Roger had beat Lucy to the Three Broomsticks this time, despite stopping by Honeydukes right before he had headed to their meeting spot. He had decided against going inside alone only because he knew that if he sat down at a table with empty seats, someone might recognize him and come over to talk to him. It didn't happen nearly enough for it to be a real concern, but he didn't want to risk it that day.
Today would be the day he would meet the infamous Nikolas Vaisey. He wasn't sure what Lucy saw in the guy, but Roger was willing enough to meet the Slytherin and see if he lived up to his House's stereotypes or prove Roger's fears wrong. Roger hoped that it would be the latter case, if only because he wanted Lucy to be happy. Which wasn't, for a surprising first, the only thing he was concerned about.
In times like these, where blood status meant the world to some wrongly important people, things could go horribly wrong for Muggleborns. Roger wanted to be sure that Lucy could be safe, while involved with this Vaisey character. Did that sound overprotective? Yes. But that wasn't going to change the fact that Roger wouldn't hesitate to beat Vaisey's face in if something seemed off during their first meeting.
He had been smiling at people walking by, winking occasionally at a woman now and then, when he caught sight of Lucy walking with a wizard. His smile melted into a more neutral expression for just a second, before he perked up and raised his hand to wave at Lucy.
"Excuse me, but I seemed to have misplaced my friend," Roger said conversationally, as he closed the gap between the approaching pair. "She's about your height and she's a blonde too. Actually, she looks a lot like you and...Lucy?" He grinned at her then, before pulling her into a hug. It was obvious that the pair didn't see each other nearly enough.