She filed the information away, just in case she had occasion for it in the future. "Thanks. That could be helpful." She might also order in a book on the subject, since she'd always learned best from reading. She supposed she could thank her parents for that.
Laughing at his suspicious look, she patted his arm companionably. "We haven't gotten to brooms yet, though I'm sure it's only a matter of time. I've done some preliminary research on them, for when that time comes." The bit about Lucy's mother interested her. "You're a single parent too? I got the impression that wasn't all that normal around here." Or maybe it was unwed single mothers that were frowned upon by a certain section of the Wizarding population.
"I spoil Christopher too, more than I should probably. But I can't help it; he's a good kid, and has been great about all the changes." Minus the whining about video games, which had lessened to almost nothing in the past month.
She nodded. "I do, but I'm glad to be here too. I wouldn't trade my shop for anything, and there's not as much competition here as there would be in San Francisco. Even with the big chain stores, there's still a good deal of independents around." She looked over at Christopher, and sighed. "Mostly he misses the television, and the computer, but he's adjusting. I need to do something about school though. He really should have started this year. I do some lessons with him at home, but it's not the same. He needs the socialization, if nothing else."