Julien even started a little at Alfie's vehemence, but he was petting, trying to soothe Alfie down over a hurt that he was still trying to ignore himself. "You know what it's like at the moment... my mum might be a Squib but she's a pureblood Squib... she can be real loud when she wants to-" For some reason it was that thought which had Julien cutting himself off and hiding his face down against Alfie's arm, suddenly close to tears in a way he hadn't been at all even since the receipt of the letters.