Ernie's pale skin went deep red at the knowledge that the book had been bought for him. His grip on it gentled as he instinctively started treating it as something precious. "Well, thank you."
Ernie felt bad upon seeing the wince, mentally berating himself for not thinking before he drew his wand. Thankfully, Theodore's smile made up for it. "Let them be disturbed. This is The Corner, for reading and such. If anyone wants the Weird Sisters, the wireless is playing elsewhere."
He took a drink from his glass, then tilted his head toward Theodore. "So aside from what happened, how do you like working at hte menagerie? Is that where you've wanted to work, or do you have any other plans for sometime in the future?"