Bella could not relate; she'd been avoiding broomsticks since her first year after Flying class. She knew, however, that Gemma had enjoyed flying and all that nonsense, so she could at least grasp the emotion behind it. Maybe it was like seeing magic used for the first time. Maybe it was like using magic herself for the first time.

"Ooh la la, Gemma has crush," she giggled, her smile widening as she watched her friend's cheeks flare red. "And it's obvious he likes you, too. I can't imagine he'd kiss you again if he didn't." Which obviously proved Bella's knowledge of men bordered on none, not that that was an insult at her age and... unmarried state.