"Because I wanted you to like me," she said with a small smile. She had tried so hard to impress Remus and every time she was around him she'd trip or fall or say something stupid. He made her so nervous and pink. "For months you refused. We had a row or two about it and I.. well, I guess I wore you down or something." Harassed and pushed was more like it.
"But I spent most of my time in Molly's kitchen, asking her what the hell was wrong with me that you wouldn't give me the time of day. You were a hard man to catch, Remus."