"Wow, you want to hold my hand before marriage? How awfully lewd of you." James remarked, regarding you with apparent incredulity, despite simultaneously lacing his fingers through yours. His point was ridiculous; you had both been intimate yesterday. James seemed to guess your thoughts, because he continued with an exaggerated, "Sleeping together is NOTHING compared to the lewdness of holding hands."

He seemed to be imitating Regulus Black with the insolent look and haughty tone.