＂         I   mean.               ―               I   know   it’s   not   my   juiciest   piece   of   gossip   to   date,      but   I   was   hoping   for   a   bit   more   enthusiasm.         ＂                     Petulant   huff   finishes   sentence   and   arms   fold   stubbornly   over   chest,      sinking   just   a   little   lower   in   her   chair   as   if   the   very   wind   had   been   taken   from   Lavender’s   sails.                     ＂         I   don’t   have   much   else   to   offer.      I   turned   up   late   and   not   a   lot   went   down   after   somebody   started   offing   people   in   Diagon   Alley.      It   was   just   kinda         .   .   .         morbid.         The   White   Wyvern   had   more   life   than   the   Manor   Ball   this   year.         ＂                     Possibly   an   exaggeration.      The   two   were   hardly   comparable,      but   ask   any   Hogwarts   professor         :         Miss   Brown   did   always   have   a   flare   for   the   dramatics.            ＂      Definitely   had   more   life   than   the   apothecary,     I   imagine.       ＂