"Well I’m sorry for holding it hostage for 5 months, and thank you for lying for me last night. I don’t regret our encounters but I like that we can keep those moments private. They were special to me’, she hoped he understood and didn’t think she was ashamed of it. Maybe at the time it might have been considered briefly but the possible questioning around their friendship had long since gone. She shivered again, maybe the common room was getting even colder. 