"NO." He was lucky he was hurt or she might have to shake him. Really hard. Romilda took a deep breath and tried to calm down, but it wasn't working.
"Do you really think Dem cares? Do you really think she's the sort of witch who is going to CARE if you're like this or not? And what is being alone going to do? You'll end up miserable and alone and NO ONE wants to be alone."