"For now, it's just me, a mediwizard, actually two, since they take turns, and Allison, that's the Muggle," Stephen said. "Bill Weasley and his wife come and go. I'm trying to get James and Dylan to move in but they are too stubborn."
Stephen laughed. "I don't understand why people think that Ravenclaws are stupid. You know we understand a lot more than most people. We also know how grants work." He nodded. "He is, although I'm sure he'd still tell me to get into politics if I'd give him the right opening."
He shrugged. "They brought me in, Potter brought in his family. Nothing is going to help unless I can get the right data which would be easier if those two would just listen to me." He shook his head. "No, you wouldn't wake me up because I sleep a lot less than you, which means I'd wake you up, and this is such a dangerous discussion to have here. You know that, right?"
He stopped for a moment, and looked around. "It's not been as pleasurable without you around." It was as close to 'I miss you' as he could afford with so many people in the house.