"I'm not dating anyone this year," Lavender said, and for the first time, she sounded truly upset about it. She had been so proud of her determination not to make a mockery of herself around boys, but now she just felt lonely. What was she going to do if Seamus and Parvati became a proper couple and she had no one to hang out with? She was going to have to become closer with her other friends.
Trust Seamus to make her smile when she really didn't feel like it. Her rage had made her work up an appetite, so she linked her arm with his the way she used to do and decided that if she was going to be without her best friends, she had better make the most of having their attention while she did. "Go on then. I might as well start eating my feelings if I'm not allowed to find a boyfriend."