George smiled at her, giving her a silent 'thanks'. Even though everyone knew it, his loathing his brother wasn't something he wanted to proclaim to everyone, especially with hearing Teddy and Victoire's footsteps running down the stairs. This was more certainly a conversation for a more private place.
"Yeah yeah" There was more then his fair share of people he wanted to talk to, but she was right, he needed to take it easy. He followed her complacently as she pulled him to the love seat at the other end of the room. He leaned in behind her, whispering in her ear, "Protective mode yet?"