Al blinked at Lily's pause. Whoa, she stopped being a brat. For a whole second too. Must be the season for it... Aaand back to brat. Predictable.
"Oh. OUCH!" Al's grin widened. "That hurt!" he announced even as his smile indicated the opposite. "Sure, kick me while I'm down and stomp on my specs while you're at it." He smirked. "Now if you were talking to that mysterious 'boy' of yours as you're talking to me right now, no wonder he left so soon! I'm surprised he didn't run away from you screaming in terror. He'll have nightmares for years to come!"