"Don't worry, people have tried worse," he said, thinking of Snape. "And yet, I still know how to use a wand, being all sick and what not," he repeated, grinning.
James looked at her, clearly not convinced, but also not being in the habit of pressing people into sharing. As far as he was concerned, people should be entitled to their privacy.
"No, not forbidden, just strange since you usually come without needing the invitation," he said. "So how is Ben? Still attached at hip with Ronan?"