That was one of the most incomprehensible statements that Percy though he had ever heard, and he tried to make some sense of it. He allowed Draco to take a hold of him, and guided him away from the doorframe, forgetting about his books in the library.
"I don't think that many people really want to be alone," he ventured, because the gist of it seemed to be talk of being alone or with company. "I don't think that people are meant to be solitary creatures." He took Draco's weight - he really didn't weigh very much! - and helped him down the hallway towards where his room was.