It did seem strange that siblings so close should have such private lives at school, but it also seemed fair and proper — and really quite grown-up, while they were on the subject.

With a guilty grimace, Dunstan lowered a finger. He had been in the Forbidden Forest. "But it was only to fetch a ball for a boy who was too afraid to go in there himself". That was his defense; altruism, as usual. The boy had really been quite distraught; and delighted when Dun had returned the ball to him... relatively unscathed.

"I've never..." hmm, it was his turn to come up with a tricky one; "I've never wanted to get married."