73. War

This was war. Or so she declared it.

Smiling at him, yes she was smiling at the guy who irked her so much – smiling at him was just the first step. He was a friend after all, but never noticed her as more than that.

Then, step two find a guy to flirt with a snogg with in front of him. Dean Thomas was a suitable snogg-partner. He was his dorm mate, in his year, he wasn’t a close friend so it won’t you know?

Step three only worked if he got jealous. That was to continue till he kissed.