All right, he got blown off; time to withdraw, then. So Ascot would then say:

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have pried into your business." After that, he would leave Lily and find other people to talk to - and he was just in luck, as he heard someone crash onto the floor, but not so loudly that any serious damage was implied. Turning towards the sound of the subsequent conversation, he would see two cute blonde-haired girls...and Edward, or at least a boy who fit his father's descriptions of the young man.

Ascot would then stamp down on his urge to enthusiastically greet Edward with a glomp and over-familiar talking, and instead walk slowly, cooly, towards him and his companions. He would be so focused on that to the point where he'd shrug off Odette seemingly telling everyone to go to Hell and instead say:

"Are you Edward T. Carter? If so, glad to see you. My name is Ascot Sky; my father and the one who raised you were old friends." Truth and only the truth; Ascot knew Edward's powers. "And, yes, I'm a Half-Angel; Half-Seraphim, to be exact."

A smile, before the boy would continue:

"I have two reasons for coming here. One is to get a boyfriend or girlfriend - not that I'd go after you, I know you're straight - the other is, well..." How to phrase this without revealing Edward's secret? "The other is to make sure that you have a friend in this new setting." This was sincere.