Gus couldn’t help but grin at her when she finally agreed to take the ring. There wasn’t any reason why she absolutely needed to have it, and had she declined again, he would have awkwardly wandered around with a useless ring in his pocket for the rest of eternity. Maybe he would have eventually pawned it or bet it or, the most likely option, lost it.

Now, at least, it would be put to good use. “Okay, okay. I won’t apologize for doing something that made me happy and I have zero regrets about doing, and would absolutely do it again in a heartbeat if given the choice.” He held up his hands in surrender, although his grin widened. It was much easier to step back into his friendships than he’d thought it’d be, and while grateful, he wouldn’t voice that to her.

Leaning forward, Gus pressed a quick, chaste kiss against Winnie’s cheek. “Never a bother, my dear Winnie. This summer I’ll be… somewhere close to you. Not sure where yet, but certainly not at Hogwarts. I think I have a roommate, some quidditch kid, but we’ll see how that goes." He shrugged. "You’ll have me all summer, all the time.” Well, at least on the days he wasn’t bugging Mason because that was bound to happen too. “ And whenever you need me, I will come running. I guess I just need something else to enchant to attach to the ring.” While he didn’t tend to wear anything everyday like a piece of jewelry, he’d make an exception for Winnie.

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