"I'm shaking in my boots, Kowalski," Lily assured him. "And no I... Oh for the love of Merlin." She glowered at them both, hands going to her hips. "The point is, you two have been mooning over each other for sodding ever, and if I had to lock you in a room in order to make you stop being idiots long enough to realize it, then so be it. And there was no way I was going to tell Ray, Benton. That's your business. I wouldn't want someone, er, to muck about in my affairs in that manner. Bob and I simply provided you two with the opportunity and motivation you'd obviously been lacking."

Whatever Fraser's point had been, Lily simply picked up on the length of time spent in the tunnel. "You might be interested to know," she replied with a grin, "that the point of this was not to lock you in a room. It was to get you two to realize what was right in front of you. So, as long as that happened, I don't sodding care if you grew wings and flew out."