Re: Marlene/Alastor
"I'm sure he will. Not that either one of you will give any inch, am I right?" Alastor chuckled and shook his head before tweaking her hair again just to be obstinate. "He may not like you, but he'll have to get used to you. You're stuck with each other so long as you both have anything to do with me."
And that wasn't a question or a suggestion. Alastor didn't have time to play games of 'he loves me best' between his brother and his best friend -- or girlfriend? Not that labels mattered much other than 'ally' and 'enemy' at the moment. Too few of the former, too many of the latter on the other side of the walls.
"Never exaggerate with a former Ravenclaw. We take all details very seriously." He sighed in mock defeat, however. "I do remember what's important. It's only been a few days. Wait until we've been in here at least a couple weeks and are settled, hm?"