She could feel the color rising in her cheeks as she stepped through the dance with a ghost of a smile on her face. Appearances must be kept to and she would do it as best she could. With those appearances came the tedious and sonorous chit-chat they were both being subjected to. "Yes, they are well." She said, her tone clipped as she switched hands. This was all rather unnecessary, though she knew she felt like punshing him for what he'd done.

Another sigh, then: "Everyone's just fine, mother is her usual self and Cordelia, my cousin was made Prefect at Hogwarts." A feat Allegra couldn't wait to hold over her own daughter for not making it. "We are all very proud."