"Delicious leftovers," Higgs commented after trying some of the food. He dismissed Ashleigh's claim that he cooked far better than she did, because even if it was true, he was hardly likely to outright agree. "Thank you," he offered her instead. Even if she hadn't specifically cooked this for him, she had brought plenty of it for him to eat. And Higgs was pleased to see that she was eating, too, even if he was somewhat suspicious of whether she was doing it more for show than due to any actual hunger or wish to eat. Still, there wasn't any way for him to ask that, so instead Higgs left it, choosing to have some coffee and smirk at her claim that as a Ravenclaw she knew everything. He wasn't even going to consider arguing against that.
Skipping over any discussion on how Higgs' nan cleaned Dennis' cage, Higgs grinned at Ashleigh. "Oh, he can greet you in a multitude of languages. And he can repeat some commonly used spells. And when Gemma and I were younger we used to teach him swear words," Higgs explained before giving a small laugh. "But like swear words that ten and eleven year olds know? So it was mostly 'poop head' and such," He noted with amusement. The parrot was rather old and Higgs didn't remember Dennis ever not being around, which led him to believe the parrot was most likely older than him. "He's great fun," Higgs concluded.