I do not own Harry Potter, but I do own Sam and Kaelin, and I get to decide their fates. What will happen next? I honestly don't know as of yet, but I will soon. Please keep the reviews coming, I'm so happy so many people like this story.

Sam

The ball starts in just a few moments. Kaelin finishes curling my hair, and we fix our make up. She's ready for the best night of her life. I am too if things go as I hope they will.

Sirius and I haven't spoken about last night since it happened, and I'm afraid I did the wrong thing. I haven't even told Kaelin, and I'm pretty sure I never will. I know Sirius hasn't told James because James would have told me if he did.

"Kaelin, what if he has a date? What if he has a girlfriend?" I say for the millionth time.

"Sam, James would be the first to now if Padfoot had a date or a girlfriend, and he wouldn't hesitate even a moment to tell you," she replies. I sigh.

"Since when has Sirius Black ever gone to something without a date? Maybe he kept it a secret," I say stubbornly.

"Sam, you're the one who has a date, not him. Don't blame me for your mistake," she says. I don't regret saying yes to Jase, but I wish were Sirius I was going with. I'm happy to be going with Jase all the same.

Smiling, Kaelin opens the door. "You ready?" she asks. I nod not wanting to keep Jase waiting. Sirius, or no Sirius, I am determined to have a good time tonight.

Jase and Remus wait for us in the common room, and they both smile when we walk down the stairs. Remus goes off with Kaelin, but I have Jase wait with me. I want to give them space. This is their night.

Finally, we walk down to the Great Hall where the ball will be held. Lily stands off to the side of the door peering in cautiously. "Hey Jase. Can you excuse me a moment?" I ask. He nods, and I walk over to Lily.

"He's already in there," I say. She whips her head around to look at me surprised.

"Who?" she asks.

"James of course," I say. Her eyes widen.

"I-I wasn't-I" Lily stutters.

"Lily, that's exactly who you were looking for. Why won't you just tell him the truth?" I ask.

"I can't Sam," she says.

"All right, but you know you won't be happy until you do," I say leaving her to think about what I just said.

"Let's go," I say to Jase. We enter the room, and I can feel all eyes on us. I know everyone is surprised to see us together. I search the room knowing exactly who I'm looking for, but not willing to admit it.

I find him, over to the side with James. They're both watching us, and I feel my face burning slightly. "You want to dance?" Jase asks. I nod thankful for something to distract me.

I can still feel his eyes on me as I dance with Jase. I do my best to ignore it, but it's not easy. I keep my mind on the conversation Jase and I are having.

Kaelin and Remus are dancing slowly not far from Jase and I. They look adorable together. James and Lily stand on opposite sides of the room stealing glances at each other. I laugh to myself. When will they ever just kiss and go out? It would make everyone's lives so much easier.

After a few songs, Jase goes off to get us some drinks. I turn around to see Sirius walking towards me. I smile and meet him halfway. "Hey," I say smiling.

"Hey, you look amazing," he says. I can't help but smile. Maybe tonight will go the way I want.

Sirius

Sam looks stunning. There's really no other word for it. Her blonde curls frame her face just right. I'm guessing Kaelin did her hair, as Sam couldn't work a curling iron if her life depended on it. I've seen her try.

Seeing her dance with Jase makes me want to knock him out, but of course I don't. It's my fault he asked her before I could. My fault I'm not the one dancing with her instead of him.

I almost laugh at James and Lily. Each so clueless as they stare at each other from across the room. I know James wants nothing more than to grab her and kiss her, and from the looks of Lily, that's exactly what she wants too. Will they ever sort this out and finally be happy?

Kaelin and Remus dance, and Kaelin is beaming. Remus looks happier than I've ever seen him.

Sam seems to be having fun, and that's really all that matters. Eventually, Jase leaves presumably to get drinks, and I see my chance. I walk over to her as casually as possible fighting the urge to run over and sweep her into my arms.

She smiles when she sees me and walks over. I love her smile. What am I saying? I've never been this into a girl before. Sam has a different effect on me. I don't know what it is.

"Hey," she says smiling again.

"You look beautiful," the words slip out. I really have no control over them. She keeps smiling though, so I know I said the right thing.

"You want to dance?" she asks.

"Of course," I say taking her hand and leading her out onto the dance floor.

"No date?" she questions as we dance.

"Nope," I say brushing the question away. "Having a good time with Jase?" I ask trying to change the subject.

"Yeah, he's great. I never thought I'd see the day where you didn't have a date," she jokes. Obviously, changing the subject wouldn't work.

"Yeah well, she was taken," I say calmly.

"So there is a special girl," she says rising her eyebrows.

"Yeah, you could say that," I say. If only she knew.

The song ends, as I knew it would, and Sam leaves to find Jase. I'm left alone once more, but no longer unhappy. The dance made my night. If only James and Lily would stop making themselves miserable. Then the night would have been perfect. Oh well, that's a task for another day. My next project is surviving Christmas with Sam's family.

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