“Did I ever say I wasn’t happy?

"You never said you were."

"I’m happy just stressed. There’s a difference. Don’t read too much into this."

H
e stared at her, not sure if she believed she was telling the truth or she was just trying to spite him.  He backed down,  because fighting never got him anywhere with the girl.  "Brigitte.  You just said it was better than..." he had to swallow twice. "Killing yourself.  That's not something people throw around in conversation.  You're studying to be a Healer.  What would Mungos say?"


“Don’t you dare!” she exclaimed. “You have absolutely no right!"

"
I have every right!  You're my friend, you're in trouble, you're..." a big pain in the arse.  "hurting yourself.  You're hurting yourself, and it's not right."

 If you tell her, she’ll tell Dumbledore, and then she’ll tell Cliff.”

"Maybe somebody NEEDS to tell CLIFF."  He all but roared.  "He's your family!  What's he gonna do if something happens to you?  And Eph.  When Eph finds out and knows that I knew and didn't say anything..."