"Oh, no, he was there," James says, "... and then I think he disappeared quite early in. I saw him talking to a girl, so."

He shrugs in a very, 'That's Sirius' sort of way.

"That didn't please his family, of course. After all, he's supposed to set a proper example."

He's sure he doesn't have to explain what 'proper example' means in High Society during the midst of a blood war.