"I told you I'll teach you a few if you want," he said with a shrug. "Or if you'd be more comfortable, I could offer a few titles. I couldn't lend you anything though, all my books burnt with the rest of my stuff."
"Well save for my broom," he added, glad for that. He wasn't sure he could have handled that too. He'd be stuck with the Ministry broom for another year - no more. A year was what it had taken him to save up for it when he more or less had no other expenses. With a flat, and food and new things needed to be bought it would be years before he could replace it. Even on his salary.
He looked at the book when Lori mentioned fighting someone else for it, raising an eyebrow. "Another healer with a book fetish?" he asked jokingly. "Or possibly Al? He seems to be able to read anything."
He shrugged at the question. "Well," he said. "Found a flat, moving in at the end of the month. I still need to tell Ronan and Ben though." He wanted to ask how things were with Scorpius, but he held off, not wanting to pry.