Re: 9:30 pm
"My apologies, there was an issue that needed attending to." He hated that Pansy's feax pa had caused him to be dragged away, unable to return to Astoria in a timely fashion. By the time he'd gone to find her again, his date had wandered away.
At her words and threat to leave Blaise wondered about the marvels of the Wizard's lounge. The fact that the slightest mention of a need caused a house elf to appear with a tray of various drinks was a perk Blaise worried would disappear should Muggles become a permanent fixture in their world. Leaning down, he grabbed a flue of champagne. "Looks as if you won't need to," he kept his other arm around her waist as he offered her the drink.