As the song finished, Snape leant in and kisssed Carolyn softly on the lips. She wanted to kiss him back desperatly but knew that she couldn't, not in the middle of a ball in which nearly all of 7th year were present. She pulled back and slapped him across the face. No-one cared that she slapped him, although they did have amused looks on their faces.

"Sorry." She mouthed, turned and walked away, sitting down next to Clare who had a grin on her face.

"Nice play acting." she whispered to Carolyn, "Looked very real."

"Thank you." Carolyn responded, "Shame I have to like a guy no-one approves of."

"You getting back with him?" Clare asked

"I dunno, I want to but I don't know I can."

Before Clare could respond Cian was standing there looking furious at Carolyn.

"Why were you dancing with him? and why did you kiss him?"

"You ever heard of threats!" Carolyn retorted, "Oh and if you want to dance with me, you'll have to tell me my name."

"Rachel?"

"It's Carolyn!" She fumed, "Now go find some other girl to fawn over!"

"Why is it," Carolyn asked, turning to Clare, "That we are the only people who can't seem to keep hold of guys?"

"Well that was interesting." Lily giggled

"You're friends really need to chose their dates carefully." Sirius stated, "And why on earth did Carolyn agree to dance with Snivellous?"

"Your guess is as good as mine, but it was wierd, I'm sure I saw her apologise to him when she slapped him."

Sirius snorted

"Now that I doubt."

Lily smiled, she knew she had probably imagined it, like Carolyn would ever apologise to Snape for hitting him.

"I hate this song." Sirius mumbled, "It sounds depressing."

Lily smiled, they were dancing to a slow song neither of them had heard before and Sirius had just decided that during the first line of the song that he hated it. Lily wasn't sure whiether she liked it or not but the way she saw it - she wasn't there for the music, just there to have a good time and to be with Sirius and she told him this. He just smiled at her and kissed her passionatly . She was beautiful and she was his. Lily was the first girl he had gone out with for longer than a week and she was the first girl he hadn't taken advantage of, girls were willing to sleep with him and he didn't have to live with the consequences of his actions by having one night stands but with Lily it was different - just being with her and dancing with her made him feel complete. She made him feel loved, for the first time in his life, he'd felt love from someone else.

"You're beautiful you know."

"So you keep telling me." Lily said smiling, "Although if you're not careful a girl could either think you're up to something or get used to you calling her beautiful."

"Well get used to it, 'cause there are no hidden surprises." Sirius said

"I don't deserve a guy like you." Lily whispered, "You're too good to me."

"I can't believe he kissed her." Hannah said, looking disgusted, "I mean, it's just wrong and sick."

Remus chuckled slightly at what she had just said

"You sound just like the people who annoy you so much." Remus commented, "I'E the people who still say we are wrong for each other, that I'm not right for you, even though I have to agree with them there."

Hannah glared at him, she hated it when he put himself down over that, but she realised what she had just said was true, she did sound like all those people who slated them - well Remus more than her but it was still the same. She hated it when he said that he wasn't right for her, she had always told him that his lycanthropy couldn't be helped and that she didn't care, she never had cared about the fact that he was a werewolf. She used to tell him that he wasn't the only one with monthly problems, but she gave up reasoning with him a long time ago, he'd never listen so she just left it. She kissed him tenderly on the lips, not wanting it to end but knowing it would.

"I'd make sure you never listen to me, Lily, Carolyn or Clare again, and by that I mean you, Sirius and James, you three look ridiculous."

"Oh thanks!"

"I'm serious, I don't know why you ever listened to us in the first place."

"Because we trusted you." Remus answered, "Although now I'm not so sure on whiether or not I want to trust you lot anymore."

Hannah looked slightly hurt but then laughed

"Cheeky bastard."

James was staring at Rachel, he had been for several moments and it was beginning to tick her off, however she wasn't going to stay mad at him for long, but he didn't know that.

"What are you meant to be anyway?" She asked, "Because no offence but it looks as if four certain girls chose your outfits."

James glared at her and she couldn't help but giggle at the look on his face.

"The Three Muskateers." He answered, "And at this moment in time I'm ready to curse anyone who mocks me and Carolyn, Clare, Hannah and Lily."

"Curse my friends, and you'll be the one hanging upside down." Rachel smiled sweetly, "And I'll be the one threatening to take off your underpants."

James looked at her for a moment and realised she was serious. Rachel saw the look of terror in his eyes and smiled satisfied.

'Damn I love her.' James thought, 'I don't know how she's making me feel like this, I've never felt like this with a girl.'

He spun her around in time with the music and as it slowed, he slowly dipped her towards the floor and back up again. Rachel gazed into his hazel eyes and they gave away something that they were never intended to, they showed his true desires and his emotions. Just by looking into his eyes, she saw something that she never expected, she saw that he actually had a heart and he actually cared if he hurt someone. Something he never showed when he was walking around school. From what she had seen over the years both him and Sirius seemed to get girls, toy with them and them throw them away. Sure Rachel had been going out with him for a few weeks, or at least that was how it had seemed but she had never seen this part of him in that space of time, he was no longer the egotistical prick people thought he was, he had a heart.

That night ended how almost everyone wanted. Lily had gotten Sirius to dance with her even though he had swore that he would never dance in public, Carolyn found hat she was looking for in an unlikely person, Hannah got what she wanted off Remus (you'll have to work out for yourselves what that is), Rachel was officially with James, there was only Clare who didn't have what she wanted but she didn't care she had enjoyed the night even if it had been spoiled by a stuck up Slytherin, but she had goten a dance with a cute Ravenclaw who was in her Charms class.

This was not meant to be this long, but I got a serious case of writers block at the end of the last bit, I had everything apart from the top bit - that and I forgot I hadn't added in James and Rachel which is why it's longer than the other bits. Hope you enjoyed. Please R+R.