Truth be told, a part of Cosette hated turning him down. Would it really hurt to go on one date with him if she knew it wouldn't last? It wasn't as though she'd be setting herself up for heartache. Except that she would. Sirius Black had captured her heart before he'd even realized it. If she was going to have something with him, even one date, it had to be something special.
"Yes, I am," she answered his question, closing her book once more with her finger placed in to hold the page she was on. "It's nothing against you, exactly. I just don't date much--at all, exactly. I don't really want my first romance to be destined to fail. I want it to be something meaningful, not the school play boy running out of options and resorting to asking the shyest girl on our year."