He gave Trish a very half-hearted attempt at a look for hitting him with the journal, but he kind of deserved it since he had had his fun startling her. George hugged her back tight, still chuckling a bit at the yelp she had let out. Sometimes the simple jokes to play on people worked just as well as the ones that were far more complicated.
"Good to see you too," he responded cheerfully. "it's about time you showed up. I bet Helga will love you to pieces." Especially since so many people in the village were Gryffindors -- and, increasingly, it seemed, Ravenclaws -- he figured it would probably be nice for his founder friend to see a few more Hufflepuffs around. "Aren't you cold?"