"So your hearing is working just fine then." He said as they walked into the office, opting to not even engage the demon spawn remark. It probably wasn't even true and she was just trying to get a rise out of him. Well, that wasn't happening today. "Did you honestly think that I would up and quit now that I'm back in my family's good graces?" It had been a while since he actively complained about his job, recently it was out of habit or because it was expected of him.
"I am a Hufflepuff, after all," he said with a smart grin on his face. The Smith claim to infamy right there, they were descendents of the great Helga Hufflepuff with her proclamations of broad acceptance along with being hard working. So, yes, he was expected to work.
Zacharias followed Marietta into the exam room, thanking the woman who escorted them and waited for her to leave. "Dare I ask why things are going better for you than I would know?" So, even if he didn't care a moment ago, he was sort of curious about her new outlook on life.