do that anymore...I'm in high school now...someone please shoot me. Anyway, next chapter up soon, *hopefully.* Please review!