'See, my point exactly! If paperwork can keep your attention away from me, then things are not as they're supposed to be,' he said with a grin.
He nodded as he listened to the instructions on the case, relieved to hear that it was actually going to leave his desk. He supposed he ought to be the one going to the Muggles, as he knew more about them than either Adrian or Cormac would, but he could handle that.
He smirked as Percy started to speak, and yet something felt...odd. He couldn't help but to remember his conversation with Pansy a week ago, and the thoughts that had come from it, though he let none of that show on his face as he tilted his head.
'So you'd actually sleep with me then?' he asked instead, slightly smiling, though he hadn't expected the next words to tumble out of his mouth. 'And what if I don't want just someone to shag but you?'