"Hey," Alfie said, and he wanted to hug her or kiss her or something to make her look less worried, but he was pretty sure he looked just the same himself. He wasn't looking forward to saying what he knew he had to say, because he couldn't go on dating her if he was ... well, he knew he was.
There were too many people around the common room, though, when he looked around. Instead he stood and gave her a hollow sort of half grin. "Do you want to walk with me to the owlery or something. So we can talk somewhere..." Private. He didn't add that.