She clearly didn't trust him, but at the moment Alfred didn't really need her to; he only needed to get to a floo without incident. The chances of that occurring without incident decreased with her next question. Alfred ran his tongue across the back of his teeth, stumbling again on the unfamiliar fangs.
"I didn't," he lied. "Vampire trick." This, of course, sounded absolutely ridiculous, but he thought it was marginally more believable than the truth. It certainly took less time to explain. Hopefully Jo didn't have any first-hand experience with vampires to prove him a liar.
"I didn't," he lied. "Vampire trick." This, of course, sounded absolutely ridiculous, but he thought it was marginally more believable than the truth. It certainly took less time to explain. Hopefully Jo didn't have any first-hand experience with vampires to prove him a liar.
MJ made the most Alfredy of sets and then two years later she made it EVEN BETTER