The next morning I caught up with James before class.

"Did you know Sirius was going to go out with Grace?" I demanded.

"Err… Well…" He looked down, seemingly very interested in the floor.

"You did? Why didn't you tell me?" I asked angrily.

"Because of this," He said, meaning the way I was reacting.

"I'm taking it fine! I'm just mad since NOBODY BOTHERED TO TELL ME!" I practically shouted.

"Be quiet! People are staring. It was Grace's idea," he whispered.

"What do you mean? You are so-" I started, but was interrupted by the feeling of his lips crashing down onto mine. Everyone in the hall began to cheer and clap. They were just waiting for us to get together, the perfect couple.

A group of girls passed and giggled like creepy birds.

"See you tonight," he whispered.

That evening Rebecca was running around, frantically trying to help both me and Clair to look good for our dates. She was the fashion expert and could style our hair like no magic could ever do.

"Grace! This color goes with your eyes," Rebecca thrust a yellow top into Grace's hands. She looked down at it, confused.

"My eyes are blue," Grace reminded Rebecca. Rebecca turned around, flustered.

"Of course they are," She said, helping me into a short white skirt. I grabbed a gray and red striped polo and walked out the door with Grace.

"Have fun!" Rebecca waved to us as we left the room.

"So what are you doing with Sirius?" I asked Grace as we headed for the doors.

"Just a walk around the lake," Grace blushed. I laughed and she walked away toward the lake to meet Sirius. Suddenly I felt a hand on my shoulder.

"Ready?" James came up behind me. I whipped around, my red hair hitting James in the face. He blinked.

"Yea… where are we going?" I asked excitedly.

"Well… erm… I was going to take you somewhere but since, um, maybe… I thought you'd want to spy on Grace and Sirius," he muttered.

Oh no. Decisions are very hard for me to make. I turned toward the lake where Grace and Sirius were walking hand in hand in the sunlight, Grace laughing at something. They deserved their freedom, and James deserved to take me on a date. A real date.

"No. Let's go," I insisted. He grinned happily and took me by the hand. His hands were so soft and not gross and sweaty like some boys…

My thoughts were interrupted by the sudden realization that we were heading back towards the castle!

"Where are we going?" I demanded, snatching my hand away from his and placing my hands on my hips.

"You'll see!" He assured me, giving me another mischievous grin.

We walked through the big, empty halls to the room with the weird statue of the humpback. James walked up to the statue, muttered something, and there was a great grinding sound.

"What's going on?" I asked myself desperately as the statue opened to reveal a dark passageway.

"Follow me," James said, climbing though the tight hole. I closed my eyes tightly and squeezed through.

We walked for what seemed like hours, but was probably about ten or twenty minutes. That's what I kept telling myself.

"It's cold down here!" I announced, shivering in my tiny skirt.

"I wish I brought a coat! I could have offered it to you, and then it would be really…" He stopped, trailing off. His big brown chocolate eyes glistened with regret. He was so sweet. I reached up and wrapped my arms around his neck. He thought I was about to kiss him, but as soon as he leaned in and let go and laughed. He lost his balance and tripped, his eyes wide with surprise.

"What was that for?" he demanded, rubbing his head. I giggled again.

"Can't let myself get too predictable!" I told him.

By then we had reached what seemed to be our destination. James reached up and pulled open a trapdoor. He gave me a boost and I found myself coughing in the cellar of Honeydukes.

"Wow! That's so cool!" I exclaimed.

"Thanks, now let's get going," he suggested. We walked through the almost empty shops, talking about thing so deep I'd rather not mention them, and things so trivial that they'd be silly to mention.

I finally led him up a grassy hill that overlooked all of Hogsmeade. The sun was level with the ground and seemed to blind you anywhere you looked.

"It's beautiful," I said, looking at the view and flopping down in the grass.

"Yea, it is," He replied, looking at me. I laughed at him and collapsed back in the grass, my hair laid out behind me. We sat in warm silence when suddenly a piercing scream rang through the air. It was mine.

Ooo! I'm so sorry, I was going to make this much longer, but couldn't resist a cliffhanger of all things. I'm updating right right right now though, so it's okay. I'm finally writing some action and not just emotions and love and dates. This is reeeeeally very hard for me. I'm terrible at writing action, but the story is

B-O-R-I-N-G if I don't. So please cut me some slack!

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Sorry! I was bored.