At her age Ford really thought her parents ought to have an opinion of what she was getting herself up to, but maybe the Weasleys did things differently. They did have an awfully lot of children, didn't they? He didn't remember how many, but a lot of daughters seemed to be what he recalled. One of them played Quidditch. Perhaps it wasn't surprising that she only person she had for a chaperone was another young woman, and one who apparently couldn't even be bothered to stay within eyesight. Maybe this was how Miss Weasley liked things, too; maybe she wouldn't be opposed to getting herself into trouble. Although it had occurred to him unbidden Ford was rather uncomfortable with this thought — he didn't want to have any information at all about what Miss Weasley did with herself or her time if she was going to inevitably fall into scandal.

"Well," he said, tone brisk enough that it could be construed as a goodbye. "I hope you're enjoying the evening."

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