'Don't shake your head, Ver. You have to believe me, and if you don't believe me then look at him. Do you remember what...' he really couldn't bring himself to say the name. 'he looked like? Look at Montague, he isn't hurt that way. He hasn't been dead and brought back alive. This is completely different.'
He rubbed her back, rolling his eyes at her protests. 'And leave you alone with him? In a house you hate? That's ridiculous, Ver. Come with me to Nott Manor. You'll be protected inside my wards. The both of you. Padma would love the company, and Nathaniel already sees far too little of his godmother.'