"Uh huh. I remember someone telling me that at Hogwarts once you went to the infirmary and told Pomfrey that you felt you'd developed the symptoms of a rare disease found only in the owls."
He grinned, remembering that particular conversation with Mandy.
"Remember that week you thought the owls were following you, bird-calling you behind your back?"
He pointed to himself.
"All me, mate. Don't worry, though. I got in trouble with the missus for messing with you."
He glanced back down at Ben when he told him he would take care of Emma, and he smiled before mussing up his hair yet again. "Thanks, mate. You're a good pirate, you are."