Charles scoffed. There was alcohol for everyone; whether they knew it or not, "Of course there is. You cannot base your entire opinion on alcohol on one drink!" He toyed with her.
Her smile though was particularly sweet and it gave him a brief moment of butterflies in his stomach. Of course, these two could never work. After all, as she had said on more than one occasion, she was still a student which put him as at least ten years her senior. Not that those kinds of relationships were out of the ordinary. Just not for his kind of social standing. Betrothals and forming marriages like this were typically reserved to the upper class. He was free to do as he pleased; not for any kind of financial or social security but for himself.
And maybe that, then, is what he wanted.
"Not a waste at all if you enjoy it. And the Ministry?" Maybe he could help, he thought, "I know a few people in that department if you'd like me to speak for you. I can't promise much though, Miss Woodcroft."
Her smile though was particularly sweet and it gave him a brief moment of butterflies in his stomach. Of course, these two could never work. After all, as she had said on more than one occasion, she was still a student which put him as at least ten years her senior. Not that those kinds of relationships were out of the ordinary. Just not for his kind of social standing. Betrothals and forming marriages like this were typically reserved to the upper class. He was free to do as he pleased; not for any kind of financial or social security but for himself.
And maybe that, then, is what he wanted.
"Not a waste at all if you enjoy it. And the Ministry?" Maybe he could help, he thought, "I know a few people in that department if you'd like me to speak for you. I can't promise much though, Miss Woodcroft."