"Dufftown? That's not far from here."
Seamus tried to speak but, when she looked at him, got tongue-tied. The others started to panic a little – she, however, was calm in the face of this potential threat from Sirius Black.
He studied her surreptitiously throughout the day, her confidence, her hair, smile, eyes. She's not plain at all, he thought, dismissing Dean's comments to him whilst they were discussing girls.
He was gonna ask her out! She was a know-it-all, but she was a cute one. Every time she looked his way though, he panicked!
"True Gryffindor bravery," he muttered, sarcastically.