She gave Ron a wry smile. "Don't worry, our information sources won't dry up, although, I have to admit that when Severus was outed, we did lose a very important connection to the other side." There was no way she was going to tell Ron of her spies, but they did need another Severus in the Death Eater's ranks.
She laughed at his explanation of Harry's whereabouts. "Indeed, I wouldn't expect anything else of Mr Potter. She did smile at his almost blushingly embarrassed statements about Miss Granger.
"I'm sure that you will find the time, when the time is right," she said. "The path to true love is never easy," she said. "And I'm beginning to sound like an old busybody." Minerva let out a little chuckle.
"But honestly, if you can poke around and gather any information and not make it look like you are, I won't complain." She left a knowing look on her face.