"Always were the most organized out of the lot of us," George said fondly. Though, over the years he'd learned to be organized. had to be, because despite the fact that the shop looked like chaos most of the time, everything had a very specific place. Mostly to avoid another Summer of 2004 Debacle. He didn't even like thinking about what had happened.
Again he didn't answer right away, as he considered how to answer that. Finally he put an arm around Alex and led him to a quieter corner of the shop, motioning for Norton to do the closing up. "Alex, I don't want you to have unrealistic expectations of the new Headmaster," he said carefully. "He's not some grand anti-hero that you read about in books. He's just a man, who happens to be very flawed. He's not a nice man, Alex, to anyone." He paused there. "But he is good at what he does, and he'll keep you safe. But don't expect him to be friendly, just because you share an interest in Potions, and don't go around pranking people on a daily basis."