By the time Harry arrived, Ernie had saved places in all of his books and moved them aside. He was just getting onto his feet as Harry stepped through and moved to remove the soot from his clothes. Something in the way his friend moved was far too familiar, and Ernie couldn't help but groan.
"Don't any of you come visit just to visit anymore?" He nevertheless smiled at Harry to take the sting out of his words. "Go on, have a seat on the sofa. What did you do to yourself this time?"