Alastor stared blankly at her for a moment, then his mind moved to contemplating how much spellwork would be required to ensure she stopped delivering these audacious announcements with no warning...ever. He was only just getting used to the idea of that kiss two days earlier and all the implications that could have. And now she bowled this googly to him.
"All right," he said slowly, setting the book aside because there was no way the strategies of the secret wizarding units hidden within Bonaparte's armies was going to hold his attention now. "Back up a bit?
"No, I did not know Vance had any thoughts on us at all that way. Although, it wouldn't actually surprise me, in this house, to find the house elf shares that opinion." To be honest, he was beginning to think he needed a roadmap to follow these conversations. "And, when did I scare Vance?" The soulmate part they'd get to in a minute once he was certain he had an idea of the context of this newest declaration.