It was a beautiful Wednesday morning. Not a single cloud was in the air and the sun was shining as brightly as ever. Dudley woke up early and headed out towards the library. Right in front of the library he ran straight into Lorn, scattering the books she was carrying out everywhere.
"Oh geez, I'm really sorry." Dudley said picking up a book.
"No, it's my fault. I wasn't looking at where I was going." Lorn said smiling.
"Do you need help carrying these to your house?" Dudley asked.
"Um…you're probably really busy, I don't want to be a bother." She said picking up the last book.
"Nonsense." Dudley said grabbing a little over half the book from her. The continued a conversation about the material she was reading all the way up to the portrait that guarded Ravenclaw.
"Thanks for helping me with these, it was real sweet of you." Lorn said turning to go in the doorway.
He grabbed her hand, stopping her. "Would you like to go to the next Hogsmeade trip with me?" He asked shyly.
She giggled. "Sure, I would love to." With that she turned and went into her common room leaving Dudley stunned. It was the first time he had ever asked a girl out before. More importantly it was the first time a girl had ever said yes.
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Dudley managed to make it until the weekend. He was very excited about the Hogsmeade trip he would make with Lorn. When Cedric learned the good news he gave Dudley an extra hard slap on the back and told him he knew he could do it. Well, that moment had finally arrived. It was now time to get into the carriages. He wasn't able to be in a carriage with her, but they had agreed to meet outside of the Three Broomsticks and start things off with a nice butterbeer.
When he got to the Three Broomsticks she was already there waiting.
"Gosh, I thought maybe you forgot or you weren't coming." She said.
"Oh no, it just took me a while to get around all of the people." Dudley said as he opened the door for her.
"I'll get the Butterbeers and you get us a table." Dudley said. Lorn walked off to an empty table and Dudley was soon at the table with two Butterbeers.
"I was really glad you asked me to come with you. I've liked you ever since Cedric introduced us, I was just to scared to say anything." Lorn said sheepishly among sips.
"Really? I've liked you for a long time too." Dudley said grinning. They finished up their Butterbeers and started walking around Hogsmeade hand in hand. Dudley bought her a large chocolate bar and they headed towards the carriages. They managed to negotiate it to where they were in one together alone. Lorn laid her head on his shoulders and closed her eyes for the remaining time it took to get back to Hogwarts. He then walked her up to her house.
"Well, I had a really good time today," she said happily.
"Me too, maybe we could do it again sometime." Dudley said coyly.
"Definitely." She said and with that she leaned in and before he knew it they were kissing. They only stopped later when a soft uh hmm… ruined the moment. Cho was standing behind them trying to get in.
"Good night then." Lorn said.
"Good night." Dudley said and he turned to leave as Lorn and Cho entered their house. Dudley was too happy to sleep. He walked outside around the edge of the grounds before finally heading up to bed.
"Oh geez, I'm really sorry." Dudley said picking up a book.
"No, it's my fault. I wasn't looking at where I was going." Lorn said smiling.
"Do you need help carrying these to your house?" Dudley asked.
"Um…you're probably really busy, I don't want to be a bother." She said picking up the last book.
"Nonsense." Dudley said grabbing a little over half the book from her. The continued a conversation about the material she was reading all the way up to the portrait that guarded Ravenclaw.
"Thanks for helping me with these, it was real sweet of you." Lorn said turning to go in the doorway.
He grabbed her hand, stopping her. "Would you like to go to the next Hogsmeade trip with me?" He asked shyly.
She giggled. "Sure, I would love to." With that she turned and went into her common room leaving Dudley stunned. It was the first time he had ever asked a girl out before. More importantly it was the first time a girl had ever said yes.
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Dudley managed to make it until the weekend. He was very excited about the Hogsmeade trip he would make with Lorn. When Cedric learned the good news he gave Dudley an extra hard slap on the back and told him he knew he could do it. Well, that moment had finally arrived. It was now time to get into the carriages. He wasn't able to be in a carriage with her, but they had agreed to meet outside of the Three Broomsticks and start things off with a nice butterbeer.
When he got to the Three Broomsticks she was already there waiting.
"Gosh, I thought maybe you forgot or you weren't coming." She said.
"Oh no, it just took me a while to get around all of the people." Dudley said as he opened the door for her.
"I'll get the Butterbeers and you get us a table." Dudley said. Lorn walked off to an empty table and Dudley was soon at the table with two Butterbeers.
"I was really glad you asked me to come with you. I've liked you ever since Cedric introduced us, I was just to scared to say anything." Lorn said sheepishly among sips.
"Really? I've liked you for a long time too." Dudley said grinning. They finished up their Butterbeers and started walking around Hogsmeade hand in hand. Dudley bought her a large chocolate bar and they headed towards the carriages. They managed to negotiate it to where they were in one together alone. Lorn laid her head on his shoulders and closed her eyes for the remaining time it took to get back to Hogwarts. He then walked her up to her house.
"Well, I had a really good time today," she said happily.
"Me too, maybe we could do it again sometime." Dudley said coyly.
"Definitely." She said and with that she leaned in and before he knew it they were kissing. They only stopped later when a soft uh hmm… ruined the moment. Cho was standing behind them trying to get in.
"Good night then." Lorn said.
"Good night." Dudley said and he turned to leave as Lorn and Cho entered their house. Dudley was too happy to sleep. He walked outside around the edge of the grounds before finally heading up to bed.