"Most recently, he contacted me once over the journals." Upon considering Lavender's request, Penelope sighed as if resigned to something.
"I would prefer not to have to communicate with him, if possible, but I will if you need me to." She didn't think that he'd be terrible to speak with. He would likely be his usual, polite self so long as she didn't test his limits.
She was more concerned with how she would react to him if he did retain any of his previous attitudes--particularly about the Ministry. She knew that he still worked within the Ministry--she still didn't trust them for what they had allowed to happen.