"Strange though this place is, it's better to adapt and be content than resist it and be unhappy, isn't it?" Percy mused.
"I'm also glad you're here," he added, trying not to pinken too much from the admittance. Or from knowing Penelope returned the sentiments. The purely platonic sentiments.
"I only wish Pucey would put an end to his vulgar absurdity, but that would be asking for too much, wouldn't it?" Percy frowned around a bite of food.