"Heard about Abbott. That why we're here?"
His Hufflepuff shrugged, leaf-filtered sunlight speckling her face. "Well, can't meet in your dorm. And, yeah, with Hannah back home, my House is a little on edge."
"Hmm, and it has nothing to do with them opposing our courtship?"
Startled eyes locked with his own. "We aren't courting?"
He tugged on the broach fasted behind her robe. "Aren't we?"
She flushed red. "No! You have to ask, and-"
"-do I?"
She fought back a smile. "Who taught you to be so insufferable?"
"I do believe that was you."