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Cedric 
No reaction, hmm? Well, the red on her cheeks hadn't quite faded. Sam chuckled inwardly and didn't press it any longer.
But she was right - Junia was fun to be around. Somehow, he felt like he was the least grumpy when he was around her, so that must be saying something, too. Right, Hogsmeade. It was actually convenient that she happened to bring it up again because he likely would have been more nervous about asking her to go with him if he had had to muster up the topic out of nowhere.
"Well, not anyone in particular right now, but I was thinking that maybe we could go together, if you'd want to?" He looked over at her to get a better read on her expression now. She had definitely seemed on the fence about going in general when they were back at the hospital wing, so he was just as prepared for her to turn him down as he was for her to accept.
"Yes."
She hadn't meant to respond that quickly, but somewhere in the back of her mind Junia wondered if Sam was going to change his mind and she didn't want to give him time to take it back. Someone else she liked spending time with had changed his mind without warning and it had crushed her, so she wasn't going to feel that way again. It had been decided. It had also been decided that seeming too eager about this might make the whole thing weird so she smiled some and then added,
"Because going alone isn't much fun and because Astrea will be there with Sam and I want to make sure things go well on their date. Not spy or anything, but check in, you know?" That's what friends were for.
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"Also I think it'd be nice-going with you. So, yes."