Derek nodded and took the 'key', feeling a little better, at least.
"It...does, I guess. Hiding behind the truth." He nodded with a sigh. "A few years ago, after I started working here. And that's it exactly. It's also why I'm so paranoid about losing my job. I wouldn't be able to live in the magical world and I probably wouldn't be able to live in the Muggle world either. I stay at Hogwarts because I don't have many other options. I have a roof over my head and someone to feed me and it's the closest I'm going to get to working with dragons. It's definitely not the worst I could do for myself."