The image of Hogsmeade was bright and shining on the card and Jamie reached out again, but he stopped himself touching it. It prompted a longing in him to visit the village. Something in Theodore's explanation seemed odd. A variable in the equation? He wondered what that might mean. What kind of different choice there might be. His smile was gone, replaced by a more thoughtful expression. Yes, it was the answer he wanted. Whether he believed the cards or not was still to be decided. It was nice to think that all his dreams would come true, but didn't everyone wish that?
Some of his questions seemed a bit too personal to ask just then, so he laughed again softly. "Maybe we should ask them if we're getting out of here in one piece." See? It was entirely possible for Jamie to be something other than happy or overly talkative. He wasn't sure he wanted to know the answer to that question. The quarantine came too close on the heels of the war.