For several good, long moments, Ewan was simply stunned. He has to admit that she was certainly right in some respects-- what Teddy had done had been endlessly cowardly. It went against the all-encompassing loyalty that emanated from Hufflepuff house as a whole. It was, of course, one of the reasons why he and Dora had meshed so perfectly. Ewan cared for most everyone, his loyalty boundless, while Dora's Slytherin nature led her to hold her close circle of friends in highest regard, loyal enough to them that she'd rather see the world burn before she saw any one of them hurt. The sizes of the circles and the passion behind the loyalty might have differed, but they'd always understood each other, remained on each other's wavelengths perfectly. How Teddy could have abandoned that loyalty and friendship and placed himself first, only to claim it had been for his sake...
Reaching up to gently cup her cheek, he sighed, trying his best to calm her at least somewhat. This sort of stress couldn't be good in her condition. "I'm so sorry, Panda Bear. B-but I don't think he meant any of it m-maliciously. It could be he simply convinced himself that he was doing he right thing so he might justify his own cowardice in the name of friendship... on the other hand, I cannot blame him for falling in love with you and not knowing how to say it. B-being afraid of how it might change things for the worse. The fear of hurting you... I don't think that he was only in love with the idea of you. Because I reme-me-member so clearly how I behaved after... how long it took me to realize... and how cowardly I behaved... the way I avoided you for days after I thought that you might go on a date with someone else... I can't help but sympathize with his p-position."