Beatrice didn't seem to be an ally that evening. He had a spoonful of mashed potatoes, feeling more uncomfortable by the minute. Victor's comment about Christabel's Hogwarts House also annoyed him. He'd not been one of those fanatics at school, who would jump in to defend their House at every possibility. Hufflepuff was a terribly underrated House which had the majority assuming they were all naïve, nice people with no additional depth. There were many clever and academically gifted Hufflepuffs and those were usually the kind of people who put in the work needed to succeed, unlike Ravenclaws who often clung to fantasies and crazy theories that ultimately helped no one.
It also irked him that Victor didn't even know Christabel's Hogwarts House; wasn't that one of the first things you learned about a person? What had these two spoken about that lead to Victor deciding he wanted to pursue her hand in marriage? Christabel was so much more than just a young woman, pleasant to the eye, who could maybe make a fine wife. She deserved someone who would know her Hogwarts House before meeting her parents, who would also know her favourite colour and candy at Honeyduke's (like he did after many shared Hogsmeade weekends), who would be giddy and excited about her and tell his family all about her and not make announcements about her existence mere hours before an official meeting over dinner.
He was also sure that she'd be able to handle Victor's back-handed compliment about her having been in Hufflepuff. She had been a prefect too, not that Victor would know!
It also irked him that Victor didn't even know Christabel's Hogwarts House; wasn't that one of the first things you learned about a person? What had these two spoken about that lead to Victor deciding he wanted to pursue her hand in marriage? Christabel was so much more than just a young woman, pleasant to the eye, who could maybe make a fine wife. She deserved someone who would know her Hogwarts House before meeting her parents, who would also know her favourite colour and candy at Honeyduke's (like he did after many shared Hogsmeade weekends), who would be giddy and excited about her and tell his family all about her and not make announcements about her existence mere hours before an official meeting over dinner.
He was also sure that she'd be able to handle Victor's back-handed compliment about her having been in Hufflepuff. She had been a prefect too, not that Victor would know!