Through all their years at Hogwarts, he watched her across the Great Hall or in class, noting her intelligence, her determination, and her innate kindness. Regardless of what he said aloud, he admired her, and, later, as he took note of her growing beauty, he lay awake at night wondering what it would be like to touch her, kiss her, or more. He acted out those desires with other girls, but they never filled his mind as she did.