"Mum, she'll be fine. If you had lived with the Blacks, you might have wanted to run away," he pointed out. "Give her a chance, okay? She doesn't need to have us against her." In fact that was the last thing they needed, because it would push her toward Bellatrix.
"Just send the invitation out of the engagement party. Possibly yesterday. We are just being very helpful. After all, they are two working women, and you don't want them to waste their time with such nonsense," he said. "Well, worry about the planning later. I'd rather get her here without her sister."
Stephen turned to his father. "I made it clear that she won't stay at the Ministry unless she wants to, and she doesn't want to. I can tell you that much. I'll keep your suggestion in mind, but I think she's more interested in the theoretical part of research than the practical. Still I will talk to her."