Dylan nodded. "The Malfoys are," he said. "Half the people over there are," he said nodding towards the crowd. "Old schoolmates and whatnot." He shrugged. "Regulus Black is one too, but then he's an arse so not too surprising. Most arses are Slytherins. Patrick," he added. "Patrick's a Slytherin. One of the rare decent ones too," he added.
He nodded, nearly haven forgotten that Dale had moved to Hogwarts. he'd been so drunk most of the weekend, everything seemed to be hazy. "Yeah it will be strange. You can move down into one of the rooms on our floor, though," he said. "Skip the needing to walk downstairs everytime you want to shower."
He smiled a bit. "Action it is then," he said, though he frowned a bit when she went on.
"You really should find out, Allison," he said. "One way or another you need to be in contact with them. You can't let your son think that you don't want him any more, that you just left him. Trust me, it's a feeling no kid should have to suffer through. Besides, one way or another you need to know."