Garret grinned at Curt (he was rather proud of himself for making an older guy who looked kinda cool laugh), but then he said that thing about him changing his mind about girls. He made a face at the suggestion and declared in a confident voice, "I don't need that kind of trouble."

He gave the seventh year, Tancred, a significant look. Who needed to be as depressed as that bloke was just cos he couldn't be with a girl?

Waving the disturbing subject of girls aside, he grinned at the other older guy who said he was dusty (Flynn and him must be really cool to have attracted all these older kids to their carriage), "I haven't learnt it yet, but I bet I could cast a Cleaning charm!"