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Cassirin 
Or maybe he WAS getting better at knowing the puzzle-that-was-Alice, because she certainly had an air about her of not enjoying the chivalric behavior. His mum insisted on offering an arm to a lady, but perhaps his mum's rules for manners were only suited for grandmothers and great-aunts and NOT for Alices. Something to think about.
But not now, since now was for dinner. Mo paused as they were interrupted by a beckoning from the Astronomy professor, which Alice kindly dismissed. That was a good friend - willing to make a professor wait until after dinner. "So we have several courses here," Mo sprawled on his side of the blanket, spreading out the stacked dishes so he could open each one in turn. "Chicken curry. Very spicy. Jasmine rice. And naan. Flatbread." He'd had to get help from the house elf on that one, but it was warm and thick and soft which were all the things bread should be. "And lemonade instead of tea, because of the very spicy." Mo put portions of the food on one of the plates (he brought plates and utensils!) and handed it over to Alice before serving himself.
"Courses." Meaning more than one part of the meal, also an automatic win in Alice's eyes, even if it did end up tasting horrid beyond measure. No tea, though? That meant they couldn't do Divination readings, but she was quite okay with that, because Mo probably didn't want to see her get bad symbols and pack sads and rearrange her dregs. And if she got a really irritating one, she might dump it out completely and restart, hence her little bit of relief at that.
So lemonade was okay, too.
None of it actually looked horrid, though, so Alice took one of the plates (one she didn't have to wash! Cactus was excellent at picnicking, she'd found) and loaded one full with with the rice and curry and flatbread naan stuff. Could she start on eating now? She fished for some utensils, and then set the dish on her lap, looking up at him.
"I'm going to eat now." Just so he knew.