"I'm fine." He coughs. See, you're my mum and the idea of you staying with Tim is so very wrong. But I can't tell you that, now can I? "What about that boy you fancied back at Hogwarts? Don't you suppose he's missing you?"

Bill's good at thinking himself out of situations. This one, however, nearly has him stymied. For a moment he's tempted to tell her... but he can't. It goes against every rule he's ever learnt.