~*~ And Then? ~*~
A loud crack made me turn, though not with fear, as the house wards would only allow a select few through. She was back, and with a bright smile.
"Well?" I dropped to my knees and made as if to plead, widening my eyes like a beggar on the street. She laughed at me, then ran forward to pull me back up.
"Don't be such a prat. Like I wouldn't report everything to you!" I got a cuff upside the head for my acting abilities.
I waved my butterbeer at her but she refused, so we both flopped down into comfortable overstuffed chairs.
"Well..."
"Come on. Don't make me agonize for every word."
"Okay," she said, sitting up straight and folding her hands in her lap, looking like she was in the middle of a prefect's meeting. "I was only there for about an hour, maybe a little more, but it was hmm, only five or ten minutes of that time that counted."
I nodded and took another swig.
"Let's see, what did he ask me? He wanted to know why you'd changed, if you were okay, why I mentioned the club, if I'd ever thought once if he'd recognize you, how I felt about the fact that he had, and lastly why you dance like that. But...I told him he'd have to ask you the last one."
I grinned and searched out a cigarette, lit it, and started smoking it normally instead of making it look like a sensuous encounter. She made a face at me, but continued.
"Obviously, he suspects I set him up, but I don't think he has a clue that you had anything to do with it at all. He looked worried, but you know how hard it can be to tell what he's thinking. That mask of his can be like stone. All in all, I think I managed the right mixture of suspicion and interest."
"Aren't you the clever girl," I drawled, unable to keep the smirk on my face from turning into a smile.
"So, you think he'll keep coming back then."
She nodded.
"The question is, is he interested or just curious."
"I can't be sure, but I think he is. Well, think back to that last dance. It looked pretty, err, interested to me." She smirked and blushed lightly. "But, now that I've spilled my guts, I have to go. Ron will be going crazy alone with the twins."
She jumped up, ran over to give me a kiss on the cheek, then disappeared.
Well. This called for a workout, a bath, and an evening in the club.