It was unlikely that there was any Hogwarts student who was unaware of the fact that Satoshi had managed to keep a relationship lasting for over a month for the first time. What everyone found even more surprising was that he and this girl had not yet kissed- Satoshi usually started snogging a girl after being with her for less than an hour. It didn't take Ravenclaw smartness to figure out that Satoshi was, shockingly, very serious about Blaze.

"It's dreadful that Dumbledore's been replaced, isn't it?" sighed Konata one evening. It was true: after a quick series of events that seemed to be altered every time it was repeated, Dumbledore's place as headmaster was taken over by Umbridge. Not only that, but the Weasley twins had ended up setting off countless fireworks, creating a swamp in a hallway, and summoned their brooms before flying away from Hogwarts, bringing their seventh year to an early close.

"Yeah… Real tragic," Blaze replied absently. She had started doing an essay for Potions, but was now doodling pictures of flowers. Konata put down her own quill and grinned slightly at her friend.

"What's on your mind? There's obviously something."

Blaze shrugged, but a look of realization appeared on her face. "Hey, do you have the time…?"

Konata blinked naively. "Time for what? Oh! Oh, I see what you mean. It's, one moment… It's 6:00."

Blue eyes widening, Blaze shot to her feet. "Oh, blimey, I have to go…" she exclaimed, scrambling to gather her things. Without another word, she bolted off into the castle, leaving her friend to blankly stare at her back.

"Satoshi…? Satoshi, I'm here," Blaze called somewhere between five to ten minutes later. She closed the door to the empty Transfiguration classroom, looking around the room for her boyfriend. For a very brief moment she began to think she'd been stood up by him, but quickly reminded herself he'd told her to meet him there at 6:15; he probably would come at precisely that time, if not later than it.

Sure enough, at 6:16 exactly, Satoshi slid into the classroom. He flashed Blaze his winning smile, slipping his hands into the pockets of his robes. "Glad you showed up." Not positive what to respond, Blaze just returned the smile and nodded her head. "What did you want to meet me here for?" she asked. Satoshi stepped closer to her so that they were only a couple inches away from each other.

"I wanted… I wanted to try something," he told her. For the first time ever, Blaze saw that Satoshi appeared slightly unnerved. "Close your eyes," he instructed softly. Gradually, Blaze did as she was told. She felt her heart begin to beat faster. Now there was less than an inch between them… She could feel the heat emanating from his face… His breath tickled lightly against her nose… And before she knew it, there was a warm, moist pressure against her lips.

Blushing, Blaze dared to open her eyes. Just as she anticipated, Satoshi's mouth was on hers- in other words, she was receiving her first kiss. After a few moments, Satoshi moved back; however, Blaze gave a minuscule shake to her head and kissed him again. For at least a whole minute, the couple would release in order to breathe, then immediately kiss again. Eventually, they settled with pressing their noses together, staring into each other's dazzling blue eyes, and letting out very quiet laughs.

"That felt… Amazing," breathed Blaze.

"I'll say… Out of the tons and tons of kisses I've gotten, that was by far the best. That wasn't your first, was it?" Satoshi remarked in a dreamy tone.

"No, it was… Beginner's luck, I guess," Blaze responded with a quick chuckle.

Satoshi gave her an uncharacteristically warm grin. "Guess so. Well… I'll see you around."

Though she was a bit surprised they'd spent so little time together there, Blaze nodded. "See you." Blaze, of course, went off to share her news with Konata and Shiro; on the other hand, Satoshi wasn't quite positive who to go to. Surely all of his friends would laugh at him if he said something so sentimental… But Jeffrey wouldn't, would he? Satoshi nodded to himself and then ran off to the Gryffindor common room.

When he arrived, he found Jeffrey selling some of Fred and George's Skiving Snack Boxes with Lee Jordan. "Jeff? We gotta talk," he called to him over the heads of customers.

"Sorry mate, sort of busy," Jeffrey responded, counting out some shiny Galleons and grinning.

"Good, let's go," said Satoshi, clearly not hearing what his friend said. He grabbed him by the arm and dragged him off to their dorm. "I've come to a totally mental conclusion," he declared before his now irritated friend could question his actions. Sucking in his breath, Satoshi stated, "I've fallen in love with Blaze."

Jeffrey's previous expression of pleasure seeped back into his face, as if he'd just gathered 500 Galleons. He clapped Satoshi on the shoulder. "That isn't mental! That's awesome! It's about bloody time you fell in love… So what makes you think it's her?"

Satoshi blushed slightly, crossed his arms behind his head, and fell back onto his four poster. "Don't get me wrong, I-I do love Catherin still... But you know our 'relationship' is on hold. Plus, even though snogging all those other girls was QUITE enjoyable, with Blaze-"

"You two SNOGGED?"

"Let me finish, you git. -But with Blaze, I felt actual sparks. It was like… Like a hundred voices in my head were saying 'Bloody hell, you love her.' Now I understand why Shiro is always so alive when he's with Konata… I mean, you know I feel like that with Cath, but it doesn't feel so great since she's, like, on hold. Blaze... She's all mine," Satoshi breathed. Jeffrey plopped down beside his friend, giving off a vibe very similar to a proud father. "Well, that's great, man. I hope you two stay together for a while now."

"Yeah, me too. I wonder if she's in love with me as well?" And sure enough, at that moment, Blaze was blushing irritably yet smiling in spite of herself as Konata and Shiro hugged her, singing: "Blaze found true love, Blaze found true love!"