In the shadow of Hermione Granger.

Antother date?

Tuesday November 12th

I am laying in my bed, staring at the ceiling when Hermione runs into the room, I sit up abruptly and I see Hermione has the biggest grin on her face, so I say a bit annoyed: "What's up with your face?"

Hermione: "No need to be rude, you have someone waiting for you"
"Where?"
Hermione: "In the hallway in front of the portrait"
"Okay, who is it?"
Hermione: I'm not telling you"
I get up and leave the dorm-room, as I leave I hear Hermione laughing, and I wonder to myself: "Who would wait for me, maybe it's Ginny" I light up by the thought, and I start running, through the common-room and to the portrait, I push the portrait open and on the other side I see... Sebastian. Sebastian is waiting for me. I step out of the portrait's frame and Sebastian hugs me, I hug a little awkward back and he says: "Hey Harlow, I was wondering if you wanted to go to Hogsmeade with me, I'll buy us butterbeers." I Think about for a second and then I answer: "Would it be a date"
Sebastian's face lights up: "If you want it to be"
Maybe I shouldn't go on a date with him, I need to sort out my feelings, am I in love with Ginny or Sebastian, I haven't even seen Ginny since our trip to the Cave of Wisdom, Hermione Said she was sick, I've wanted to visit her, but something in me stopped me. I feel Sebastian's puppy eyes staring at me, so I know I need to give him an answer: "Sure, let's go to Hogsmeade"
Sebastian: "Okay, I'll be back in ten minutes, I just need to change out of my gown"
"Okay, I'll be waiting"
I Watch as Sebastian leaves, and I realise, I am wearing my School gown, so I rum back to my room and find a pair of Hermione's old jeans, a hot pink hoodie, and a little too washed jean jacket. I run back to the hallway, where Sebastian is waiting: "Have you been waiting long?"
Sebastian: "No, I just arrived"
"Okay."

*In Hogsmeade*
Our hands swinging side to side, right beside each other, so close to touching, but also so far. Should I take his hand? I look around to see if there any Hogwarts students around, there's a lot of people but no Hogwarts students in sight. I feel something touching my hand, its Sebastian's finger, he's building up courage to take my hand. He takes my hand and I feel an electric feeling going through my body, our hands find a lock and my brain switches off, we walk into the three broomsticks hand in hand, we find a table in the back. Away from everyone's eyes. I sit down, but Sebastian is still standing, he looks nervously around and then says: "I'll be right back" I don't even get to answer before he has turned around.
A few minutes later he comes back with two Butterbeers.
He sits down beside me, and he lays his hand on my thigh. He looks deep into my eyes and then says: "I've wanted to ask you this for a while" he takes a deep breath, he seems nervous: "Harlow, I've wanted to ask you, Will you be my girlfriend?"
I don't know what to say, so I just nod. With Sebastian's hand on my thigh he looks deep into my eyes, he leans in and I close my eyes, behind my eyelids, Ginny appears, it's her leaning in. It's her I'm about to kiss. I see Ginny's perfectly formed lips, land on mine, I kiss her. Her lips feel so soft. Our lips release from each other and I Sebastian appears in front of me again. I Think to myself: "What just happened?"

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