"Yes, but only with a great partner," he shoots back, glad that they moved on to flirting that's a bit less grammatically complicated. He hasn't had a chance to speak English in a while, and he's getting used to it again now, but it's slow coming.

He knows now would be the time to ask about other friends - about Harry, and Fleur, and even Ron Weasley - but he stops himself. He can do the proper thing tomorrow. Now, he is sitting with a lovely, warm girl, and he doesn't want to make her think about who she might have lost.

There will be time for that.