Ben had been so busy thinking about his family being in Hogsmeade that he had failed to consider that hers was, too. He immediately felt like an ass when she pointed it out, because obviously that was a minefield. He hadn't really had to think about it before because he had never been avoiding Hogsmeade before, but looking back he wasn't sure he'd ever seen Melody there casually. She'd gone to Hogsmeade to visit friends, but that was always flooing directly in and directly out. Of course she was anxious about the idea of living in Hogsmeade. He should have known that. Not just putting his foot in his mouth on this one, he'd gone and shoved it halfway down his throat.

"I — I'm sorry," he said, cheeks flushing deeply. "I wasn't thinking."

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