"Right, how could I forget that?" he said, dryly, but then smiling. Of course, Slytherins would never know such a thing, and Marcus hadn't just thrown the biggest surprise party for him with nothing to gain.
"I wouldn't want to be anywhere else in Wizarding London," he answered. "I rarely go. I'd be even less tempted on my birthday. They can keep their stupid morals and we can enjoy myself."
Patrick smiled, not insulted in the least. "You see me after hours, when I'm not working. The reason you don't see me at work is because I actually work as opposed to people who walk around the Ministry with nothing to do and wonder why they aren't seeing people."