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After confirming that he'd find ways to stay in contact with her while she was at school, he grinned at her, seeing her cheeks flush again when he said he'd send her letters and visit Hogsmeade. The amount of times she blushed when they were talking was absolutely adorable and Baz felt his cheeks warm up each time as well. About his comment about preferring energy drinks, Rosa said that her brother also preferred energy drinks, but she liked the canned coffees. Mental note made. Pretty girl named Rosa likes canned coffees. As she started working on the list of songs to put onto the mixtape, Baz watched her with a little smile on his face. She pushed her curls back and he once again felt his heart beating in his ears. He was once again struck by how beautiful she was and he was resisting the urge to reach out and stroke her cheek. And when she started swaying to the music, his brain went fuzzy for a minute. She definitely seemed interested in him, given how she blushed practically any time that she looked over at him. He had to get to know her better and maybe ask her out on an official date. She was currently only home for winter break, but he wasn't against going up to Hogsmeade. After all, his house had a floo...

"So, uh, what other kinds of music are you into? I got punk, I'm pretty sure," he trailed off, with a little grin. Then he added, "And maybe grunge?" Music had been what brought them together, so it seemed like a good subject for conversation. But there was so much more to ask. She'd mentioned video games so he could definitely chat about those. Movies, telly, hobbies... The number of topics were... well, infinitely high, and the more he got to know her, the more he was sure they'd like each other. Of course, she could be totally into the pop princess music his sister was into and sink the entire thing. But Baz was hopeful, because he'd never met a girl like her. He didn't believe in love at first sight, but hot damn he was really starting to reconsider that opinion. Maybe he'd make her a mix tape of some of his favorite music so that she could get a sense about what he was all about. Music was a form of communication for Baz, so it made sense.

Baz continued to watch her as she considered the options for her mixtape, tapping the cap of the pen against her mouth. She was deep in thought and he seemed to interrupt her train of thought with his question. Rosa thought about her answer for a moment, then answered his question. He'd been right about punk and grunge, though she preferred post grunge, which was alright. Rosa defended her picking of post grunge, which drew another grin from Baz. He wasn't objecting. She added in nu metal and emo, then said that her granddad liked old school classic rock and hip hop that she listened to sometimes. And kpop as well. Well, that one was a little out of order with the others, but you know what, music from Asia was surprisingly catchy. He'd dabbled in some jrock and jmetal before. Then she turned his question around on him and asked when he was into. She added that if some sort of metal wasn't involved, she'd be surprised. Baz grinned and nodded, shrugging a little.

"Okay, you've got me in a nutshell there," Baz said, a little chuckle escaping from him. Metal was pretty much his go-to genre of music, especially the screaming stuff. Really helped him drown out his parents' disapproval of him being a squib. When he was younger, he listened to his mom's favorite music, which was pop-rock, though he'd since stopped listening to that. Yeah, metal is definitely up there in my favorites. I like the newer metal, but I'm really into classic metal. I'll listen to just about any metal. But also, punk, alternative, grunge-modern and post," he said, winking at her as he also threw in post grunge. He considered throwing in the Japanese music he listened to as well. Ah, ******** it, why not? "Also I've been getting into jrock and jmetal. My dad likes jazz, but I think it's terrible, personally." He shrugged again and leaned against the counter again, throwing a look at the list of songs she'd picked out. All done?" he casually asked, pointing to the list.

Another blush rose to her cheeks and Baz grinned when she blushed, since it just amplified her cuteness. It seemed to be pretty easy to make her blush and every time she did, her face seemed to light up all the more brightly. Every blush was endearing her more to him and it was all that Baz could think of. When he mentioned liking Japanese rock and metal, she practically leaped out of her skin with excitement. She mentioned a Japanese metal band having done a collab with a grunge singer. It sounded vaguely familiar, but he couldn't place it. While she was talking, she leaned forward and Baz looked up at almost the same time as her, when they both noticed how close their faces were. Rosa had pulled back with an almost nervous laugh, something that Baz echoed. But the thought was still there to kiss her. Maybe that was too forward though? After all, they were just hanging out, right? Hadn't she mentioned wanting to get coffee and chill out? That was a date, right?

