"Good afternoon," Ern said to George as he walked in after Percy. He watched Percy beeline towards the books. For a moment he wondered at their whole sibling dynamic--just for a moment--before looking back at George.
"How are things, George?" Ern had to start his assessment of this environment, and the first thing to do was to assess whether people seemed 'normal' or 'usual' enough. No obvious signs of curses or anything of that nature.