It had taken awhile getting used to being away from my home, not Malfoy Manor, my REAL home. Despite his ass-y attitude, Draco hadn't let my days at Hogwarts get uneventful.

I sat across from my roommate, Emily, on my bed as I folded and put all my clothes into a trunk. She was getting tearier as the day went on because her boyfriend had cheated on her.

She sniffled again and tried to casually wipe her eyes, but I caught on that she was brushing away silent tears.

"Emily… You know he'll just do it again. But if you're really that set on getting back together with him, the boys dorm is just a quick walk down the stairs and into the other wing." I said dryly.

"I know, Caly, but we've lived together for the past four years. I'm going to miss sharing note and all of the secret nights." She flopped down on my bed in a huff.

I laughed. I wished I didn't have secrets to tell. But, she was right. She was one of those girls who can hang on a guys every word. And not once did it occur to her that Marcus Flint was perhaps an even bigger arsehole than my brother was.

I nodded and stood up after I finished unpacking. She sniffled some more. "It's time for you to go, huh?"

I gave a small chuckle. She was acting like I was leaving the country, when in reality, the great hall was maybe 5 minutes away.

"Yes, it is. I have to be there to check in with my 'watcher' at 7. And i would hate to arrive late and give Draco something to bitch about."

She nodded. "Well, i'm not going." I shrugged. She caught me off guard by giving me a tight hug. I hugged her back, but got slightly worried.

"Are you still coming with me to the common room?" She nodded and I let out a sigh of relief. It would be much easier getting adjusted if she was there. Even if she didn't want to eat dinner with me.

I pulled back from her tight embrace. "We better get going." We walked into the common room and saw Marcus snogging some random slytherin girl. Emily looked as if she was going to flip a lid. I shrugged and pushed through the two, pulling Emily with me.

On the walk, Emily was babbling about some club she thought I should join when I spotted him a couple feet away. I gasped, getting Kelly's attention and then pulled her in the opposite direction.

"Caly! What the he-" I cut her off with a hand over her mouth and a loud Sshhh. She protested and I took my hand away, but gave her a look that apparently got the message across because she stopped talking.
"It's him!" I whispered.

"It's who?!" She peered her head around the tree I had pulled us behind, looking at who I had hidden from. I could see her mind reeling when she saw no one that looked threatening.

I took a deep breath. I had hold her about my sudden crush on a boy but I just didn't tell her who. Now, I didn't have much of a choice.

"It's George." She raised an eyebrow and thought. Her eyes lit up after a moment.

"George, George? Best friends with Lee and Fred, George? Oh no, Caly, you're not in love with him just because he's a way to toss things up, are you?"

I laughed. "I am not in love with him, at all. I just like him a little."

She looked at me doubtfully. "You've barely even spoke to him."

"I've had conversations with him Emily. Besides I'm not trying to have sex with him, for gods sake. I just kinda like him, like, a tiny bit."
She sighed. "Well you're not doing a very good job." With that, she walked out from behind wall, right in George's direction. I stayed where I was behind the wall, trying with all my might to get her to come back, but she just kept going towards him. Finally, she reached him and he turned to her. She pointed to me, and I had no choice but to come out from my hiding spot.

I approached them and was surprised to see that his face lit up with a big grin when he saw me. I tried to act nonchalant. "Hi George."

"Caly! Hey!"

I nodded.

"You guys can totally hang out, like, all the time. Wouldn't that be great, Caly?"I heard from behind me. It wasn't Emily that had said it. Pansy twirled her short hair around her finger. She chuckled and walked into the great hall. I gave a small wave to George as Emily and i made our way into the Hall

"Oh my gods! He totally likes you! I can't believe I didn't see it before! What is wrong with my radar? I always know when someone likes someone else." She thought for a moment. Maybe trying to figure out where to get her "radar" fixed.

I finally broke her train of thought. "What do you mean he likes me? How could you have seen it before?"
She laughed as if it was a ridiculous question. "Didn't you see the way he looked at you? And you did say he was sweet. Every time you and Fred were both around him, he was totally quiet, right?"

I nodded. "Yes, but what does that have to do with anything. I definitely didn't call him sweet. And how did he look at-" She cut me off.

"He was quiet because he was shy! I always thought he just was like the rest of us; wondering what you had planned to introduce yourself to the school. And you did say he was sweet. Well, not in so many words, but you liked him because of it. And he was totally smiling his face off at you! And he was so excited to talk to you. He likes you! I'm sure of it."

"He just wanted to say hi, that's all." I said, trying to reason with her, and maybe myself.

"Stop making up excuses. You know he likes you. And you like him. And he complimented you. That is so fetch!"

I thought about it as she continued to talk nonstop. It wouldn't be so bad if a guy like him liked me, would it? I mean, he was definitely a step up from Jacob. I don't know if there was even a step down from him. And he did seem happy to see me. More than just wanting to be friendly. I smiled at the thought of his boyish grin. He was cute, too, so that wasn't a problem. His red long-ish curly hair framed his face perfectly, accenting his piercing blue eyes. And his smile could definitely make me swoon.

I liked the thought of us together. And, i liked the thought of shaking things up at a new school.

Now, I just had to see if he was really interested, or just being friendly.