A/N: Finally got the time to finish this chapter! I hope you enjoy it. A big thanks to everyone who reviewed, favorited and followed, you guys gave me the inspiration I needed to finish this chapter!

Saturday came soon, as Aurelia had been up all night talking and staring into the deep hazel eyes of James Potter. Waking up in her dorm the next morning, she still contemplated whether it had all been real. It certainly did seem like a dream, but she remembered it so vividly, and she wasn't imaginative enough to make up those things he had said. Just thinking about it made her stomach flutter. He thought she was beautiful. He saw her, he had said, and it felt like everything she had ever wanted. He was absolutely amazing, that boy, even more so than she had expected. There was so much more to him than charming smiles, pranks and sarcasm. It was as though he understood her, truly. They had only known each other for a moment, yet he seemed to understand her better than anyone else did.

When she left for breakfast that morning, it wasn't nearly as early it usually was when she went for breakfast. That strategy hadn't seemed to work either way, seeing the situation she had found herself in with Rabastan yesterday. Yet for once, she didn't care too much about avoiding people. In fact, she was quite excited to see James, even if only from the distance of the Hufflepuff table in the great hall. She just wanted to gaze into those wonderful hazel eyes again, for a second or two. Aurelia was ripped away from that thought as a strong arm grabbed her wrist and pulled her into a window alcove, away from her path towards the great hall. Initially, her heart stopped in terror, at the idea that Rabastan might have his way with her. Relief washed over her as she met those eyes that had been on her mind since she last saw them some hours earlier. But then it hit her, James had pulled her into an alcove early in the morning, before she even made it to breakfast. He didn't want to be seen with her. It wasn't the kind of thing that should be surprising, yet Aurelia could practically feel her heart break as she thought of it.

"So, about last night…"

A silence followed his statement, and she could see the regret in his eyes. He had been drunk, and just sobering up now he was probably realizing that he wanted nothing to do with someone like her. Someone from a family like hers. Someone invisible. A quiet fifth year Hufflepuff, who kept her head down wherever she went. They were opposites, the two of them, and she should've realized long ago that they weren't compatible. Whereas James was loud, always in the centre of attention, Aurelia was silent and kept as far away from attention as possible.

"Don't worry about it, I'll forget it ever happened and you won't…"

"No, Lia… What? Merlin, woman, is that what you think of me?"

His exclamation was far from what she had expected, and struck by the surprise with no idea what to say, Aurelia simply shook her head slowly in response. It was strange. She didn't think that of him. Not really. Yet it didn't make any sense that he would want to spend time with her, and she had been raised to be realistic. Ambitious, yet realistic. And this wouldn't be the first time a boy had grown tired of her, or changed his mind.

"No, I… There's something I should've done last night that I didn't," he mumbled, scratching the back of his head, now hesitant hazel eyes meeting hers.

"And if it weren't for Remus Bloody Lupin…"

Once again, she found herself not being able to react before his lips were on hers. Although this time, it wasn't a swift touch to leave her wondering for hours. This time, she knew it was intentional. She knew because while at first it was soft, careful and slow, it didn't take long before he kissed her like his life depended on it. And it genuinely felt that way, like their lives depended on that one kiss. Merlin, was she in trouble now. She knew it was more than unwise, starting something with him. But how on earth could she resist? After this kiss, there was no telling herself that he didn't feel the same way, or that they were wrong for each other. After this kiss, there was no going back.

It was all lips, hands and heavy breathing in that window alcove for what felt like forever before they both came back for air, with their foreheads still connected as they caught their breaths.

"Can I see you tonight?" He asked, with an unusually quiet voice, his dreamy hazel eyes hopeful as they gazed into hers.

"Where?"

"I'll come get you, outside your common room at eight?"

She responded with a small nod, not sure what to expect. There was a sudden uneasiness hovering above her. She could tell that he was about to leave, given the way he spoke about tonight, and she didn't want this to be over. She didn't want to be left alone in that window alcove, wondering if she had made it all up. She didn't want him to ever leave her side, because she knew that as soon as he did she would begin to question it. And then there was the matter of this evening. She couldn't quite figure out what he wanted. It was a Saturday, and Easter at that, they could spend the whole day together, yet he chose to pull her into a secluded alcove to kiss her, and didn't want to see her again before nightfall. While the thought pained her, she couldn't help but to wonder if he was ashamed to be seen with her, or perhaps he was only after a shag. She didn't want to believe that he was like the rest of them, yet there she was, questioning his motives, because what good reason could there be for James Potter to want to be with her?

"Brilliant!" He was smiling with his entire face as he placed a quick kiss on her lips, pulling a strand of her hair behind her ear.

"Until then, I'll miss you, Lia." After one last slight kiss, he was gone, and she was left alone with nothing but sore lips to prove it had actually happened.

A/N: Thanks for reading, I really hope you liked this chapter! It seems like you readers are warming up to the pairing faster than I am, but it truly helps to hear how many are actually shipping James and Lia now! Please keep letting me know what you think and I'll try to update soon! As always, if you enjoyed this, please favorite, follow and review!