"I've told you, Braith likes you just fine. She just thinks you distract me or something. Blatantly not true, but I can't convince her. Sorry," he pouted pathetically at Seamus and gave him his best puppydog eyes.
He was about to mention that the garlic bread might be done, but then he realised that going down to the kitchen again right now might not be the best plan and he held his tongue. Instead he just focussed on eating his lasagne. Finishing quickly he picked up his wand and summoned the desserts.
"I didn't try these, you know, I hope they turned out okay," he said, picking up a lemon cookie. A least they looked okay, not burnt or anything. He bit into it and chewed thoughtfully for a second, then smiled slightly.