Aberforth narrows his eyes at the girl. "Patil, right?" he asked, even though he KNEW who she was. "Ye should be more kerful out here. I mighta been a ex-Death Eater in disguise comin' ta kill ye or sumthin." He was teasing, really, he was, but most people didn't get his humour. Sometimes he didn't get his humour.
"Can call me Aberforth, or Abe," he said rolling his eyes a bit. He'd given the name to the Lovegood girl when he was trying to keep them all from figuring out he was Albus' brother. It hadn't worked for long. Somehow 'Abe' had stuck, and he couldn't get it to unstick. "Headed to Gringott's?" he asked.