"Okay, then, no colors." She refrained from rolling her eyes, but did make a mental note to tuck the quill in her bag before he could bin it. He was getting two new ones whether he liked it or not.
She was about to put her feet up on the coffee table, make herself comfortable, but that might have given Percy a heart attack and explaining to mum the why and how of Percy ending up in Saint Mungo's would just complicate things needlessly.
"Mum is... fine." She rooted around on the sofa and kicked her shoes off, so she could tuck her feet under her. Without any heart attacks. "Dad's same as ever, Burrow's just as it's always been. Why so wary?" Another bright smile. "One would think you didn't want my company."