Zacharias arched an eyebrow. He was almost glad books were work if outside of books was just that sort of work. The bookstore was sort of a mixture of play and work. His bosses were pleasant enough. He was actually far less cynical at work than around other people. "You know what they say, 'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy'...Although, in this instance I guess it would be 'Hermione a dull girl'."
At her question, he shrugged. "I needed to brush up on a few things." Like potions. He needed to make a good hangover potion in preparation for Halloween. If not, he was going to suffer a lot more than was strictly necessary. "Susan's forcing social situations on me," he said, nose wrinkling slightly.