"No, no Imperius," he said, because it was true. He hadn't had that yet, but he wasn't sure if that was because he was underaged, or because even the instructors were scared of his mother. He thought it was probably a bit of both.
"I've been training with Bryn, for the Animagus transformation," He said, sprawling across a chair like his cat liked to do sometime. "And today," he paused for dramatic effect, "I grew a feather." It didn't seem like much, but to him it was an important achievement. "Um, I'm a kestrel, like my Patronus."
He couldn't help grinning again, because despite all their recent losses, this was a good thing. It meant he could be helpful in more than a bystander way, if he could achieve a full transformation.