She frowned at his evasiveness and wished she had her wand. Was it Charlie? The uncertainty wasn't something she was used to, at least not from her older brother. Charlie always seemed to know what he was doing.
"Okay," she said, drawing out the word and giving him a funny look. Was this a joke? Was somebody going to jump out of the trees nearby and shout surprise or something? And why was Charlie looking so old? She decided that if it was some sort of prank, she had better play along.
"I could do with some shoes too..." She wriggled her toes in the mud. "Really, there better be a decent explanation for why I'm outside in the mud in a... Temporary dragon reserve in Hogwarts. If this is Harry's idea of a joke, I might just murder him."