Ford took the bottle when offered, and took a measured pull from it. He did his best to match Lestrange. Wine seemed fun, but he wanted to make sure he wasn't outpacing the other man. Partly it was that he didn't want to look a fool, if he had too much to drink. Partly, he wanted to ensure that if they ended up doing anything stupid tonight, they were at least working from the same level of stupid.

"Alright, well I can protect you from ghosts," he joked (obviously a joke; as though working in the spirit division qualified him to protect anyone from anything). "But if we're set upon by wolves, I'm leaving it all to you."