Reaching out his hand, Theodore gave Padma a quick and friendly squeeze. "It is too easy to be negative in these times. We can all afford to be more uplifting." He should have tried to take this advice more to heart, as his own thoughts were often preoccupied by dull cynicism, but optimism was easier said than done, and he tended to pride himself on a healthy sense of realism.
"I've been well enough. My work is rarely interesting. Recently, I've been researching property disputes between Muggles and Wizards. It's amazing what sacrifices Wizards are expected to make to preserve the Statute of Secrecy." Amazing and disconcerting. He had a feeling that no matter how strongly his employer protested, the Wizarding family they were representing were about to lose at least half of their rightfully owned lands.