"Why does it matter how it looks?" She inquired. "Who are we trying to impress here? Or ... not impress? Whichever." Honestly, she didn't understand what he was playing at, all this deception and staging. "It wouldn't matter if you were doing that or not, anyway. I love you as a friend, Remus, and it doesn't go beyond that. I think we're well aware of where our relationships lie, with our without James' presence here." Of course, that brought to mind her recently rekindled friendship with Severus. Would that have come about if James was here? She doubted it, so who knew what else would change?
It was all very tiresome, thinking about it. What was all right, what wasn't, and all the rubbish in between.
"Yes. You excluded Ginny because you'd like to talk about her. Fine. We might as well get it out then." She deliberately ignored the question about Albus because she wasn't interested in letting go of the topic he was trying to deviate from.