Lucius gives a dismissing wave of his hand. "No, no, I'm fine."
Lucius just shakes his head. He hadn't thought about those birds for quite a while.
"No boards, just closed drapes and lots of sheets over furniture. The Ministry seemed to assume anything they wanted to find would be hidden somewhere in the side of the house that was used. As long as the dust in the other wing appeared undisturbed, they ignored it. Idiots, really," he chuckled, "I couldn't imagine if we'd had to keep the whole house in use at one time...not entirely sure if my family ever did. I'm convinced that every few generations they just switched sides of the house. For variety."