Terry and Ernie had arrived with Ben at Draco's party just about on time. Terry had spent a long time debating whether or not to go, but he knew that there was no place safer than Malfoy Manor. Severus would never have let Faustus be here if it wasn't one hundred percent safe. He'd had a few bad moments during the Apparition, but Ernie was right there with him and warmer than he'd been for the past few days, so any apprehension Terry might have had disappeared under the weight of Ernie's hand on his back.
"I'm going to see Faus and Vi," Ben announced immediately. He hugged Ernie, but ignored Terry completely, and headed off in the direction of his friends. He was upset with Terry, for the move back to Hogwarts still, and more recently Terry's refusal to let Bob come to the party. Terry just hoped Ben remembered to behave himself, though with Faustus there Terry wasn't too worried. Ben liked to make a good impression on Faustus, and since the other boy was so well behaved, that rubbed off on Ben to an extent.
"I'm glad you decided to come," he said to Ernie, refraining from leaning up to kiss his lover. He knew Ernie still wasn't comfortable with public affection, and only hoped that it someday ended. "I think this will be good for you, we'll see friends and have a good time. It's a good distraction, and we need one right now."