"Charms! Ah, of course." Al ignored the juvenile tongue taunts in favour of intellectual ones. "And did you have time to practice them thoroughly too when he was around? Then again, you must be rather terrible at it because I don't see any charm in you whatsoever at the moment... wait!" He peered closer, at the very tip of Lily's nose. "No," he sighed. "Still nothing. Pity."