"Remind me to warn my guests about you," Justin said to Zach with a shake of his head before he turned his attention to Alicia. "Benefits of sitting in the Ministry all day going through wand records. It's amazing the information you come across."
He worked at getting all the grease off of his hands with the cloth as he inspected Alicia. He wasn't sure how serious Alicia was about this. Granted, she was in a position with Zach that would imply she was perfectly serious. He pressed his lips together in a tight line. The situation was certainly stirring something deep inside him that he wasn't fully used to. She just had so much life in her... Natural life, not drug induced happiness...
"Spoken like a true Gryffindor," he said with a snort. "Every 'Puff knows that the whole of Hufflepuff is worth the whole wizarding world." He glanced at Zach before returning his gaze to Alicia. "What sort of prize were you hoping for, Zach?"