"You'll never know unless you give it a shot? Why does something like this only have to happen during wartime? Couldn't the proposal be written in such a way to... I don't know... get nations together to help prevent things like You Know Who from happening in the future? Like a Wizarding version of NATO? But better? Well, we already have the International Confederation of Wizards, but maybe this could be a division of that?" It always seemed easier to solve other people's problems than his own, so Florean latched on to the idea for Marlene's sake.
With Marlene's permission, Florean fearlessly approached Starlight - he held his hand out for the animal to smell, because that's what was done with dogs and he reckoned the same might go for horses, flying or not. He then petted Starlight's nose. "I believe that," Florean agreed with her grandmother's statement. "Young at heart. Such a gorgeous creature. Are they really as smart as they say they are? Have you taught them to do aerial tricks?" The eagerness in Florean's voice suggested that he would really like a demonstration.