"Oh," Luke says, considering. "I don't know. If you wait until later, at least I won't be around and you won't have to pretend you like it if it's awful." It's meant as a joke and he smiles a little to show it, though he knows well from Clary's rolled eyes that his jokes often fall flat.

"The cider sounds wonderful," he says, following her deeper into the house. "And your home is lovely. It's enchanted?" It looks much bigger on the inside than he would have thought and although Luke's knowledge of magic in Ron's world is limited, he's learned enough from Hermione that he thinks he's not far off the mark.