"Oh, it's been coming along nicely," he said, leaning against one of the stools. "We got the 'Puff common room squared away right after you left, we just got Slytherin's commons and the potions classroom sealed off two days ago," he said, taking a long pull off his pint of ale. "We should have the foundations shored up before Easter. At least, that's what Professor McGonagall tells us."
He smiled at hearing about her training. "That's great though. You shoudl be used to hard training, look at what Ginny has us doing during DA meetings," he pointed out. He titled his head to the side. "But..it sounds like you're happy with doing it...and that's the important part, yeah?"