She quickly responded to his change in subject though, coming back to the list that she was making for her mixtape. Rosa was apparently stuck between three songs for the finisher and she wanted to make the mix a good 'sing in the car' mix, not a 'weep in the bedroom' mix. Considering her three choices, he hummed the tunes for the three songs, trying to decide which would be the best. "Hmm, honestly, I think 'Gunnin for a Dream' is going to be the best for a sing-along kind of mix. It has the most memorable chorus and it's the easiest to sing to. Plus it has that hella good guitar solo right in the middle. I love playing that solo." He paused and looked up at her with a little grin, the added, "I don't know if I mentioned this, but I'm pretty good on the guitar. Kinda wish I'd brought it with me now so I could show you." Smirking, he looked back down at her list, nodding as he read through the mix. "If you want to go with my choice, I can start recording your mix tape." Greyish-blue eyes looked back up at her, once again enraptured by her beauty.

Baz listened to her as she spoke about her brother and dad playing the guitar too, then as she added that she started learning the drums. He smirked when she said that the drums weren't just something she could bring to show him, though. "We should definitely jam some time though. I can bring my guitar somewhere or we could set your drums up at my place. My parents have a pretty big house..." He trailed off a little, then shrugged. He wasn't ready to drop the fact that he was pretty loaded on money, because some people couldn't really handle that fact. Then she asked if she could watch him start the mix or if it was, like, a company secret. With a grin, Baz said, "That's funny. It's just a device that records the song off the vinyl onto the cassette." He took the two records off the counter, then motioned for Rosa to come behind the counter so he could show her how it worked. Taking a blank cassette, he popped it into the shelf then closed it. Referring off her list, he picked the first song and set it to play, then set the recorder to do its thing.

Glancing over at her, he grinned again. "Voila," he said with a smirk. Without the counter between them now, he was much closer to her. His heart was hammering in his ears. s**t, he should confirm if she was really into him or just being nice because he was doing something for her. "Hey, so, I know you mentioned getting coffee and hanging out here, but like, would you want to go on a real date? I know this great Italian place that's only a few blocks from the Cauldron." God, he hoped she said yes. Not only was she hella pretty, but they liked a lot of the same music, and she played the drums? He definitely wanted to date her. Hopefully, his gambit would play out and not blow up in his face. He couldn't see why it wouldn't... after all, she was all blushy every time he spoke and she was laughing at all his corny jokes. So she must have some kind of crush on him too, right? Well... he was about to find out...

Blue-grey eyes watched her curiously as she seemed process his question in slow motion, her mouth agape for a moment. Okay, so that was a good response, right? She seemed shocked by his question and not disgusted, which was always a good thing. An instant later, her cheeks blushed hard and that was another good sign. However the silence seemed to drag on for minutes and that was what was killing him. He watched her with a small smile on his face, though, still hopeful that she would say yes. Baz hadn't met a girl as interesting as her in a while and he wanted to get to know her better, but also he wanted to snatch her up before anyone else could. Of course she was pretty too, but he was more focused on her beautiful brain and how she seemed to laugh at all his dumb jokes. After what seemed like hours of pondering and silence, she finally blurted out a yes. Then she followed it up with an "Absolutely", and now his cheeks flushed a little. She was rambling a little, possibly with nervousness, but she said that she was free tomorrow, and the rest of the week after that.

With a grin, Baz chuckled a little. "Okay, cool. Yeah, tomorrow is great. I'll meet you at seven at the Leaky Cauldron. You'll like this place if you like Italian," Baz said, that little grin still plastered on his face. Sure, this was a date... maybe if everything went well, he'd ask her to be his girlfriend officially. Or, were they just friends going on a date? His mind rolled that theory around for a moment, but he wasn't the indecisive type. "So, would it be cool if I called you my girlfriend, or are we just dating friends? Cause I think I'd really like to call you my girlfriend." Baz's cheeks flushed a deep red when he posed his next question, his eyes searching her for a moment. Then the song on the player ended and Baz turned away from Rosa for a moment to change it to the next song she had requested, then turned back to her. It was a momentary distraction, but once he looked back to her, his cheeks had returned to normal. There was a nervous lump in his throat, but he did his best to ignore it.