“You think so?...You think that I wouldn’t tell everyone within ear shot and beyond that you were snogging some halfblood? You’re just as stupid as you look.”

He had been walking away but now he jerked to a spot and spun around. Alexander headed straight for Henri. No one called him stupid and got away with it. He was just about to grab her arm and give her a good yank when he forced himself to stop with unbelievable will-power. He was not about to get expelled. There were students coming up the walk way and they were bound to let some gossip out on what transpired if he were to lay a finger on her.

Henri's words rang in his ear and suddenly he was weary. What if she wasn't joking? What if she really would tell someone? Shout it from the roof tops. He didn't care himself that he was snogging, even sleeping with a half-blood, as long as he married a pureblood in the end. But that was the thing: he was now engaged to Sabrina. Good thing Henri didn't know about THAT!

Alexander scrubbed at his face with his hand as he stood in front of her, trying to figure out what to do, what to say, how to fix this. He took a deep breath and spoke quietly to her, so quietly that those now passing him would not be able to hear what he said to her. "You wouldn't really tell, would you? Why would you do that?" he asked her. "No one can find out, Henri. No one." He then straightened up and spoke in a more normal tone. "I'm sure we can be adults about this and come to some sort of agreement, right?" Because that was him, always making deals.