'On family?" He questioned. That all seemed sort of obvious and he couldn't imagine why it would even need asking. "Well, you don't tend to place emphasis on things you never had. Or I don't at any rate," he said knowing full well what ordeals the Potter and Weasley children would have faced. Still it was a luxury to be sure. Taking the last drag of his smoke he dropped the butt on the ground and crushed it under his heel. "I've spent most of my life alone, lonely isn't really something I feel often. There are people I care about, hence exceptions to the rule. Or are you asking something specific?" He wondered but he didn't know.
"Prophecy is real enough. It becomes real once people believe in it. Especially if those people are connected to it. Once that ball starts rolling, it gains and gains until it has a life all it's own. I do mean one person in particular, that's where the answers would be. But that's not doable. As for credit," he said with a small shrug. "They are some of the most talented witches and wizards in recent history. In some cases they have skills I admire. They did things I could not. I don't see that being very odd on my part."
"Alright," he said holding out his hand. "All that needs doing now is to shake on it. If it can be done, will you do it?"