Aha - and so the plottiness begins! I am quite intrigued.

Forgive me if you've mentioned this, but is your Alice muggleborn? Or was she only hit because she was near Ted?

“I can walk,” he gasped.
“Course you can,” Andromeda said, towing him sideways.

Hee hee. Adorable. You've got the dynamic between these two down perfectly. They're both pretty touchy about their dignity, and I love the little ways they recognize that in each other.