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Chapter 10 - Important Question

Well, this was weird. I thought to myself. Here I am, sneaking around the castle, making sure no one sees me so I can go meet James.

But that's not what's weird. What was weird was the fact that I had chosen, of my own free will I might add, to wear a skirt. A skirt? I detested skirts! Well, maybe there had been soe coaxing from Ali and Elizabeth. They wanted me to dress 'nice' or whatever. Finally, I'd decided on a skirt. And a pretty short one at that.

Hot date... Psh, this is Fred's fault! If he hadn't said that then I wouldn't be so worried about looking nice. Alright, so maybe I blamed Fred too much. But what can I say? He was always the one that said stupid stuff to get people worked up.

Finally, I reached the portrait of Barnabus the Barmy and looked around. I didn't see James anywhere. Late... Of course... I shook my head as Barnabus got clubbed by a troll. "Only an idiot would try to teach trolls ballet," I said, turning away. I froze when I saw a door on the wall opposite the picture. I wracked my brain but couldn't recall there ever being a door there before. I reached out, hesitated, and then opened the door slowly. Bright light greeted me and I shut the door behind me quickly, afraid that a Prefect or Professor might see.

I was now standing in a room I'd never seen before. It wasn't huge but it was fair in size. There was a table to my right side, a couch and a couple comfy chairs to my left. In front of me was what looked like a dance floor and beyong that, a bar with butterbeer and a radio on it. I smiled, knowing that this had to be the work of James. Though at that exact time, I had no idea how he did it. Next, my eyes fell on the boy who was leaning on the bar, grinning from ear to ear.

"I guess I made the right choice of place," James said. "I knew you wouldn't want anything too...elegant."

I nodded. "You were right," I said. Simple was the best thing for me. Elegant, not so much. This place just reminded me of The Three Broomsticks. If he'd made a place like Madam Puddifoot's, I would have bolted."But how -?"

He laughed. "Ah, right. This is the Room of Requirements," he said. I raised an eyebrow. "Turns into anything you want. I asked my Uncle Ron about it and he told me what I needed to do to get in." He walked toward me. "He said he wasn't sure if it would work because - Well, he didn't say why. But I guess it works."

I shook my head slightly, trying to clear my mind. "This is amazing," I said. "How does it work?"

"That door you came through, which I've now made invisible so we won't get caught, is usually just a plain wall. You walk back and forth, three times, in front of it while you think of what you want," he said. "And then while you're in here you can add stuff to it."

I looked up and noticed the ceiling for the first time and my jaw dropped. It reminded me of the Great Hall. There was no ceiling, just stars and a moon. James looked up too. "I knew you liked to look at the stars too," he said simply. Man, he knew everything about me didn't he? Guess I wasn't surprised. We've known each other since before we even started at Hogwarts. "I'm not sure if we're seeing the real sky or just one the Room made up...but it's still nice."

Smiling, I looked at James again and realized that hadn't spoken much. I'd been making him do all the talking. I glanced at the butterbeer. "It can make drinks too?" I asked.

James shook his head. "I had to sneak into Hogsmeade to get that," he said. "That's the one thing the Room can't do." He walked over to the bar, grabbing my hand and pulling me along as he went. He handed me a butterbeer and took one himself. "So, how long did it take you to find me?" he asked.

"Not long, actually," I said smugly. "I kind of thought you were late at first. It only took me a minute to stop being distracted by the trolls and notice the door behind me." James just smiled and shook his head at me. With a wave of his wand the radio turned on and I heard my favorite song by the Weird Sisters. "Oh, I love this song!" I said.

James raised his eyebrows, a mischievious grin on his face. "Oh, really?" he asked, setting the butterbeer down. "Well, 17 years of knowing you and I never knew your favorite song. Come on," he said as he pulled me toward the dancefloor.

"Oh, no! No way, James," I said, trying to stop him. "I can't dance!"

"Yes, you can. You just don't like to," he said, and with one final pull I was on the dancefloor with his arms around me. I looked up at him. I could feel myself blushing. He wrapped his arm around my waist and I hesitantly put my hands on his shoulders. "You look nice, by the way," he whispered to me.

"Thanks," I said lamely. "You too." Of course, at that moment I wouldn't know what to say. Sure, I'd had plenty of boyfriends before but they were never like this. They were lame. All I ever did with them was walk around Hogsmeade. I like simple dates but I don't like boring dates. And this was far from boring. It was simple but fun and I got to be with someone I really cared about. I felt a slight rumble in James's chest as he chuckled and I realized that I'd pulled myself closer to him and had my head on his chest. I have no idea how that happened. I must have been really lost in my thoughts.

"I think I can say that you're enjoying yourself," he said, chuckling again. He leaned back a bit to look at me, a smile on his face. "Now, I'm sure you know I didn't bring you here just because of some random urge. I actually have something important to ask you."

Oh. My. God! By Merlin's pants! Was he going to ask me out! ?

I tried not to grin at the thought but I could feel myself getting jittery. The heat was rising to my cheeks again as I looked him. I had to purse my lips to keep from shouting 'yes' before he even started speaking. For goodness sake, I didn't even know for sure if that's what he was going to ask. I didn't want to say yes if it was something else. Talk about disasterous and embarassing.

James took a deep breath and spoke, "Sophie, will you," he paused, moving his hands to cup my face, "be my girlfriend?"

Aaaahhh! He asked! I still had to restrain myself from screaming with happiness. And let me tell you, I never had that kind of reaction about anything. Ever. I even surprised myself. I nodded my head quickly, not trusting my voice. I could feel a huge smile spreading across my face. "Of course," I managed to say.

Those words gave James every ounce of courage he needed to lean down and kiss me. I pulled him close as his lips pressed against mine. And I'm just going to say it, James could kiss like no one else! He was amazing. His kiss was like a combination of fiery and passionate with gentle and sweet. His hands found my waist again and mine tangled in his hair as I stood on my tip toes to deepen the kiss. Finally, we had to break apart to breath. He pulled me into a loving embrace as I nestled my head against his chest.

Merlin's Beard! I was finally officially dating James Sirius Potter! I could feel my heart trying to pound out of my chest and the heat in my face. I was grinning like a madman, thankfully James couldn't see my face.

We stayed in the Room of Requirement for a long time that night, talking, joking, cuddling. All that good coupley stuff I'd never really done before. It was at least midnight when we snuck back to Gryffindor Tower. James gave me quick kiss goodnight and I walked to my dorm feeling as though I had taken an Elixir to Induce Euphoria. Everyone was asleep when I got there so I got ready for bed and snuggled into my blankets, still smiling and thinking about James.

Yay! He finally asked her out! :D I've been waiting to write that part! I hope I did a good job! Let me know what you think!

Thank you reviewers! You rock! =) I know I've said this a million times but it really means a lot to me to know that you like my story!

As for the pairings, I've been thinking about Fred and someone but I'm not sure if I want it to be someone I've already created or if I want to make a new OC for him. I did come up with an idea for L- - - wait, no I'm not going to say who it is but now you know that their name starts with 'L' ;D

Anyway, sorry this chapter's kind of short. But anyway, I hope you enjoyed it and I'll see you next time! Next chapter will be up soon and keep up the awesome reviews!

I'm blabbing...

I'll just be quiet now :D