Dennis waggled his brows roguishly as the other man stared at him blankly for several moments.
"Okay," he said, still smiling. "Congratulations by the way, good job you've landed yourself. But I don't need an official comment by which I would say something like 'Zacharias Smith of the Department of Mysteries commented that...' it'd be more along the lines of 'a source that wished to remain anonymous commented that...' which is far better for everyone involved. A lot of journos under the old regime used to just make stuff up, but I'd really prefer not to, and the editors like the truth these days as well."
He frowned and lifted an eyebrow quizzically at the grimace the other man made. "Um, well thanks anyway," he said, taking a small step back. "No need to uh, get upset about it? I'll just go find another source." He looked around the atrium thinking vaguely of a lad in Transportation he'd slept with, as well as the Aurors he knew. "Thanks anyway," he called over his shoulder. "See you around."