"How did you meet him, then?" she asked eagerly, already caught up in the story. It was easy to believe, after everything she'd been through today, and more attractive to think about than the fact that she was far away from home, from her job, her friends, everything familiar- the fact that she was back in a situation of having to worry about Bellatrix Lestrange- and everything else.

She was exceedingly glad to meet Martha, really; she seemed capable of taking everything in her stride, and with good humour, too, rather than stern warnings or bewildering amounts of explanations.