The Next Day

"Wow," Sirius whispered.

"Yeah. Wow," Ashley whispered back. "Think any of them heard us?"

"Doubt it. They all sleep like rocks," Sirius replied. He stood up and pulled on his boxers. "I'm going to get in the shower. Er - Your clothes are...everywhere," Sirius mumbled, pointing to the various places where Ashley's clothing was.

"I'm gonna sneak back into my dormitory and shower. Hopefully nobody's awake yet," said Ashley gathering her clothes. She pulled on her bra and panties, and that's when the worst possible thing happened.

"Er - Nice attire." Ashley and Sirius looked over to James, who had just woke up.

Ashley flushed a color so red that she looked ready to explode. Sirius was pretty red himself.

"Uh - Here's your shirt, Ash," said James, picking up a t-shirt from his bed and throwing it to her.

"Th - Thanks," she mumbled.

"So is sleeping together a new thing or do you do this often?" James joked. Ashley scowled at him.

"Should we tell him the news?" Sirius asked Ashley.

"Sure, Why not?" Ashley replied with a smirk.

"Tell me what?" James asked.

"Oh, we can only tell you if you swear to never speak to anyone of this again," replied Ashley with a small blush.

"Fine, now tell me!"

Ashley showed him her left hand.

"Ohmigod. You guys - You two are getting married?"

"Oh no - That's not Sirius'. I only sleep with Sirius. Never would I dream of marrying him," Ashley replied sarcastically.

"Haha. Wow - Congratulations, guys. Was last night a...celebration?" James asked with curiousity. Ashley scowled at him as she put her shirt on.

"Er - Where's my skirt?" Ashley asked sheepishly.

"The foot of Remus' bed," replied James, pointing.

"Thanks," she said silently. She dashed over and pulled on her skirt.

"James - Could you please lend me the cloak? I don't want anyone to see my coming out of here," Ashley mumbled quietly.

"Yeah, sure. Here," said James, pulling the cloak out of his trunk and tossing it to her. She thanked him, said bye to Sirius, pulled on the cloak, and left.

Ashley couldn't stop from smiling as she crept back into her dormitory. Thankfully, everyone was still asleep. She crept into the bathroom and took a quick shower. When she got out, Lily was awake.

"And where were you all night?" asked Lily.

Deciding to let Lily know, Ashley sat on her bed, and showed her the ring.

"Oh my gosh. Y - You. And - And Sirius! Tell me everything!" Lily burst with excitement.

"Well, he told me to meet him in the Astronomy Tower after dinner last night so when I went, there were rose petals and candles everywhere! And then he gave a small speech, got down on one knee, and asked me to marry him! After school - of course, but still! I can't get over it! I'm going to be Mrs. Sirius Black. Mr. and Mrs. Black. Ah, I can't get enough of it!" Ashley said happily. Then, she got serious. "Lily?"

"Yeah?" Lily said with a smile. She was so happy to see Ashley like this.

"W - Will you be my maid of honour?" Ashley asked with a small smile.

"Oh really? Yes, I'd love to!" Lily squealed with joy. "Er - Did you and Sirius...last night?"

"Possibly," Ashley said with a smile, and the girls headed to breakfast.

By the time breakfast was over, Remus, Alaina, James, Lily, Fallon, Alice, and Erica knew of the engagement. They all promised not to tell a soul, and the only one that may let it slip was Fallon. When breakfast was over, Sirius led Ashley outside. They sat down on a rock under a tree.

"Last night was...amazing," stated Sirius.

"Yeah, it was," Ashley replied, and they started to kiss again. "Sirius?"

"Yes?" Sirius replied.

"How long have you had feelings for me?" Ashley asked curiously.

"Since the day we met," Sirius replied honestly.

"Really? Wow. What about...love? How long have you loved me?"

"Third year," Sirius replied automatically.

"Oh, wow. And I never even knew," Ashley said to herself quietly.

"I hid it well," Sirius said with a smirk.

"That you did. Wow, can you believe that in a year from now, we could possibly be married?" Ashley marvelled.

"I know, it's wonderful. Maybe your sister, Samantha, can be the flower girl," Sirius suggested.

"That's a great idea. Lily can be Maid of Honour, and James could be best man. I could get Brian to be the ring bearer," Ashley added, referring to her brother. "I'd have to make Jess, Alyssa, Nicole, Brooke, and Lauren to be bridesmaids."

"And Josh, Dylan, and Chris could be ushers," finished Sirius. "Where would you want to have it?"

"Well, I was thinking of using my backyard, seeing as it has that little gazibo for us to exchange vows and theres the huge tents for food and such. And then that huge concrete area in the front for dancing," Ashley replied.

"Sounds lovely. Does all of your family know about the whole wizard thing?" Sirius asked.

"All of my mum's relatives do, because she's pureblood, and all the relatives on my dad's side that are going to be at the wedding know. Dad's mom was the first witch of that family line," responded Ashley, thinking.

"After school ends we can find a place to live," Sirius said thoughtfully.

"Well, my mom bought me a house to move into after the school year. It's about five blocks from her house. Three bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, livingroom, kitchen, dining room, basement, attic, family room, and den," Ashley replied off of memory.

"Wow, how rich are your parents?" Sirius asked in amazement.

"Uh - Pretty rich. More than half of it was inhereted though. Er - Would you maybe want to spend the Christmas Holidays with me? We could tell my parents and go over wedding plans and stuff," Ashley asked quickly.

"Yeah, sure! I'd like that. Maybe we could check out that house," Sirius replied with a grin.

"Well, my mum bought it already and did the basic renovations so - er - it's probably ready," Ashley replied, returning the grin.

"Is there furniture?" Sirius asked.

"Yeah, but only in the main rooms. Livingroom, kitchen, and in the master bedroom. My parents put it in there until it was time for me to pick out furniture," Ashley replied.

"So could we - Could we live there during the break? Give us a taste of married life," Sirius said.

"Sure."