Padma grinned at the sight of Theo. She gave him a friendly hug before pulling back with an even brighter smile.
"I'm wonderful, but I think that mostly has to do with my beautiful dress." She was about to ask how he was, how he thought his party was going and if the Minister was going to attend as rumor had it, when Hannah Abbott went bursting through the crowd, knocking a waiter over as she did.
"Shit," she mumured, then quickly clapped a hand over her mouth. Damn Oliver and his rubbing off on her. She frowned, worried that there might be an undercover Auror in the crowd. She was more worried about Oliver than Hannah, as guilty as that made her feel. She quickly glanced about for Oliver and spied him standing in between Lisa and Hannah. She watched him lead Lisa outside and frowned before turning back to Theo. At least he seemed happy.
"You're enjoying it!" she tried to frown at him, but broke into a soft smile. "It is terrible though, what they're doing to them." She suppressed her smile and moved closer to Theo, keeping her voice low. "I thought the branding's were a rumor at first, but I suppose not. Do you think it's real?" Padma whispered, nodding towards the retreating Hannah. "Or do you suppose it's a clever glamour meant to cause trouble?"