The 'not married' part threw her, but at least she wasn't distracting him from anything. For now. She managed a small smile at the pets bit. "If you're sure," she said. "Still, I'm sorry."
Lily. "Lily--Lily Potter?" she said, dizzy all over again. "Are you - you're not joking, are you?"
She took a deep, slow breath. And then another. And another. "Thank you. You're brilliant, and I'm sorry. I promise I'm not usually like this. Just - it's a lot, you know? Yesterday I thought I could convince myself that it was perfectly all right, or just a dream or a hallucination or something, but it isn't, is it?"
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Date: 2013-03-17 04:24 am (UTC)Lily. "Lily--Lily Potter?" she said, dizzy all over again. "Are you - you're not joking, are you?"
She took a deep, slow breath. And then another. And another. "Thank you. You're brilliant, and I'm sorry. I promise I'm not usually like this. Just - it's a lot, you know? Yesterday I thought I could convince myself that it was perfectly all right, or just a dream or a hallucination or something, but it isn't, is it?"