"I fell hard for her that last year. At first it had been a slight crush, but that kiss made me realize what I was missing. I thought I could avoid my feelings for her by staying away the rest of the year. It killed me every time I saw her with him. So I stayed away from her after we left school and avoided any chance I could to see her hoping my feelings would die out. The past few days has proven to me that's impossible. I'm still in love with her as much as I was years ago!" As she said this, Pansy lightly traced her fingers over Hermione's hand. "How pathetic does that make me? Being in love with a married woman I can't have?"