There is a section that is from Sirius's POV. I hope you enjoy this chapter!

It was Saturday morning and I was getting ready for a day of dress shopping. My friends insisted I should dress up because they said this trip would be the perfect time to get a date to the ball. That's why I was wearing a maroon colored long sleeve shirt and light wash skinny jeans that were cuffed at the bottom. I paired my outfit with dangling earrings and suede ankle boots. I applied a little more makeup than usual and I was in the bathroom touching up my hair. I decided to leave it straight like usual but I performed a spell to give my hair more volume.

I couldn't wait to pick out a new dress and I was excited at the thought of getting a date to the ball. Well I hoped I'd get a date. And to make things even better, I didn't have to worry about my scars. Sirius showed me a concealment charm I could use instead of the magical concealer I usually used.

I stepped out of the bathroom and my friends paused what they were doing to look at me.

"You look amazing." Lilly squealed.

"Gorgeous darling." Mary said, glancing up to look at me. "You should dress up more often."

"Thanks, you guys look good too." I said, smiling. "You guys always look nice."

"Thanks," Lilly said.

It wasn't like I never looked nice but I usually never put this much effort into my appearance.

"Well I think I'll head to the Great Hall to get something to eat. I'm starving." I told my friends. They nodded and promised to meet me in a few minutes. I reached the Great Hall and saw that most students were dressed warmly in preparation for the Hogsmeade trip. I had a jacket slung over my arm and gloves in its pockets but I didn't want to put those on just yet. It ruined the effect of my outfit.

I saw Sirius and started to walk over to him and his friends. On my way over, I saw a guy eyeing me. He had golden blond hair and dark hazel eyes. I smiled at him and he blushed and turned away. I looked away and smiled to myself, I hoped he'd talk to me later.

"Someone looks nice," James commented as I sat down.

"I always look nice," I responded.

"Well you look even nicer," James amended.

"Yeah a guy was eyeing you." Sirius said.

"Yeah he was cute. I might talk to him later." I said, grabbing food to put on my plate.

A few minutes later, my friends came down from the dormitory and sat down with us. They all were happy to hear about the guy I saw that morning with the hazel eyes and blond hair. They squealed excitedly when I told them that he blushed when I looked at him.

"Oh wow Sam!" Rachael said enthusiastically. "Go talk to him when we get to Hogsmeade."

"I guess I will but you should talk to someone too Rachael." I said. "I want you all to stop worrying about me and get dates for yourselves. Ok?"

"Ok, fine." Rachael groaned. "I'll try."

"Good." I said approvingly. "Lilly I know you already have a date, obviously, but what about you Mary?"

"I have my eyes on a cute Ravenclaw." She said deviously. She glanced over to the Ravenclaw table and I looked to see where she was looking. She had her eyes on a guy with a sharp jawline and wavy brown hair. He had dark blue eyes and was extremely muscular. He was hot. He was arguably as hot as Sirius but I still think Sirius is hotter.

"Wow, he's hot." I say admiringly.

"I know right!" Mary said excitedly. "I'm going to talk to him today, I hope he asks me to the ball."

"He will." Rachael said reassuringly.

"Ok let's all come back to the castle with dates to the ball." I suggested. "I'll talk to that boy I saw earlier, Mary will talk to the Ravenclaw hottie, and Rachael will find a hot guy in Hogsmeade. And obviously Lilly will be going with James."

They all agreed and we soon set off for Hogsmeade. I said goodbye to my friends when we reached Hogsmeade and I started to look for the boy I'd seen earlier. It was a chilly day in March and I pulled my jacket tighter around me as I walked. I really should have chosen a heavier jacket.

"So what are you doing today?" A voice said behind me, startling me.

I turned around and saw Sirius. Of course. "I am going to get a date to Hogsmeade."

"So am I." Sirius said with a smirk.

"Oh cool." I said, slightly annoyed. I really didn't have time to deal with Sirius right now. "Who were you thinking about asking?"

"Well there's a girl but she's mad at me."

My heart sped up. Could he mean me? No of course not, it was foolish to get my hopes up.

"Oh really?"

"Yep, and I'm hoping she'll forgive me."

"She probably will," I said. My heart pounded excitedly and my breathing quickened. I couldn't help but think Sirius was talking about me.

"Yeah, I'm hoping Jenna will go with me."

"Oh, cool." I could feel my excitement die and instead all I felt was a burning disappointment. I knew it was for the best though.

"Sam, I"m kidding. Will you go to the ball with me?"

I froze at his words. Everything in me was screaming yes but could I really go with Sirius? He was such a player and he'd already hurt me once. I had sworn to myself to stay away from him but I knew I couldn't refuse. I had liked him for so long.

"Yes," I said with a smile. "I'd love to go with you."

"Great," Sirius said. He then pulled me close to him and kissed me. Kissing him came so naturally to me and I loved the way he cupped my chin when he kissed me.

Sirius POV

I kissed Sam passionately. Well as passionately as I could, considering I didn't like her. I hoped she couldn't tell how forced the kiss was for me. I kept telling myself it was worth it to get James and Remus off my back. I had promised James that I'd take Sam to the ball to make up for what I did. That's what me and James had gotten into a fight about the other day. James said taking Sam to the ball was the only way he'd forgive me for the prank I pulled on Severus. Severus almost died but whatever, that was another story. James said I had to do something for him and he said taking Sam to the ball would make Lilly happy. He said Lilly's been talking to him nonstop about how bad she feels for Sam because of what I did to her. He also said that Lilly kind of hates me and if I dated Sam, she'd like me more.

Deep down I think he was trying to play matchmaker but I was just happy he'd forgive me. We decided not to tell Remus our plan because he probably wouldn't approve of dating Sam like this but it didn't matter. I had this all planned out. I would take her to the ball, we'd have fun and then a few days later I would tell her I wanted to be just friends. I'd tell her I didn't want to lose her as a friend if things ended badly. The end. She'd never know that James put me up to this.

I pulled away from Sam, glad the kiss was over. Sam was a good kisser but kissing her didn't feel special. I felt too bad about using her to enjoy the kiss. If she found out James put me up to this, she would probably never talk to me again. The thought was a sickening realization because Sam was becoming one of my closest friends. We'd spent so much time together this year. I'd probably spent more time with her than all of my girlfriends.

I decided to push any negative thoughts from my mind and just go along with it, despite how it could hurt Sam. She did look happy right now anyways. I knew she'd had a crush on me for awhile now and I was glad I made her happy. I loved making my friends happy, that's why I was doing this after all. I wanted to make James happy and even if Sam would be hurt in the end, she was at least happy right now. And for now, that seemed good enough.

I slung my arm around Sam's shoulder and led her towards Honeydukes. I looked down at her and smiled, she smiled back happily and put her arm around my waist.