"I have no idea what's happening, but something is," he said amused by the entire situation. "And no need to apologize. I understand."
He couldn't say that he'd been worrying about it. Most people were too afraid to get near him, and didn't expect anyone to get this close, but MacDonald had proven to be braver than most. Probably why she had been sorted into Gryffindor.
"I'd say some teenager trying some new love potion. Nothing to worry about," he said. "They'll get bored soon enough and everything will be back to normal. If only people didn't worry so much, he'll lose interest much sooner." And of course he assumed that it was a boy trying this.