Zin smiled at Mr. Honeyduke as she inclined her head toward him; as long as her sister kept beaming like she was, she wouldn’t have a problem with him coming to these events. She was terribly protective over her younger sisters. Figuring that Dally would move on to the next group of family members now that she’d introduced her guest, she settled back onto the couch with her hands wrapped around a cup of cocoa to await the next conversation that would come up. She figured it would go toward Hogwarts, given that she was now surrounded by three students, but never in her did she think Millie would be so brazen.

Zinnia wheezed as she nearly choked on her own spit. Her eyes widened and they instantly flicked over toward Dahlia, who looked absolutely mortified. She wasn’t sure there was anything she could say or do in that moment to ease the embarrassment. She had half a mind to knock a drink out of someone’s hand to quickly change the subject, but that would be even more obvious and probably make things more awkward than they already were.

Stepping forward, she placed her hands gingerly against Millie’s shoulders; she leaned close to her cousin, talking more to her than the others. “Millie darling, I know you’re excited Mr. Honeyduke is here, but it’s improper to ask such a question.” She patted her cousin’s shoulder. “Besides, we don’t even know if they’re courting yet, and if they are it’s not your news to share.” Hopefully Dahlia would stop turning a hundred shades of red. She smiled down at Millie as Zinnia stepped next to her.

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