Chuckling again, Adrian shook his head, careful not to dislodge Alicia as he was finding her weight rather comfortable on him. "I prefer to think of you as a shining moment in my day, but if you'd rather 'scapegoat' then - yes. You are my excuse. One hundred percent, I'm using you." His smile grew in it's brightness and honesty just as she looked up at him and he knew he'd been caught.
Schooling his features one more he said, "you really do, though I still haven't figured out quite why. Aren't I just that Slytherin prat who stank up your office?"