Re: Ernie & Open
"Oh, believe me, I started preparing for your birthday in the middle of summer," he said with a laugh. "And mine is prepared years in advance, don't you know."
He rolled his eyes at her antics - it was yet another reason why he adored her. "And if I don't, my patients get whoomped. Either way, you're the pot and I'm the kettle, and between the two of us, we have ways of making the other comply - you with your Auror skills, and me with my potions, so don't tempt me into using them."
He smiled at the thought of a spell cast by singing. He had an okay voice himself - not exceptional, but definitely not cringe-worthy either. "I'd love to give something like that a shot. We have so much to learn from other witches and wizards, but so often we don't, yet the right knowledge can change everything we know about something."