"I could have, but then I would've actually had to come up and pay you a visit," Aileen replied, not particularly against the idea of coming up to see Will at some point. It was more that, well, she'd had something else come up that had seemed like a better plan than teasing a Hufflepuff bloke.
"It's much more fun this way." At least, in Aileen's opinion it was much more fun. Hot and cold was the way to go.