"Oh you know--" Ted said, waving his hand a bit vaguely before clearing his throat though his cough sounded suspiciously like 'Lucius Malfoy'.
Because he had gotten into a pub brawl with Lucius Malfoy over Narcissa. Lucius just -- Ted hated him in his own time but here - it was worse. Far worse and after learning that he would be hunted, for gold, because of his blood well -- he had gone past being sad to being right pissed.