“Really?” Alicia burst out, and put the fork she had just filled with food back down on the plate, as she stared at Cass. That she hadn’t expected. She knew they got along splendidly, but that they had several things in common in many ways… no, she definitely hadn’t expected that. And that his family were Death Eaters, on top of that.
She shook her head in disbelief, glancing up at the ceiling for a moment as she tried to figure out how best to word the multitude of thoughts that were going through her mind. Finally, she gave up. “I-I don’t know what to say to that,” she admitted and looked back at him. “And you’re not ruining my good mood, I’m just… wow.”
A small nervous laugh escaped her and with a slight shrug she sent him a crooked smile. “Now of course I have to ask you how ‘half’ you are, if there are actual Muggle involvement or if it’s simply via a half-blood witch, because...” She looked at him, slightly confused that she had managed to lose the line of thought she had just been holding. “And I’ll let you choose the new topic, before I manage to get myself completely buried in this hole I’ve so deftly managed to dig for myself, yeah?”