Sirius couldn"t sleep that night. He remained there, lying flat on his back, staring at the shadows dancing upon the ceiling, thinking hard. What had happened with Clara that night was unbelievable. He had almost kissed her, he had been so close to finally touch her lips with his, he had dreamt about it for months now... and she had let him. She had let him hold her close, and approach his eager lips from hers, she had closed her eyes in expectation of the sensation of his lips upon her mouth... He couldn"t believe it was real. She had told him that she wanted him to kiss her. Or well, she more precisely had told him that she wouldn"t push him away if he did, which meant exactly the same thing. She had wanted him to kiss her. What if she liked him? What if the boys were right after all? Wh

