In the shadow of Hermione Granger.

Sebastian.

Saturday November 3rd

Saturday morning I spent all my time getting ready for a second date with Sebastian, Hermione is helping me once again, her voice from the dream last night is still in my head, I'm about to talk about it with her but then there's a knock on my door, Hermione opens it and It's Ginny, I don't see her I just hear Hermione saying: "Ginny, come on in"

Ginny: "Thanks"

Hermione: "Did you need something"

Ginny: "Yeah I need to talk with Harlow alone, if it's okay"

Hermione: "Yeah of course, I will go then"

Ginny: "Thanks"

I hear the door shut, a moment later I feel Ginny's hand on my shoulder.

Ginny: "Thank you for yesterday"

"No problem, have you kissed Harry yet".

Ginny: "No not yet, I'm supposed to help him with something later"

"Oh okay"

Ginny: "I wanted to thank you"

"You already did."

Ginny: "I know, but I don't think you know how much I appreciate it"

"It was just for practise right."

Ginny looks down and says: "Practise, yeah, only practise"

"Great, I actually have a date with Sebastian here in a few minutes, so was there anything else?"

Ginny: "No, have a good date" She's about to leave as she turns around and says: "See you later"

"Yeah, see you later."

After Ginny left, I feel empty inside, did I hurt her feelings? I don't hope so, she's my best friend. And I realise that if I lose her, then I have no one so I quickly get up from my chair so it falls over, I don't care I just run to the hallway to see Ginny walking down the corridor, holding hands with Harry, I think about just going back to my room again, but I change my mind in a second and run up to her and says: "Ginny, I'm sorry"

Ginny: "For what?"

"I was being a jerk."

Ginny: "No you weren't, you were getting ready and I interrupted you, I understand that you are nervous"

"I wasn't being a jerk, really?"

Ginny: "No you weren't"

"So, were good?"

Ginny: "Of course we are, now go, Sebastian is waiting"

"Thanks Ginny"

I give her a quick hug and then run up to Sebastian and hug him.

Sebastian: "Ready for our date?"

"Yeah, I am"

Sebastian: "Then let's go"

He takes my hand, and we go to the three broomsticks.

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At the tree broomsticks we sit down at the same table as last time, and again we drink butterbeer. The whole date is going pretty much as last time except, this time I ask: " Do you like me?"

Sebastian: "Yeah, I like you"

"Do you like like me?"

Sebastian thinks about for a little and then answers: "I think so, I'm not sure, but I know, I love hanging out with you"

"Do you love hanging out with me."

Sebastian: "Yeah, I don't think there's anyone else I enjoy hanging out with but you."

"Really?"

Sebastian: "Yeah, I mean it."

We talk like that for a while, after about half an hour I want to leave, but something in me also wants to stay, so I do. Sebastian is telling a story about how his brothers didn't want his sister to start dating."

"How can they keep her from dating."

Sebastian: "By being super embarrassing"

"How are they embarrassing?"

Sebastian: "They just shared embarrassing stories from her childhood, in front of her boyfriend"

"I'm just glad I don't have any brothers."

Sebastian: "Yeah I'm also glad that I'm not a girl, with the brothers I have"

We laugh a little about that and another half an hour passes by.

We have been sitting at the three broom sticks in an hour and nothing romantic has happened yet. But suddenly Sebastian takes my hand and says: "I said I like you, do you like me?"
"Yeah, I think I do"

Sebastian: "That's good, because I do, I really like you"

I blush and look down, Sebastian gently lifts my chin and looks deep into my boring brown eyes. I look into his bright emerald green eyes. And then I see his gaze move to my lips, a second passes and then his lips touches mine, I close my eyes as I place my hand on his shoulder and he deepens the kiss, his hand moves from my chin to my neck and I enjoy the kiss, but it's not the same as with Ginny. After a little while, Sebastian gently pulls away and we just look into each other's eyes. And then he leans in for another kiss, I let him, but this time his tongue enters too, and to be honest I don't think I'm into that, but I kiss him back because I don't want to be rude.

I gently pull away and say: "It's getting late, don't you think we should head back?"

Sebastian: "Yeah you are right, lets head back"

We go hand in hand back to the castle and at my dorm-room he gives me a quick kiss goodbye and says: "Thanks for another great date?" I just give him a quick hug and a kiss on the cheek and then I go into my room. When I enter my room, I just throw myself on the bed.

I am so confused, because now I've kissed both Ginny and Sebastian, and they didn't feel the same at all, I think I'm in love with Ginny, I also now realise that I've been thinking about her throughout the entire date. I just need to think about it some more. And maybe I should date Sebastian and it will feel the same eventually? I get up from my bed let Astra out of her cage, she lands on her pedestal and I find I find Paper and my paintbrushes and then I sit down at my desk, and starts to draw a sketch of Astra. 

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