Re: Harry and Severus
"As well as can be expected," Harry answered, referring more to the yet another funeral than to the invitation. Though he supposed both could apply. As could the fact that he was at a party at the Malfoys. It wasn't his favourite place to be.
For a second he hesitated, not sure of what to say, wondering why he had chosen to approach Severus in the first place when it would change very little. It wouldn't change how Ginny felt, it wouldn't change the fact that Al was getting married to Severus far too soon. He had so hoped the decade would apply. In a decades time, he could at least have had time to accept the idea.
"I got the invitation," he said, hesitating. "I am curious as to the rush." He paused. "And to be honest, I- You're my age," he said. "Why Al? What is it that makes you want to marry my son when he's so much younger, so much more inexperienced than you are? What is it about him that- Makes you love him, I suppose?"