"Oh," Ford said, wrinkling his brow. He had not realized that Miss Chang and Cash's wife could have been friends, though he probably should have given their proximity in age. While ostensibly that was fine, it did worry him somewhat. Connections complicated things, and when things were complicated it was harder to stick to a lie, and the whole premise of his acquaintance with Miss Chang in the first place was a lie. Not that he was worried about Cash finding out anything about him, obviously, but it just made the whole thing seem a little more tenuous.

"I should have guessed that, probably," he admitted, and frowned at the stain on Cash's elbow. "They would've been at Hogwarts together, too. Same year as my sister." Why had Clementine's peers suddenly become the most relevant people in society? That was properly disorienting.

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