Mandy couldn't help but snort at the mention of older brothers and sisters. She wished she had an older sister to go too, or a not so oblivious mother. But if mentioned Harry to her older brother she'd find Harry in a ditch somewhere. The topic was better left unspoken. "It's got to be somewhat embarrassing to ask your older brothers that kind of stuff though, right?" she asked, wondering how that would go over in the Weasley household. They seemed pretty close, maybe not so bad?
"I think maybe she'd feel more comfortable if you asked her while the two of you were alone?" she suggested, knowing that it would be a lot easier to be truthful about the situation if it were just the two of them-- if one of them felt compelled to back out. "Then the two of you could get to talk alone a bit before the dance?" she suggested, smiling at the mention of Harry. "We've been Qudditch companions for a few years, this year is the first time we'd actually talked about dating. It was just nice we'd been friends for such a long time first."