"Breathing is good, not dying is even better. Can we keep it that way I'll be delighted," he said with a smile. "I definitely wouldn't recommend hexing anyone, imagine the headlines," he grinned. "Of course they might stop reporting about the curse for a while," he joked.
"Is Dylan here?" he asked. "I haven't seen him yet." So he was more or less ignoring Pettigrew, but this was about avoiding a fight not about being polite.