intrigue ' sirius [editing]

xxi. harry james potter

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"On Valentine's Day of all days," Demetria sighed wistfully, and Millie rolled her eyes at the blatant theatrics going on in the library.

"It's not that big of a deal," she said. Only, she was lying, because confessing to Sirius was a huge deal. Confessing to Sirius meant opening her heart up to someone who could potentially break it.

After tossing and turning with anxiety all night, she finally realized what was troubling her: Sirius hadn't said it back.

Maybe he was insinuating it in the kiss, but Millie also knew that Sirius liked kissing in general. Maybe he was caught up in the moment.

Millie had never felt more open and vulnerable than right now. Her entire body tensed every time someone rounded the corner. Sirius could walk in any minute now, and if he acted like nothing had happened at all, Millie knew her heart would break tragically.

She sighed to herself. Who was being theatrical now? At this point she had already planned her escape route of running into the forbidden forest and becoming a hermit. At least then she wouldn't have to look stupid when Sirius laughed at her for thinking he liked her.

But maybe Sirius did like her. Maybe Millie was just overthinking everything, as always. Maybe she was expecting too much. After all, she only admitted to liking the boy. It's not like she confessed her undying love for him or anything.

But still, he was important to her, and Millie knew people she loved had a habit of disappointing her.

"I need some air," she whispered, scurrying out of the library and ignoring Demetria's shouts of protest.

She shouldn't have talked to Demetria about it. Now Demetria would tell Benji and Benji would certainly tell Sirius and that was a problem if Sirius didn't like Millie that much. He wouldn't want word getting out.

Millie pinched herself on her way to the Owlery. Things were so much simpler when she was the matchmaker and not the girl with a crush.

She skipped over the many bird droppings to find the small cubby where Benji's owl lived. There was a very special envelope she was hoping to receive, and judging by the pink stationary peaking out from under the barn owl, she was pretty sure she had finally gotten it.

She tore it open right there.

"Millie!!

It's Lucinda. Well, obviously it's Lucinda. No one else has such obnoxious envelopes.

Anyways, to the point!! It finally happened!! I went into labor last night and safely delivered a baby girl! I named her April and I'm enclosing a little picture of our family for you! I hope you'll hang it up in the common room so everyone can see (and maybe send me gifts haha!)