Re: Alicia
Adrian was breathing steadily, on purpose, trying to keep himself together. This was the hard part. Alicia was a good woman, with a strong streak in her that he'd seen in school but hadn't ever thought of. She was a Gryffindor through and through. She was also beautiful, and kind, and moral. It was his last one that worried him. Adrian's family weren't Death Eaters, but they certainly hadn't been the best example of tolerance and his family secrets from the war... Those were things he didn't know he'd tell anyone, things he couldn't share, which would probably mean he could never really be with anyone. But those were things to worry about after the show had ended.
He nodded when she spoke to him, "I'd like that very much," he said, his voice coming out weaker than he hoped in his nerves. He smiled, and moved toward her, his gaze steady despite the way his palms felt clammy.