Hmm... Was Emmalyn...ditching him? No. Okay so she still wanted to make chocolate. Or did she? One eye slightly raised now, he watched the interaction between them both, a dubious look on his face. Her enthusiasm for the... giant chess? Seemed to dampen his spirits. Despite his annoyance, Ewan couldn't help but appreciate the fact that Derf wasn't going to rat on them.

*Sigh*

"Thanks Derf, appreciate it". With a little nod,he sat down on the blanket opposite Derf and crossed his legs, as if that settled things. "So... what do you think? You want to join us?", all apprehension from his face. He wasn't sure what the deal was with these two Hufflepuffs but he wanted to find out.