'Blasting curse at close range after a couple rounds of the Crucatious - compliments of Rodolphus Lestrange,' he said with a shrug. 'Not the most comfortable experience I've had.' Maybe it was a good sign that he could half laugh about it, even if the mere mention of Rodolphus's name made him want to punch something.
He laughed at Adrian's next words. 'Coy, am I? I'm surprised you didn't know already, given your previous job. Or didn't you ever bother to find out where your boss lived?' he teased right back. 'And I'm always attractive, or didn't you get that memo?'
When asked if he was in trouble though, he sighed, growing more serious. 'In deep trouble even. And actually I was hoping you'd be able to help, at least with a bit of information and a few well educated guesses.'