"That's nice. My sister and I are close, but I doubt it's the same type of closeness." Of course, he and his sister had very strange parents, especially for Slytherins, but they still didn't compare to Lysander's mother.
Patrick listed to the explanation and snorted. "Good luck with that. It's not like they'll stop printing stories about his family just because he works there. They'd have better luck buying it and controlling the editors. No offence, but writers aren't as important as people think. In the end, it's what the editors want and what will make money. Accurate doesn't make money. Sensationalism does." That might sound cynical, but it was also accurate.
"Not spilling alcohol on me is a good start," he answered, grinning.