Marlene tensed next to him, because that was wrong on so many levels. Moody believed in family and relationship, and he cut himself, so far that he was all along. "Not for you? Then what is for you? Waking up one day alone, dying alone. You should have someone, Alastor. You need to find time to get that someone in case-" She stopped and brushed his cheek. "In case we die again."
She smiled at him. "Maybe. I guess we'll see soon enough. You can talk to the boss, and if he is put on the task force, I can have a word or two with Daddy Dearest. He might be the boss, but I'm not going to train a Dark wizard in the making. He needs to face that possibility."