After his mother's stern and silent intervention, Jasper had taken to eating his food in awkward silence. Until Victor spoke. His brother's tone wasn't lost to Jasper and he found himself feeling aggrieved. What sort of statement was that? All accusation! If Victor hadn't been so secretive about courting his school friend, he would have known about their relationship already. Now, it seemed as though him and Christabel being in Hufflepuff for the same seven-year time span was some kind of indecent secret!

At Christabel's question to his sister, he looked at her too with a 'I want to leave' expression.

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