"Yes I went down there alone," Heath said defensively, "Whether you said I had to or not. I'm a big sodding boy, Gid. I don't need permission." And a moment later he frowned, shrugging and shaking his head. "They said if you were caught harboring me you'd have your wand broken. Be sent off to Azkaban. I wasn't going to let you and Merton take up that sort of shite for me, so yeah, I went. You're fucking welcome."