He grabbed a copy of the magazine, made sure he got some flowers, and decided to pop in for a visit to his now “new romance”. He knocked on the door, hoping that Mary was up for a good laugh and maybe a pint. 

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The biggest downside to attending the ball with someone he didn’t want around his friends was less time with said friends for himself. They had been careful, entering in such a way it wasn’t obvious they were together, eating side by side but to those not in the know it might have appeared to be a mere accident they ended up next to each other. Once the ball was in full swing it was easier, both to flirt and to spend time with his friends. Or it would be if he could find any of them.

He saw Mary first and while of all the Gryffindors their year only Florence was he less close to, Mary was in the Order and for Remus that meant he should be getting to know her better. He told himself he would go over and have a normal conversation, not make it obvious she wasn’t the person he had been looking for. “Mary! Having fun? You haven’t seen Sirius, have you?” Damn it.