She stopped and gave me a sincere look and calmly said, "Hermione, I appreciate it. I really do. I know I have not been.. as open, but that is something we can discuss in a bit." She ended that with a smile. I felt butterflies in my stomach with that smile. She not only assured me, but we will get to talk about us. It was more than I could hope for to be honest. That left a bit of a pep in our step as we made our way to Hogsmeade. All that time I was itching to hold her hand. I held myself back because I wanted to know what the outcome of our date would be. I kept glancing at her as we walked together. It was surreal, I never would have guessed that this would happen. 