Penelope clicked her mug against Percy's. "To dinner with an old but brilliant friend," she said and nearly giggled. Fiddlegum, Penny, you need to settle down a bit. She stuffed a piece of fish in her mouth so she didn't show how happy she was to have company by endless chatter, or heaven help her, giggling. She didn't want Percy to think she was as pathetic as she knew she was.
Her smile faded when Percy mentioned the illness. She nodded and poked a chip in her mouth. "I have heard. You know, a lot of Muggles I knew had the flu as well. It was awful and my office even closed for two weeks because so many were sick."