I began to wonder when my feelings for Aidan had developed. It was definitely before this year began, and I hadn't liked him that way in second year, or had I? My thoughts were confused. It could've been in the holidays, but then again I didn't see him in the holidays, so there was that. Maybe I'd had these long before I was aware of them and still that question raged on in my head. Could he like me back? It didn't seem so but I'm sure that's what goes through muggle girls' minds when they liked someone. I wasn't a muggle, I didn't have muggle parents. I didn't want to be a muggle, I was happy as a witch. I didn't realize I'd dozed off until someone jabbed me hard in the back. It was a small pain, so definitely a wand. My eyes shot open. "Someone's tired," someone jeered.

"Shut up, bimbo," Aidan snapped back, eyeing the person with pure hate while I just sat there recalling conversation I'd had with Kelsey Knap:

Kelsey walked over to me and sat down next to me. "Hello Samantha," she said with a thick Swedish accent. "How was your break?"

"It's a bit late to be asking me that," I laughed, "It was fine." I furred my hair with my hand.

"Do you.... like someone? You seemed a bit out of it in Transfiguration and you've always next to him in that class, and I've never witnessed that behaviour before." I blushed.

"W-well that's a difficult question to ask," I replied, knowing full well the answer. I twirled my hair around my finger. We saw Aidan walk past briefly, probably going to class.

"Aidan's pretty hot don't you think?" She asked suddenly.

"Yeah he is, but that's not why I like him," the last sentence slipped out before I could second guess. Kelsey eyed me weirdly.

"You and him? You like him, and not for his looks," she said dumbfounded. Her brown hair fell in her face.

That was the last sentence of this conversation. I stared at Aidan in confusion why had he snapped at the person, I'm not that important in his life, am I? I'm just his friend, in his eyes, am I not? He doesn't like me back, does he? I had entered another vicious cycle. I really needed to get out these vicious cycles. Does he like me back, might be true. Especially after this episode. Aidan stared at me, and I started blushing slightly. Going back to what Kelsey said, I knew I couldn't like him for only looks or otherwise these wouldn't feel so... real! If it was just looks it would feel shallow and flat, at least in my opinion. "Now that that's sorted," he said,"I'm going to check the Quidditch fixtures this year." He brushed his hands off and looked at me before leaving.

"Bye, Ad," I mumbled under my breath.