"That's good, then." Seamus relaxed a little more as she sat down. He wondered if he'd ever get over the instinct to prepare for the worst at even the slightest provocation. Probably not. He swept the cards back into his hands. "I was just starting a game of solitaire, but if you'd like we can play Slam instead?" He constantly tried to talk people into card games, but somehow he couldn't quite imagine Hermione playing Slam at all... "Or chess, that seems more your thing. I've got a board upstairs."
He sipped his Guinness with a contented sigh. "How is Teddy?"