He grinned at her acceptance while, in the same heartbeat, he put aside all thoughts and dreams of Kibby. She wasn't part of his life anymore. No. She was part of Daniel's and he was now part of Marni's. The girl was sweet. Not wife material - no. No. She wasn't a pureblood, now was she?

Still, that didn't mean she couldn't be his girlfriend.

"Good. Now that that's out of the way, what say we dig into this plate of goodies, hm?" He didn't wait on her answer as he pulled his hands from hers and dug into his plate as Madam Puddifoot moved on to another table. "You know, there's something different about you. I can't quite figure out what it is." He swallowed a bite of cookie, washing it down with a spot of tea. "It's something though. Let me see if I can guess. I'm pretty good at this."

Tilting his head, he scrutinized her. "Haircut? No. Did you charm your eyes? I mean, they seem a bit brighter than normal. Or, wait, did you use some teeth whitening charm? I tired one once. On Ki...on a friend." He corrected himself, wincing just a touch. "Yeah. On a friend. Turned he-his teeth bright green. Not terribly attractive."