During intermission, Pansy attempted to speak with Neville once more but it was not until the second half of the performance, when her cousin had joined Fleur and Miss Bulstrode, that Pansy was able to have a word. It was agony—he had become once more the Neville from the Burrow, awkward silences and stilted conversation. But Pansy persisted and for a breathless moment, she felt he might sit down next to her.