With Toby's appearance and the pouring of tea, it allowed Minerva to calm down enough to not want to tear off Atlas' clothing. She grinned at him, then sat down on the sofa.
"You're not so bad," she teased, tucking her legs up under her. There was a copy of the Prophet still on the table in front of them, and Minerva realized what had happened recently other than Voldemort's return that caused her to frown.
"Atlas - you heard about the Minister's Decree, yes? Aurors are now allowed to use the killing curse against werewolves if they feel threatened, even if you haven't transformed," she said, then she grabbed his arm out of worry.