Aaaand now Shane looks visibly relieved, his smile broader as he steps in just a little bit closer.

"I admit that I didn't think this through more than the part where I get up the nerve to ask you out finally and you give me an answer, so I'm kind of floundering for something to say now. Like where to go or what to do."

Honesty is the best policy. He really hadn't thought she'd say yes. He might be the nicest guy in the whole damn place, but she's a Slytherin, and by gravy that's probably the worst idea he could have had, as a Hufflepuff. Maybe he let himself think house affiliation would trump his earnestness.

But now that he's faced with a yes, he finds himself a bit unprepared.

"Dinner at Hogsmeade? Just a walk around the grounds?"