Where Everything Comes to a Head and I Run

And I'll place emphasis on adopted. Favourite, as well. S'pose dinner'll have to do in the meantime, cheers.

No, that'd be you hearing Tony and Terry handing over their sacks to me. Ace hearing, by the way. Would it be suitable for the young apprentice to take his mentor for his retirement pension?

Whistler? You're related to Whistler? Really? All apologies, if you are. How'd that happen?

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I suppose I'll endure your cheek for the smiles you give my wife.

I've had plenty of practice.
I think it would be suitable for the mentor to win, yes. Is there somewhere in particular you frequent? I used to visit quite a few in my youth.

He's a fine young man, odd interests aside. But yes, he is my great nephew. My sister gave a child up for adoption; Kevin is her son.

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C'mon. You've cracked a smile once or thrice as well, I've seen you do it.

Right. That's what I meant. Nah, I'm not picky, though it depends on what you're wanting. A couple hands of poker or a try at blackjack? Anywhere there's a table and lager'll do although you might prefer somewhere private so as not to have an audience witness your schooling.

No comment.

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I won't argue the point.

Blackjack, poker, roulette, baccarat, craps, keno. I like it all, location notwithstanding. Do you know of a decent casino?

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Cassiopeia's Casinotopia's always been nice to me.

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Do we go then?

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I've some free time tomorrow or Friday, whichever suits you best.

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Tomorrow, I think. You'll come over for dinner and then we'll take off for a casino. Yes?

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I'll be sure to bring my lucky rubber jobber puppet with me. Dinner's when?

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Thanks, Corny.

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Anytime, Whistler. Next time we should make plans and then I could say the same in person.

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Why would we make plans?

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So I could tell you in person how ruddy sorry I am Flitwick's a relation in you. How often're you at Bayhall? I could make plans to tell you then.

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I'm not in the mood to mess about with your clever or charming comments, alright? There's more important things to do.

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Sometimes a break's nice, that's all I'm ruddy saying. Sounds like you bloody need one too.

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Are you all right? I mean - is something really wrong besides what's currently going on, or are you just trying to get rid of Michael and his annoying remarks?

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Of course there's something really wrong. Pansy's acting like they're both going to prison, no matter what. There's something wrong with that! Don't you think?

That means I'm not in the mood to mess about with him. He can be a real asshole sometimes.

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I knew they'd both been arrested, but I thought that it was simply a huge misunderstanding. Why in the world would Pansy think they were going to go to prison?! You don't suppose... no, of course not.

I can certainly understand that. I was actually rather upset by that blurb in the Prophet today, but I knew that if I let him see that, he'd just make it even worse.

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They're under house arrest and it'll go to trial. What do you think?

Another blurb than what he's talking about? I mean, he did see the bit about arm candy, didn't he.

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Are you saying they ARE guilty, then?! Oh Merlin.

No, that's the blurb I meant. Oliver and I ended up having a talk about last night - well, about that and the photographers.

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They wouldn't keep them for nothing, would they? Don't be too quick to judge though. I think the evidence they have is dodgy anyway, and I doubt they're going to prison. Now if my cousin could shut her yob about it, we'd be in better shape.

How'd that go?

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That sounds awfully ominous, Kev. How are you feeling about it all? I agree, though - it does seem as though Pansy is saying too much in public.

He doesn't want to label our relationship. He thinks that if it's not broken, there's nothing to fix. I just don't understand why he's so afraid of words.

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I'm not abandoning her, that's how I feel about it. Whatever happened, he deserved it. I wouldn't have done what they did, but Millicent is stronger than me anyway. Stronger than most.

She's an attention seeker. Look at me, poor me, look what I'm going through. Give me a break, already. As if she's the only one going through this, right?

Maybe he doesn't want to stop playing the field. Think of that?

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You're a very giving, loyal person - but I already knew that. I hope that Millicent realises how lucky she is.
...do you know what happened?

She certainly does seem to be making this all about her - but I'm not about to explain that to her.

No, I don't think that's it. We've discussed that and neither of us wants to see anyone else.

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